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Wireless strategies for IT professionals

 November 7, 2005 An eNewsletter published by wireless.itworld.comPart of the ITworld.com Site Network


 In today's update

›› Feature: Bluetooth security help

›› In the news:
- Microsoft trusts Linux with its internal wireless network
- Unpatched Cisco/Airespace WLANs at risk

›› Webcasts and white papers:
- On the road to wireless network security nirvana

›› Go figure: CDMA phones ship in volume

›› ITwhirled: Seatback computers to turn Irish airliners into flying casinos

›› From the network:
- Webcast Addresses Key Business Intelligence Technologies

›› FEATURE

Bluetooth security help
During the Network World Remote Office Technology Tour stop in Washington D.C. last spring, my friend Chuck W. ambushed me with a security question: How do you keep Bluetooth secure? I immediately blurted, "stay at least thirty feet away from everyone." Unfortunately, that's been about the only security help Bluetooth fans had until now. AirMagnet (.com), the wireless security folks, just released BlueSweep, a free utility.


›› IN THE NEWS

Westchester County: Wi-Fi Internet cafes 'must have firewall'
Microsoft trusts Linux with its internal wireless network
Unpatched Cisco/Airespace WLANs at risk
New Linux kernel delivers better Wi-Fi, better filesystems

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›› GO FIGURE

51 to 53 million
Number of W-CDMA and CDMA phones Qualcomm expects to ship in the first quarter of this fiscal year.
Source: eWeek


›› WEBCASTS AND WHITE PAPERS

On the road to wireless network security nirvana
Tune into this new Webcast and gain a better understanding about how to prepare a plan and a policy before you invest in technology. Watch now.

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›› ITWHIRLED

Seatback computers to turn Irish airliners into flying casinos
Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has already experimented with video game consoles built into seatback computers. Now the upstart company is considering electronic gambling devices - and the company CEO thinks that such machines will bring in so much money that there will be no need to charge airfares.

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Webcast Addresses Key Business Intelligence Technologies
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