IBM
Smarter Business Solutions Through Dynamic Infrastructure
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Vol: 2 Iss: 4 |
At a recent developer conference, I listened as the keynoter, Bruce Scott of PointBase (Scott cofounded Oracle in 1977, where he was coauthor and coarchitect of Oracle 1, 2, and 3), spoke about the problem of wireless bandwidth. He shared his thoughts on the subject, saying that the be... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,645 |
Keeping up with the whirlwind of new technologies and products can be an overwhelming proposition, to say the least. In order to keep my head spinning faster than an electron, I decided the Java Message Service was the next 'have to know' technology. Late at night, over many cups of co... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,816 |
The year 2001 witnessed significant progress in the development of applications for mobile data. Advertisements now tell consumers they can get driving directions, manage personal information, access enterprise applications, and even receive video clips on their mobile devices. The... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,253 |
In every market there will be winners and losers. This is especially true for early-stage 'experimental' industries such as wireless. Those companies brave enough to jump in early pave the way for lasting business models. I loved hearing about new dot-com business models - even if ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 10,046 |
Many different companies, from PC and white goods manufacturers to telecom and consumer electronics firms, have started to develop and market products for the home automation market. A report on connected home services, by Cahners In-Stat Group, estimates the U.S. market will multi... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 8,460 |
With 2.5G and 3G networks coming online in many parts of the world, mobile operators are looking to deploy wireless location-based services - not just for emergency location services - but for fee-based services too. Mobile operators are expecting these services to be a new source of p... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,545 |
Every month, more and more Americans are able to enjoy the benefits of broadband Internet access through technologies such as DSL and cable modems. However, outside of the nation's cities and suburbs, access to these types of broadband networks isn't always possible. Thanks to an easil... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,242 |
For anyone who uses a mobile phone on a regular basis, it's an all too familiar scenario. In the middle of an important call, the unimaginable happens: that annoying beep, the blinking red light, and your battery is dead. If you're on the phone with a friend, it's annoying; in an emerg... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 11,274 |
Wireless data acceleration products may be just the thing to save the day for carriers by delivering broadband-like speeds on 2G/2.5G networks; and just the thing for enterprises and application developers to harness to make wireless applications usefully fast and economically feasible... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,044 |
Wireless solutions accelerate business, but before widespread adoption can occur, the value of business process acceleration and the role of wireless within it must be more clearly articulated. Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 8,373 |
The current state of security in most wireless LANs (WLANs) is no more than a Maginot Line. (Andre Maginot [1877-1932], French Minister of War, proposed a line of defense along France's border with Germany. Believed to be impregnable, the barrier proved to be of little use when Germans... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,098 |
Traditionally, school districts have been late adopters rather than pioneers of technology. The New Brunswick (New Jersey) School District, though, stepped into the technology fray in a big way when it recently built its own wireless network in order to loosen the captive hold the phon... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 5,956 |
Mobile VPN technology offers enterprises a mature, proven solution for providing secure, private access to remote users of enterprise resources. This article provides an overview of what's available for immediate deployment. Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,996 |
You don't hear much about the Tauzin-Dingell Telecom Bill, unless you're in Washington, DC, or in the camp of either the CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers) who oppose it or the ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) who we might assume all but wrote it. But Tauzin-Dingell (... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,132 |
Mobile-phone handset sales in Japan fell 2.4% last year to 40.6 million units according to Gartner, the private research firm. The news coincided with NTT DoCoMo's warning that it expected a 30% decline in new subscriptions this year. The slowdown in growth stems from a lack of att... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 8,308 |
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