As more and more companies are forced to become network ready, several networking technologies - designed specifically to help organisations tackle this task - have emerged rapidly.
It is therefore also become critical for institutions that are faced with this level of choice to be given opportunities to assess the value of the solutions on offer, in order to ensure that they don't make costly selection errors.
In keeping with one of its objectives to move business interests beyond mere talk to assisting in implementing technology solutions, the 17th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) will facilitate a discussion of "Best technologies for networking an island-wide enterprise & how to deploy them."
Set for 3:15 p.m. on Friday, November 3 at the Conference's Jamaica Grande venue, this presentation will examine the more popular of the networking technologies, indicate some preferences, and discuss some issues relating to the deployment of these technologies in Jamaica.
Michael P. Henlin, an IT Specialist at the Jamaica Public Service Company, will lead the discussion - focusing on popular technologies such as Fast Ethernet, Frame Relay, ATM, Optical IP networks for MANs, WANs (fibre Optics), DWDM and Gigabit Ethernet.
According to Mr. Henlin, these technologies will be discussed with reference to pressing critical business requirements such as private voice networks, bandwidth - intensive applications e.g. GUI mission critical applications, Internet access and eCommerce. He adds that his presentation will also highlight examples of companies in Jamaica that are utilising some of these technologies.
A total of 17 topics are set to be explored at the National Information Technology Confe-rence 2000 - which is being presented jointly by the JCS and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Technology.
Among other presentations scheduled are "Jamaica as a Telecommuting Centre", "Investment Opportunities in Informatics", "How to Create and Secure a Web site for eCommerce", "Intellectual Property: Its Relevance in the Information Age", and "The Venture Capital Option: Pros & Cons."
Taken from the Sunday Gleaner
