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Eleven Myths about 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks by Global Knowledge
explore ways to use correct information about wireless LANs to make your networks scalable, secure and satisfying to your users. It seems that Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. Even the reasons for this misunderstanding are kind of...
AnalyzeAir Wi-Fi Spectrum Analyzer - Free Trial by Fluke Networks
RF sources and wireless devices can influence your Wi-Fi network's performance and security. AnalyzeAir software is an easy to understand, fast-start solution that helps you see, monitor, analyze, and...
Motorola's Wireless Broadband Indoor/Outdoor Solution by Motorola, Inc.
With a Wi-Fi network, businesses can increase the efficiency of their mobile employees resulting in increased ROI and greater profitability. This...
Bringing Wi-Fi and Cellular Together in One Smartphone by BlackBerry
Enterprise Solution has proven itself to be an end-to-end cellular solution for the enterprise mobile user. Now, with the introduction of the Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry smartphones, organizations can leverage capabilities, superb usability and centralized management over 802.11 a/b/g...
Managing Application Push in the Blackberry Enterprise Solution by BlackBerry
In this webcast you will learn that application push is the process of remotely installing software on a BlackBerry smartphone. This webcast provides an overview of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Application Push functionality. It provides an overview of important Application Push...
eBook: Virtualization Security by TechTarget
how to mitigate the inherent security risks associated with the adoption of virtualization security. Virtualization, like Web services and Wi-Fi before it, is the current darling of IT. Space savings and reductions in energy costs are causing more organizations to move, or at least consider...
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Wi-Fi Alliance abandons WEP
Citing concerns that security fears have slowed the growth of the Wi-Fi market, the Wi-Fi Alliance is abandoning the flawed wired equivalent privacy for the more stringent Wi-Fi Protected... More...
May 20, 2003
Wi-Fi Alliance looks to Wi-Fi/cellular convergence
The group that put Wi-Fi on the map by certifying hardware interoperability is now taking up the cause of melding WLAN telephony with existing... More...
Oct 27, 2004
Wi-Fi group claims 175 WPA-certified products
According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, more than 175 products from 40 vendors have received Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security certification... More...
Feb 4, 2004
Is your Wi-Fi our Wi-Fi?
Even though a Florida man was recently arrested for alleged unauthorized use of a wireless network, nobody really knows if it's illegal to use someone's unsecured Wi-Fi connection... More...
Jul 11, 2005
Symbol files Wi-Fi patent suit
Device vendor Symbol Technologies has filed suit against Intermec, claiming the device specialist infringed upon its Wi-Fi patents... More...
Mar 14, 2005
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ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC)
Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, or Windows Vista Ultimate. Network connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, 3G and EVDO. Battery life: 2.5 hours or more. Processor: Intel Celeron M, Intel Pentium M, or VIA C7-M. Storage: 30 gigabyte hard disk drive or larger.

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Jul 22, 2008
location awareness

A device's location is usually determined by one of three methods: GPS satellite tracking, cellular tower triangulation or, on Wi-Fi networks, by comparing nearby MAC addresses.

Location awareness is an increasing trend in hardware and software. Here are a few of the current applications: As a component of games... More...

Jul 2, 2008
Quiz: Mobile Device Security -- Who else can hear me now?
and authorization of dial-in users. What is it?
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4. Which wireless protocol is more secure, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
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5. You can create an isolated wireless network by adding a different SSID to an access point as a simple way to improve security. What does SSID stand for?
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Apr 15, 2008