Latest standards and regulations news.
Wireless in the Enterprise Newsletter: Planning ahead for 802.11n, 12/13/06
Analysts from Gartner, Forrester, and elsewhere are quick to reassure us that most enterprises will not have to worry about 802.11n — the next-generation …
Retailers settle with BSA on software piracy complaints, 12/13/06
Payless ShoeSource and Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse have paid a combined total of nearly $425,000 to the Business Software Alliance for unlicensed software use, according to a statement released Tuesday by the BSA, a watchdog group representing …
Network/Systems Management Newsletter: Interoperability and open standards are not a management panacea, 12/13/06
Several recent announcements have given me cause to think about open standards and interoperability.
Network/Systems Management Newsletter: Preventing data leakage becomes a prime issue, 12/12/06
E-mail, instant messaging and other communication tools are extremely easy to use and they allow communication with at least a couple of billion …
Qualcomm promises Draft N by spring, 12/11/06
Qualcomm has promised to deliver devices that meet the draft-802.11n Wi-Fi specification in Spring 2007 — contrary to earlier information given to Techworld.
WS-I moves forward on interoperability, SOA, 12/11/06
Emphasizing SOA, the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Monday is publishing draft documents on Web services and security, and seeks public feedback.
