Monday, June 22, 2009

Review: Wi-Fi site survey tools; Nortel accepts bid for wireless assets

Contractors see cash in cybersecurity; Comcast lengthens IPv6 lead; Nortel accepts Nokia Siemens bid for wireless assets
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Before you deploy APs, use these tools for coverage and capacity planning

The pre-installation site survey has long been a core element of wireless-LAN deployments. The concept is simple: set up an access point, and, running a site-survey application on a mobile computer, walk around, noting signal strength in various locations in order to build a coverage map. Read full story

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Contractors see cash in cybersecurity; Comcast lengthens IPv6 lead
As the U.S. government goes on a cyberdefense spending spree, major government contractors are beefing up their network security expertise so they can get in on the action. Also, Comcast continues to outpace rival U.S. cable companies in the development of next-generation Internet connectivity and content. (4:47)

Nortel accepts Nokia Siemens bid for wireless assets
Nortel Networks has entered into an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to sell its its wireless network infrastructure business assets for US$650 million, it said on Friday.

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Open-Source Routers Are Becoming an IT Option
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Data center switch scales to 648 40G ports
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Comcast lengthens IPv6 lead
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Bozeman backs down on demanding passwords
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Cloud computing – What it's not
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T-Mobile launches second Android phone for $199
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June 22, 2009

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  1. Google grabs 1 million phone numbers for Google Voice
  2. Want a city job? Fork over your usernames, passwords
  3. University flees fire with network in a box
  4. First FMC support for BlackBerry arrives
  5. What is a router?
  6. Could Opera Unite be a botmaster's best friend?
  7. Nine Ball attack strikes 40,000 Web sites
  8. Weighing the pros/cons of desktop virtualization
  9. Microsoft backtracks, extends XP availability to 2011
  10. M&A rumors include Cisco, Juniper

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