Andrew Garcia

When I first got my hands on an early demo unit of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 9000 smartphone-also known as the Bold-for a few minutes back in May, my immediate reaction was that I had an award winner in my hands. With its impressively vibrant screen, excellent sound quality for music and videos, new 3G […]

Products delivering fixed mobile convergence let enterprise administrators fully integrate mobile phones with the PBX, extending the reach and power of the companies’ telephony infrastructure to mobile users both in the office and on the road. By granting seamless mobility between voice over Wi-Fi and cellular voice service, companies could potentially see a dramatic decrease […]

With an excellent client experience on certain platforms and next-generation communications features overriding a few management shortcomings, DiVitas Network’s mobile unified communication solution provides a fine alternative for businesses looking to fully integrate their smartphones with the corporate telephony server. With its second-generation platform, DiVitas Networks successfully expands beyond FMC (fixed mobile convergence) staple features […]

The Agito Networks RoamAnywhere Mobility solution does an excellent job of wedding a user’s mobile phone to the corporate PBX, allowing users to seamlessly place and receive calls using their business extensions and to leverage the corporate directory no matter where they might be or what network they are connected to. With its excellent Wi-Fi […]

Agito Eases Central Control with RoamAnywhere Agito Eases Central Control with RoamAnywhereby Andrew Garcia Client Install Agito Networks’ RoamAnywhere client can be installed on smart phones running Windows Mobile (left) or Symbian OS (right). The software installer automatically identifies the type of device and installs the appropriate client software. Client Config The client software for […]

At the PacSec conference in Tokyo the week of Nov. 10, researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck will outline the attack they created to subvert WPA wireless security protections. Although the attack is limited in scope at this time-as it only affects TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)-protected networks and can only be used to inject […]

The usual end-of-summer string of catastrophic weather-related disasters, combined with an incredibly turbulent economy, should have tech implementers looking more closely at the plans they have in place to survive the unexpected-no matter what the source. Enterprise IT managers need to look beyond the technical side of things, mapping out the core elements of the […]

In times of emergency, timely information delivery is a critical element that can minimize the effects of unplanned outages on a business. During times of distress, executives need to know what works and what is under threat to make key business decisions that could affect the long-term health of the company.Disaster response teams need to […]

The NBA season kicked off last night, and while my hometown Golden State Warriors quite probably will be awful this year, I am nonetheless stoked that the season is here. HD telecasts, fantasy hoops and NBA League Pass are the kind of things that make my week go by just a little faster. This year, […]

On the surface, Vello sounds like a great option for low-cost, audio-only conference calls: a no-fuss, nothing-to-remember service that can get multiparty conferences started quickly and easily. However, in my testing Vello proved to be a disappointing startup fitfully making its way out of the beta stage. My experience with the service was plagued by […]

Vello Conference Calling: Hits and Misses No Title To create a call, drag users from the contact database, add descriptive information and then schedule as needed. No Title The host creator gets a rundown of the meeting as scheduled. No Title Call information is automatically e-mailed to participants with a calendar attachment. No Title Hosts […]

Waiting for the G1 T-Mobile had a special presale for the G1 with Google at its 3rd and Mission San Francisco store, selling the first Android phone 11 hours before it was available anywhere else. No Title I’d estimate 60 to 70 people were lined up 90 minutes before the sale started. No Title The […]