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Cisco, Wi-Fi Alliance, and telecoms look to secure, simplify Wi-Fi hotspots

March 22, 2011 7:52am PDT

A new program called Wi-Fi CERTIFIED is aimed at simplifying global roaming across hotspots for mobile devices.

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True Easy WiFi 1.01 (iOS)

May 18, 2009 12:00am PDT

True Easy WiFi application is a simple and fast way to login to the True WiFi network.Just enter your username and password and True Easy WiFi automates the login process. This only needs to be...

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Wi-Fi Alliance is needed now more than ever

January 10, 2008 9:27am PST

New Wi-Fi technology is in huge demand right now, with products being developed almost continuously. There is absolutely no reason to believe that this pace will slow down in the foreseeable...

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Wi-Fi thief's tale reminds IT to enforce home office security

June 20, 2008 12:09pm PDT

Network security is only as good as its weakest link--often users' home Wi-Fi networks. IT managers must examine their exposure to unsecured Wi-Fi networks and take steps to mitigate any risks,...

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10 Wi-Fi security tips for road warriors

April 9, 2008 9:23am PDT

Road warriors have to be creative. Besides their normal work, they are asked to maintain an almost continuous electronic presence while away from their office or home -- and that can mean dealing...

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Photos: Solar powered streetlights, Wi-Fi routers

August 27, 2007 3:34am PDT

Solis Energy uses solar power to fuel wireless routers and streetlights.

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Top IT news for April 21: XP SP3, Internet to hit capacity in 2010, Muni Wi-Fi is over

April 21, 2008 3:19am PDT

Top IT news for April 21, 2008, features stories about: Microsoft Surface, Windows XP Service Pack 3, the Internet hitting capacity in 2010, the state of Muni Wi-Fi, the baddest botnet yet, and...

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Top 10 IT headlines for May 20: Developers slow to build on Vista, hosted Exchange ramps up, more muni Wi-Fi closures

May 20, 2008 5:10am PDT

Top IT headlines for Tuesday, May 20, 2008: Developers are dragging their feet in building software for Windows Vista, more municipal Wi-Fi networks are folding, Microsoft predicts that it will...

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Why VPN can't replace Wi-Fi security

May 12, 2007 7:14pm PDT

This entry is also available as a PDF download. Every time the subject of wireless LAN security comes up, people ask me about VPN as a solution for securing Wi-Fi. (Wi-Fi is the common marketing...

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Earthlink's municipal Wi-Fi plans may be sinking

August 31, 2007 6:11am PDT

Earthlink has been forced to scale back its plans for municipal Wi-Fi in at least two cities, San Francisco and Houston. After forging a deal with Philadelphia in which the city became...

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Wi-Fi network eases rescue operations in Minneapolis bridge collapse

August 5, 2007 9:47am PDT

USI Wireless a subsidiary of US Internet Corp, and the company deploying a metro-wide Wi-Fi network in the Twin Cities area, played a significant role in the response to the Minneapolis bridge...

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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wi-fi radiation scare

May 29, 2007 3:14am PDT

Some people are still trying to prove negatives...

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(Wi-Fi) cookies are bad for you: Security of public Wi-Fi fails

August 2, 2007 11:08pm PDT

Almost all Web-based e-mail and other collaborative services just aren't safe to use over public Wi-Fi any more, due to a breach described today by a security firm CEO at the Black Hat security...

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Big brother approach also helps Wi-Fi security

December 4, 2007 6:49am PST

In my last post, Knowing location increases 802.11 network security, I explored several innovations that are leveling the playing field-security-wise-between wired and wireless network...

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Video: Give your old Wi-Fi router new life with open source firmware

February 18, 2009 11:55am PST

In this Insider Secrets video from CNET.com, Tom Merritt shows you how to give an old Linksys Wi-Fi router new life by replacing it's factory firmware with an open source version--like Tomato...

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Wi-Fi security for road warriors: AirDefense style

May 22, 2008 6:05pm PDT

Being able to detect erroneous configurations, malicious threats, and effectively stopping them gives a certain peace of mind that road warriors will appreciate.

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Understand the role of Wi-Fi in unified communications

March 7, 2008 9:34am PST

As communication methods converge, Wi-Fi makes it easier for you to access e-mail, instant messages, faxes, voice mail, and VoIP calls from a common interface -- no matter where you might be....

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At least two metro Wi-Fi build-outs appear to have gotten it right

December 31, 2007 3:01pm PST

Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minnesota are two metropolitan areas on a very short list of successful city-wide Wi-Fi business endeavors. Which is refreshing, compared to all of the metro...

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Nuts about Nets: Wi-Fi diagnostic tools with a difference

March 16, 2010 6:00am PDT

Michael Kassner found that not keeping current with available Wi-Fi test and discovery software was a mistake that cost him a lot of extra work. Find out why he now loves Nuts about Nets.

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Wi-Fi security for the road warrior; revisited

April 28, 2008 1:47pm PDT

Wi-Fi security for the road warrior; revisited is a response to a TR member pointing out the need to clear up certain ambiguities surrounding perceived versus real security when using public Wi-Fi...

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