Daily Archives: December 5, 2003

WiFi Security, Complexity And Future Debated

In response to concerns over complexity and security, wireless industry experts promised new standards that should begin appearing in products throughout next year. Via [technewsworld.com]

Three Vendors Aim To Cut The Cost Of Enterprise Wi-Fi

A trio of wireless LAN vendors have put together a loose coalition of complementary products that it claims has enough RF smarts to see off competition from Wi-Fi specialists, at the same time as undercutting Cisco’s pricey offering. Via [techworld.com]

Roaming Bedevils Wi-Fi Value-Add Services

Service providers must come together on roaming agreements to create a future for value-add Wi-Fi hotspot services, experts agree. Via [eweek.com]

Wireless Standards Boom ‘On Horizon’

New wireless standards with better security and the ability to support high-bandwidth applications such as video over wireless networks will appear in products by the end of next year, analysts said. Via [macworld.co.uk]

The Chic Geek

It used to be a chore to get multimedia content from your computer to a stereo or home theatre system – you could string messy wires, or use low-powered FM transmitters that offered poor quality and performance. All that has suddenly changed as vendors rush to corner the market on a new type of home… Continue Reading

War Driving No Game To IT Managers

A couple of buddies get in their car on a Saturday morning. They’ve got steaming coffees and a laptop. As the passenger boots up the computer, the driver pulls out and banks a left onto a busy downtown Boston street. But in this scenario, it doesn’t have to be Boston; it could be Chicago, New… Continue Reading

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