Internet protocols

DappRadar announces the launch of its Binance Smart Chain Portfolio Tracker and NFT Rankings products

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Today, the business announces the launch of two new innovative products - the Binance Smart Chain Portfolio Tracker, and an expansion to NFT Rankings - adding greater depth to the overall DappRadar proposition.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the business announces the launch of two new innovative products - the Binance Smart Chain Portfolio Tracker, and an expansion to NFT Rankings - adding greater depth to the overall DappRadar proposition.
  • Users come to DappRadar for accurate and real-time data, but stay for the portfolio tracker - a personalized hub to manage their digital holdings and monitor their net worth.
  • When the Portfolio Tracker initially launched users were initially only able to connect their Ethereum wallet.
  • With Binance currently experiencing phenomenal growth and generating $700bn in transactional volumes in February, DappRadar CEO Skirmatas Janukas stated, "Binance Smart Chain is giving the more established protocols a run for their money at the moment.

Linkerd 2.10 Introduces Lighter Weight, More Secure Deployments with Extensions, Multi-cluster TCP, and Opaque Ports

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

This release also extends Linkerd's seamless, secure multi-cluster support to all TCP connections, and adds opaque ports to make it easier to apply mTLS to all protocols.

Key Points: 
  • This release also extends Linkerd's seamless, secure multi-cluster support to all TCP connections, and adds opaque ports to make it easier to apply mTLS to all protocols.
  • Linkerd 2.10 now weighs in at under 200mb at startup, down from ~500mb in Linkerd 2.9, shedding non-critical components that previously shipped by default.
  • This update also enables the Linkerd community to build Linkerd-specific operators and controllers without having to modify the core Linkerd CLI.
  • 2.10 also introduces new opaque ports feature which further extends Linkerd's ability to provide zero-config mutual TLS for all TCP traffic.

Splashtop Completes its Unicorn Funding with an Additional $15M from Existing Investors

In January 2021, Splashtop announced a $50 million financing round that pushed its valuation beyond the $1 billion unicorn level.

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  • In January 2021, Splashtop announced a $50 million financing round that pushed its valuation beyond the $1 billion unicorn level.
  • The new additional $15 million in funding closes the Splashtop unicorn funding round at $65 million.
  • Founded in 2006, Splashtop started becoming profitable in 2015 and has been growing rapidly ever since.
  • More than 30 million users, including those in 85% of Fortune 500 enterprises, enjoy Splashtop products globally.

Alphawave and PLDA Announce a Collaboration to Create Tightly-Integrated Controller and PHY IP Solutions for Interconnects Including PCIe(r) 5.0, CXL(TM) and PCIe 6.0

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210309005728/en/
    The Alphawave and PLDA partnership delivers an integrated Controller and PHY solution, using PLDAs leading IP controllers for PCIe and CXL and Alphawaves high-performance, low-power DSP PHY IP.
  • The PLDA and Alphawave collaboration provides an end-to-end solution for PCIe and CXL that is latency optimized and specially tailored to applications leveraging CXL.mem and CXL.cache protocols.
  • In addition to the collaboration on delivering product solutions today for PCIe 5.0 and CXL, PLDA and Alphawave have begun collaboration on a combined Controller IP and PHY IP solution for PCIe 6.0 technology.
  • For more information on the PLDA and Alphawave products, contact PLDA at [email protected] or visit the companies websites:

ARBA Retail Systems – Implementation of TLS 1.3 – POS Systems

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

ARBA Technology has now rolled out implementation of Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption on all its servers to ensure encryption of data sent over the internet.

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  • ARBA Technology has now rolled out implementation of Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption on all its servers to ensure encryption of data sent over the internet.
  • ARBA is now replacing its SSL protocol with TLS since it is an improved version of SSL and will help make internet connections secure and faster.
  • ARBA will be scheduling implementation of TLS 1.3 with our customers starting mid-February, 2021.
  • About ARBA Retail POS Systems:
    Leading provider of enterprise-level point-of-sale technology solutions for the retail, healthcare, and foodservice industries with clients located across the United States and Canada.

Evrideo Integrates the Zixi SDVP for Live Cloud Based Broadcast

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Evrideo relies on key elements of the SDVP to transport broadcast-quality live video over any IP network: the Zixi protocol and the video solutions stack.

Key Points: 
  • Evrideo relies on key elements of the SDVP to transport broadcast-quality live video over any IP network: the Zixi protocol and the video solutions stack.
  • "The Zixi integration gives our customers IP video delivery with ultra-low latency and best-in-class security," said Avi Zenou, CEO, Evrideo.
  • Please click here Control from the Cloud with Evrideo and Zixi to register for the webinar.
  • Zixi provides a cloud based and on-premises Software-Defined Video Platform that enables reliable broadcast-quality video delivery over any IP network, any protocol, any cloud provider and any edge device.

Now Available: Next Generation 10-Gigabit, 90W PoE Switch, Built for Urban Infrastructure and Building Automation Networks

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Monday, March 8, 2021

The EX78934X is a hardened, managed PoE switch, built to support the latest IEEE 802.3bt PoE protocol, with 12 PoE ports each providing up to 90W power to compatible devices, along with 4 10-gigabit uplink ports.

Key Points: 
  • The EX78934X is a hardened, managed PoE switch, built to support the latest IEEE 802.3bt PoE protocol, with 12 PoE ports each providing up to 90W power to compatible devices, along with 4 10-gigabit uplink ports.
  • "90W PoE and 10G Ethernet is the future of networking," says Jim Toepper, Marketing and Product Director at EtherWAN.
  • "90W PoE opens the door to the latest power-hungry devices like outdoor PTZ IP cameras and PoE lighting.
  • With PoE auto-recovery, the switch monitors and automatically reboots unresponsive PoE devices preventing the need for service calls.

Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Investment into IP Address Sector

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Supporting VPNs and proxy services enhances Internet privacy

Key Points: 
  • The CEO of Heficed, Vincentas Grinius, says: "The prices of IP addresses have drastically increased in the last year, they are up by 35%.
  • A single IP address costs between $20-$25.
  • Cypherpunk Holdings has been closely monitoring this space as the Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing sector and IP addresses are widely used in privacy technologies such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and various cyber security applications.
  • IPv6 uses a 128-bit address, which provides an immensely higher number of unique address combinations.

MaxLinear Announces Industry’s First Quad-Port PHY Optimized for 2.5GBASE-T Enabling Cost-Effective 2.5G Ethernet Multiport Applications

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The GPY241 is the industrys first quad-port PHY optimized for 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet and adds USXGMII interface capability.

Key Points: 
  • The GPY241 is the industrys first quad-port PHY optimized for 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet and adds USXGMII interface capability.
  • The adoption of 2.5G Ethernet will continue to grow as more PCs offer 2.5G Ethernet ports and the demand for 2.5G speeds expands into enterprise and industrial single and multiport applications.
  • 2.5GBase-T Ethernet is clearly emerging as the mainstream, mass-market technology, and as a natural successor to 1Gb Ethernet.
  • Like MaxLinears existing single-port 2.5GbE PHYs (GPY211, GPY212, and GPY215), the quad-port GPY241 is a feature-rich, cost-performance optimized Ethernet transceiver solution.

Microchip Releases the First IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet to USB Type-C® Power and Data Adapter

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

As Power over Ethernet (PoE) becomes more prevalent and a more convenient solution to provide power over a standard Ethernet cable, it is the most practical solution to provide both power and data up to 100 meters.

Key Points: 
  • As Power over Ethernet (PoE) becomes more prevalent and a more convenient solution to provide power over a standard Ethernet cable, it is the most practical solution to provide both power and data up to 100 meters.
  • Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced a PoE to USB-C adapter with the highest power capability that converts both power and data while offering up to 60W USB output power via an Ethernet cable supported by PoE infrastructure.
  • This adapter also enhances the remote power management capabilities of the USB-C power device.
  • Note: The Microchip name and logo and the Microchip logo are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.