http://www.wi-fiplanet.com en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3863601 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3863601 With 12,000 laptops going missing in airports each week, the security of mobile device storage is almost as critical as the security of mobile device connectivity. Full-disk encryption is one way to get that extra layer of security for those times a mobile device is physically compromised. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3862731 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3862731 The number of challenges posed by the mobile workforce isn't decreasing, and the costs associated with supporting mobile employees is increasing. With researchers claiming a 70 percent cost difference between companies confronting the mobile management challenge, it's time to learn about your choices. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3858376 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3858376 Enterprise Networking Planet columnist Charlie Schluting argues that centralized WLAN management's benefits might seem meager on an individual basis, but that the time savings adds up on large networks with thousands of access points. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3856346 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3856346 Picking a "vendor neutral" WLAN management system will require careful research and awareness of some tradeoffs. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3849626 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3849626 Skyhook Wireless CEO and co-founder, Ted Morgan, talks about the importance of the iPhone, the growth of location-enabled apps, and the future of location-based advertising. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3849026 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3849026 We can't tell you whether Wi-Fi Planet's contributors have been naughty or nice this year, but we can tell you which wireless gadgets they've been wishing for. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3848796 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3848796 Canadian provider, Craig Wireless, is set to launch mobile WiMAX in Vancouver in time for 2010 Winter Olympics http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3845866 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3845866 Mike Elgan argues that despite the technical superiority of some new devices on the market, such as the Wi-Fi-enabled Kindle-competitor Nook from Barnes & Noble, those first to the party will continue to dominate the smartphone and e-book markets. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3845396 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3845396 Any Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone can potentially run Kineto's new mobile VoIP app, designed to lure carriers into competing with Skype and other free or cheap mobile VoIP services. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3844006 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3844006 Jeff Vance compares the arrival of smartphones in the enterprise to the arrival of the Internet. Corporations that hide their heads in the sand and hope nothing bad happens will find that unfettered mobile cloud access means problems, he says.