Avaya delivers on Nortel converged wired/wireless promise; RIP Microsoft Courier tablet

	Microsoft kills Courier tablet project | Android smartphone free-for-all shaping up
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	Avaya delivers on Nortel converged wired/wireless promise Among a number of data products Avaya announced at the Interop trade show in Las Vegas was the WLAN 8100 Series of 802.11n-capable Wi-Fi components, inherited during Avaya's acquisition of Nortel's enterprise line. The WLAN -- now finally set to ship in the June timeframe -- could represent a new architectural alternative for the industry. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Aerohive FREE web-based Wi-Fi planning tool Plan a Wi-Fi deployment using Aerohive's FREE web-based planning tool! This tool can give you an estimate of how many APs are needed in a deployment and where to place them, and you can print a report of your planned deployment. Click here to get started. In this Issue Microsoft kills Courier tablet project Android smartphone free-for-all shaping up Microsoft takes aim at Android with patent portfolio in hand Is Sprint finally rebounding? Carriers flubbing femtocell Lawyer confirms identity of 'lost' iPhone seller Adobe CEO fires back at Jobs Steve Jobs trashes Adobe's Flash Interop: Avaya breathes new life into Nortel enterprise Palm users 'giddy' over HP's buyout HP-Palm buy FAQ Study: Users OK with mobile devices for transactions Three iPhone and iPad printing apps Apple comes down hard on iPhone leakers Apple details WWDC dates: iPhones, iPads to star BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces "Super Apps" Challenge Are iPhones riskier than Android, Blackberry & Nokia phones? WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More! Microsoft kills Courier tablet project Microsoft confirms that it canceled development on a tablet device, codenamed Courier, which could have forced iPad prices down by offering more choices to customers. Read More Android smartphone free-for-all shaping up HTC's Dream and Magic smartphones accounted for almost all traffic from Android devices 7 months ago, but now 11 different devices share in most of that traffic. Google said in March that there were 34 Android devices on the market from 12 manufacturers. Read More Microsoft takes aim at Android with patent portfolio in hand Microsoft has licensed some of its patents to mobile phone maker HTC for use on the company's Android-based smartphones, it said Tuesday. Read More Is Sprint finally rebounding? Sprint's fortunes could scarcely have been worse over the past three years, but it's starting to look like the company is at least getting worse more slowly. Read More Carriers flubbing femtocell Femtocells have gotten off to a sluggish start so far because carriers have yet to sell customers on their benefits, says an analyst at Infonetics Research. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Cloud-Managed WiFi Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here. Lawyer confirms identity of 'lost' iPhone seller A 21-year-old California man was identified by his lawyer Thursday as the person who sold a prototype iPhone to the Gizmodo technology site, which published photos and other information about the unreleased device. Read More Adobe CEO fires back at Jobs The same day that Steve Jobs spelled out Apple's opposition to Flash on its mobile devices, Adobe's CEO responded, calling the problems cited by Apple a "smokescreen." Read More Steve Jobs trashes Adobe's Flash Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Flash is slow and not yet suitable for touchscreen devices in a lengthy open missive explaining why the Adobe software isn't allowed on iPhones and iPads. Read More Interop: Avaya breathes new life into Nortel enterprise Avaya's data networking business – obtained from its recent $900 million acquisition of Nortel's Enterprise Solutions group – grew 30% in the company's second quarter, while its government business grew 15%, indications that momentum has returned following Nortel's bankruptcy. Read More Palm users 'giddy' over HP's buyout Palm blogs and forums were flooded with mainly positive reactions to Wednesday's news that HP will buy the struggling smartphone maker, and aggressively exploit Palm's WebOS in a wider range of mobile products. But there's an undercurrent of skepticism, concern, and worry. Read More WEBCAST: ShoreTel A Lower Cost Approach to UC Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More! HP-Palm buy FAQ What are the financial basics of this deal? Read More Study: Users OK with mobile devices for transactions Most mobile device users worldwide feel safe using their mobile devices for applications that involve highly-sensitive information, including accessing airline boarding passes; making payments in stores for low-cost items; or to access online banking, according to research conducted by Unisys Corporation. But acceptance levels vary by age, with younger users more comfortable conducting sensitive mobile transactions compared to older users. Read More Three iPhone and iPad printing apps It may not be easy to print from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, but it can be done--provided you seek out the help of a third-party app. But which one should you turn to for help? Here's a look at three apps vying to assist you with all your mobile printing needs. Read More Apple comes down hard on iPhone leakers What do you do when one of your employees takes your company's top-secret prototype and leaves it behind in a beer garden, only to have it end up in the hands of a gadget blog? Call in the authorities and let them play the heavy. Read More Apple details WWDC dates: iPhones, iPads to star Nothing like waiting till the last minute, but Apple has just announced the date of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), an anticipated gathering of 1,000 Apple engineers and 5,000 Mac, iPhone and iPad developers to be held at Moscone West in San Francisco from June 7-11. Read More BlackBerry Partners Fund Announces "Super Apps" Challenge The BlackBerry Partners Fund announced its third annual BlackBerry Developer Challenge at RIM's 2010 Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES). Developers who create the best "super apps" are eligible for prizes valued at up to $86,000. Read More Are iPhones riskier than Android, Blackberry & Nokia phones? iPhones appear to pose greater security risks than Android, Blackberry and Nokia smart phones, but is this really the case? An nCircle survey says yes, security expert Charlie Miller says not necessarily, and Pwn2Own sponsor TippingPoint won't say. Read More
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