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Activo and Cisco Premier Partnership Certification Announcement
Activo is proud to announce that we have been recognized as a Cisco Premier Certified Partner. As a Cisco Premier Certified Partner, Activo will benefit from an increased level of support from Cisco, including access to best-in-class products and services, technical...
IPv6: How to get started
On June 6, World IPv6 Day participants, including Akamai, AT&T, Facebook and Google, turned IPv6 support on and left it on. However, a poll conducted by Information Week in May revealed that 38% of poll respondents have no plans to run IPv6 in the foreseeable...
Six Benefits of IPv6
In honour of World IPv6 Day on June 6, Information Week's Andrew Lientz outlined six additional reasons - aside from the obvious increase of IP addresses - to move from IPv4 and enable IPv6. They are: 1. More Efficient Routing IPv6 reduces the size of routing tables...
IPv4 depletion and the Move to IPv6
There are some major changes coming with the way Internet Protocol (IP) works with the growth of the Internet. IPv4 is near depletion and a new version, IPv6, will open up a large amount of new possible IP addresses. This transition requires investment on behalf of...
New Area Codes to Come to Ontario Over the Next Year
Over the next year new area codes will be coming to Ontario, Québec, Manitoba and British Columbia, Canada. Changes will be to the current numbers below: 819 area code in Québec 204 area code in Manitoba 905 area code in Ontario 289 area code in Ontario 416 area code...
Activo Achieves “Expert” Tier with Corning LANscape Network of Preferred Installers
Activo is proud to announce that we are now an "Expert" with Corning LANscape Network of Preferred Installer (NPI) for the 2012 program. A step-by-step well-rounded solution for the increasingly complex optical networks is a much better solution to individual...
Abandoned Cables and the Risks They Bring
Commonly hidden in ceiling plenum spaces is data cabling that is hazardous and could become a lethal threat in the event of a fire. In most cases, new cabling is routinely added on top of old cabling in order to quickly solve networking problems, resulting in what is...
Is AT&T Planning to Change the Way They Bill For Data Usage?
AT&T is looking for new ways to increase revenue from their smartphone, tablet and other bandwidth hogging device users. Because there is a of a lack of uniformity with wireless networks and a growing popularity for bandwidth-consuming mobile applications (Apps),...
Gain Control While Satisfying User Demand and Avoiding BYOD Madness
Activo recently partnered up with Meru Networks on a large project for Columbia College to install a comprehensive wireless network with approx 150 access points. We have completed installation on both teaching campuses Ainsliewood and Maple Hall and are in the...
IP Access Control Systems and Solutions
A new world of opportunity is emerging with internet protocol (IP) access control systems combined with IP camera systems. IP Access Control An IP access controller is an security device used to identify a set list of users entering and exiting specific controlled...
