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iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says

Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.
Avaya joins crowded BYOD, MDM field with Identity Engines 8.0

This whole bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and MDM field is red hot. In the past two weeks, including this week at Interop, Cisco, HP, Juniper, Enterasys and now Avaya have launched products and professional services targeted at workplaces grappling with the growing BYOD phenomenon.
US research lab open sources host-based cyber sensor project

An American Department of Energy lab is taking research done to develop a host-based security sensor and open sourcing the software to encourage community feedback and participation.
Lightweight Gigabit Ethernet cables offered for car networking

Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight.
Akamai takes aim at mobile content for data centre acceleration

Akamai Technologies is extending the reach of its data acceleration services to better address mobile Internet use and the delivery of content from within an enterprise data center to employees or partners in the field.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds blasts OpenSUSE security developers

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has posted a vitriolic rant on Google+ hammering the developers of OpenSUSE for "mentally diseased" security measures.
Nokia Siemens hopes data use growth can aid recovery

Nokia Siemens Networks CEO Rajeev Suri believes that by 2020 the average wireless network user will generate 1GB of data traffic on wireless networks every day, and this will require networks 10 times as fast.
Aruba launches corporate mobile device management tools

New software from Aruba Networks lets IT groups secure and manage the influx of employee-owned devices to the corporate network.
Softbank to launch 76Mbps mobile data service in Japan

Softbank, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier, announced yesterday it will launch a new high-speed service this week, with a portable Wi-Fi router that will support download speeds of up to 76Mbps.
NewNet pushing WiMax, using Motorola's former WiMax division

Motorola's former WiMax business unit set up shop under new owner NewNet Communications Technologies on Tuesday, diving into the next chapter of a technology that has been largely crowded out by LTE.

Latest Features

Wi-Fi-Blocking wallpaper keeps your signal in and intruders out

French scientists have created a type of wallpaper that can block Wi-Fi signal, meaning you can boost your network security and redecorate all in one go.
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.
The iPad 2012: Your ultimate remote desktop?

Businesses love Apple?s iPad. They use the tablets in myriad ways, from airline pilot flight manuals to hospital charts to point-of-sale terminals. The updated specs of the iPad 3, announced today, should make the tablet even better at something it already does well: enabling remote desktop access.
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.
Top Windows 8 features IT admins should be aware of

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows roll-out. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.
Juniper Networks' financial challenges continue

Juniper Networks' challenges are due to timing with new product rollouts and shifts in investments from customers and channel partners.
Are we running out of wireless bandwidth?

Wireless bandwidth is like land in Manhattan; it's extremely valuable, because they're not making more of it.
Do you know your cyberthreat terms?

The watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office this week issued a report that takes a look at what information, or guidance as they call it, is available to help government agencies and public sector companies bulk up their cybersecurity efforts.
Spectrum clash builds around bionic implants

The battle over scarce radio spectrum that has embroiled the mobile broadband world even extends to a little-known type of wireless network that promises to reconnect the human nervous system with paralyzed limbs.
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.

How-tos

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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 foundation for wireless without compromise

In this white paper, we have discussed the three phases of WLAN architecture evolution i.e. WLAN for convenience (limited adoption), WLAN as the network of choice (instead of wires) and WLAN for business critical applications. We have also compared legacy microcell architectures to Meru?s Air Traffic Control? architecture and provided guidance on selection of the right architecture.
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The evolution of wireless infrastructure

The introduction of 802.11 means that wireless networks can now exceed the throughput of switched Ethernet. This has led many organisations to consider making wireless the preferred network access method, relied on for constant connectivity rather than just occasional portability.
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When corporate network safety starts at employees' homes

A step-by-step guide to protecting your network against home wireless hackers and educating employees on the safe use of wireless home networks.
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Securing the Wired and Wireless Network

Identifying business requirements for network security and acting on them.
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