At the recent Comdex show, National Semiconductor Corp. showed a working prototype of a handheld computer that can access standard enterprise applications over more wireless infrastructures.
It was a chilling moment: Jim Bowen, a security expert with Internet Security Systems Inc. of Atlanta, had tracked down an unidentified radio signal outside the building of a client.
Because much of the Bluetooth wireless security model is optional, network executives should start setting policies for handling the short-range radio technology, according to new Gartner Inc. research.
Cisco Systems Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc., two of the leading makers of wireless LAN products, separately will roll out equipment this week that takes the technology to a new level.
The sheer complexity of server-based Java development is hampering its deployment in enterprise networks, according to a report released Wednesday by the Meta Group Inc.
Web services have their place, but the real focus for distributed application builders should be on Jini, according to supporters of the obscure Sun Microsystems Inc. technology.