Hewlett-Packard is set to unveil a wireless-enabled addition to its Jornada range of PDAs (personal digital assistants) at the GSM World Congress in Cannes Feb. 19. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: February 18, 2002
Planet3 Wireless Eearns WLANA Endorsement For CWNA Certification
Planet3 Wireless, Inc., creator of the Certified Wireless Network Professional training and certification program, announced today that the Wireless LAN Association (WLANA), the educational trade association for the wireless local area networking industry, has officially endorsed the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNAâ„¢) certification.… Continue Reading
Security Chip Foils Mobile Device Thieves
Unlike victims of car theft, mobile phone users do not have the equivalent of a LoJack system to track their stolen device. But a new programmable chip could provide the next best thing — a way to make that phone totally useless to the thief. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
802.1X Security Embraces Legacy Windows OS
Meetinghouse Data Communications Thursday announced the immediate commercial availability of its 802.1X authentication software for MS Win 98/98SE/ME operating systems. The 802.1X standard is an IEEE -ratified authentication protocol designed to be used in conjunction with wireless and wired LANs to authenticate users at log-in and enables dynamic key encryption of network traffic during network… Continue Reading
GSM-WLAN Roaming Enabled
A system will be unveiled next week that enables seamless roaming between 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs) and GSM wireless networks, according to the three companies that developed it. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading