Chicago-area communities deploy mobile broadband network 

Six Chicago-area communities deployed a regional, mobile broadband network using Alvarion's Breeze Access 900 system, which supports fixed and mobile...

Companies partner to convert point-of-sale systems to wireless 

Columbitech and Card Access partnered to deliver a secure wireless bridge that lets retailers convert existing networked point-of-sale systems from wired...

Fleet operators buy mobile computers 

SCR Medical Transportation of Chicago and Victor Valley Transit Authority of Hesperia, Calif., deployed 150 of Digital Dispatch Systems' Vector 530 and...

A double-edged sword 

By: By Doug Mohney

Radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology paradoxically has the potential to speed the flow of people and goods coming into America while enhancing...

French retailer deploys enterprise mobility system 

Symbol Technologies' PDT6100 and PDT6800 enterprise mobility solutions recently were deployed by French clothing retailer Kiabi Europe. The solution consists...

Florida city to offer wireless access 

Citi WiFi Networks selected Strix's Access/One Outdoor Wireless System for Florida's first public-private partnership deployment of a citywide wireless...

4.9 GHz market begins to mature 

By: By Donny Jackson

The 4.9 GHz band is experiencing a rapid increase in available products since it was approved by the FCC for public-safety data applications, but the...

Michigan sheriff's office uses automated fingerprint ID system 

Cogent Systems signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Oakland County, Mich., sheriff's office and the county's courts and law-enforcement management...

Mobile satellite pack designed for remote locales 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Norsat Satellite Solutions' GlobeTrekker is a portable satellite system built for first responders, military personnel and even journalists who work in...

Motorola expands municipal mesh strategy 

By: By Donny Jackson

Motorola announced the last of three new offerings in its municipal mesh-networking portfolio as the vendor giant continues its efforts to make products...

What will they think of next? 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Radio frequency identification technology isn't just being used to keep track of products and secure U.S. borders. Here are just a few of the more creative...

Texas town implements wireless mesh network 

Farmers Branch, Texas, selected Cisco Systems' outdoor wireless mesh product for citywide Wi-Fi access. The system, hosted and managed by Internet service...

Motorola introduces Wi-Fi card for 2.4, 4.9 GHz 

By: By Donny Jackson and Mary Rose Roberts

Motorola recently announced the launch of the WDE1000, which the vendor giant touts as the first 2.4 GHz and 4.9 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi card for citywide...

Hospital system integrates mobile communications 

Global Care Quest will provide Los Angeles-based Century City Doctors Hospital with its mobile Integrated Clinical Information System, which will be built...

N.J. city turns to RFID to track counterfeit parking permits 

Symbol Technologies partnered with PayLock to develop a RFID solution to manage Hoboken, N.J.'s, residential parking program. Symbol's MC9000-G RFID mobile...