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Review: Internet Explorer 8: Simplified Browsing By Adam Stone | Article Published April 24, 2009 This review of Internet Explorer 8 explores the new browser's efforts to simplify browsing. Can Open Source Songbird Compete with iTunes? By Adam Stone | Article Published April 16, 2009 Whether the open source music app can challenge iTunes is an open question, but Songbird's add-ons are certainly attractive. FileZilla: One Sweet Free FTP Client By Adam Stone | Article Published February 11, 2009 FileZilla get a whole lot of hype. Could it just be that this free FTP client actually lives up to it? FileZilla: The Feature-Rich and Fancy Free FTP Client By Adam Stone | Article Published January 22, 2009 Any time we see online user reviews that include phrases like "thunder god" we are at once both skeptical and curious. Can an FTP client really be that good? Adam Stone puts the freeware FileZilla to the test. Connecticut Town Lays Groundwork for Merged School, Municipal VoIP Network By Adam Stone | Article Published January 16, 2009 Merged network will bring cost savings, enhanced service, improved town management—and boost the growth of commerce. 2008: The Year in VoIP By Adam Stone | Article Published December 30, 2008 It was a year in which—in addition to continued strong enterprise uptake of VoIP—important new trends and new ideas emerged for IP communications. VoIP Planet Trends How Will Economic Downturn Affect VoIP Industry? By Adam Stone | Article Published December 22, 2008 Two studies show that despite some slowdown, VoIP and unified communications deployments will grow over coming years. Voting via VoIP�Coming soon to a polling place near you By Adam Stone | Article Published November 3, 2008 The technology is in place and has been used elsewhere on the globe. Adoption in the U.S. will likely be gradual. VoIP and Cellular Mobile: Blurring the Lines By Adam Stone | Article Published October 23, 2008 Joint venture between VoX, UTGI, and 'a tier one carrier' will bring low-cost, all-you-can-eat voice/data plans to the mobile telephony scene. For Small-Business VoIP, Ease of Use Is Paramount By Adam Stone | Article Published September 29, 2008 Toronto startup Jazinga offers a turnkey IP phone system anyone can install and maintain. IP-Based UC Embraces PTT By Adam Stone | Article Published September 17, 2008 Twisted Pair's latest WAVE software release integrates handheld radios into corporate communications web. FileZilla: The Feature-Rich and Fancy Free FTP Client By Adam Stone | Article Published March 15, 2008 Any time we see online user reviews that include phrases like "thunder god," we are at once both skeptical and curious. Skeptical because, let's face it, is anything really that good? And curious because, well, what if it is? A Whole New Mobile VoIP Technology By Adam Stone | Article Published March 13, 2008 Florida-based xG Technologies challenges the established mobile phone industry with a low-power alternative. New IP Soft Client from Basis AudioNet By Adam Stone | Article Published February 27, 2008 Designed to work with Basis's Communication Suite, it will nonetheless be adaptable to other platforms. VoIP Vulnerabilities Get Star Billing in Report By Adam Stone | Article Published January 28, 2008 Predicting top five threats for 2008, security provider Sipera Systems advises 'heightened awareness' of potential perils. Getting to Enterprise VoWi-Fi By Adam Stone | Article Published January 14, 2008 ABI study finds tools needed to create viable voice over Wi-Fi systems now exist, but no single entity wields the full set. VoIP Provider PAETEC Solves Disaster Vulnerability Puzzle By Adam Stone | Article Published December 27, 2007 Geographic Redundancy solution places IP communications eggs in multiple baskets. The Future of Mobile VoIP By Adam Stone | Article Published December 11, 2007 While systems for mobilizing voice over IP proliferate, one analyst predicts that 3G technologies will ultimately rule this roost. Will Microsoft Eat Telecommunications? By Adam Stone | Article Published November 27, 2007 Some see stark choices for IT managers in the wake of Redmond's recent UC blitz. How accurate is that vision? VoIP: Fertile Ground for Open-Source Solutions By Adam Stone | Article Published November 12, 2007 Some SMB folk view open-source software as risky business, but it brings many advantages. Enterprise Adoption of Hosted VoIP to Grow Exponentially By Adam Stone | Article Published October 23, 2007 Pace of technology change, decentralization of facilities combine to drive emerging trend. Windows Live Suite: Why is this So Hard? By Adam Stone | Article Published October 22, 2007 Microsoft once held pride of place for making hard things easier. So why does the new Windows Live Suite seem bent on making easy things harder? Worldwide Wi-Fi Use Is Growing By Adam Stone | Article Published October 17, 2007 iPass's semi-annual Wi-Fi Hotspot Index demonstrates rapid increase in global hotspot usage. RIM Wi-Fi Enables the BlackBerry By Adam Stone | Article Published August 20, 2007 Although entering somewhat late in the game, the company believes the timing of its Wi-Fi rollout is right. Enterprises Poised to Adopt 802.11n�Any Minute Now By Adam Stone | Article Published August 9, 2007 Colubris survey of IT managers suggests .11n is a "game changer," but few are rushing into this. Unwiring Dallas' Victory Park By Adam Stone | Article Published June 14, 2007 Perot Systems and Hillwood Development -siblings under the same chairman - have worked together to bring free mesh Wi-Fi to the urban outdoors. What is Wibree? By Adam Stone | Article Published January 8, 2007 Answer: a low-power improvement to Bluetooth from Nokia that could be a boon if it gets any legs. Vocera Voice to the Rescue By Adam Stone | Article Published September 5, 2006 Michigan's Beaumont Hospitals went from a nurse response time of nine minutes to less than 60 seconds using voice alert badges on the internal Wi-Fi network. Kiosks Move Into Hotel Rooms By Adam Stone | Article Published November 7, 2005 While kiosk-based Wi-Fi still has some legs, even a company like PayKiosks knows the real money is made selling wireless access in guest rooms. Wireless LAN Outdoes Wired By Adam Stone | Article Published November 23, 2004 The money spent on wireless LANs outpaced that tied up in wired solutions for the first time this fall—but Wi-Fi spending still lags behind cellular/telecom wireless. Kennedy's Wireless Issues By Adam Stone | Article Published June 7, 2004 There are airports, and there are airports. Deploying the Wi-Fi network at the JFK Airport meant overcoming obstacles and still might not lead to much of a pay off in the end, but operator Concourse Communications is optimistic. The Sun, the Beach, the Wi-Fi. By Adam Stone | Features & Trends Article Published May 12, 2003 If your company happens to be sitting on a wealth of bandwidth, you could do what Jarvis Networks did: use it to provide wireless coverage to an entire lake resort. Four Ways To Reduce Spam By Adam Stone | Article Published February 25, 2003 You can do it yourself, have your ISP filter it, use software to blacklist it, or hire a third-party to try and stem the flow of spam. Learn what some small businesses are doing to keep unwanted e-mail out and important messages coming in, without wasting IT staff time and resources. IBM Security Push Gives Enterprise Mobile Computing a Boost By Adam Stone | Article Published December 27, 2001 Big Blue's entrance into mobile security signals serious industry interest in facilitating secure mobile infrastructures for the enterprise. Will M-Commerce Fly on Wings of WLAN? By Adam Stone | Article Published August 9, 2001 Can fixed wireless get m-commerce off the ground? Find out what analysts think might happen as WLANs penetrate the business market at a rapid rate. |
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