Vernier Networks Inc. today announced the availability of an updated version of its wireless LAN security and management platform. The product is designed to help organizations manage increasingly complex Wi-Fi networks and curb the threats posed by worms and viruses. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
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WiFi Upstarts Fight For Advantage Over Heavyweights
Don LeBeau’s sales vision propelled Cisco Systems from a mid-tier player to the leading provider of Internet equipment a decade ago. Now he’s trying to repeat the performance as chief executive of Aruba Networks, a scrappy start-up selling wireless gear to large companies. Via [mercurynews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi To Your Car
If you can send MP3 files wirelessly around your house using 802.11b, why not pipe music via Wi-Fi to your family car as well? Wi-Fi can transfer music to an MP3 jukebox in the trunk when your car is in the garage or parked nearby. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Nomadix Patents Wi-Fi Hotspot Log-in Tech
Wi-Fi providers who redirect users’ web browsers to their own log-in page may soon have to cough up cash if they want to continue using the technique – US network access software company Nomadix has patented it. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Atheros To Release Single-chip 802.11g Product
Atheros Communications will release a single-chip 802.11g product in the second quarter that lowers the cost of placing that technology in notebooks or personal digital assistants (PDAs), Atheros said Monday. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Netopia Pushes Wi-Fi Cordless Phones
Broadband equipment maker Netopia on Friday announced a program designed to spur manufacturers to develop more Wi-Fi cordless phones. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Preps Centrino Wi-Fi Support For Linux
Intel is to develop Linux drivers for its Centrino platform, providing the open source OS with access to the notebook system’s wireless networking technology. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Round-up: 802.11g-based USB 2.0 Adapters
It took a while, but 802.11g-based USB adapters are now available from most vendors. In this mini-roundup, we’ll look at USB 2.0 offerings from four major vendors–Buffalo Technology, D-Link, IOGear, Linksys, and Netgear. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Super G Doubles 802.11g Performance
Once upon a time, we were awed by the 11-Mbps top throughput of 802.11b wireless networking and were glad to have it. Then last year, the much faster 802.11g appeared, with its 54-Mbps data rate threshold and 802.11b compatibility. But if that still isn’t enough to keep your business or home network humming, consider the… Continue Reading
Intel Updates Centrino With New Wi-Fi Part
Chipmaker Intel is making new Wi-Fi parts available in its Centrino bundle of chips so that PC makers can use the latest Wi-Fi standard in their notebooks. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
SMC Launches New 802.11a/b/g Router
SMC Networks Inc. launched a new wireless router Wednesday, aimed at users who want to share multimedia files on different computers over a home network. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Dell Preparing Axim X3 With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved for sale in the U.S. an Axim X3 personal digital assistant (PDA) from Dell Inc. with both a Bluetooth and an 802.11b chip, according to documents posted on the FCC Web site. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
A Quarter Of Products Fail Wi-Fi Tests
More than a quarter of Wi-Fi products fail compatibility tests the first time, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the body that promotes Wi-Fi use. Most users find that Wi-Fi devices work the first time with any hotspot, however, because the problems are always fixed before the product earns the Wi-Fi badge — the 1000th of… Continue Reading
NetGear Plugs Wi-Fi Into Hi-Fis
NetGear unveiled a Wi-Fi device on Tuesday that is designed to retrofit stereos so they can connect to wireless networks. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Where Are The Standards?
Interoperability problems are only going to get worse as more companies implement non-standard extensions to Wi-Fi devices. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading