Vikki Lipset

For businesses that are enticed by the potential cost savings and productivity boosts that a voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) system promises but hesitant to shell out for expensive Wi-Fi handsets, softphones, which allow workers to make and receive phone calls from their laptop computers, are an intriguing alternative. With that in mind, Toshiba this week […]

Whether the adoption of Wi-Fi in the enterprise drives growth of voice over wireless LANs (VoWLAN), or, as others contend, the interest in voice applications acts as a catalyst for the deployment of wireless networks, there are a number of challenges that must be met before voice over Wi-Fi goes mainstream. That, at least, was […]

Microsoft on Monday unveiled the latest version of its handheld operating system, as well as a new brand name for its software for mobile devices.The new Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC features built-in support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth , improved e-mail synchronization, a new imaging application and better video playback. The Redmond, Wash.-based […]

The group behind the development of the 802.11 standard for wireless networking has agreed on a final draft for the 802.11g specification, setting the stage for official standards approval in June. At a meeting of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) last week in Dallas, the 802.11g Task Group unanimously approved version 8.2 […]