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The trend to build more communication power, and specifically smart-phone functionality, into handhelds is picking up steam with new operating system advances and server management software on tap from a variety of developers. PalmSource Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Vodafone Group Plc. are each readying or launching new and upgraded wares to push telephony […]

For Construction Metal Products Inc., losing hard-copy inventory records wasnt a random event; it was routine. Thats why moving to an electronic inventory system became an imperative for the maker of metal roofing sheets and fasteners. But exactly where to place a new computer-based system in the companys 45,000-square-foot manufacturing warehouse, where large sheets of […]

Itronix this week will introduce its most powerful rugged laptop computer. The GoBook III is the companys first laptop to include Intels 1.8GHz Centrino chip set. The computer also includes up to 2,048MB of DRAM, an 80GB hard drive and a run-time of more than 5 hours, said Itronix officials. As with all Itronixs ruggedized […]

Aruba Wireless Networks this week will introduce a new set of WLAN hardware and management software designed to reduce costs and increase capacity of enterprise wireless LANs. The Aruba Wireless Grid architecture consists of inexpensive, densely deployed access points along with an updated network switch that doubles the throughput of encrypted traffic and features redundant […]

Small businesses mapping out WLAN strategies will soon have another alternative to consider, as broadband telephony provider Vonage Holdings Corp. makes its way into the industry with its own hardware and through partnerships with Linksys and Netgear Inc. Vonage last week announced plans to release by years end a VOIP (voice-over-IP) phone that runs over […]

Two camps, each backed by major technology companies, are planning to submit competing 802.11n WLAN standards proposals next month at the IEEE meeting. The specs, TGn Sync (Task Group * Sync) and WWiSE (worldwide spectrum efficiency), promise enormous leaps in bandwidth—beyond 500M bps with extensions—which is the key draw for 802.11n. “From a users perspective, […]

With an eye toward reducing prices for users, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Motorola Inc. have inked a multiyear agreement aimed at lowering infrastructure costs for wireless carriers. HP will provide Motorola, which will sell the solution, with Linux-based servers and software, as well as a controller system that adheres to the Signaling System 7 standard, said […]

Fresh off a quarter of stellar sales, Research In Motion Ltd. is working to increase its customers connectivity options with new products and network partnerships. As part of its plan, RIM is readying several new BlackBerrys and crafting a carrier agreement with Sprint Corp. Those moves, plus others, will give IT managers running RIMs BlackBerry […]

AirWave Wireless Inc. this week will introduce the latest version of its wireless LAN management platform, which can track even more access points. AMP (AirWave Management Platform) Version 3.0 includes a Master Console that lets enterprises manage as many as 20,000 access points in multiple locations, said officials in San Mateo, Calif. Previous versions of […]

Networking industry veteran 3Com Corp. is jumping into the wireless LAN switching fray through a partnership with Trapeze Networks Inc. that promises to push wireless technology throughout the companys current product line. 3Com, of Marlboro, Mass., later this year will begin reselling a version of Trapezes Mobility Exchange Switch and management software under the 3Com […]

Airgo Networks Inc. has a new licensee prepared to put the vendors multisignal wireless LAN technology in the hands of users this fall. Belkin Corp. will introduce two products based on Airgos True MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) smart-antenna technology, said Airgo officials in Palo Alto, Calif. MIMO technology works by taking advantage of multipath propagation, […]

Research in Motion Ltd. is widening the playing field of devices that support its popular wireless e-mail server. The Waterloo, Ontario, company announced that Motorola Inc. and Siemens AG will support the BlackBerry server on upcoming wireless devices. Siemens, of Munich, Germany, is the first company to support BlackBerry Built-In, an upgraded version of RIMs […]