Many faces of spectrum management; Should you even bother looking at Windows Phone 7?

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	The many faces of spectrum management Managing the airspace in any wireless network is critical for avoiding interference and optimizing performance. There are many different approaches to controlling the air in Wi-Fi networks, and most enterprise-class Wi-Fi vendors now have a whole suite of radio frequency management tools, many of them conveniently automated. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Extreme Networks From Physical to Virtual to the Cloud The migration from a dedicated infrastructure to a shared and outsourced cloud infrastructure is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. With Extreme Networks "Four Pillars" strategy, Enterprises and Hosting Centers of any scale can approach change in a logical and affordable, stepwise fashion. Read More In this Issue Should you even bother looking at Windows Phone 7? How can employee-owned mobile devices be secured and managed on corporate networks? How are large-scale, dense Wi-Fi networks affecting radio management issues? Is Sprint losing its WiMAX/4G gamble? How can wireless and wired security be brought together, rationalized and managed? What's the impact of carriers' new 'capped' wireless data plans on corporate networks? How can enterprise WLANs manage the bandwidth crush from mobile devices and multimedia apps? AT&T now patching flaw that slowed iPhone 4 Entrepreneurs see profit in iPhone 4 antenna problems Droid X is now hard to get, just like Droid Incredible and Evo before it Google Android Market looks to protect apps ShutterSnitch can grab camera pics via Wi-Fi WHITE PAPER: Hitachi Optimizing HA and DR in Microsoft® Virtualized Environments This white paper discusses how organizations can leverage the joint Microsoft and Hitachi solution to create a cost effective, highly available and remotely replicated virtual server infrastructure. Read Now Should you even bother looking at Windows Phone 7? Windows Phone 7 is shaping up as the most innovative mobile UI since, well, since the iPhone introduction three years ago. Read More How can employee-owned mobile devices be secured and managed on corporate networks? With the rise of personal mobile devices, a growing number of enterprises have scrapped the homogeneity mandate: instead of requiring employees to use a standard smartphone, more IT departments are now looking at some degree of control over employee-owned (or "employee-liable") devices, to manage and secure them. Read More How are large-scale, dense Wi-Fi networks affecting radio management issues? One emerging issue for some enterprise Wi-Fi networks is radio management challenges as the number of access points and wireless clients grow. Read More Is Sprint losing its WiMAX/4G gamble? Sprint faces serious challenges in offering its mobile data services over the WiMAX infrastructure being rolled out by its wholesale network partner Clearwire. Read More WHITE PAPER: Hitachi The BIG Five Benefits - File and Content Storage Unstructured data growth is exploding and shows no sign of cooling down. This drives organizations to seek a real solution to their data challenges. This is the introduction of a unified, integrated storage family to manage all block, file and content data. Read Now How can wireless and wired security be brought together, rationalized and managed? Like many things in IT, this security convergence is a work in progress. But as wireless LANs become the primary connectivity for more enterprise users, integrating wired and wireless becomes more pressing, especially around security. Read More What's the impact of carriers' new 'capped' wireless data plans on corporate networks? The short answer is that no one knows exactly, yet. In June, AT&T announced tiered wireless data plans shortly before the launch of the iPhone 4. Existing subscribers could continue with unlimited plans, but new customers have to choose between DataPlus, $15 a month for 200MB of data traffic or DataPro, $25 a month for 2GB. AT&T says the two plans cover 98% of current customers, 65% of whom currently use less than 200MB. Read More How can enterprise WLANs manage the bandwidth crush from mobile devices and multimedia apps? Some existing wireless LANs, based on 802.11abg gear, already "are buckling under video applications," says Andrew Borg, senior research analyst for wireless and mobility at Aberdeen Group, a technology research and consulting firm based in Boston. And the surge in sophisticated mobile devices is making it worse. Read More AT&T now patching flaw that slowed iPhone 4 AT&T is patching software in its network to fix a bug that kept iPhone 4 users from getting the full upstream speed on their handsets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Hitachi Hitachi Storage Solutions at Work To address information growth, ensure all patient medical records are preserved properly, and support long term medical research, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital turned to the high quality, reliable storage environment created by Hitachi storage and software. Read Now Entrepreneurs see profit in iPhone 4 antenna problems Apple's iPhone 4 antenna woes has provided creative entrepreneurs an opportunity to make some money marketing related wares. Read More Droid X is now hard to get, just like Droid Incredible and Evo before it The new Motorola Droid X is already hard to get, apparently due to shortages of components like its display. Read More Google Android Market looks to protect apps A new licensing service is intended to prevent unauthorized use of Android apps Read More ShutterSnitch can grab camera pics via Wi-Fi If you haven't been able to get your hands on one of the surprisingly scarce iPad Camera Connection Kits, there is another way to get photos from your camera to your iPad—assuming you're already using a camera or memory card with Wi-Fi support. Read More
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