Survey Paints Bleak Outlook for Mobile Network Security
It seems like security breaches and data compromise are almost a daily occurrence now. From the stolen VA laptop, to the massive breach of customer trust and network security at TJX, to the more recent...
View ArticleWiMax and 3G Converge
It has been one of those epic technology battles: VHS v. Betamax, Windows v. Mac, BlueRay v. HD DVD, WiMax v. 3G, etc. Well, VHS definitely beat Betamax. The Windows v. Mac battle is debatable with...
View ArticleResearchers Propose Vehicles As Wireless Network Nodes
Researchers at UCLA are working on developing a concept to use vehicles as nodes in a sort of fluid mobile mesh of wireless nodes connected in a mobile adhoc, or peer-to-peer network allowing vehicles...
View ArticleChoosing a Wireless Platform
If you are a road-warrior and do most, if not all, of your computing from anywhere but your desk in your office, you need to know how to stay connected. Whether you are in a hotel, driving down the...
View ArticleCisco Launches New Products
Cisco launched their new application acceleration appliance, the ACE (Application Control Engine) 4710. At just under $16,000, this device is aimed at small and medium enterprises. It can support up to...
View ArticleHyperconnectivity: Accessing the Internet Anywhere From Everything
At some point in the future, maybe the next generation will simply see the rate of evolution of technology as a given. A normal way of life. On a day to day basis, I don’t think that much about it, but...
View ArticleWi-Fi Networks Enter 4th Generation
New 4th-generation wireless networking equipment is entering the market. We started with consumer-based wireless equipment with virtually no security, then enterprise quality products with improved...
View ArticleWi-Fi and Cellular Converge To Improve Productivity
One of the promises, or benefits, of unified communications is being able to communicate with people where they are when you need them. The concept of ‘presence’ in Microsoft’s UCC (Unified...
View ArticleRogue Wireless Devices Create Security Risk
Wireless networks can be cost effective and help employees to be more productive, freeing them to move about while still maintaining access to necessary data and network resources. Since the inception...
View ArticleMicrosoft ‘Echoes’ Aims to Get Rid of Phone Numbers
In a recent post on the ‘All About Microsoft’ blog at ZDNet, Mary-Jo Foley describes an ambitious plan already in the works from Microsoft that seeks to eliminate the need for phone numbers. The...
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