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10 things you should know before you buy an 802.11n wireless device: The standard for 802.11n is still in the draft stage and is subject to significant changes before it becomes ratified. But that small fact has not stopped enterprising vendors from offering Pre-N and Draft_N wireless products. Before you get caught up in a rush of new product frenzy and plunk...; Tags: Wireless Device, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Download resources 2006-12-04
Build mobile applications for wireless devices with ASP.NET mobile controls: Developing mobile applications for wireless devices such as cell phones, pagers, pocket PCs, and other personal digital assistants PDAs like Palm and Blackberry devices can be a complex task because of differences in browser presentation models and gateways. The need to deal with radically different sets of capabilities forces developers...; Tags: Mobile, Wireless Device, Microsoft Press, Microsoft ASP.NET, Mobile Application, Programming, Mobile Control, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Marketing; Book chapters 2006-10-18
MacBook wireless hack dismissed (Updated 2x): Earlier today see below I posted a story about about two hackers from the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas and how they supposedly demonstrated how to exploit a vulnerability in Apple's wireless device driver to remotely access and control a MacBook over a network. The story...; Tags: Apple MacBook, wireless, wireless device; Blog posts 2006-08-03
Mobile Device Security IV: Today's Top Three Vulnerabilities: There has been a marked shift in the use of smartphones and wireless technology over the last few years: from personal information storage devices to true networked devices capable of connecting to the web, personal and corporate email, and corporate networks. With the increased ability to have a PC experience...; Tags: Mobile, Wireless Device, Vulnerability, Smart Phone, Jupitermedia Corp., Mobile Device, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Handhelds, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware; White papers 2006-06-05
Photo: Sun's SPOT kit: Sun Labs develops a SPOT kit, which includes three Java-programmable wireless devices.; Tags: Wi-Fi, SPOT, wireless device, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, photograph, wireless; Image galleries 2006-03-06

Photo: Sun Spot kit: Sun Labs develops a system that includes three Java-programmable wireless devices.; Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless device, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, photograph, wireless; Image galleries 2006-03-06
Photo: Sun Spot kit: Sun Labs develops a system that includes three Java-programmable wireless devices.; Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless device, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, photograph, wireless; Image galleries 2006-03-06
Susceptibility of wireless devices to Denial of Service Attacks: DoS is a real threat for wireless technologies and could become a show-stopper in some critical applications. In future standards more attention must be paid to DoS issues. Security should be firmly defined in standards and as little as possible should be left to the interpretation of the developer in...; Tags: Denial Of Service, DOS, Wireless Device, Countermeasure, Quality, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Business Operations; White papers 2006-01-06
10 things you should do to protect your network against wireless devices: Learn what you can do to protect your corporate network assets from both managed and unmanaged wireless devices. Plenty of information is available that explains how to create a secure wireless network. But what about securing your network FROM wireless devices? This list of pointers from Dr....; Tags: Network, Wireless Device, Perimeter, Wi-Fi, Wireless, WAP; Download resources 2005-11-19
FreeBSD 6.0 to target wireless devices: FreeBSD 6.0 to target wireless devicesWaste of time...Nobody uses this OS. FreeBSd is one of the most over-hyped operating systems ever. Loser search engines like Yahoo use it, need I say more? I remember when I started here 5 years ago. The old CIO had all of these BSD based...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, wireless, RPM, wireless device, FreeBSD, BSD, Linux; Discussion threads 2005-08-19
Pocket Gamelan: A Blueprint for Performance Using wireless devices: Mobile phone handsets have introduced new possibilities for musical interaction between multiple performers, as the authors have reported in previous papers. Wireless communication between handsets now extends these possibilities even further. This paper describes development and implementation of a new performance scenario that involves remote instrument control using a Bluetooth...; Tags: Performance, Wireless Device, Handset, Performance Management, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; White papers 2005-06-29
30 mln Americans to watch video on their wireless devices in 2009: From a technological point of view, a compelling video and audio experience over wireless networks and devices has arrived. IDC anticipates that by 2009, over 30 mln US wireless subscribers will be consuming commercial video/TV content and services over their wireless devices. Although there are substantial challenges facing the commercial...; Tags: video, wireless; Blog posts 2005-04-18
30 mln Americans to watch video on their wireless devices in 2009: From a technological point of view, a compelling video and audio experience over wireless networks and devices has arrived. IDC anticipates that by 2009, over 30 mln US wireless subscribers will be consuming commercial video/TV content and services over their wireless devices. Although there are substantial challenges facing the commercial...; Tags: video, wireless; Blog posts 2005-04-18
From hypothesis to action: It was a little over a year ago that I first heard this scenario described: a thief walks into a target organization, installs a wireless device, sets himself up next door and proceeds to have his way with the network. I proposed a twist on this scenario: use your favorite...; Tags: bank, wireless device, Look; Blog posts 2005-04-07
PACE Soft Silicon: Taking Camcorder Technology to New Levels in wireless devices: PACE Soft Silicon, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, develops highly optimized video software solutions for mobile phones and PDAs. Their flagship product, SoftCorder, is a new class of application that turns PDAs and Smartphones into camcorders and allows users to share video clips with other mobile devices and PC's via...; Tags: Silicon, Wireless Device, Camcorder, Intel Corp., Wireless, PDAs, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Processors, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Management, Semiconductors, Components; Case studies
Infrastructure for Distributed Applications in Ad Hoc Networks of Small Mobile wireless devices: Mobile wireless computing devices such as cellphones, pagers, personal digital assistants, pocket PCs, and tablet computers are all potential platforms for participating in small group, wireless, many-to-many distributed applications. The networking technology needed to support such applications is readily available. However, almost all existing middleware infrastructure for distributed applications was...; Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, Network, Wireless Device, Middleware, Distributed Computing, Anhinga Infrastructure, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Technology, Networking; White papers
Selecting and Managing wireless device Fleets: Wireless messaging puts the power of productivity in your users' hands. But managing a fleet of mobile devices creates a burden for IT. In this webcast, you will learn how to select the best wireless devices for your enterprise needs so users gain access to both messaging and their key...; Tags: Fleet, Good Technology Inc., Mobile, Wireless Device, Mobile Device, Wireless Messaging, Wi-Fi, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Marketing; Webcasts
Power Conscious Routing for wireless devices: Theory and Simulation: This paper discusses techniques to improve aggregate power efficiency of a wireless network using the key concepts of Delaunay triangulations and sparse covers. A measure of the power efficiency of such networks is the mean rate of a word of data successfully arriving at its destination per the power used...; Tags: Cover, Theory, Network, Wireless Device, University Of California, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; White papers
Leading Food Company Improves Employees' Mobile Access and Streamlines IT Tasks: Del Monte Foods is a nationwide producer of human food and pet products in the United States. Because of its multiple locations, number of frequent travelers, and the increasing preference of executives to communicate with wireless devices, the company wanted to make it easy for mobile users to connect to...; Tags: Food, Microsoft Access, Mobile, Information Technology, Wireless Device, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Del Monte Foods, Food & Beverage, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, E-mail Servers, Wireless, Manufacturing, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
How-To Strategies for Controlling and Securing wireless devices: Tune in and learn effective strategies for controlling and securing wireless devices accessing the enterprise network. This webcast exclusively on Cisco Mobility TV, to hear recommendations for overcoming security issues apparent with increased Wi-Fi connectivity, including the increasing demand on IT to support Personal Digital Assistants PDAs, smart phones, and...; Tags: Wireless Device, Cisco Systems Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless; Webcasts