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Expert: Businesses must look before leaping into Wi-Fi
A number of well-known companies, like McDonald's and Starbucks, are providing wireless access to customers, but one research firm says they could be trading core revenue for empty wireless buzz. Article | 22 Jul 2003
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Wireless LANs move from toys to tools
Wireless local area networks are no longer a curiosity in the enterprise. An analyst at the Burton Group's Catalyst conference said the technology has advanced to the point where wireless LANs have surmounted even their greatest shortcoming: security... Article | 10 Jul 2003
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Zyxel bridge offers safe passage to the wireless outdoors
Zyxel's new wireless bridge enables companies to stretch wireless LANs where they never could before, for just a fraction of the price of competing products. Analysts say the product offers reasonable quality, though companies should still be wary of... Article | 09 Jun 2003
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Notify pins hopes on GroupWise, Wi-Fi
Notify Technology expects that its new support for Wi-Fi and Novell's GroupWise, along with the low cost of its mobile office product, will give it a competitive advantage in the crowded mobile e-mail space. According to The451, the company has a cha... Article | 02 Jun 2003
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Intelligent switches enable WLAN growth
A new breed of wireless switch technology is helping wireless LAN managers alleviate headaches and scale networks more efficiently. The New York Institute of Technology is using switches from Symbol Technologies to centralize management of a wireless... Article | 14 May 2003
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Startup's WLAN approach appeals to Ivy League school
Configuring dozens of wireless LAN access points can be tedious to say the least, but centralization hardware from startup Chantry Networks is helping a university scale and manage its WLAN more efficiently. Yet an analyst questions whether companies... Article | 12 May 2003
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Putting wireless LAN fears to rest
Security holes in wireless local area network (LAN) standards have caused many businesses to think twice about deploying the technology. While wireless has been one of the few bright spots in the IT sector, Wai Sing Lee, an analyst with New York-base... Interview | 07 May 2003
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Replacing your T1 with nothing but air
If your company could have T1 service without paying to install the T1 line, wouldn't it be a no-brainer? If Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Inc., or WiMax Forum, has its way, that very scenario may become reality in just a few years.... Interview | 01 May 2003
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New WLAN functionality highlights N+I opening
The need to manage and secure wireless LANs is likely to be a hot topic at this week's N+I conference. Two WLAN offerings announced today by Perfigo and ReefEdge combine management features with security applications. Article | 28 Apr 2003
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CTIA: CIOs want simplicity from wireless apps
According to a panel of CIOs who gathered yesterday at the CTIA conference, wireless applications can increase worker productivity and save money, but only if they fulfill a clear business need and are simple to use. Article | 18 Mar 2003
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