Peter Judge

Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. is announcing a radical change of direction in its Wi-Fi systems. Instead of putting a limited number of access points (APs) in the ceiling, the wireless switch vendor's new Wi-Fi Grid system will plug a much bigger number of tiny "grid points" into floor-level network outlets as part of the main network infrastructure

Never one to miss an obvious literal-minded publicity ploy, Intel Corp. has put a wireless-enabled Tablet PC in a surfboard. It

Wireless LAN products with proprietary extensions won't lose the official Wi-Fi badge, even if those extensions interfere with other Wi-Fi branded products, the Wi-Fi Alliance has admitted.

rnEnterprise wireless LANs are about to crash in price, according to an analyst's report. Hardest hit will be the traditional stand-alone access points from vendors like Proxim Corp., and...

Hewlett-Packard Co. has promised to build a core switch using high-speed technology it has acquired from Riverstone Networks. Not just any core switch, though. Although it will be a chassis switch, it will be based on a low-cost high-speed architecture which puts intelligence at the edge instead of focusing on expensive centralized intelligence in the manner of Cisco Systems Inc. The company also announced upgrades to its existing network products.

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Broadcom Corp. is promising easy-to-use wireless security through bundled software which automatically configures settings and turns on security. The company says its new silicon should be in products this month.

In a broad announcement Monday, Extreme Networks Inc. has combined wired and wireless features on more of its switches. Launching an RF management tool,...