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With performance at a premium for enterprises packing their WLANs with heavy-duty applications such as voice over IP, wireless gear makers are finding ways to improve the speed and security of the networks. Airespace Inc. has teamed with two partners to create a way to eliminate the need for wireless devices to reauthenticate with a […]

Last year, the wireless LAN industry was inundated with startups hoping to make their mark with centralized wireless LAN management platforms. Today, major incumbent WLAN players such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. consider just two of those startups as formidable competition: Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. and Airespace Inc., both of which reported […]

Verizon Wireless last week announced plans to sell the Motorola V710 phone, marking the first time the carrier will offer a device that supports Bluetooth technology. In addition to Bluetooth, the phone includes a 1.23-megapixel camera, speech recognition technology and support for Qualcomms Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless application development platform. The Motorola V710 is […]

Managing a wireless network that spans more than 900 acres is no mean feat. So when Maurice Ficklin had the chance to participate in a device management study with two major technology companies, he jumped at the opportunity. Ficklin is director of technical services and CIO at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, which […]

A wireless LAN hardware company is set to publicize a RADIUS server security hack that can thwart the recently ratified 802.11i protocol and any WLAN infrastructure that keeps encryption keys housed in access points rather than on a central switch. Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. will bring its findings to the Internet Engineering Task Force meeting […]

Cell phone technology giant Qualcomm Inc. announced strong third-quarter earnings Wednesday. Net income was $486 million, or 58 cents per share, up 154 percent from the same quarter last year. Revenues were $1.3 billion, up 50 percent from the same quarter in 2003. San Diego-based Qualcomm, which makes chip sets using CDMA (code division multiple […]

Pango Networks inc. is introducing a version of its location-based software that focuses on tracking things other than computers and phones. With the new version, PanGo is changing the name of its product from PanGo Proximity Platform to PanOS. Company officials said PanGo wants to focus on enterprise applications that take advantage of location-based technology. […]

Cisco Systems Inc. is preparing to introduce products to its WLAN line that add support for AES, among other security and management features. While Cisco is not the first wireless LAN provider to embrace Advanced Encryption Standard, its support will bring peace of mind to many IT managers who have standardized on the leading enterprise […]

iAnywhere Solutions Inc. is extending its line of device security management software to include support for Microsoft Corp.s Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. Xcellenet Afaria Security Manager for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones gives Afaria the distinction of managing smart phones, PDAs, laptop computers and Tablet PCs from a single console, said iAnywhere officials in Dublin, Calif. iAnywhere is […]

WLAN (wireless LAN) hardware manufacturers are gearing up to take advantage of new silicon that promises to increase range and decrease the price of enterprise access points. Chip maker Engim Inc. this week will introduce a high-capacity wireless LAN chip set, which officials said will be used by several major access point manufacturers in products […]

Sprint Corp. will be among the first customers to take advantage of new software IBM introduced last week to help wireless carriers provide better service to enterprise customers. WESD (WebSphere Everyplace Service Delivery) is carrier-hosted middleware that provides a common services environment for voice and data applications. The suite is designed to reduce complexity and […]

Targeting devices, such as smart phones, that require small, efficient batteries, Broadcom Corp. is rolling out this quarter a single-chip 802.11g wireless LAN radio designed to save money and battery life while increasing range. The AirForce One 54g model BCM4318 is the latest addition to the companys family of one-chip Wi-Fi transceivers. The Irvine, Calif., […]