Mobile Enterprise
Product reviews, deployment advice, troubleshooting tips, and the latest news for IT professionals supporting mobile users and wireless networks.
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Disconnected no more: Wi-Fi when you fly
Aircell, a provider of airborne communications, will be rolling out their new in-flight broadband offering on domestic flights in the next couple of months. Aircell will cover the U.S., delivering mobile broadband service on an exclusive 3-MHz air-to-ground (ATG) frequency to communicate to and from aircraft.
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CTIA Wireless 2008 goes almost green
At CTIA Wireless 2008, conference attendees were asked to join the green effort by placing old show badges, unwanted show materials, and even old cell phones in collection bins placed around the Las Vegas Convention Center. Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, admires CTIA's effort but thinks they missed at least one big green opportunity.
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Configure secure wireless networking on SonicWALL routers
SonicWALL routers provide excellent security by enabling secure communications with remote employees and wireless users. The device’s wireless configuration wizard simplifies the task of configuring secure wireless communications. Here's how you configure wireless security on a SonicWALL device.
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Your VoIP vision could win you a 56-inch Samsung HD DLP TV
Texas Instruments' new Vision for Voice contest asks individuals to submit a short video that describes a specific VoIP product, improvement to a current voice technology, or a new voice technology they would like to see within the next 20 years.
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Virtual worlds invade the average business meeting
During his VoiceCon Orlando 2008 keynote, Rhodin demonstrated a 3D virtual meeting room complete with conference phone, presentation screen, and faux leather chairs. Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, explains why he's skeptical 3D meetings will become the office standard anytime soon.
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WiMAX's slow rollout may be technical
There have been all sorts of possible explanations as to why WiMAX is not readily available. Some recent news may very well point to the real reason for the slow rollout. Quite simply, everyone is having problems trying to get "big enough pipes" to the cell towers.
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CTIA Wireless 2008: Less regulation, open networks, and a growing demand for data
Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, is in Las Vegas this week covering CTIA Wireless 2008, which runs April 1-3. During the Day 1 keynotes, speakers discussed the wireless industries top concerns and current trends.
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IBM predicts demise of traditional offices
During his VoiceCon Orlando 2008 keynote, Mike Rhodin, General Manager of IBM Lotus software, predicted five future trends that IBM believes "reshape the way businesses and workers communicate and collaborate." Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, offers his insights on which predictions are likely to come true and asks for your opinion.
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Managing mobile devices the Microsoft way
Microsoft’s solution for centralized management of Windows Mobile devices, to be available in the second half of 2008, is the System Center Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM) 2008. SCMDM was introduced by Steve Ballmer last October at CTIA in San Francisco. Here's a look at how it works.
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Viewing your documents on-the-move with RepliGo
Ever tried viewing a complex document on your handheld device, but ended up frustrated by the reflowed formatting needed to fit it into the smaller screen? If skewed document layout really gets on your nerves, perhaps Cerience Corporation's RepliGo might be just what the doctor ordered.
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Unified communications dominated VoiceCon Orlando 2008
Although VoiceCon Orlando 2008 offered tutorials, forums, and presentations on telecom topics ranging from IP telephony to next-gen contact centers, unified communications (UC) seemed to be the topic on everyone's mind. And, if you judged the conference's focus by its keynote presentations, UC won hands down.
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Enterprise 802.11n: The fog may be clearing
There appears to be some semblance of a master plan rising out of the 802.11n implementation fog. Enterprise equipment developers have done their research and are incorporating additional technologies into 802.11n equipment that should garner some impressive wireless network performance characteristics.
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DataViz and the future of Office on mobile devices
If you are a BlackBerry user, chances are that you are looking forward to the release of Documents To Go for the BlackBerry. Today, I summarize what is already known about the Office To Go software suite from various sources, as well as try to glean more clues before its impending release.
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Will the iPhone ever be a true unified communications device?
Many have hailed Apple's iPhone as having revolutionized the mobile phone industry, and it has certainly made an impression. But will it ever really catch on in the business world?
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Testing Cisco's enterprise-class 802.11n access point
I’m just excited to learn that someone has finally evaluated an enterprise-class 802.11n access point. Until now all of the evaluations I’ve seen dealt with consumer-grade equipment. That kind of testing is important, but I personally would rather see what the big players are coming up with because enterprise-class devices are usually more like the real deal.
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Configure secure wireless networking on SonicWALL routers
SonicWALL routers provide excellent security by enabling secure communications with remote employees and wireless users. The device’s wireless configuration wizard simplifies the task of configuring secure wireless communications. Here's how you configure wireless security on a SonicWALL device.
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Wi-Fi 101: Multipath environments and how they affect Wi-Fi propagation
Ever wonder why moving your computer or changing the direction of your Wi-Fi antenna can make such a difference in signal strength? In this Wi-Fi 101 lesson, I explain how RF signals-especially Wi-Fi ones-react to real world conditions.
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Testing Cisco's enterprise-class 802.11n access point
I’m just excited to learn that someone has finally evaluated an enterprise-class 802.11n access point. Until now all of the evaluations I’ve seen dealt with consumer-grade equipment. That kind of testing is important, but I personally would rather see what the big players are coming up with because enterprise-class devices are usually more like the real deal.