Tool

A wireless access network is indispensable in the modern business, but not every business needs to make it their primary access layer, nor are they prepared to. Use this tool to determine if your organization has the drivers and readiness to...

Note

It's time to cut the blue cable and make the move to a primarily wireless access network. Look at upcoming network trends, and how they enhance the benefits of a wireless access network. Then learn how to implement a network that is more...

Vendor Research

This report is designed to help vendors and solution providers understand adoption trends and end-customer requirements for enterprise access networks.

It's easy to understand why so many people have thus far missed the significance of the subject of this week's discussion. After all: - We've all just come back from a CES show that spent all of its pomp on devices, and almost not a whisper on...

Case Study

The rise in usage of mobile devices means that enterprise business is no longer being conducted only within the confines of the physical building. Factor in personal device usage by employees and you've got the potential for security breaches...

Solution Set

WAN optimization has hit the mainstream. Vendors have developed mobile clients, virtual appliances, and are building for cloud-enabled environments to cover all use cases of accelerating traffic.

Tool

For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate Wireless LAN (WLAN) vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and time consuming. Use this tool to score and compare WLAN RFP vendor...

Vendor Research

Coinciding with the launch of its first ever line of chassis switches, D-Link has launched its brand new Value in Partnership (VIP) Partner Program. It is a completely revamped partner program aimed at taking D-link into more markets.

(27-Oct-10) Canadian Press; MONTREAL - Way faster and smoother, too. High-def streaming of movies, full-screen video chatting and multi-player gaming — all on smartphones, computer tablets and other devices — will be snappier on new wireless...

(6-Jun-10) Canada's wireless industry could be lined up for a dose of competitive fervour if Ottawa launches its anticipated loosening of foreign ownership restrictions and throws open the doors to outside investors in the coming months....

Note

Multi-site enterprises are commonly managing environments with different types of voice and data connectivity, often sourced from multiple service providers. This solution set will help IT leaders perform a full telecom inventory that can be...

Tool

Multi-site enterprises are commonly managing environments with different types of voice and data connectivity, often sourced from multiple service providers. Use this tool to inventory telecom services, physical assets, monthly invoices, as well...

Note

Telecom Expense Management (TEM) is a set of IT practices that organizations should not ignore; TEM can reduce telecom costs by 10% without affecting telecom service levels. Understand the benefits of optimizing telecom expenses and implement...

Template/Policy

Capturing and assembling site-by-site voice and data connectivity in a central repository will put the enterprise in the best position to review overall capacity and identify any costly exceptions. Use this template to get a start on information...

Tool

Use the Contract Management Tool to track location, status, and expiry dates of ongoing contracts. The tool provides advance warning of checkpoint dates for timely contract renewal decisions.

29-Jan-10 Smartphones and their progeny, so-called app phones such as the iPhone and Android, are rapidly becoming standard equipment for today’s workforce, and not just for road warriors and senior executives. Although these pocketable...

(27-Jan-10) Apple has unveiled its long anticipated tablet computer, the iPad. The iPad is the culmination of Apple's entrance into the mobile device market, starting with the iPod in 2001. "The iPad has the capacity to introduce new ways of...

25-Jan-10 Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has alleged Waterloo, Ont.-based Research in Motion Ltd. (TSE:RIM) is infringing on its patents and is asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to stop RIM from selling certain BlackBerry products in the...

(11-Jan-10) Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer opted not to talk about his company’s soon-to-be-expected Windows Mobile 7 OS during his keynote address at last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Considering the...

(25-Nov-09) With the 802.11n wireless networking standard ratified this fall, channel partners have an opportunity to increase their sales by helping customers refresh their wireless networking equipment, says an Info-Tech Research Group...

The technologies that make up the mobile communications infrastructure continue to evolve as cellular networks increase in complexity and provide more functionality. As a result, IT leaders face a serious support question about how to support...

After IT groups complete their wireless support plan, they must move forward and successfully implement them. Many enterprises begin by invoking those best practices that focus on problem reporting, tracking, and resolution. As a result,...

Wireless data services continue to burgeon as IT groups struggle to support growing numbers of business users. Although wireless mobility provides many benefits, service quality and support remain problems. To prevent service issues, IT groups...

25-Sep-09 Industry Canada announced Thursday it will only allow Avaya Inc. to buy Nortel Networks Corp.'s enterprise business if Avaya can prove the US$915 million deal is beneficial to Canadians. Industry Minister Tony Clement announced the...

Virtually any organization using newly installed Cisco Systems' wireless access points are vulnerable to an attack. Technology experts and Cisco outline your options for protection. Click here for full article

ZigBee is an innovative wireless protocol with benefits for managing industrial facilities and processes. Investigate energy management and building automation applications to see if ZigBee technology can help reduce costs.

ZigBee is a wireless networking protocol with significant potential benefits for the healthcare industry. Investigate remote monitoring applications to see if ZigBee technology can help the organization reduce operating costs.

(IT World Canada) - With the growing rivalry between Telus and Globalive heating up before the companies have even started competing, many industry observers are debating why the Vancouver-based wireless giant has taken such a strong stance in...

(IT World Canada) - Research in Motion alleges it was unfairly blocked from making a bid for Nortel Networks CDMA and Long Term Evolution Access businesses Research in Motion is calling on the federal government to review the auction of Nortel...

Service quality is one area that cellular providers prefer not to discuss with small enterprise clients. When it comes to the marketing hype surrounding current 3G and the forthcoming 4G cellular networks, wireless carriers are concealing many...