Networking

Report Says Enterprise Mashups On The Rise

Mashup platforms that allow business users to build a Web 2.0 site with no technical experience will enable better uses of corporate data that has generally been divided all across the enterprise, says a Forrester report. If it sounds like business i

BlackBerry How To: Use Your RIM Smartphone As a Tethered Modem for Your PC

Use your BlackBerry as a tethered modem to connect your computer to the Web and save yourself countless headaches--and a wad of cash. Follow these four steps and you may never have to tinker with public Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, airports or hot

An Inside Look at the World’s Largest Corporate Wi-Fi Installation

Microsoft claims that its gigantic Redmond campus as well as its offices in 60 countries has created the world's largest private wireless LAN. Here's how Microsoft's Jim DuBois manages it all, and stays sane and secure.

WiFi on Southwest, Alaska Airlines Flights Set to Take Off

The airlines are working with startup wireless networking vendor Row44 to offer high-bandwidth connectivity via satellite this summer on commercial passenger flights.n

Tips on Relieving Overloaded E-Mail Systems While Saving Money

Pepperdine University's CIO shares advice on how he implemented an e-mail alternative solution that cut costs, saved storage resources and addressed security problems.

Fund Your Network the Right Way

One day (maybe now) you're going to upgrade the wiring in your office building or install Wi-Fi. But don't ask users to pay for it. Ask them for a loan, instead. n

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Deciding When to Upgrade to 802.11n

As 802.11n slowly crawls toward becoming a wireless standard, IT managers have to decide whether it's the right time to switch. Unfortunately, the standard is stuck in draft status. Here's why.

Will MySQL Keep Lighting up LAMP?

MySQL leader Marten Mickos tries to calm Linux leaders' fears of MySQL abandoning the Linux market.

Teleconferencing: Third Cube from the Left

An offbeat look at the technology space from inside the hive.