Source: Network News UK
There is no doubt that a carefully implemented roll-out of mobile access will free key employees from the chains of their desks, and allow them to do their jobs in a more flexible and effective manner using mobile and wireless devices such as laptops, PDAs and smartphones.
Source: IT Web
Wireless technology has advanced noticeably lately and organisations are beginning to realise the tremendous potential the technology holds. Users are becoming more mobile than ever before. With the increasing demand to work on the move, wireless technology has an important role to play in facilitating this required mobility.
Source: ZDNet UK
Wireless network hardware manufacturers are keen to embrace a new security standard, but 802.11i will take another year before it is signed off
Wi-Fi product makers are lining up to lend support to a new security standard, as they try to allay concerns about transmitting data over wireless networks.
Source: CNN.com
Sarah Wille didn't get sick when she dissected a fetal pig in science class, because she'd seen its innards before.
The 12-year-old had studied the diagrams ahead of time on the Internet over a wireless laptop computer.
Write down your most private information, and then throw that piece of paper out the window. After all, that's essentially what wireless data transfers are doing to you when they're not secured. Meanwhile, network architects are faced with the challenge of designing secure networks in light of these obvious problems. This article talks about the problems involved and provides tips, and best bets for 802.11x's elusive security.
Source: ZDNet
Trapeze Networks, whose wireless LAN products launch on Monday, joins a crowd of established network vendors and start-ups pitching for the business-grade Wi-Fi market.
Many companies have been reluctant to adopt wireless LANs thanks to security fears, and Trapeze aims to allay those concerns with secure roaming.
Source: MIS Magazine
You’ve heard horror tales about attacks on wireless networks, so how do you go about building a secure Wi-Fi infrastructure? Here’s a guide. The growing number of threats and exploits against a wireless network can be staggering. And with so many reports being churned out on the state of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network security—or the lack thereof—it is no easy task coming to grips with the problem.
Source: ZDNet UK
Silicon Valley start-up Cranite Systems has gained federal approval for its 'WirelessWall' software and signed up HP as a reseller
A start-up's wireless security product has won approval from a federal standards organisation, paving the way for resale by Hewlett-Packard to the US government.
