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Wireless PAN

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ALSO CALLED: Wireless Personal Area Networks, WPAN, PAN, Personal Area Networks, and IEEE 802.15
DEFINITION: A WPAN (wireless personal area network) is a personal area network - a network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual person's workspace - in which the connections are wireless. Typically, a wireless personal area network uses some technology that permits communication within about 10 meters - in other words, a very short range. One such technology is  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Wireless PAN
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Is Your WLAN Helping You Comply with Security Guidelines of the PCI Standard?
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how HP ProCurve can help you deploy a secure and managed Wi-Fi infrastructure that can defend itself against wireless threats and help you comply with PCI guidelines.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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802.11n Drives an Architectural Evolution
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines both centralized WLAN switch architecture and the optimized WLAN architecture, so that the wireless network choice an organization makes will protect its investment and allow it to experience the benefits of 802.11n for years.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Fixed Mobile Convergence - A Carrier Avenue to Profits, Growth and Competitive Differentiation
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Following a long period of development, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) appears ready to arrive in the form of real carrier services for enterprises where FMC is a way to improve employee efficiency which may also help reduce telecom costs.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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eGuide - Mobilizing Your Enterprise Applications
sponsored by BlackBerry
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: This E-Guide explains the usefulness of mobile CRM, ERP and SAP applications in the enterprise and looks at some potential roadblocks to mobilizing enterprise applications.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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A Strategic Approach to Enabling Mobile Business Applications
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: Today's successful enterprises are discovering that granting mobile access to critical business applications can increase productivity and revenue.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Perspective Network Management System 2.5
sponsored by PacketTrap Networks
TRIAL SOFTWARE: PacketTrap Perspective is a unique centralized dashboard provides users with a real-time view of the entire network, with remediation tools attached for immediate network problem resolution.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Upgrading to "full 802.11n"
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
PODCAST: In this podcast, Lisa Phifer and Kate Dostart discuss what businesses can expect to see in the final 802.11n standard and how those "full 802.11n" differences will and won't impact your deployments.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2008
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The Enterprise Network Partner - Management and Transformation
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the benefits of working with a managed service provider with the right experience to handle the management and transformation of enterprise voice and data networks and bring powerful strategic advantages to today's businesses.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Top Threats to Mobile Networks - And What to Do about Them
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the most common attacks on mobile networks and what to do about them.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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New Service Delivery Platforms
sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software
WEBCAST: This webcast will discuss what SDPs are, what they can do, why they are important and how some service providers are starting to deploy them.
Posted: 29 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Leveraging Transaction Events to Enhance the Mobile Device Customer Experience
sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software
PODCAST: Download this educational podcast now to learn how to gain digital marketing momentum through secure email, cell phone, and SMS platforms.
Posted: 29 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2008
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4G: The What, Why and When
sponsored by Tellabs
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this paper is to: Clarify the definition of 4G from a technology perspective; present business benefits of 4G-enabled services; and Propose a realistic timeline for the adoption of a 4G standard.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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802.11n: Look before You Leap Key Considerations for Moving to 802.11n
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the 802.11n basics necessary and how 802.11n technology relate to the three C's of network planning, Coverage, Context, and Capacity.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 22 Oct 2008
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The Case for an Untethered Enterprise
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to take your enterprise completely wireless by implementing the most up to date wireless technology.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 22 Oct 2008
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Getting Mobile - Whose Smartphone is it anyway?
sponsored by BlackBerry
WEBCAST: This webcast analyzes the pros and cons of corporate versus personal ownership of smartphones as they relate to security, compliance and cost.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Defining a Mobile Architecture for Success: How, When and Why to Use a Multichannel Access Gateway
sponsored by Sybase iAnywhere
WEBCAST: This webcast explains how a MAG infrastructure provides connectivity between any application, any piece of data, and any mobile device. Learn how a Multichannel Access Gateway (MAG) will help your company lower support costs.
Posted: 17 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Avaya Unified Communications Can Reduce Cell Phone Expenses
sponsored by Avaya Inc.
WHITE PAPER: By converging real-time, near-real-time, and non-real-time business communication applications, Avaya Intelligent Communications can dramatically reduce cell phone expenses, taking Unified Communications to the next level.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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How Should an Enterprise Move towards Unified Communications?
sponsored by Avaya Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Avaya moves customers toward Unified Communications to support complex and flexible work environments. The consultative process begins with a business assessment to understand the communication patterns, and to see where business processes slow down.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Lost Connections: New software improves the reliability of wireless links, cutting down on the headache of constant crashes
sponsored by NetMotion Wireless
JOURNAL ARTICLE: This article discusses about the software from mobile-VPN providers whose aim is to make the connections stronger, or to keep the programs running even if the connection is temporarily severed.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2007
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Improve the Efficiency and Productivity of Healthcare Workers--with NetMotion Wireless' Award-winning Mobile VPN Software, Mobility XE
sponsored by NetMotion Wireless
DATA SHEET: Mobility XE has proved to be a vital component acting as the fulcrum in maintaining the wireless connection, and giving clinicians access to their applications.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Security for Wireless Networks: A Comparison among SSL, IPSec and Mobile VPNs
sponsored by NetMotion Wireless
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines common threats and issues regarding wireless security in the context of typical uses of mobile devices over wireless networks and evaluates secure remote access solutions in comparison with NetMotion Mobility XE.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Mobile Network Access Control: Extending Corporate Security Policies to Mobile Devices
sponsored by NetMotion Wireless
WHITE PAPER: Mobility XE features an optional Network Access Control (NAC) module that provides security controls to intelligently extend corporate security policies to mobile devices, including laptops, tablets, handheld devices and smartphones.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Maximizing Mobile Worker Productivity
sponsored by NetMotion Wireless
WHITE PAPER: The intent of this Yankee Group Report is to identify the secure mobile solutions available in the market, and how these technologies map back to the requirements of today's mobile enterprise.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Enterprise Wireless LAN Security
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the security challenges network administrators face defining and implementing security mechanisms within diverse wired and wireless network environments.
Posted: 29 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): IMS Basic Concepts and Terminology
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: IMS is a whole new way to deliver multimedia regardless of the device or the access medium. This paper will change the way you relate to an increasingly digital world.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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Exploring the Benefits of 3G Wireless Integrated into Business-Class Routers
sponsored by Sprint
WHITE PAPER: Read this and learn how to leverage business-class routers with integrated high-speed 3G wireless that combine traditional enterprise router functionality, such as remote management and security, with mobility capabilities of 3G WAN acces
Posted: 09 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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WIRELESS PAN DEFINITION (continued): …  Bluetooth, which was used as the basis for a new standard, IEEE 802.15.

A WPAN could serve to interconnect all the ordinary computing and commmunicating devices that many people have on their desk or carry with them today - or it could serve a more specialized purpose such as allowing the surgeon and other team members to communicate during an operation.

A key concept in WPAN technology is known as plugging in. In the ideal scenario, when any two WPAN-equipped devices come into close proximity (within several meters of each other) or within a few kilometers … 
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