Lindsay Bruce

Articles by Lindsay Bruce

Security is no barrier to WLAN plans

Companies citing security as the reason why they are choosing not to deploy wireless LANs (WLANs) within the enterprise are either making excuses for not being able to afford the technology or simply don

RFID becomes a reality

Radio frequency Identification (RFID) has been hogging the headlines lately ever since Wal-Mart made public its demand that all of its top 129 suppliers be outfitted with RFID tags by the beginning of 2005.

DND scammed out of millions in hardware fraud

The Department of National Defence (DND) in Ottawa has reportedly been taken for millions of dollars in a computer contract scheme, a contract originally held by Compaq Canada and later by Hewlett-Packard Co. when it acquired Compaq in 2001.

The University of Saskatchewan goes wireless

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and IBM Canada Ltd. announced earlier this week that they have teamed up in hopes of leveraging the school's wireless network and offering its students more e-learning opportunities.

Fairmont Hotels offers Wi-Fi services

In a time when Wi-Fi functionality is often expected by mobile professionals while on the road, one hotel chain is not only offering the wireless access but also the gadget

Wi-Fi-to-WAN roaming will now come at a price

Calypso Wireless Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has begun contacting all major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) serving the wireless sector to notify them of a patent recently obtained by Calypso that, according to the company, could mean huge changes in the wireless industry.

Wireless experts share secrets of success

Although speakers at the recent Canadian Wi-Fi Power Business Solutions show in Toronto offered different tips to attendees, they all agreed on one key point: know what applications will be needed by wireless workers before thinking about devices.

SAMSys puts RFID readers in SATO printers

SAMSys Technologies Inc., provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions announced this week that it has completed a full integration of its RFID readers into SATO America's line of RFID-enabled printers.

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