Ed Sutherland

Senforce Technologies has released its Senforce Portable Firewall Plus (SPF+) for mobile devices. The software takes control of laptop computers at the network level, enabling users to shut off wireless connectivity, control access to hotspots and ensure computers are equipped with the latest virus protection. SPF+ is based on the same key technologies found in […]

A new chip promises to lessen the burden of providing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption on self-configuring mesh networks, while at the same time clearing the way for possibilities of growth and new services. Taiwanese chipmaker VIA Thursday announced that LocustWorld will be the first to support the hardware-based VIA PadLock ACE (Advanced Cryptography Engine) […]

Despite the best efforts of the Wi-Fi industry to assure companies wireless networking is safe in the workplace, a new survey of executives finds security remains the leading barrier to WLAN adoption. Although 84 percent of companies have not had their WLAN breached, “security is the top barrier, cited by nearly half of all companies” […]

Chipmaker Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the integration of voice over WLAN with a popular processing architecture it uses in many cellular phones. The TNETV1600 platform “provides the cost savings, flexibility and power management to allow developers to manufacture a WLAN IP phone with talk and standby time comparable to cell phones,” according to the […]

Cell phones bundled with the ability to connect to Wi-Fi networks is only a matter of time, according to research released today. While cost, design and power consumption still stand in the way, “when they are overcome, both mobile operators and consumers will reap the rewards,” according to ABI Research. While today only a handful […]

Just weeks after the Indian government gave the go-ahead to Wi-Fi, 802.11 chipsets from Atheros Communications are powering a high-speed outdoor wireless broadband suite in the country. “We’re proud that our technology is helping to power a system that brings wireless connectivity to remote communities in India and elsewhere,” said Colin Macnab, vice president of […]

Intel hopes a new deal struck with a Canadian maker of EDGE-based PC cards for notebook computers will streamline roaming between Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular networks. Starting in early 2005, cell phone customers there “will be able to access and manage their wireless connections, whether Wi-Fi or cellular-based, through a single software interface and a […]

ViewSonic of La Jolla, Calif, — best known for its displays and tablet PCs — is getting into the home networking market. Noting that the market segment could be worth $8.5 billion by 2008, the company today announced three wireless home networking devices, along with its hire of a General Manager of Wireless Technology. “ViewSonic’s […]

Jacksonville, Fla.-based ParkerVision is offering customers a money back guarantee on a its line of wireless products which promises to extend Wi-Fi’s range while eliminating interference. ParkerVision will begin selling four-port wireless routers, notebook Wi-Fi access cards and USB adapters under the SignalMAX brand name. Computer retailer CompUSA will begin stocking SignalMAX devices on its […]

Las Vegas public safety workers are piloting a six-month trial of mesh networking. Located along a two and a half square mile portion of downtown Las Vegas, the wireless network from MeshNetworks and Cheetah Wireless could expand throughout the city and become a model for the entire state. The Las Vegas Traffic Engineering Department, along […]

A plan by NYC to rent the tops of city lampposts could boost the usage of Wi-Fi phones where home phones are scarce. In an effort to entice cellular providers into under-served neighborhoods, Gotham officials are offering companies a discount on payments to the city if cell providers market cheap Wi-Fi phones in some areas. […]

While announcing a program to boost the use of radio frequency tags in the enterprise, information management company Sybase has announced a partnership with Wi-Fi location vendor AeroScout. At its Techwave User Conference in Orlando, Fla., Sybase launched an RFID Early Adopter Program designed to boost the use of radio frequency tags in combination with […]