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• Worry-free wireless

  Everybody's going wireless—even those intruders who are after your precious data. Here's how to stop them.

• Nokia: Making phone calls over Wi-Fi remains a challenge

  A technology which allows users to make voice calls over a Wi-Fi network may gain early backing among businesses but it will not find its way into consumer mobile phones just yet, says a senior Nokia official.

• Top strategic technologies for 2005

  Determining which new or existing technologies align with the business goals and are ripe for exploitation can be a difficult undertaking. As a starting point, Gartner has selected ten top strategic technologies for 2005.

• Behold the power of Ethernet

  We've had nonstop power for our telephones for ages.Thanks to the IEEE 802.3af draft standard, that same functionality is finally working its way into networking gear.

• 10 myths of wireless

  If modern wireless mythology is to be believed, it won't be long before everything in the business world will be linked to the Internet and remotely controlled via mobile phone. It's time to come back to reality.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• Mesh: The next step for wireless

  Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station. Additional reading: WLAN Resource Centre

• Six wireless access points tested

  Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. ZDNet Australia looks at six different options.

• Nokia: Making phone calls over Wi-Fi remains a challenge

  A technology which allows users to make voice calls over a Wi-Fi network may gain early backing among businesses but it will not find its way into consumer mobile phones just yet, says a senior Nokia official.

• 10 ways to improve network performance

  If a car starts to stall, drivers would pop the bonnet and check the individual components. But when a network goes down, how are the weak points identified and isolated?

Reviews (5)

• Worry-free wireless

  Everybody's going wireless—even those intruders who are after your precious data. Here's how to stop them.

• Keeping it virtually private: 5 Firewall/VPN cards tested

  Want to put a VPN or firewall on your network card? A new class of product handles all the processing, keeping your server free to do the hard work.

• Lose the wires, keep the security: 6 wireless access points tested

  Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options.

• Corporate mobility: Six wireless e-mail packages tested

  There's an abundance of wireless-capable devices and a growing number of networks to service them. How do you make your corporate e-mail available to staff when they're out of the office?

• Wireless lans get to work

  Wireless LANs have finally matured into a viable and affordable means of extending your wired network.

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