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High-end Wi-Fi phones keep coming
The Wi-Fi Alliance has yet to set a firm date for "Voice-Enterprise" interoperability testing and certification. But enterprises seem to be getting a fair number of business-grade Wi-Fi handset choices anyway. Read More


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iPhones, iPads secure enough, but what about Android devices?
Apple has done enough security-wise with its iPhone and iPad to make many CSOs comfortable with the mobile devices connecting to corporate networks, but Google's Android still has a ways to go. Read More

Network World's Products of the Week slideshow
Our round-up of intriguing new products from Microsoft, Brocade, F-Secure, among others. Read More

Remote access to enterprise networks via iPhone, iPod Touch
iPhone and iPod Touch users can now remotely access their enterprise networks by using a new app available on the Apple App Store, according to networking solutions firm Juniper Networks. Read More


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Getting the Right Foundation: Unified Communications
Gartner has identified 16 features that comprise a complete UC system. Learn what they are and how you can build an infrastructure that integrates the best applications into a seamless UC environment and eliminates islands of communication. Read More!

Google Voice apps suggest App Store changes working
In the immediate aftermath of Apple's recent changes to its App Store policies, the prevailing attitude was one of "wait and see." To many critics, the changes sounded positive enough, but Apple's often cavalier attitude had made them cautious. Less than two weeks after the change, though, there are already signs that Apple has turned over a new leaf—previously persona non grata in the App Store, Google Voice may turn out to be the prodigal son. Read More

Intermec launches smartphone-sized rugged mobile handheld computer
Intermec launched a small rugged mobile computer whose size is comparable to a typical smartphone. Read More

New Verizon COO oversaw three years of surging wireless growth
Newly promoted Verizon COO Lowell McAdam had a short but productive tenure as head of Verizon's wireless business, which has added 25.5 million subscribers since 2007. Read More


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This webcast demonstrates how field-proven Avocent MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer software is already providing substantial ROI for data centers up to 500 racks. Its dynamic, graphic interface gives a deep view of your data center to help you more efficiently plan changes, lower operating costs, and deliver on-target capacity planning. Watch Now.

How to make your website mobile today
You've long held off, but it's now time -- even past time: You need to make your website mobile. Between what you see in the news and what your site logs reveal, it's clear that the number of people surfing the Web from their mobile devices is growing by the day. Read More

Analysts dispute talk of iPad's impact on PC sales
The death of the PC industry at the hands of Apple's iPad has been greatly exaggerated, analysts said. Read More

Sprint says Galaxy Tab still under development
A Sprint Nextel spokesman said the Galaxy Tab with the Android Froyo operating system is still under development, and suggested that reported problems with running Android apps would be fixed before the device is released this fall. Read More

First Windows Phone 7 handsets: GSM only, with CDMA in first half of 2011
Microsoft today confirmed that the first crop of Windows Phone 7 handsets, due to be unveiled probably on October 11, will run only on GSM networks. In the U.S., that means AT&T and T-Mobile are the main candidates. CDMA phones, which could run on Verizon Wireless, will become available during the first half of 2011. [Scroll down for the reader poll: "What's your current 'crave level' for a Windows... Read More

Sprint 4G Service Shows Up In San Francisco
Phone geeks in San Francisco should be happy today. Read More



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