Cisco clarifies converged mobility plans

Wireless Alert NetworkWorld.com | Wireless & Mobile Research Center | Update Your Profile Cisco clarifies converged mobility plans By Joanie Wexler At its analyst conference last week in San Jose, Cisco shed some light on its mobile convergence progress. The company's strategy can be considered a subset of its year-old "network is the platform" vision, a notion that, in part, encourages furthering collaboration as a network-centric business process. Read full story Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in California's Silicon Valley who has spent most of her career analyzing trends and news in the computer networking industry. She welcomes your comments on the articles published in this newsletter, as well as your ideas for future article topics. Reach her at joanie@jwexler.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY MOTOROLA GOOD TECHNOLOGY GROUP Information for the unwired enterprise Visit Mobility 411 and get free access to in-depth analysis and evaluation from industry experts such as Gartner, Aberdeen Group, and Frost and Sullivan. It's valuable information that will help you choose the best mobile messaging solution for your enterprise. RELATED NEWS: Sprint Nextel names former Embarq chief Hesse as new CEO: Sprint Nextel's board of directors announced today they have selected Daniel Hesse, the former CEO of Embarq, as their new CEO. Alltel offers voice-to-text message service: Alltel Wireless today unveiled a new service that transcribes customers' voice mails and delivers them as text messages. The 15 biggest tech disappointments of 2007, 12/18/2007From on-demand video services that were overly demanding, to underwhelming operating-system updates, 2007 was full of disappointments. We surveyed ... Report: Intel-backed group to win Japan WiMax license, 12/17/2007A consortium led by Japanese telecommunications company KDDI and backed by Intel will receive one of two WiMax licenses to be awarded soon by the ... Software tracks messages sent to and from BlackBerrys Gwava, the developer of security software, plans to introduce on Monday a new product that lets enterprises easily track and find text messages and phone calls that BlackBerry users send and receive.   THE FASTEST FIREWALLS  Crossbeam, IBM win raw performance test; Juniper scores on price. HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. SPONSORED BY MOTOROLA GOOD TECHNOLOGY GROUP Information for the unwired enterprise Visit Mobility 411 and get free access to in-depth analysis and evaluation from industry experts such as Gartner, Aberdeen Group, and Frost and Sullivan. It's valuable information that will help you choose the best mobile messaging solution for your enterprise. Holiday Tech Toys Stumped on what gadgets and gizmos to give this holiday? Have no fear, Cool Tools' Keith Shaw is here. We do all of the heavy lifting of wading through hundreds of submitted technology products to find the very best holiday gift ideas. Click here to view our holiday gift guide: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_1210 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   12/19/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Xbox signal jamming WLANs Feds are dropping the ball on IPv6 10 crazy USB stocking stuffers Vonage sued by Nortel Guru predicts last-minute IPv6 switch Sun server/storage exec Q&A Cisco opening up IOS How to really bury a mainframe Unix admin tried to axe power grid How Microsoft can save Vista TOP 100 OF 2007 Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Explore the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind". Click here to download. IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Wireless Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007