Telecom

Telecommuting: There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:00:00 EST

We started a recruiting firm almost six years ago. At the time, I thought about the number of telecommuting positions we would get moving forward; after all, we were working with professionals doing Open Source development. It only made sense that the outcome of the Open Source model, successful off-site collaboration, would result in corporations letting these people work off-site. For the last six years, I've found it to be quite the opposite. Granted, there are many developers who are allowed to work remotely, but not as many as I originally thought. So the question is, 'Why is that so?' I'm going to repeat what we've been told by the management class, but I'm ultimately going to argue corporations have to offer this option more routinely.

Linux.SYS-CON.com Feature: Confessions of a VOIP Junkie

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:45:00 EST

Asterisk has gotten a lot of press coverage lately. What's all the commotion about? Asterisk is a software-based solution that provides more features than many expensive commercial PBX systems. Best of all, it's free and works with dozens of standard IP telephones.

AdvancedTCA and Carrier Grade Linux

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Telecommunications service providers face a tough challenge in today's marketplace. To stay competitive and profitable, they must rapidly introduce new voice and data services while, at the same time, continue to reduce capital expenses and operating costs.

Server Features in the Linux Kernel

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 EDT

There is a lot of ongoing work to make the Linux kernel a viable operating system option for platforms running mission-critical applications. However, there is still some work to be done with respect to supporting new features. This article addresses some needed features and mechanisms in the Linux kernel - features that are necessary in server nodes operating in mission-critical environments.