Wireless Software

• Plug in and Forget: Network Appliances

  Local area networks weren't as common among small businesses until recently, when network appliances became more available. These appliances can free small businesses from servers and high IT management costs.
  Andrea Peiro

• Networking Needs for the 802.11n Era

  Networking vendors are targeting the small business market with wireless networking gear to support the next generation of wireless, 802.11n. Here's what you need to know to migrate to the new standard.
  Renee Oricchio

• Tech Talk: Wireless Office Better Serves Clients

  A marketing company in Florida discovers that a wireless network not only lets clients have Internet access, but allows employees to work outside if they want.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• 3G Wireless is Here: What it Means for Business

  Third-generation wireless technology may be the future of mobility in business because it helps overcome traditional problems with connection speeds, the high bills, the question of multimedia eating up bandwidth.
  Marc Saltzman

• 5 Steps to Better, Faster, Easier Wi-Fi

  While wireless networking equipment makers tout the high speeds, the truth is that Wi-Fi is highly vulnerable to interference. What can you do to improve the reliability and maintain consistent performance numbers? Read on.
  Renee Oricchio

• Can GPS Cell Phones Help Your Business?

  Whether you operate a limousine service or an insurance firm, it may be time to think about syncing GPS service with the cell phones or PDAs you issue employees. Here are the pros and cons.
  Marc Saltzman

• What Can Your Business Do with Wibree?

  Move over Bluetooth. A new short-range wireless technology, called Wibree, is designed to communicate with wrist watches, wireless keyboards, toys, and other devices that have low power consumption.
  Marc Saltzman

• More Intelligent than Your Smart Phone

  Making business sense of today’s mobile “hyper connectivity,” we help you determine what to look for in this combination cell phone, personal digital assistant, and Internet-accessible computer.
  Andrea Peiro

• Telecom Services for Business by the Bundle

  Small and mid-size businesses want more than phone lines and Internet connections from their service providers. That's why telecom companies are now offering VoIP, Web and e-mail hosting, and other services bundled together.
  Tiare Rath

• How to Surf Safely on Public Wi-Fi

  Wi-Fi is everywhere these days and so are your employees. They take their laptops to Starbucks, to Kinkos, and to the airport. How do you keep the company data safe?
  Renee Oricchio

• Unified Messaging in the Mobile Age

  As employees become more mobile, technology can help them control the flow of communications with clients and vendors through one point of contact for your business.
  Tara Swords

• Bluetooth Coming to a Car Near You

  A great liberator for entrepreneurs and small businesses, Bluetooth is now available for the office and behind the wheel so you can conduct business seamlessly.
  Anita Campbell