Stories by John Cox

NEC's virtual desktop boosts thin client graphics

<a href="http://www.necam.com" target="_blank">NEC America</a> has introduced a virtual-desktop computing package designed to support demanding PC-quality graphics on thin client desktops.

RIM explains BlackBerry crash; questions remain

The BlackBerry network failure in the US last week was caused by a small bit of new code and a still unexplained problem in the network's failover process.

Wi-Fi mesh software gets management boost

Tropos Networks has upgraded its Wi-Fi mesh operating system to ease management of large outdoor networks and support tens of thousands of concurrent users.

IEEE approves next draft of 802.11n

The IEEE 802.11n Working Group this week approved draft 2.0 of the standard, paving the way for 100+Mbps wireless LAN products as early as the middle of this year.

Vendors adding to wireless location-tracking products

A trio of vendors are adding or extending their wireless products for location services and tracking.

RSA - Attendees drop ball on Wi-Fi security

More than half of the wireless LAN devices being used at this week's RSA Conference on information security are themselves unsecured.

DEMO - Alcatel-Lucent to manage laptops

A project unveiled this week at DEMO 07 by Alcatel-Lucent will let enterprise network administrators reach out and touch corporate laptops anytime, anywhere.

Adesso's Tubes simplifies peer-to-peer file sharing

Adesso Systems this week released a free client application that lets users quickly and easily share and update the information they use every day, such as documents, PDF files, spreadsheets, photos and video clips.

Aruba tweaks WLAN gear for retail security standards

Wireless LAN vendor Aruba Networks this week said it will release a new version of its operating software geared for retail customers grappling with recently mandated security standards.

New research reveals more details of ancient calculator

Advanced imaging software and 3-D X-ray tomography have finally let scientists create the most detailed reconstruction yet of a 2,100-year-old astronomical calculator.

Details of a 2,000-year-old Moon "computer" unveiled

Details of the newest research on the ancient astronomical calculator called the Antikythera Mechanism have been published online by Nature magazine in advance of Thursday's international conference in Athens.

Ruckus readies draft 802.11n streaming video demo

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January promises to showcase wireless LAN products implementing the draft version of the 802.11n standard.