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    Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.

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  • Not laptop, not PDA: Should you buy a tweener?

    There's a new generation of machines out there that split the difference between laptop PCs and handheld PDAs--call them "tweeners." Question is, what are they good for?

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

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