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LAS VEGAS — Intel Corp. on Tuesday demonstrated an internally-developed dual-band wireless LAN chipset, an indication that the company no longer plans to continue depending on third parties for WLAN silicon as it does now. At the Networld+Interop trade show here, the Santa Clara, Calif., company announced the PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Dual Band Access Point, […]

LAS VEGAS– Veteran wireless LAN companies Proxim Corp. and Agere Systems Inc. on Tuesday introduced new products that support wireless connections of up to 54M bps via the 802.11a WLAN protocol. At the NetWorld+Interop trade show here, Proxim announced that the company has started shipping its first 802.11a PCI card. The card connects to 802.11a […]

Sprint PCS group last week announced a new corporate wireless e-mail service designed to be managed by a companys IT department but still hosted by the carrier. The Sprint PCS Business Connection Enterprise Edition offers access to Microsoft Corp.s Outlook or IBMs Lotus divisions Notes from any device with an HTML or Wireless Application Protocol […]

Symbol Technologies Inc. this week will introduce products that address two major concerns of WLAN customers: how to secure the network without breaking the bank and whether to upgrade to a faster wireless LAN. At the NetWorld+Interop show in Las Vegas, the Holtsville, N.Y., company will unveil its MobiusGuard suite of WLAN security offerings that […]

Palm Inc. on Thursday officially named a president for its Solutions Group, the latest step in separating the hardware division into a company separate from the software division. The new president is Todd Bradley, formerly the executive vice president of global operations at Gateway Inc. He had been acting as chief operating officer at Palm […]

Research in Motion Ltd. is speeding up efforts to extend the capabilities of its BlackBerry devices beyond basic e-mail access. The Waterloo, Ontario, company this week announced plans to add new data features to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which will make it easier for in-house developers to write applications that will work with BlackBerry pagers. […]

A Silicon Valley startup this week will launch its flagship product, a handheld application that helps IT managers administer and trouble-shoot WLANs. AirMagnet Inc.s AirMagnet runs on Pocket PC devices—beta trials have run on Compaq Computer Corp.s iPaq device. Depending on the device, the hardware for AirMagnet is a PC Card or a CompactFlash Type […]

A year after its launch, Flarion Technologies Inc., a Lucent Technologies Inc. spinoff, is shifting its focus to embrace concerns of wireless-minded IT managers, such as interaction with WLANs and the promise of flat-rate data services. As evidence of Flarions shifting focus, the company recently announced gear that handles a handoff between an 802.11b wireless […]

ReefEdge Inc. is readying a wireless solution for carriers that want to offer WLAN services and IT managers who want assurances data is secure. The Fort Lee, N.J., company this week will introduce ReefEdge SPS (Service Provider Solution), a combination of servers and controllers that supports wireless LANs and WANs and links them to enterprise […]

Wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday reported first quarter earnings that were lower than the previous year. Excluding investments, Qualcomm made 20 cents per share, as opposed to 26 cents per share a year ago. Pro forma revenues for the San Diego, Calif., company were $659 million as opposed to $717 million for the […]