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Juniper enters BYOD management fray with new Gateway products

Juniper has unveiled new and enhanced products designed to secure mobile device access to enterprise networks.
Security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching top enterprise networking priorities

The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment firm UBS.
Netgear to ship "world's fastest WiFi" using new 802.11ac standard

Gigabit-speed wireless LAN equipment that uses the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard is about to hit the market, with Netgear saying on Thursday that it will start shipping a consumer 802.11ac router in May for a starting list price of £124 (US$199.99).
Enterasys to demo BYOD mobile device management software at Interop

Enterasys plans to display at Interop next month an appliance for mobile device management (MDM), spurred by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon at the workplace.
73% of British households have Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi based home networks were installed in 73% of British households by the end of 2011, and 439 million - or 25% - of homes worldwide, according to market research company Strategy Analytics.
Apple Bonjour protocol tamed by Aruba AirGroup enterprise Wi-Fi tool

Aruba Networks claims with its new AirGroup feature it has found a way for iPads and iPhones to discover and use projectors, Apple TVs, printers and the like without flooding the enterprise Wi-Fi network with multicast discovery messages.
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 to challenge Cisco and HP

Alcatel-Lucent are set tp unveil a new Ethernet switch - the OmniSwitch 6450 - for enterprise campus networks that is designed to extend voice, data and video convergence to the wiring closet and access tier.
Wi-Fi specialist Ruckus expands into hybrid mobile networks

With Wi-Fi poised to become a much bigger part of mobile networks, the leaders in wireless LAN and cellular technology are converging on the same space from opposite directions.
Broadcom to unveil four faster Wi-Fi chips for CES

The International Consumer Electronics Show next week may be a major launchpad for a new, faster generation of Wi-Fi that goes about three times faster than current gear, with at least one major silicon vendor announcing and demonstrating a set of chips for the IEEE 802.11ac standard.
Motorola Solutions debuts lightweight handheld computer

Motorola Solutions today announced the MC2100, a lightweight, rugged handheld computer designed in the shape of a slender TV remote control device.

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Bring your own device - Effective policies and practice in a BYOD environment

Bring your own device (BYOD) is now ubiquitous among enterprises. For IT leaders this has meant developing and maintaining effective policies and practices to keep the organisation secure and efficient, while managing a proliferation of devices.
Five focus areas to keep Avaya in the race

New Avaya data networking chief Marc Randall has five focus areas in his sights to help the company sell its Ethernet switches, gain market share... and perhaps stave off irrelevancy.
The good, bad and ugly of 802.11ac

Imagine a world where family members can stream their favorite HD content to different rooms, all while your teenage son uploads his latest HD video "project" to YouTube. Well, with new wireless LAN technology based on 802.11ac quickly approaching - possibly in one or two years - this digital home network paradise could become a reality.
Gigabit wireless gets closer as 802.11ac standard approved

One gigabit wireless LAN products should enter the retail channel for the 2012 holiday season thanks to the fact that the 802.11 working group concluded balloting on the proposed 802.11ac standard last summer, meaning enterprise-focused products should follow in 2013.
Six new and rising hacker threats

Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector.
A simple guide to gigabit wireless technology

Today's existing state-of-the art wireless LAN can achieve 300Mbps using 802.11n with two spatial streams. Future developments will deliver three- and four-stream speeds of up to 600Mbps. But the 802.11 working group has set its sights on a more ambitious milestone: 1 Gbps throughput.
The future of wireless networking architecture

With ever more devices needing greater throughput for video and voice content, today's wireless hub-and-spoke network architecture is showing its age. What's needed is a wireless LAN (WLAN) solution capable of greater intelligence at the network's edge to optimise traffic flow without compromising security or quality of service and driving up cost.
Top 10 Cisco rivals

Competition is only getting tougher for Cisco as it continues to expand in 30 or so new markets while attempting to maintain growth in its core routing and switching businesses.
A simple guide to 802.1x networking security

Understanding what the IEEE 802.1x standard is and why you should care means understanding three separate concepts: PPP, EAP and 802.1x itself.
A guide to ARP spoofing and WPA2

AirTight Networks says it's found a weak point in Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the mainstay of enterprise Wi-Fi security. But has it? Security expert Matthew Gast says the attack seems to be a familiar ARP spoofing exploit that works as well on wired as wireless LANS. If so, it can easily be contained.

How-tos

How to protect your network with an open source firewall

Predict Wi-Fi performance and plan your wireless LAN

Case Study: How Wi-Fi eased the classroom crunch

Case Study: Barts Hospital adopts co-operative Wi-Fi

Case Study: Microsoft: the world's largest WLAN

Case Study: University gives top marks to virtual cell Wi-Fi

Case Study: Getting to grips with UK's biggest WLAN

Case Study: Canadian University goes to Cisco for 802.11n

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Featured White Papers

Building secure wireless LAN

This whitepaper will help the wireless network administrator or security manager to understand the security capabilities in a modern Wi-Fi solution, where they should be used and how the WLAN integrates with other security devices in the network. Finally this document will describe how Aerohive provides a comprehensive and market leading Wi-Fi security solution for the enterprise.
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The network impact of 802.11n

802.11n enables significant productivity benefits for mobile computing, while opening up new wireless applications.
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Wireless LAN virtualisation

The incremental cost of adding a wireless LAN has come down dramatically. Nearly every laptop sold to businesses today comes with a Wi-Fi radio. Unplugging users from their desks and adding enough access points to cover a campus is often an easier and more affordable path than suffering through another wired Ethernet forklift upgrade.
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The Age of Wireless LANs

Because they free users from the need to be cabled to a physical network, wireless LANs are being used as an access vehicle to help businesses better collaborate.
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Wireless LAN Security Best Practices and PCI Compliance

Wireless LANs are a core component of most corporate network infrastructure. With a naturally mobile workforce, industries including retail, hospitality, gaming and restaurants were among the first to realize that a real-time network connection for roaming employees could bring greater efficiency.
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