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D-Link Wireless Access Point Features Power Over Ethernet
D-Link Systems this week is unveiling a business-class 802.11g access point that boasts new management and security features as well as POE for spots far from electrical outlets. The D-Link AirPremier Access Point DWL-2200AP complies with 802.1x user-based authentication and supports WPA, AES encryption and the upcoming 802.11i security standard, said officials. The DWL-2200AP supports…
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Notes, Domino Upgrade to Tighten Workplace Ties
Users of IBM’s Lotus Notes and Domino Groupware can look forward to a host of new capabilities in Version 7 of the product, including integration with the fledgling Lotus Workplace collaboration software. But licensing issues for Notes and Domino customers who seek to take advantage of these Workplace tie-ins remain unresolved. Set for general availability…
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Sun to Heat Up Carrier Market with New Servers
Within the increasingly standards-based realm of telecommunications networks, makers of carrier-grade servers are touting both protocols and positioning as they expand their product lines. This week, Sun Microsystems Inc. will unveil plans for a line of carrier-grade servers compliant with the new ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture) specification. The ATCA standard allows carriers to buy…
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IT Labor Boomerangs Back Home
For all its promise of cost savings, enterprises disillusioned and dissatisfied with offshoring IT labor are starting to bring that work home. Language barriers, time zone differences and even unscheduled overtime are just some of the issues causing some U.S.-based enterprises increased frustration and pushing them to not just reconsider their offshoring policies but scrap…
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Suppliers, Competitors Balk at Wal-Mart’s RFID Lead
Many companies have queued up quickly behind retail giant’s Wal-Mart’s RFID mandate. But others now look much less willing to toe the line. Certainly the impact of RFID will be large, industry watchers predict, however, the technology will hardly hit all at once, despite the best plans of Wal-Mart. Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued its…
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Florida Town Rises from Hurricane Wreckage with VOIP Triple-Play
Homestead, Fla., made news on Aug. 24, 1992, as the community hardest hit by Hurricane Andrew. Just south of Miami, its residents certainly hope to stay out of the spotlight this week, as Frances hits. Some IP infrastructure players, however, would like to direct our attention precisely there, because this city of 32,000 directed a…
