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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers last week evaluated several proposals for bringing a mesh networking standard called 802.11s to the wireless LAN industry. Among the 15 proposals are single-company and consortia-submitted proposals from industry networking giants including Nortel Networks Ltd. and Nokia Corp., all of which already offer proprietary mesh networking products. In […]

Meru Networks Inc. last week introduced a multitiered channel strategy designed to make a case for deploying voice services over Wi-Fi. The Meru Channel Partner Program trains resellers and systems integrators in deploying converged WLANs (wireless LANs) that can handle voice and data, said officials of the Sunnyvale, Calif., company. The program includes three tiers—Authorized […]

Boingo Wireless Inc. and Skype Technologies S.A. last week announced a service that gives inexpensive wireless hot-spot access to Skypes VOIP customers. Skype Zones Powered by Boingo lets customers have unlimited access to Boingos network of 18,000 Wi-Fi hot spots for $7.95 per month or $2.95 for a 2-hour connection, using a custom version of […]

Officials from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will meet in San Francisco this week to bring the wireless LAN industry closer to standards for high throughput, mesh networking and secure management frames. Since 802.11n was first proposed in the fall of 2003, the industry has been waiting for the standard, which is designed […]

Networking hardware maker Extreme Networks Inc. this month will begin shipping new wireless LAN switches and complementary access points for customers that want centrally managed Wi-Fi networks. The Summit WM100 switch supports as many as 50 access points, while the WM1000 switch supports as many as 200, said company officials. The switches are designed to […]

AirMagnet this week will introduce an updated version of its wireless LAN security and management platform, which provides improved protection against unknown attacks, new reporting features and better integration with wireless hardware from Cisco Systems Inc. Among the new features in AirMagnet Enterprise 6.0 is the ability to let Ciscos Aironet access points work as […]

Newbury Networks Inc. this week introduced the latest version of its Wi-Fi security software, which uses both location and behavior patterns to monitor a network for rogue access points. WiFi Watchdog 5.0 is server-side software that uses location technology for intrusion prevention and detection, client protection, and rogue access point containment. Location helps determine not […]

iPass Inc. this week unveiled a new system that is designed to prevent mobile workers from inadvertently infecting the corporate network with their laptops. Universal Policy Enforcement lets IT managers enforce policies across any remote or mobile Internet connection. For insights on security coverage around the Web, check out eWEEK.com Security Center Editor Larry Seltzers […]

Networking hardware maker Extreme Networks this week introduced new wireless LAN switches and complementary access points designed for customers who want centrally-managed Wi-Fi networks. The Summit WM100 is a switch that supports up to 50 access points, while the WM1000 supports up to 200, said officials at Extreme Networks Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif. The […]

Three months after acquiring rival Airespace Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. is starting to clarify its enterprise wireless LAN strategy. However, the company is confusing some customers with mixed messages of integration and separate choices. The companys tendency toward road map caginess isnt helping, either. At the companys annual Networkers conference here in late June, company […]