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Introduction to GPS and Blackberry by BlackBerry
In this webcast you will learn that Global Positioning System (GPS) is a series of 24 geosynchronous satellites that continually transmit position information. In this webcast you will learn that Global...
Case Study: Wind, Italy - Transforming The Business to Deliver Triple Play Services To Customers by Alcatel-Lucent
The solution includes a compelling mix of new services, including video on demand and the sharing of photos and videos, positioning Wind as a market innovator and strengthening their competitive position.

Alcatel-Lucent introduced a business transformation program,...
The Other Green -- Storage Efficiency and Optimization by Storage Decisions
This presentation session will look at various techniques and strategies to optimize either on-line active or primary as well as near-line or secondary storage environment during tough economic times, as well as to position for future growth. Throw out the "green" buzzword, and you're still left with...
Infonetics: WAN Optimization Appliance Market Highlights 1Q09 by Blue Coat
Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09: With Cisco down 30%, Riverbed down 10%, and Blue Coat holding steady, Blue Coat is back on top with 30% revenue market share. This market has essentially become a 3-horse race, with the top 3 vendors capturing roughly 3/4 of the overall market. Vendor...
Get Closer To Your Best Customers: A Shift In Customer Strategies In A Time Of Crisis by SAP America Inc
The extraordinary circumstances of the current economic crisis have changed the operating rules for companies of every size, in every industry. Companies now face a unique opportunity to reexamine traditional business practices and make much-needed changes - changes that will help them...
Siloed CRM Applications vs. a Process-Based Approach: Which CRM Strategy Is Right for Your Business - and Your Customers? by SAP America Inc
Realizing the limitations of siloed system approaches, many companies are now seeking solutions that support end-to-end processes spanning all relevant areas of the enterprise... To...
The Massachusetts Data Protection Law by SearchSecurity.com & SearchCompliance.com
Massachusetts businesses facing down MA 201 CMR 17.00 can meet the challenge with preparation and execution. Read this e-book to learn more about important topics such as identity theft, data breach prevention, mandatory encryption, and getting ahead of the game where Massachusetts data protection...
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV — Key Facts and Figures by Symantec Corporation
s information with increasingly complex and sophisticated attacks. This is making it even more important for you to have access to global threat intelligence that can assist you in making an informed decision on how best to protect your company's assets. The Internet threat...
RFID Basics for Retailers by Intermec
the technology holds, limitations with the initial RFID implementations have made the experiences to-date mixed.

The recently ratified EPC global UHF Generation 2 standard and the RFID standards work being done by ISO are key to improving this experience and progressing RFID into the...
Lippis Report: Cisco Launches Cloud-Based Global Correlation Threat Defense by Cisco Systems, Inc.
is delivering well thought out solutions to big problems with its smart grid initiative, EnergyWise energy management, Unified Computing System (UCS), collaboration, and now IT security. During this downturn Cisco has taken the opportunity to launch initiatives that rivals simply do not...
Presentation Transcript: Wired and Wireless Network Infrastructures-- Planning Tips to Improve Network Performance and Reduce Costs by Belden
This presentation transcript, taken from the webcast of the same name, will help inform network designers, planners and installers of important considerations in planning to help them optimize combined network performance and reduce project costs. It will provide recommendations and tips for...
Wired + Wireless Network Infrastructures by Belden
This podcast presents a taped interview with Mike Sale from Trapeze Networks, to inform network designers, planners and installers of important considerations in planning to help them optimize combined network performance and reduce project costs. This podcast presents a taped interview with...
Unlock the Hidden IT Opportunities in Troubled Economic Times by BMC Software, Inc
IT executives are under intense pressure to cut costs, and that pressure is significantly increased by the current grim economic outlook. So, how can your organization weather this economic storm? Surprisingly, a variety of opportunities for IT are hidden within today's financial challenges...
Best Practices in Reconciliation: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers by Advent Software, Inc
This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed. While the asset management industry has...
Accelerating the Delivery of the Personal Media Experience with LTE by Motorola, Inc.
LTE is a new wireless technology standard that can offer the data speeds on-the-go that are needed for true media mobility. By moving to LTE, service providers can capture the most valuable mobile broadband customer segments including millennials, road warriors and home users. This paper will detail a...
Guidelines for Effective 3rd Party Management on Complex Integration and IP Transformation Programs by Alcatel-Lucent
This paper outlines the challenges of introducing next generation technology and defines the roles and responsibilities of a prime integrator. The critical elements of 3rd party engagement and management are also defined. Network operators can realize considerable Opex savings and boost...
Leveraging Integration to Weather the Economic Storm by Information Builders
This white paper highlights four primary ways to use integration to make your business better during a down economy. You'll discover how, with the right integration plan and supporting software in place, your company can increase efficiency, minimize expenses, and streamline and accelerate core...
Adoption of Mobile Devices in the Workplace: Striking the Right Balance by Lumension
Whether the economy is doing well or not, business leaders are always looking for the technological edge to bump up productivity and get more out of their workers. But new innovations always introduce new risks. The hallmark of a good C-level executive is the ability to balance the benefit of...
Best Practices of the Best-Run Sales Organizations by SAP America Inc
Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle. Why are we talking about blueprints? After...
Delivering Superior Customer Value in Communications Firms by SAP America Inc
For communications companies - whether focused on telecommunications services or media content - these are challenging times. Markets are saturated with new offerings, and margins continue to diminish. In response, communications service providers (CSPs) are concentrating on improving offers of...
Best Practices of the Best-Run Sales Organizations: Sales Opportunity Blueprinting by SAP America Inc
Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle. Leadership teams in today's strongest sales...
Find, Qualify, and Close More Business Faster With a Free Trial of ZoomInfo by ZoomInfo
In today's economy, it is important to take every step you can to ensure sales effectiveness, which includes knowing who to contact and having accurate and helpful information about their company. You can get all this and more with this free trial of ZoomInfo. In today's economy, it is important to take...
Hitachi and Symantec: Build Your Archiving and Discovery Strategy Today by Continental Resources
of any sized e-mail environment.

This powerful solution is brought to you by two of the most trusted names in technology. Hitachi Data Systems is a global technology leader, serving customers in more than 170 countries and regions, including more than half of the top 100 companies on the Fortune...
Catalyst XPS: Parcel Shipping Within SAP® ECC and SCM EWM by CDC Global Services - Catalyst
SAP SCM Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution is the next generation SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS) platform designed to provide a complete suite of operational functionality. SAP SCM Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution is the...
Understanding and Managing Supply Chain Risk by SAP America Inc
Download this white paper and explore new thinking on potential risk to global supply chains and how companies are adopting the statistical methods more commonly associated with finance and insurance. Learn how...
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British mobile service traces locations
to be tracked via his or her mobile phone. The service, which costs about $50 a year, is expected to be copied in the U.S. within the next year as more mobile handsets come with global positioning system (GPS) chips already installed... More...
Aug 6, 2003
UPS all wrapped up in wireless
to Wi-Fi. The company's new Delivery Information Acquisition Device, which it developed in-house for barcode scanning, also connects with infrared, satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) and two cell networks: CDMA1x and GSM/GPRS... More...
Apr 16, 2003
Working on the road, literally
expects to offer mobile office as a dealer-installed accessory in its F-series pickups for about $3,000. The package will include a wireless-equipped computer, printer and global positioning system and will offer additional add-on options. If the mobile package is successful, Ford may roll it out in additional models... More...
Nov 2, 2005
Wozniak's latest project: GPS for everything
lost and found, so to speak. He says his new company, Wheels of Zeus, has designed electronic tags that you can attach to just about anything, and use a handheld monitor using global-positioning-system (GPS) satellites to show where the tagged items are... More...
Jul 21, 2003
microwave integrated circuit
Applications include: Self-contained cellular telephones. Receivers and transmitters for wireless systems. Electromagnetic transponders. Receivers for GPS (Global Positioning System) applications. Collision-avoidance systems for automobiles and trucks. Pollution detection and measurement devices... More...
Jul 22, 2006
Related Definitions
distributed antenna system (DAS)
A distributed antenna system (DAS) is a way to efficiently distribute wireless connections inside a large building or urban area where steel columns and layers of concrete can interfere with wireless signals... More...
Mar 17, 2009
Shared Key Authentication (SKA)
the network.

A wireless-equipped computer can connect to a WEP network access point without shared keys using a process known as Open System Authentication (OSA) but this method does not allow the computer to receive encrypted data.

Shared Key Authentication (SKA) is a process by which a computer can gain access to a... More...
Sep 30, 2008