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What are "closed networks" in a cellular wireless network and why are they needed?
What is the most cost effective way to secure our wireless access point?
Nextel and Sprint merge - What gets "done!" to the enterprise?
Learn what the Sprint and Nextel merger may mean to the enterprise. Continue Reading
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Beyond wireless intrusion detection
Unauthorized devices pose a threat to every WLAN. Learn wireless intrusion detection and prevention systems can help protect your valuable assets. Continue Reading
Connectivity issue for remote worker
Where could we find a RF expert that could visit my organization
Where could I find information to write a C++ application in Windows
Lisa, I have another "sharing printers" question, but a bit different than the one I read on site.
It's 10 pm. Should you know where your employees are?
As networks and handsets get smarter, businesses face the complex task of defining where the quest for efficiency ends and the right to privacy begins.Continue Reading
Bluetooth - A back door into the enterprise
Hackers are using Bluetooth to attack mobile devices such as PDAs and handsets. In this week's column, Bob offers solid advice to twart potential attacks.Continue Reading
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Mobilizing Web-enabled applications
Can an enterprise consider client/server applications and Web-enabled applications suitable for mobilization?Continue Reading
Do you think that 3G technologies will increase adoption of wireless adoption by healthcare pros?
Using WPA without enterprise AAA
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Enterprise smartphones – Chasing the Unicorn
A new crop of smartphones is hitting the market and from an enterprise user perspective, the latest crop is more like gadgets out of Austin Powers than James Bond.Continue Reading
Watching your natural language at CTIA
The future of natural language systems.Continue Reading
Getting a jump on MIMO technology
A look at MIMO technology, which enhances operational throughput for 802.11 networks.Continue Reading
Wireless IT – A consumer playground with an enterprise spin
CIOs and IT managers should review these products announced at CTIA Wireless I.T. & EntertainmentContinue Reading
Special Report: Fixed wireless
The fixed wireless broadband market is growing and changing rapidly, and SearchMobileComputing.com offers you an inside look at the technology.Continue Reading
Enterprise Wi-Fi: It's time to grow up
A look at voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) certifications, devices and services.Continue Reading
Wireless 411: Gateway to nuisance, higher costs and mobile virus attacks for the enterprise
Current wireless 411 legislation creates a loophole that lets employees "opt-in" to a wireless directory. Learn how to prevent this from becoming a nightmare for your enterprise.Continue Reading
Cost versus connectivity: The fundamental trade-off of the mobile enterprise
Cost is a governing factor for enterprise mobility, and it's a challenge to balance the cost of connectivity with bandwidth, performance, coverage, availability and security.Continue Reading
Licensing requirements for phone synchronization software and cables
We would like to develop phone synchronization software and cables. Are there special licensing requirements?Continue Reading
PDA technology for sales and marketing
Where do you see PDA technology going and aiding the business world? What are some of the new type of applications that will make a difference for sales and marketing type of users?Continue Reading
RFID tagging for employee tracking
Is there any software and hardware available (like RFID) to interface remote event-type (on/off) hardware to track employees?Continue Reading
Sharing info through Palms via GRPS
Can SMS messages be printed from a mobile phone without Internet connectivity?
Solving wireless signal interference from brick walls
Does having brick walls between my wireless router and PCI receiver pose any problems with the signal?Continue Reading
Mobile viruses: Five things every CIO and IT manager should know
As wireless devices grow in sophistication and number it's no surprise that virus writers are targeting them. Here's 5 things every IT manager should know about mobile malware.Continue Reading
Can you tell me about "thin" versus "fat" WLAN?
The terms "thin" and "fat" WLAN have been applied many ways.Continue Reading
Wireless security and spyware - should I avoid Microsoft products?
Why don't CDMA systems have SIM cards in the handset?
Can I charge my mobile (Nokia) with another charger?
I need greater internal memory than my Palm offers - should I switch to Pocket PC?
What's the difference between a wireless bridge and a wireless access point?
Enterprise RF management: With freedom comes responsibility
We believe that in '05, 80% of all enterprises with wireless will begin suffering periodic, chronic network service issues from the lack of effective spectrum-management policies.Continue Reading
Cellular data: What enterprises should expect in 2005
GSM operators are rolling out UMTS and a new version of EDGE Release 4(R4) whose lower latency should improve VPN compatibility.Continue Reading
Java on the go: Extending the enterprise
Enterprise mobility solutions for Java introduce a whole new class of mobile applications that can be easily, efficiently, and effectively developed to improve operations.Continue Reading
Managing mobile in the transportation industry
How can I safe guard data if an employee loses their mobile device?
Developing and maintaining field based mobile applications
What are the challenges associated with developing and maintaining field based applications that need to change regularly?Continue Reading
What should I consider mobilizing in my company?
What is VSAT technology?
What is EAPOL and how do I disable it?
What is EAPOL and how do I disable it?Continue Reading
Can text messages and e-mail sent from a cell phone be intercepted by someone else?
Is Java really that bad on mobile applications?
Employee owned, armed and dangerousDon't run for cover - take control!
By implementing policy, processes and the right technology, you can start gaining control over device use today – before it takes control of you.Continue Reading
Is someone watching you?
This tip gives you an in-depth look at Spyware and provides you with plenty of ideas on how to defend your network from a backdoor attack by infected or under-secured devices.Continue Reading
Implementing a split VLAN wireless infrastructure
We are implementing a wireless infrastructure and we're proposing a split VLAN structure. Do you have any suggestions?Continue Reading
Can you tell me about security in Bluetooth technology?
Using a cell phone as a modem for Internet acccess
What is the Mobile Computing Help Desk?
Wi-Fi Handbook: Building 802.11b Wireless Networks
Wi-Fi Handbook: Building 802.11b Wireless Networks" describes how wireless technologies meet or exceed the performance parameters of wired last-mile networks.Continue Reading
Finding 802.11 networks
Odds are actually pretty darn good that 802.11 has found its way into your office. See how you can tell...Continue Reading
What is the difference between an access point and a bridge?
What's the difference between 802.1i and 802.11i?
Splitter causing power loss between sites
WLAN certifications
Learn about formal 802.11 wireless LAN training.Continue Reading
How-to guides for 802.11i
Finding Wi-Fi hot spots
Learn how Lisa finds hot spots.Continue Reading
Problem maintaining connectivity between AP and clients
What limits wireless bandwidth?
What effect will IPv6 have on Wi-Fi?
Is a compact flash card modem or a wireless LAN card better for occasional use?
Open source authenticator implementation for LANs
How can I calculate the value for reauthorizations for different encryption methods?
CIO Survival Guide: Mobile Computing
The CIO Survival Guide to Mobile Computing includes resources and advice for successfully investing and implementing mobile computing devices.Continue Reading
Wi-Fi at SBC: A Giants innovation
Baseball fans may have to wrestle with their consciences a little this year, as one MLB team is the latest business to use Wi-Fi to augment its traditional business.Continue Reading
Five critical planning steps for wireless LANs, Step 5: Manageability -- Switching to WLAN switches
This article explains how WLAN switches will help to alleviate manageability issues.Continue Reading
Creating an Office Suite on a mobile phone
How can I send a message to mobile from my application in VB code?
What types of applications are not suitable for an occasionally connected model?
Is there a relationship between data rate and throughput in a wireless network?
Is there is any relation between the basic data rate and the throughput that can be achieved in a wireless network?Continue Reading
Why doesn't Cisco's LEAP technology work with laptops with Centrino technology?
Deploying both a public and private WLANs
Can I get IP address(es) of an AP if I know its MAC address?
Reap the value: Mobile inventory and asset management
By providing mobile workers with access to enterprise data in an easy-to use format organizations experience a variety of substantial and positive operational effects.Continue Reading
Securing the air: Recognizing risk in an enterprise-wide wireless network
To understand the risk of wireless LANs, one must first understand the security vulnerabilities of all wireless LANs.Continue Reading
Pitney Bowes keeps its antenna tuned
Thanks to BlackBerry devices and creative use of XML, Pitney Bowes' service reps gained secure access to back-end systems and applications, saving the company money.Continue Reading
Three simple steps to make the mobile enterprise a reality
Vendors and products -- use these steps to piece together a workable solution to meet your needs.Continue Reading
Mobilized software: Applications hit the highway
Mobilized applications may seem new today, but technology evolution, combined with market opportunity and competitive pressure, will make it commonplace tomorrow.Continue Reading
Why use 802.15.4 or ZigBee?
How can I protect my Pocket PC from attackers in hot spots?
Implementing a hardware routing solution with an open MAC filter
Do you know of a hardware routing solution that would allow me to leave my MAC filtering open, but still allow for authentication with a simple dialog box that asks for username and password before it allows connection to my network?Continue Reading
Belkin's Bluetooth USB adapter goes the distance
Wireless alternative for peer-to-peer that's simple to configure and overcomes distance limitations associated with older Bluetooth adaptersContinue Reading
An introduction to WiMax
This article will help you understand how WiMax works and examines the role that it might play in environments looking to benefit from wireless mobility.Continue Reading
Using virtual APs to enable coexistence
Virtual access points (APs) can help you provide peaceful coexistence during this transition and beyond.Continue Reading
One size doesn't fit all in mobile management
There are presently three distinct segments of mobile management, each of which can function pretty well on its own although they become more potent when used in combination.Continue Reading
Wi-Fi for the Enterprise, Chapter 1
This chapter looks at several of the wireless alternatives available to businesses and telecommuters, and examines the applications for which they are best suited.Continue Reading
Tablet offers foundation for real estate success
A top real estate broker says the tablet PC has not only enabled him to sell nearly $100 million in real estate over the past year, but also helped him save time and reduce stress.Continue Reading
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and intelligence
Read about the opportunities M2M offers for mobile and wireless vendors, systems integrators and applications developersContinue Reading
Cometa, we hardly knew ye! But, then again, you should have known about your future in Wi-Fi
How could a company with so much promise and kinetic energy, functioning within an industry with so much promise and hope, suddenly disappear from the public radar?Continue Reading
How many mobile devices will have embedded wireless capabilities?
What do you think the percentage of devices that will be embedded with wireless high-speed data by 2007?Continue Reading
Can you tell me about wireless wide area networks?
What are the current applications for infrared wireless?
New products, standards help boost wireless security
New products and standards will help boost wireless security.Continue Reading
California hospital unplugs all wires
Finding medical staff at El Camino Hospital is as simple as saying the person's name.Continue Reading
Wi-Fi responsibilities
A cellular solution worth repeating
Can't access work stations on the wireless LAN from stations on the router
Long-range plans for short-range technologies