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Review: Nuance Dragon Notes

June 19, 2013 11:27am PDT

Dragon Notes has potential, but with free editions of the same app available, it might be better to stick with the mobile version.

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Cheat sheet: What you need to know about 802.11ac

June 18, 2013 11:55am PDT

The newest wireless networking protocol is 802.11ac, due to be ratified sometime in 2013. Michael Kassner does the research and tells you what you need to know.

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What SDN means to the network administrator

June 17, 2013 5:45am PDT

Software-defined networking is new enough that pinning down its practical use is still difficult to get our heads around. Here is some perspective on SDN from the net admin's point of view.

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Case Study: Box and Equinix build a private global network for Box Accelerator

June 12, 2013 5:30am PDT

Box, the SaaS storage provider, partnered with Equinix to build a private backbone to support Box's growth in major markets around the world.

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Fixing a PCI DSS scan failure on the SonicWALL IPSec VPN, part one

June 12, 2013 4:39am PDT

An IPSec VPN using pre-shared secret for authentication will fail PCI DSS security scans. Here's how to switch to using certificates on the router and the VPN client to pass the scan.

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ReadItToMe reads your SMS, calls, and app notifications

June 11, 2013 5:11pm PDT

Jack Wallen takes a look at ReadItToMe, an Android application that tells you who is calling and reads your text messages to you when you need hands-free mobile computing.

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BGP and Internet security: Is it better to be lucky or good?

June 10, 2013 9:11am PDT

Does "it's not a problem until it actually happens" apply to Internet security? Michael P. Kassner interviews a networking expert who's wondering about the same thing.

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Key features of Next Generation Networks

June 10, 2013 5:30am PDT

Next Generation Networks have been a talking point for the last few years. Scott Reeves describes some of the features and talks about some of the advantages of NGNs.

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Whitepapers

Analysis of ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4 Standard) for Star Topology With AODV Protocol

June 9, 2013 12:00am PDT

ZigBee is a new wireless technology based on the 802.15.4 standard which is extensively used in wireless communication. This is designed for applications like wireless monitoring and control of...

Provided by: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

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A New Efficient Routing Protocol for MANET

June 8, 2013 12:00am PDT

An ad-hoc Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a type of network in which no infrastructure connectivity is their various types of hosts are found; such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants),...

Provided by: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

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WSN Integrated Cloud Computing for N-Care System (NCS) Using Middleware Services

June 8, 2013 12:00am PDT

The number of wireless devices with powerful sensing capabilities is constantly growing. A mobile phone is an example of a device that is packed with several powerful sensors. Cloud computing is...

Provided by: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)

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Two Phase Dynamic Channel Assignment Protocol on Multi-Channel Multi-Interface Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

June 7, 2013 12:00am PDT

Using multiple channels over single channel the performance can be significantly increased since the use of multiple channels can reduce interference influence. Channel assignment is one of the...

Provided by: IRD India

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Towards a Simple Relationship to Estimate the Capacity of Static and Mobile Wireless Networks

June 6, 2013 12:00am PDT

Extensive research has been done on studying the capacity of wireless multi-hop networks. These efforts have led to many sophisticated and customized analytical studies on the capacity of...

Provided by: Cornell University

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Diversity Polynomials for the Analysis of Temporal Correlations in Wireless Networks

June 6, 2013 12:00am PDT

The interference in wireless networks is temporally correlated, since the node or user locations are correlated over time and the interfering transmitters are a subset of these nodes. For a...

Provided by: University of Northern Iowa

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How Mobility Is Changing the Enterprise - Report by Harvard Business Review

June 6, 2013 12:00am PDT

Forward-thinking enterprises use mobile technology across their organizations to give employees, suppliers, and customers access to appropriate data when and where they need it. This new...

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Q&A

Wireless Network

June 5, 2013 3:31pm PDT

Wireless Network I would like a setup wireless network in my office. Around 10-12 AP to be used in the network. What is the best way to implement it. I need to manage the encryption procedure...

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Five web-based network troubleshooting tools

June 5, 2013 8:16am PDT

Web-based networking toolkits often offer numerous ways to test routes, domains, and other issues that will directly affect your network.

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Make network problem solving easier with these five apps

June 5, 2013 8:01am PDT

Web-based networking toolkits often offer numerous ways to test routes, domains, and other issues that will directly affect your network.

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IPv6 in action: How Mythic Beasts does it

June 5, 2013 6:26am PDT

The transition to IPv6 is slow for most organizations but the hosting company Mythic Beasts has embraced the new IP protocol for its network. Take an inside look at how it works.

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EBooks

eGuide: M2M: Changing the way we live and do business

June 5, 2013 12:00am PDT

Machine-to-machine communication (M2M) is all about protecting people, making services more responsive, business offerings more profitable, and ensuring that money, gasoline, and time can be...

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