Wireless networking

When topless meetings are business appropriate

Topless meetings? Before you get your knickers in a twist, be advised this G-rated concept--barring laptops, BlackBerries etc. from business meetings --is...

HP ProCurve-Colubris acquisition closes; channels unify

HP’s acquisition of Colubris Networks was finalized Wednesday, and the basics of how the products and channels will be integrated are beginning to firm up. HP will integrate Colubris’ product...

Will Juniper acquire its way into WLAN?

The Financial Times (FT) website reported rumors today that Juniper Networks is interested in acquiring either Meru Networks or Aruba Networks --...

HP ProCurve acquires its way into WLAN

HP ProCurve announced Monday it will buy wireless local area network (WLAN) company Colubris Networks. The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Colubris is the latest in a string of WLAN players to be snapped up by major networking companies in a race to diversify offerings and offer...

New leadership for Motorola’s handset division

Motorola said Monday that it appointed former Qualcomm executive Sanjay Jha to head its struggling wireless handset...

Belden-Trapeze deal complete

Belden Cable announced this week that its $133 million acquisition of one of the largest privately owned Wireless LAN (WLAN) providers Trapeze Networks is complete. Published statements from Belden still don’t make clear how, or even if, Trapeze’s 200 partners will be worked into Belden’s...

For an edge in future career development, brush up on those wireless skills

This seems to be my week for rambling about training. In the blog I write for my employer, SWOT Management Group, I coughed up these thoughts about whether or not vendors should tier their training and favor their...

Tech Data wants you to step outside

Chances are at least SOME portion of your business comes from wireless networking at this point, but I'd bet most of it is of the indoor variety. Well, Tech Data is throwing down the gauntlet to some of the specialized wireless distributors through its new relationship with

Cisco acquires tools to clean up airwaves

Cisco Systems Inc. has shopped successfully for a set of tools that can help its wireless customers clean up the interference and improve the efficiency of their networks.

Cisco announced...

A chance for the channel to compete with RFID

The last few days have not been kind to radio frequency identification (RFID). ABI Research reported today that Wi-Fi is "muscling in on RFID's location-based...