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	Wireless players question public safety network proposals We've been talking about a nationwide public safety network for more than two decades. There have been pockets of progress. For example, gateway equipment from manufacturers such as Motorola has linked disparate responder groups across cities such as Minneapolis, San Diego and the Washington, D.C., metro area. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power 10 reasons for MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer Software. To operate at peak efficiency, the data center manager must have immediate access to the right information. With the Avocent infrastructure planning and management solution, you can quickly realize the benefits of predictive simulation and modeling for every device in your data center. Read now. In this Issue Quiz: Test your wireless networks and mobility know-how Location-based services: 5 myths debunked Final release of Windows Phone dev tools due mid-September Broadband user downloaded 2.7TB in one month Sprint offering free femtocells Opposition grows to FM chip mandate for mobiles Simplenote for iPhone and iPad gets tags, sharing, more Virgin launches contract-free unlimited mobile broadband TeliaSonera prepares to launch LTE in over 200 cities WEBCAST: Sybase Adopting iPad for Enterprise Use There is little doubt that Apple's iPad and iPhone will become a valuable enterprise productivity tools. Watch this Sybase webcast and learn why IT departments should consider iPad and iPhone when planning new enterprise mobility strategies. Watch Now Quiz: Test your wireless networks and mobility know-how iPhones and other handhelds bought for home use are infiltrating corporate networks, but there are a host of other wireless technologies that are creating sweeping changes in business infrastructure. How well versed are you in the technical and not-so-technical details? Read More Location-based services: 5 myths debunked With location-based services such as Facebook's Places come many misconceptions about risks. Here's a look at what's true and false regarding location-based technology. Read More Final release of Windows Phone dev tools due mid-September The final version of development tools for Windows Phone 7 will be released Sept.16, Microsoft has announced. The online apps catalog of the radically redesigned mobile OS will go live in early October, possibly hinting at when the first Windows Phone handsets will be unveiled. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Efficiently Delivering Enterprise-Class File-Based Storage IDC: Read about the exponential growth in file-based storage. Learn how having intelligence on data stored can help storage managers make smarter decisions about data storage, protection, archiving, retention, and disposition. Read Now. Broadband user downloaded 2.7TB in one month Broadband customers worried about exceeding their 20GB monthly allowance take note. A single customer in Belgium recently downloaded nearly 2.7TB of data in a one month, an ISP has proudly revealed. Read More Sprint offering free femtocells While femtocells still haven't caught on like many manufacturers had hoped, Sprint is now seemingly opening the door to far wider adoption by offering users living in areas with poor coverage free femtocells. Read More Opposition grows to FM chip mandate for mobiles A proposal by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to require all mobile devices sold in the U.S. to include FM radio chips is meeting growing opposition from IT and mobile trade groups. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Where Compliance and Data Protection Overlap Today's CISOs face more challenges than ever, including increased and more sophisticated threats, complex IT environments, decreased budgets, and greater compliance pressures. But these challenges present opportunity. Learn how CISOs can play these challenges to their advantage to meet both data protection and compliance demands. Read More! Simplenote for iPhone and iPad gets tags, sharing, more Codality has updated Simplenote, its note-taking and -sharing service for iPhone, iPad and desktop computers, with nearly two dozen new features and fixes spread between its mobile app and its Web version. Read More Virgin launches contract-free unlimited mobile broadband Sprint's Virgin Mobile announced on Tuesday an overhaul of its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service. The carrier plans to offer a new contract-free, unlimited mobile broadband plan for $40 per month, and Virgin Mobile will also phase out most of its current tiered mobile data plans. Read More TeliaSonera prepares to launch LTE in over 200 cities TeliaSonera has opened up its LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile network in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, and is preparing to accelerate its build-out to include 218 Swedish towns and cities during 2011. Read More
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