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  • DiVitas's Mobile UC Game-changer

    DiVitas Networks's mobile UC technology is now compatible with any device that runs a Web browser, including iPhone, Android-based phones, and BlackBerry. Read more...

  • Big WLAN on Campus 2009

    Jerry Falwell's Liberty University delivers campus-wide wireless multi-channel IPTV over 802.11n; Silicon Valley students get Meru Wi-Fi; Liberty University replaces legacy, creates all-wireless office; Motorola delivers coverage to Illinois campus and airport; Canadian school disctrict deploys 802.11n district-wide; Penola Catholic College (Australia) upgrades WLAN; and more. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Product Watch, October 2009

    Free Wi-Fi on Virgin America flights; Movie Wedge helps portable movie viewing; good news, Fido--there's an app for that; two new HP Mini netbooks froom Verizon; more airlines add Wi-Fi; Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Printer reviewed; 50 free apps for mobile business users; and more. Read more...

  • Kineto Gets in the Ring with New Mobile VoIP App

    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. Read more...

  • Mobile VoIP Breaks New Ground

    Unlike existing client modules that enable PBX and UC-type functionalities on mobile handsets, which are proprietary, a new F/MC client from fg microtec is standards-based and interoperable with server technologies from other vendors. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Product Watch, September 2009

    Wi-Fi Alliance certifies first 802.11n products; Apple iPad likely to debut in May; touch-screen VoIP phone from snom with Wi-Fi; New iPhone/touch app tracks concert dates based on playlist, location; FON's 802.11n router can tweet; Aruba announces new low-priced 802.11n AP; Skype most popular mobile VoIP app; and more. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Drives Mobile VoIP Growth

    Dual-mode smartphones, such as the iPhone and BlackBerry, are spurring mobile VoIP growth. Some 400 million dual-mode handsets will ship in 2013, according to predictions made recently by researchers. Read more...

  • Industry Insiders: Eran Karoly, VeriWave

    We speak with VeriWave’s vice president of marketing about the all-wireless office, the ratification of 802.11n, and how the market is likely to change in the coming year. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi + DSL Combo Chip New from Broadcom

    The BCM6362 is the first chip to combine Broadcom’s ADSL2+ and 802.11n Wi-Fi technologies, as well as Gigabit Ethernet switching, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT), and voice over IP (VoIP) for IADs and high-end residential gateways. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Product Watch, August 2009

    Nimbuzz Android launches; Nokia to enter netbook space; Epson's new Wi-Fi-enabled printer coming this month; Verizon Wireless updates specs for 4G LTE 700MHz; radios you can swallow; Apple looks into exploding iPhones, iPods; smartphone app downloads to triple by 2014; and more. Read more...

  • Bandwidth.com Partners with Ditech and CounterPath

    Bandwidth.com partners with Ditech Networks and CounterPath Corp. in developer sandbox program designed to encourage and nurture innovative telephony-focused developers. Read more...

  • VoWi-Fi Growing Rapidly in the Enterprise

    A new study from ABI Research shows enterprise use of voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) will double by 2014, driven largely by smartphone use. Read more...

  • In-Flight Wi-Fi About to Take Off

    After years of struggle, it seems that in-flight Wi-Fi is finally going to get off the ground. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Product Watch, July 2009

    New 2TB Time Capsule ($499) from Apple; Verizon offers free Wi-Fi to some laptop users; free Wi-Fi for all at Barnes & Noble; two new powerhouse gaming notebooks with 802.11n; Palm Restores iTunes Sync in Slap to Apple; U.S. Airways to offer in-flight Wi-Fi; WiMAX comes to Vegas; magicJack to Introduce Femtocell Version; and more. Read more...

  • Review: T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic)

    Could HTC’s new Wi-Fi-enabled 3G Android smart phones be iPhone killers? HTC and Google, which commercialized the open source Android mobile OS, no doubt hope so. But don’t count on it. Read more...

  • Agito Offers Enterprise VoIP for BlackBerry

    Agito Networks' Agito for BlackBerry provides mobile UC support for four dual-mode BlackBerry models: the 8800, the Bold 9000, and the Curve 8300 and 8900. Read more...

  • magicJack to Introduce Femtocell Version

    At a predicted $49.95 price point, the magicJack femtocell version could be a gamechanger in the wireless VoIP market. Read more...

  • Review: magicJack

    It may seem too good to be true, but magicJack actually delivers on its promise of free local and long-distance voice service. Read more...

  • Toshiba TG01 Smartphones to Offer Nimbuzz

    When the new Toshiba TG01 smartphones begin shipping, they will include a pre-installed version of Nimbuzz, which allows for VoIP calling from popular social networking and voice-over-IM sites via 2.5, 3G, and Wi-Fi networks. Read more...

  • Review: Skype for Business

    We take a look at the pros and cons of switching to VoIP solution, Skype, for business. Read more...

  • Toshiba Partners with Vahara for uMobility

    Varaha Systems' uMobility technology has been certified as interoperable with Toshiba's flagship Strata CIX family of IP phone systems, which means greater mobility for office phones. Read more...

  • edgeBOX Goes Mobile

    Critical Links's edgeBOX rolls a VoIP gateway, an IP PBX, file, Web, and e-mail servers, security firewall, VPN, and QoS into a single, Linux-and-open-source-software-based appliance with a unified user interface. All this and, it serves as a Wi-Fi access point, too. Read more...

  • Review: IPEVO WiFi Skype Desktop Phone S0-10W

    For a Wi-Fi user who lives and dies by Skype, this may be an excellent solution. It's a comfortable form factor and it functions like a familiar phone. Read more...

  • Review: Zoom X6v VoIP Gateway

    The two models of the Zoom X6v Gateway incorporate a four-port wired switch, an 802.11g Wi-Fi router, an ADSL 2/2+ gateway, and a VoIP port or ATA, potentially replacing four separate pieces of equipment, power supplies, etc. Read more...

  • Wi-Fi Product Watch, April 2009

    Motorola reports major decline in sales; Ekahau and NavSync announce a Wi-Fi/GPS RTLS tag; Hong Kong's PCCW will deploy Ruckus APs at 5,000+ hotspots; Wi-Fi helps with advanced sub-metering; video over 802.11n module from Meru; Palm Treo Pro now available in Canada; JiWire gets new infusion of cash; Verizon Wireless HTC Touch Diamond available tomorrow; and more. Read more...

 

IT Is Going Mobile

Research firms suggest that mobile device sales will surpass PC sales by the end of the year, so there's no denying the impact of consumerization of IT. If tablets aren't on your corporate purchasing list, you may soon find yourself behind your biggest -- and suddenly more mobile -- competitors. Download this report and learn where you need to invest your mobile money.


What's Driving Mobile Device Refresh Rates?

In addition to refreshing workstations and servers, IT pros must now also plan lifecycle refreshes for laptops, tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices. From increased productivity to compliance to support costs, discover what factors are driving those decisions. Also, download this report and learn which mobile initiatives IT organizations are investing in most aggressively.
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