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Sprint PCS Group this week announced a cameraless version of PalmOne Inc.s popular Treo 600 smart phone. Available immediately, this noncamera version was designed to address the needs of corporate customers who want high-end devices but dont want cameras in their offices—in a phone or otherwise—for security reasons. Government offices especially have strict rules about […]

Two competing vendors are prepping products aimed at delivering high-end WLAN features in smaller, lower-cost devices. Broadcom Corp. announced a new processor that combines the functions of a wireless LAN with those of an Ethernet switch. The Broadcom BCM5350 with Sentry5 is meant to fit into wireless routers in small businesses and enterprise branch offices, […]

Wireless industry pioneer Craig McCaw this week launched a new company aimed at providing fixed wireless service nationwide. Clearwire Inc. will provide non-line-of-sight broadband wireless service that will compete directly against cable and DSL providers, said company officials in Kirkland, Wash. Previous fixed wireless offerings have required line-of-sight connections between radios, which has hampered services. […]

NEW YORK—Several top wireless technology developers are teaming up to offer services and products that support a host of advanced applications such as Wi-Fi-to-cellular roaming. Moves under way by such companies as Symbol Technologies Inc., IBM, Avaya Inc. and Proxim Corp. could give enterprises and mobile users alike greater network flexibility and, ultimately, extended range. […]

/zimages/2/57636.jpg Stating that some 80 percent of business customers buy wireless devices in retail outlets, RIM Chairman and co-CEO Jim Balsillie said the new provisioning features in BES 4.0 let customers call their IT departments to get activated immediately from the store where they bought the service. “This takes the manageability down a tremendous amount […]

As enterprises continue their transition from ad hoc to formal WLAN integration, a pair of networking companies are responding with new ways to meld wired and wireless infrastructures—and improve network security and management at the same time. Cisco Systems Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. are taking wireless LANs to new heights with product rollouts that […]

LAS VEGAS—Smaller wireless-switching companies are challenging incumbent hardware vendors for the attention of users looking to improve the manageability of their WLANs. Cisco Systems Inc. garnered much attention at NetWorld+Interop here this week from prospective customers interested in Ciscos new wireless blade for its Catalyst 6500 switch, but many other persons took a long look […]

Responding to increasing customer demand, Hyatt International Corp. last year embarked on a mission to spread wireless LANs throughout its hotels around the world. But it didnt do so lightly. Before making a move, the Chicago-based hospitality company launched an exhaustive study of Wi-Fi, interviewing prospective service providers and current customers in an effort to […]

Back when IT was the only push-to-talk game in town, Nextel Communications Inc. could rest on the laurels of the service that lets customers use phones like walkie-talkies. But now most of the major wireless carriers in the country offer some variation of push-to-talk service. To that end, Nextel this month is introducing new products […]

A flurry of innovation is coming to the enterprise that should make emerging Web and wireless technologies ready for business prime time and help network infrastructures keep up with the changes. Companies such as Packeteer Inc., Allot Communications Ltd. and Radware Ltd. are among a host of companies rolling out wares this week at NetWorld+Interop […]

Cisco Systems Inc. is preparing to add significant wireless capabilities to its most popular Ethernet switch that will, among other things, enable mobile users to roam among access points without losing their connection. The set of products, code-named Screaming Eagle and due this week, will bring Layer 3 mobility to the Catalyst 6500 Series, according […]

Improved security and simplified management are making their way into new WLAN products. Symbol Technologies Inc. next week will introduce a management software suite for wireless LANs, said officials of the Holtsville, N.Y., company. Symbol Mobility Services Suite/1 will include server- and client-side software. The suite, which will be announced at NetWorld+ Interop in Las […]