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One new bit of code in Windows Mobile 6.1 makes this otherwise-minor release of Microsoft's handheld operating system a watershed for enterprise users.

Wireless LAN vendor Aruba Networks this week said it will release a new version of its operating software geared for retail customers grappling with recently mandated security standards.

It's top marks to technology, nil for paper, at a long-established health food company on NSW's Central Coast about 80 kms north of Sydney.

Retailing giant 7-Eleven announced this week that it will transition its 5,300 convenience stores from using a DOS-based batch data-processing handheld to a somewhat newer CE.net-based device.

The Radicati Group pegs the penetration of Wi-Fi in the enterprise at 50 percent by 2008. Cut that number in half and it's still huge. So now that Wi-Fi is becoming a standard part of enterprise infrastructure, it's time to get serious about security and management.

LAN managers and CIOs can breathe a little easier, now that solid security standards are available for WLANs. This summer, the IEEE released -- and many vendors have already implemented -- the 802.11i authentication and encryption standard, bolstered by the WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) interoperability certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance industry group.

Wavelink this week announced Wavelink Managed Security, software the company said is designed for integrated wireless LAN management and protection.

Proxim has started selling a software suite to knit access points together and contend with purpose-built wireless switches from other vendors. The suite is made up of a range of software from third parties.

The WLAN (wireless local area network) switch market just got a bit more crowded. This time the new entrant isn't a startup but a convert from the gateway market, a segment sometimes viewed as a competitor to the WLAN switch market.

Cisco Systems has a lot riding on Bill Rossi. One billion dollars to be exact. Rossi, who runs Cisco's wireless network business unit, says the billion dollars refers to how much revenue Cisco hopes to be pulling in annually from this market in three to five years. The company, which got into wireless LANs through its acquisition of Aironet about three years ago, owns roughly one-third of the market. Rossi recently spoke with John Cox about Cisco's plans.

IAnywhere Solutions Inc. has upgraded its software for managing PCs, laptops and other devices used by remote workers and will offer a new pricing scheme intended to cater to tighter IT spending budgets, the company will announce Monday.