John Cox

Articles by John Cox

4 tough challenges for RIM’s new team

For the first time since its founding, Research in Motion has changed its top leadership, with a new president/CEO, a new board chairwoman and a new major investor who specializes in turnarounds. But can they save RIM?

Gigabit Wi-Fi takes centre stage at CES

Manufacturers will be showing early versions of wireless gear that will use the upcoming high speed WLAN technology in 5 Ghz and 60 Ghz bands

Skeptics find flaws in Carrier IQ app analysis

Although it can see a lot of data, one expert says the company's daemon doesn't appear to access the user interface layer, where text entry is done

Wired network edge vs wireless edge

Some IT groups are rethinking the wired edge of the network, especially when they face upgrades to access layer Ethernet switches

Meru boosts Wi-Fi security on private devices

Software can download a temporary agent which configures the device to corporate security policies and access permissions

Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise

New arrays are thinner, smaller and more powerful but can still hold up to 16 radios to create high capacity WLAN networks

Wi-Fi wallplates speed WLAN expansion, performance

Extreme Networks has found a way to shrink an access point controller that will manage up to 24 APs thanks to a foldable antenna

Scheme proposed for measuring Wi-Fi attacks

A paper to be published by U.S. academics says there may be a way to limit denial of service attacks on 802.11 access points

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