IBM Corp will next week renew its pursuit of the enterprise road warrior with a new “ultraportable” Thinkpad that boasts the first twin-battery offering in its class, and integrated WiFi and Bluetooth wireless comms features. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
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Network Monitor Adds Support For 802.11b Wireless
Network monitoring and analysis vendor Network Instruments LLC on Tuesday said it’s adding the 802.11b wireless LAN standard to the list of protocols it analyzes. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi “Lite” From Microsoft
Microsoft is expected to present its take next week on “soft Wi-Fi,” a new idea in wireless networking for homes and offices. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
HP To Unveil Wireless-enabled Jornada Next Week
Hewlett-Packard is set to unveil a wireless-enabled addition to its Jornada range of PDAs (personal digital assistants) at the GSM World Congress in Cannes Feb. 19. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
GSM-WLAN Roaming Enabled
A system will be unveiled next week that enables seamless roaming between 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs) and GSM wireless networks, according to the three companies that developed it. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
It Knows You’re Out There
Newbury Networks, Inc, a developer of location-based network products, today announced the availability of LocaleManager and LocaleServer. The company described these as solutions for managing and deploying location-enabled networks and applications on WLANs supporting the 802.11 standard. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Data Market Set To Hot Up
Leading handheld computer manufacturer Palm has launched a new “always on” device which it hopes will strengthen its hand in a battle with rivals Microsoft, Compaq and Handspring for the wireless data market. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Apple Co-founder To Tackle Wireless Market
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and organizer of the first US festival has announced today the founding of a new company called the Wheel of Zeus, or wOz. Wozniak said wOz had secured $6 million for his startup.… Continue Reading
HP’s 802.11b Products Ship
Hewlett-Packard Company announced several new mobile and wireless products today, including the new HP Pavilion zt1000 notebook PC series with optional embedded 802.11b or Bluetooth wireless capabilities. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading