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iPass launches Wi-Fi and 3G service for travelers

iPass launches Wi-Fi and 3G service for travelersGood in theoryHere's a few things that would take it to the next level IMNSHO:1. Express Card option2. OS X version of the software3. They need to true up and not use the term 'unlimited' (though that can be said about virutally all...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Cellular phones, iPass Inc., 3G, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

iPass launches Wi-Fi and 3G service for travelers

If you're operating without the benefit of an expense account, staying connected while traveling can be an annoyingly pricey proposition. A new service from iPass enables you to connect via Wi-Fi, 3G cellular data, and (no!) dial-up if necessary, all at pretty reasonable prices. iPassConnect gives you...

Tags: iPass Inc., Wi-Fi, 3G, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-04-03

iPass builds roaming alliances in Europe

iPass builds roaming alliances in EuropeWow..Looking at the title, I thought it had something to do with Apple. -DB in 2004

Tags: Strategy, iPass Inc., alliance

Discussion threads 2003-12-03

Additional Resources

News to know: Seesmic and Twhirl; Vista patches en route; XP; Classmate 2

Notable headlines: Ryan Stewart: AIR Twitter client Twhirl gets bought by Seesmic Dennis Howlett: Seesmic, Twhirl, Newsgang: whereto for RSS? Techmeme EIC podcast: SAP, Intel, Dell, XP and Google Larry Dignan: Microsoft readies Vista, Windows Server 2008 critical patches ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., TechMeme, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Corporate Communications, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-04-04

WiFi hotspot usage up 89% in the second half of 2007

Hotspot usage by business users increased 89% in the second half of 2007 over H2 2006. Europe expanded its worldwide share of hotspot use to 40%, up from 31%, as America’s representation dropped from 59% to 51%. Latin America was the latest region to demonstrate exceptional growth in Wi-Fi, with...

Tags: AM

Blog posts 2008-03-13

Student information systems meet Web 2.0

Although I have had few kind words for web-based student information systems in the past, recent previews of latest generation Web 2.0-style SIS apps have certainly given me reason to reconsider. I currently administer an implementation of Chancery SMS that was dumped in my lap a few years ago....

Tags: Education Technology, Information Systems, K-12, Student information services

Blog posts 2007-02-19

Cry the beloved country!

I’m writing this as I leave South Africa – sitting in an airport lounge on WiFi (iPass via South Africa’s Internet Solutions) at the end of my fifth trip here over a span of six years. I’m a member of the President’s International Advisory Council PIAC on the Information...

Tags: I&rsquo, m, President&rsquo, s International Advisory Council

Blog posts 2006-09-07

My EVDO will beat your WiFi any day (well just about)

My EVDO will beat your WiFi any day well just aboutIf I could only have one you're right, but I want bothIf I could only have one way to access the Internet, you're right. But if I were a routine road warrior, I'd get both iPASS Wi-Fi (enterprise version...

Tags: Cellular phones, EVDO, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc., Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

Mobile management: the devil is in iAnyWhere's details

If there's a market for the last mile of software -- software that moves actionable data (be it customer information or device management/reconfiguration instructions) closer to the front lines of business where the actual transactions and customer interactions are taking place (whether we're talking about a mobile workforce, a distributed...

Tags: mobile marketing, iAnywhere Solutions Inc., XcelleNet, mobile

Blog posts 2005-06-24

Got VPN? You'll still want new 802.1x hotspot

Recently, T-Mobile announced that they are the firstU.S. Wireless carrier to implement 802.1x (IEEE port-based authenticationalso known asDot1x). This is a huge improvement in the security and robustness of wireless LAN hotspots, and all other hotspot vendors should followsuit. Here are some of the benefits of an 802.1x enabled hotspot...

Tags: HotSpot

Blog posts 2005-01-20

Sprint in Wi-Fi roaming pact with SBC

Could it be a trend, or just a one-off deal? In what may be one of the first such agreements between two 800-pound telecom gorillas, Sprint and SBC have apparently signed a deal that will allow each other's Wi-Fi customers to roam between the public hotspots that the two operate.  Although details...

Tags: hot spot, Sprint Communications, Wi-Fi

Blog posts 2004-08-27

What exactly is this new DNS "hack" you keep hearing about?

For the last few months, I've been hearing about Avaya security researcher Dan Kaminsky and a new DNS exploit DomainCasting that he's been discussing. DomainCasting can be used by a hacker to anonymously tunnel sensitive data through firewalls.  It escapes detection because, like Web traffic, DNS traffic is normally permitted to cross most networks.  Between discussions of it at last week's...

Tags: DNS, DomainCasting

Blog posts 2004-08-05

Cometa Networks to halt operations

Cometa Networks to halt operationsPerhaps a Pure Virtual Company could workInstead of Cometa why not make a pure virtual company aiming at the same market?I think Cometa was behind that BSA bull about terrorists using open WiFi connections. But why not harness those people with their WiFi connections instead?...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, HotSpot, Cometa Networks

Discussion threads 2004-05-19