Latest Wireless news
‘Evil twin’ Wi-Fi access points proliferate, 04/25/07
The next time you splurge on a double latte and sip it while browsing the Internet via the cafe’s Wi-Fi, beware of the “evil twin.”
Survey says 73% of organizations store corporate information on removable devices, 04/23/07
About 73% of 308 respondents to a survey taken at two recent conferences said they store corporate data on removable media, but 46% answered they did not have – or were unaware of — a corporate security policy in place to protect that information.
Video: Cell phones: Thin is in, 04/23/07
Check out two new slim models from Motorola (the Razr Max Ve) and LG (the VX8700 that looks suspiciously like a Razr).
Mobile roaming a thorny issue for EU lawmakers, 04/24/07
Lawmakers gathered in Brussels Tuesday failed to hammer out an agreement on a law that would slash the cost of mobile-phone roaming in Europe, and planned to take up the issue again next week.
Slideshow: Extreme launches LAN, WLAN gear and management software, 04/24/07
Extreme Networks is pitching wiring closet switches aimed at users who prefer advanced features — such as Power over Ethernet, 802.1x and IPv6– over Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop. Take a closer look.
Mobile entertainment faces barriers, 04/25/07
Even as mobile data revenue grows and subscribers enjoy more options for entertainment on the go, a series of barriers are holding back the race toward a mobile multimedia future.
Nokia taps into Silicon Valley, 04/24/07
Looking to merge mobile phones with PCs, Nokia has expanded its presence in Silicon Valley and is exploring a wireless network that local developers can use to try out new applications.
Time Warner Cable lets users share with Fon, 04/23/07
Subscribers to Time Warner Cable’s cable modem service in the U.S. can now share their broadband Internet connection with others through Fon Technology SL, which provides a special public/private router.
Editor’s Note: Is your IT organizational structure holding your company back?
We’re assembling a package of stories to be published in Network World looking at the IT organizational structure of the future and we need your help:News Editor Bob Brown
* If your company has recently reorganized in light of new business and technology challenges and opportunities, can you send along “before” and “after” org charts? (Feel free to strip out the names, we’re really just looking for titles. But give us a sense of the size of your IT organization/business.) Can you tell us how the reorganization has worked out?
* If your company is in need of an IT org makeover, what areas are currently most dysfunctional?
* Any advice on what your peers can do to improve their IT organizations right now?
We’re looking to tap into our readership through a technique some call “crowdsourcing.” Knowing we don’t have all the answers, but that our audience probably has a lot of them, we’re hoping to help you help each other.
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