The unified comm challenge: Products that work together
How leading communications systems providers met the challenge of building infrastructure that is always available, resilient and scalable.
One approach to smart-phone security: Ranking the apps
Security company Symantec is using a unique ranking-based approach to dealing with downloaded applications for smart phones.
Apple sets quick release date for iPad 2
The iPad 2, announced today by Apple, will have front and rear cameras and a dual-core processor. It will also be lighter and thinner than the original iPad.
Cisco attempts to bring unity to unified communications with Jabber
Cisco Jabber, built from Jabber Inc. technology that Cisco acquired in 2008, attempts to bring unified communications solutions across platforms Macs, PCs, Nokia phones and tablets.
Is pervasive video ready for the enterprise?
Video is becoming increasingly valuable in the commercial sector and the enterprise is catching up, as Cisco provides a suite of creation and distribution products to deploy video across an organization.
Motorola aiming to provide BlackBerry-style security for Android
Motorola acquired 3LM to provide enterprise security to Android devices for the entire Android ecosystem.
Spectrum auction to fund public safety broadband network
The D Block along the 700 MHz spectrum could be used for a national public safety network for emergency workers and first responders, to be paid for by proceeds from a spectrum auction.
BlackBerry PlayBook to come in all 4G flavors
Research In Motion announced HSPA+ and LTE versions of the PlayBook tablet PC at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Soon, will you carry your cellular tower with you?
PicoChip and Ubiquisys are developing miniature chips to make femtocell technology portable and bring cellular connectivity to devices anywhere.
App brings crime location data to police iPhones
Police in San Mateo, Calif., have put mobile application SafetyNet Mobile Insight through a 90-day trial to use iPhones to determine the criminal history of a residence by pointing their phones at it.
Can broadband plan connect the dots?
The National Broadband Plan has run into funding and technology barriers, although there are some local successes.
In Egypt, social media fuels the evolution of revolution
Advancements in communication technology have often foreshadowed civil unrest and revolution. In Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, the revolution is indeed being tweeted.
Interior tests iPads as interest in tablets grows
The Interior Department is testing Apple iPads for use in its various departments while federal agencies cast an eye on what kind of cost and employee efficiency can be gained by rolling out tablet devices as Research in Motion and Google start to bring major players to the market.
The book on the PlayBook
BlackBerry's PlayBook will run a new operating system designed specifically for tablet computers.
Will the BlackBerry PlayBook score with feds?
The expected release of the BlackBerry tablet computer this spring has government IT managers pondering the the impact of powerful tablet computers on their agencies.
Chipset flaw delays Intel's Sandy Bridge processor
Intel has discovered what could turn in to a billion-dollar mistake with its new Sandy Bridge processor, as a flaw has been found in the Cougar Point companion chipset that has forced the company to stop production of its newest unit.
BlackBerry PlayBook almost in play, but FIPS certification awaits
Initial shipments of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet could come as early as late February as reports say that Research In Motion is starting production in Taiwan, although FIPS certification is at least several months away.
Apple's iOS makes enterprise gains, report says
Mobile security and solutions company Good Technology released a report showing iPhones and iPads making significant gains in the enterprise market.
Androids in space: Phone to be launched as nanosatellite
Research effort seeks to use smart phones' built-in components to develop lightweight, inexpensive satellites.
Pilots warned that DOD tests will disrupt GPS signals
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Notice To Airmen advisory about GPS disruption on the East and West coasts because of testing being done by the Defense Department. What about handheld GPS receivers?
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