Stories by John Cox

Cisco re-targets wireless for municipal enterprise networks

Cisco has bundled together its wireless product offerings with new software partners in a bid to refocus its strategy for municipal wireless networks.

Alien products target closed-loop RFID networks

RFID supplier Alien Technology has introduced tags, a tag reader and a portal reader, all aimed at a new market: the growing demand for wireless asset management and inventory tracking inside a single enterprise.

Does 802.11n spell the 'end of Ethernet'?

Is the advent of the 802.11n wireless standard the "end of Ethernet" -- at least in terms of client access to the LAN?"

802.11n starts its wireless stress test at university

There are two things different about Morrisville State College this week. One is the campus-wide wireless LAN, with about 700 access points, including 10 brand new draft IEEE 802.11n access points from Meru Networks.

Nine wireless network companies to watch

New or emerging wireless and mobile companies continue to be a fountain of innovation, as our selection this year shows.

Foleo, Foleo, where are thou, Foleo?

In an embarrassing setback for Palm, the handheld pioneer has scrapped its Foleo project, a two-and-a-half-pound "smart phone companion".

Client software creates portable virtual desktop

RingCube Technologies has launched software that lets you package an entire corporate PC desktop as a single, self-contained, managed software image that can be downloaded over the Internet or run from a USB storage device.

Study: 802.11n WLANs intrigue yet confuse IT execs

A survey of 195 senior IT professionals found that nearly half, 44 percent, already have decided to implement high-throughput 802.11n wireless LANs. Even more remarkably, nearly one-third of respondents said 11n will replace wired LANs, at least for ...

Acquisitions show wireless LAN industry keeps innovating

A trio of recent wireless LAN vendor acquisitions is evidence that the industry is still in creative ferment.

Nortel plans wireless product line

Nortel plans to deliver its own set of 802.11n wireless LAN products later in 2008, as part of a strategy to package a range of data and voice products to create wholly wireless office environments.

Bonnaroo Festival: Music to a Techie's Ear

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival bills itself as the "most tech-savvy festival in the land."

INTEROP - Vendors spotlight 11n WLANs for the enterprise

Three wireless LAN vendors are unveiling at Interop Las Vegas this week enterprise access points that will offer 100Mbps to 200Mbps throughput, shared among the Wi-Fi clients that connect to it.

Can Bluetooth 2.0 make a winning access point?

The fact that the market for Bluetooth access points went nowhere five years ago hasn't stopped Germany's Anycom from recently introducing a new one with a power and range that far eclipses previous entrants.

Enterprise notebooks tout new wireless LAN features

Two notebook makers have unveiled lighter, faster PCs, including several with optional cellular interfaces and Intel's latest wireless LAN technology, aimed at the enterprise mobile market.

Cisco wireless network exec sort of speaks out

We reached out and touched Cisco's Brett Galloway on his cell phone this week while he was commuting to work. A founder of wireless LAN switch pioneer Airespace, he's now the vice president and general manager of Cisco's Wireless Networking Business ...