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	Securing your Wi-Fi airspace Wi-Fi sensors have long been scanning the unlicensed 2.4GHz and 5GHz airwaves for network intruders and phishing scams. Each security monitor can detect potential intruders across environments ranging from approximately 15,000 square feet to about 90,000 square feet in size. Why are there such vast coverage differences and how do you plan and implement your sensor network accordingly? Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! In this Issue They're here: Cheap Android smartphones Why Palm Can't Be Saved Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions Q&A: Taking the early dive into 4G FCC Looks to Clear the Air(Waves) Q&A: Verizon's LTE road map for 2010 and beyond Verizon CEO's compensation falls 13% to $17.5 million No Explicit Category for iPhone Apps After All? Students launch protest of AT&T coverage Regulations and resolutions of talking on mobile phones while driving Verizon plan requirements won't change with Skype Why You Need a Smartphone Application Strategy Bluetooth spurs short-range wireless Mobile carriers defend early termination fees The end appears near for minute-based voice plans WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! They're here: Cheap Android smartphones New low-cost smartphones running Google's Android software have been launched in Taiwan recently and the good news is they should start showing up just about everywhere soon. Read More Why Palm Can't Be Saved That sound you've been hearing--that soft "swooshing" in the distance--isn't anything important. It's just the sound of Palm circling the drain. For despite having had excellent carrier support from Verizon and Sprint, as well as good products, the company has once again failed to gain any real traction in the marketplace. Read More Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are within federal limits. Read More Q&A: Taking the early dive into 4G Kayentis executive Guy Maestre discusses why his company decided to invest in Sprint's WiMAX technology. Read More FCC Looks to Clear the Air(Waves) The FCC unveiled yet another ambitious plan for the future of broadband in America, issuing a proposal to reallocate and auction off portions of the wireless spectrum currently assigned for broadcast television use. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Q&A: Virtualization and Cloud Preparedness As more applications are added per compute node in a virtual environment, there is a corresponding increase in I/O requirements. In this Q&A with Brocade CTO, Dave Stevens, he answers questions on how to ensure your network infrastructure, all the way down to the storage level, is ready for virtualization. Read More! Q&A: Verizon's LTE road map for 2010 and beyond Tony Melone, the executive vice president and CTO of Verizon Wireless, gives us an idea of where Verizon is headed with its 4G LTE services both this year and beyond. Read More Verizon CEO's compensation falls 13% to $17.5 million Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg's total compensation in 2009 declined 13% compared to his $20.2 million package in 2008. Read More No Explicit Category for iPhone Apps After All? Looks like there won't be any 'Explicit' category for apps in Apple's App Store after all, as the Cupertino company reportedly removed the option from the App Store submission software. Read More Students launch protest of AT&T coverage College students have long been known to protest against war, racism and other social maladies. But now students at Santa Clara University are taking aim at a new form of injustice: Poor cell phone reception. Read More Regulations and resolutions of talking on mobile phones while driving Driving while talking on mobile phones is dangerous, as I explained in the previous column. In this column, I review some resources for knowing what various jurisdictions in the U.S., Canada and Europe have decided about the practice. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Maximizing Efficiencies with Unified Communications How exactly can you maximize efficiencies and cut costs out of IT? We are right in the middle of the New Efficiency Launch featuring Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Exchange Server 2010. Click here to find out how! Learn More Now Verizon plan requirements won't change with Skype Once the shock of seeing Skype on Verizon Wireless phones wears off, it may look like not much has changed: Subscribers who want to use the application will face the same required service plans. Read More Why You Need a Smartphone Application Strategy What's Happening: In the next five years, smartphone use is expected to double. An estimated two-thirds of U.S. residents will carry one, says Michael Grossi, a director at consultancy Altman Vilandrie and Company. That's more than market penetration—it's domination. For CIOs such as Lev Gonick at Case Western Reserve University, the writing is on the wall: laptops are becoming second fiddle. That means CIOs must have an enterprise application strategy for these small, powerful devices. Read More Bluetooth spurs short-range wireless Global shipments of short-range wireless ICs (Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4, Wi-Fi) are expected to surpass two billion units this year, increasing approximately 20 percent compared to 2009. Read More Mobile carriers defend early termination fees Early termination fees for mobile phone contracts are necessary to subsidize the cost of smartphones and customers know what they're getting into, mobile carriers told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in comments filed this week. Read More The end appears near for minute-based voice plans Cell phone users plagued by hefty overage charges can rest easy -- help is on the way, at least in a few years. Read More
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