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RIM releases latest enterprise software for mobile applications, 10/24/06
Research In Motion Tuesday announced server software that makes it easier for companies to deploy mobile applications tied into back-end data.
Help Desk: Steel-cage wireless networking, 10/23/06
I am investigating the use of a wireless network for an application that would have all the wireless nodes working in a completely sealed metal enclosure. The enclosure is maybe a 10′ by 6′ room or smaller and filled with individual networked robotic …
O2 complains about roaming charge probe, 10/23/06
The European Union’s ombudsman has opened an investigation into claims by British mobile phone company O2 that the European Commission denied it its rights of defense in an ongoing investigation into roaming charges, the ombudsman said Monday.
Opinion: The importance of wireless security, 10/23/06
Why is it that security is such a big worry for organizations when it comes to deploying wireless networks, applications and devices to improve employee productivity?
NDC Special Issue: The quandary of managing the wired with the wireless network, 10/23/06
Faculty at the University of Moncton have a new way of keeping in touch with colleagues and students when they’re roaming around campus: Wi-Fi phones that use the school’s wireless network.
Wireless in the Enterprise Newsletter: 3G routers: Where the heck can you use ’em?, 10/23/06
There’s a gizmo on the market called a cellular router (or 3G router). This device – as you might suspect – aggregates multiuser LAN traffic and forwards it over cellular last-mile WAN connection.
NDC Special Issue: Six hot apps and cool tools for the wireless enterprise, 10/23/06
Streaming the latest “American Idol” performances to your cell phone might be pretty cool, but it’s not going to help your company hit its quarterly numbers.
Wireless LAN vendor Colubris reaps $14 million in new backing, 10/23/06
Wireless LAN vendor Colubris Networks has raised $14 million in new venture capital funding.
NDC Special Issue: McDonald’s serves up Wi-Fi, 10/23/06
There’s something in the air at McDonald’s these days, and it’s not just the wafting scent of Big Macs and french fries. Wireless Internet access is on the menu in a growing number of locations as the world’s largest fast-food restaurant chain seeks…
NDC Special Issue: Map of the wireless world, 10/23/06
Here’s how new and advancing wireless technologies come together.
