Wireless Management News
A vision for secure mobility management in the enterprise
There's been a lot of buzz lately about secure mobility in the enterprise, but often the focus is on just one or two aspects of the entire mobile...
Can employee-owned devices save companies money?
The "bring your own device" (BYOD) phenomenon is sweeping through the enterprise, and businesses such as Chicago-based design firm Holly Hunt have...
3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches
Tablets are a tricky proposition for many IT departments since they have many of the content creation capabilities of laptops but lack mature...
Wi-Fi devices crowd 2.4GHz band; IT looks to 5GHz
Of the 470,000 Wi-Fi connections made on a recent day at Abilene Christian University, fully 94% used the 2.4GHz band, representing an extreme...
BoxTone blends mobile device control with enterprise directories, policies
BoxTone has extended its mobile device management suite to tie into existing enterprise policy-setting, security, and compliance tools. IT...
WLAN management takes to the cloud
The cloud is everywhere today, offering the possibility of all manner of IT functions on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis. In this test, we...
Symantec finds big differences in iOS, Android security
Apple iOS and Google Android have some big differences when it comes to mobile security, creating distinct potential vulnerabilities for enterprises...
How to protect smartphones and tablets
Managing mobile devices entails a level of complexity unheard of in the traditional enterprise world of Windows desktops. MDM software needs to...
Wavelink Avalanche 5 shows promise
One of the largest mobile device managers is Wavelink — but their strength has been in hand-held scanners, WiFi industrial devices, and the mobile...
How We Tested Mobile Device Management
Mobile devices used included a Blackberry Bold 9780 (Blackberry v. 6.0.0.4xx), a Blackberry Curve 9330 (Blackberry 5.0xxx), a Palm Pre (WebOS 1.4.5),...
Google Android, Apple iOS devices corralled by new device manager
Android and iOS mobile devices now can be corralled by a Smith Micro device management application unveiled this week at the Interop show in Las...
Smartphones attract organized, international, profit-driven scammers
The mobile computing technology explosion has brought out seriously organized, international and profit-driven cybercriminals.
Ready or not, iPad, other tablets are in the enterprise
Any IT department hoping to escape the headaches of supporting iPads in the enterprise should realize that they're more than likely already being...
iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux: Microsoft now manages them all
Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux...
New protocols show up to 76% speed jolt for iPhones, iPads
Wireless networks can serve mobile devices up to 76% faster through the novel use of accelerometers, GPS locators, gyroscopes and compasses that come...
A major move to the mobile Internet exposes the need for better wireless
With the barrage of data traffic hitting corporate and mobile networks from Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones, iPads and other bandwidth-hungry devices,...
Samsung's 90 new Android APIs boost mobile device management, security
Samsung unveiled some 90 new APIs added to its Android implementation, including the tablet version of the mobile OS, version 3.0. The new APIs give...
Mobile device management in an age of paranoia
Smartphones don't look particularly dangerous. But in the wrong hands, they can cause serious damage to a company's finances, reputation, and even...
Mobility management in 2011 and beyond
Let's hope that 2011 is a year when mainstream enterprises start getting serious about mobility management and security.
Is iOS jailbreaking an enterprise security threat?
Apple’s recent decision to disable an iOS jailbreak detection API has renewed debate over the enterprise risks of letting unauthorized apps run on...
3 tips for avoiding tablet management headaches
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