Category: Products

Officials at Computer Associates announced the availability of an application aimed at simplifying and strengthening Wi-Fi networks. Wireless Site Management 4.0 (WSM), first introduced in May, is designed to augment the company's Unicenter Network and Systems Management Network Performance Option -- a reporting and network health application -- and eTrust security management platform. Via [internetnews.com]...

Unlike AirMagnet's Enterprise 5.0 and other wireless IDSes (intrusion detection systems), which use location tracking simply to display possible locations of wireless devices on a floor-plan diagram, Newbury Networks' WiFi Watchdog 4.0 uses location tracking as a core component of MAC (media access control) authentication. Via [eweek.com]

On Tuesday, Airespace became the first wireless LAN (local area network) equipment maker to announce support for IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, on its products. Other Wi-Fi equipment makers, such as Aruba Wireless Networks, say they will be adding the feature sometime next year. Via [news.zdnet.com]

WLAN switch maker Airespace today extended its enterprise-oriented product line downmarket with a new wireless network controller pitched at small to medium-sized businesses. Via [theregister.co.uk]

The GC89 PC Card combines global EDGE coverage with the WiFi technology in a single card which is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers. Via [geekzone.co.nz]

Canadian Wi-Fi network company Sesame Networks makes its U.S. debut Monday with a security product designed to enable secure guest access to the Internet over enterprise wireless connections. Via [eweek.com]

Wavelink has announced Wavelink Managed Security software designed for integrated wireless Lan management and protection. Via [computerweekly.com]

Foundry Networks has updated its wireless Lan switch software to improve security and roaming. Via [computerweekly.com]

Foundry Networks Inc. and Extreme Networks have extended their wireless LAN switch lineups with an emphasis on simplified deployment, voice-over-IP support, security and lower cost products for remote offices. Via [commsdesign.com]

AirDefense is lining up a download that will lock down laptops for wireless use as well as an upgrade to its main product that will seek and destroy rogue access points automatically. Via [pcworld.com]

Thanks to Microsoft's new Windows XP Media Center Software Edition 2005 and a small battalion of new compatible products announced today from industry leaders Linksys , D-Link , and Netgear , there's never been a better time to just stay home. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

InterDigital Communications Corp. has developed an antenna that "locks in" on a signal, refusing to waste power in radiating information in all directions. Via [extremetech.com]

T-Mobile USA Inc. launched the Sony Ericsson GC79 PC card providing access to the carrier's GPRS and 802.11b-based Wi-Fi data networks from a single device. The tri-band device operates on 900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS networks and sells for $200. Via [rcrnews.com]

Just when you thought you'd mastered the alphabet soup of wireless networking, along comes 802.11n. Or, more precisely, pre-802.11n. Even though there is no agreed-upon industry standard yet, that isn't stopping some companies from rolling out their visions of what an 802.11n product should be. Via [pcmag.com]

802.11b wireless networking has freed many mobile device users from wires and expensive cellular data plans. Yet, while there are many Wi-F-enabled Pocket PCs, only one of the largest Palm licensee's PDAs -- the palmOne Tungsten C -- integrates the technology. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]