John Cox

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has lost its latest move in the long-running patent infringement case brought by NPT. U.S. District Court Judge James Spencer on Wednesday denied a request by RIM to enforce the terms of a US$450 settlement that RIM had negotiated with NPT earlier this year, but then refused to finalize. Spencer also denied another RIM motion, this one to continue to stay the court "until the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reaches a final determination in its re-examination of the NTP patents."

Wyse Technology recently announced new versions of its thin-client operating system and device-management software, plus an application that the company says can stream software components to any thin client on demand.

Historically, the vendor-management role was shaped by software and hardware features and functions. Negotiations were around things like quantity, product features and so on. Today, the conversation with IT vendors is more about intangibles, about such things as service levels that are being measured. It

The stage has been set for Web services to start playing a vital role in mobile applications for enterprise networks. Web service development tools are growing more sophisticated as wireless networks become more pervasive and powerful.

New software to control the peripheral and network interfaces of client devices on corporate networks is undergoing beta test.

Two wireless LAN security vendors this month separately announced streamlined versions of their software.

RFID benefits now being confirmed by some early adopters are only the beginning of the impact that pervasive wireless data transfer will have on the enterprise, according to network executives at Computerworld's Mobile and Wireless World conference.

Microsoft has chosen Aruba Networks to upgrade the company's global wireless LAN. The deal means that Microsoft will replace over 5,000 Cisco Aironet access points worldwide with Aruba's thin access points and WLAN switches.