IPC to buy CAD vendor 

IPC Information Systems, which provides mission-critical communications systems to the public-safety, government, utility and transportation sectors,...

A fabulous way to go fabless 

BY DONNY JACKSON

For a manager wanting complete visibility into his supply chain, item-level radio frequency identification offers great promise. But a significant hurdle...

Qualcomm, Atheros form partnership 

BY DONNY JACKSON

The interoperability of their chipsets allows for cellular/Wi-Fi solution Atheros Communications and CDMA giant Qualcomm recently demonstrated interoperability...

StarChase in beta test with L.A. police department 

BY DONNY JACKSON

StarChase announced it signed a letter of intent with the Los Angeles Police Department to beta test its vehicle tagging-and-tracking solution. The solution...

M/A-COM wins $8.9 million Las Vegas police contract 

M/A-COM announced that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has awarded the company an $8.9 million contract to deploy an IP-based 700/800 MHz...

Virginia city field tests SquareLoop messaging system 

The city of Manassas, Va., has begun a beta test of SquareLoop's location-based messaging system. During the test, which will run through March, first...

IBM claims chipset boosts transmission speeds tenfold 

IBM recently announced the development of a small, low-cost Wi-Fi chipset based on its silicon germanium technology the that company said would allow...

Wireless data trial is a gas 

BY JIM BARTHOLD

The telecommunications industry frequently uses a pipe analogy to describe data transport. Twisted-pair copper, used by telephone companies, is considered...

Chips boost network performance 

BY DOUG MOHNEY

Relatively inexpensive signal processing technology is becoming more prevalent in the cellular world as operators try to boost the performance of existing...

NEW ORLEANS TO EXPAND WI-FI NETWORK 

Glenn Bischoff

New Orleans plans to expand its Wi-Fi network after seeing how well it performed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. According to Chris Drake, operations...

Milwaukee chooses Midwest Fiber for Wi-Fi deal 

BY JAMES CARELESS

Milwaukee Common Council members voted 14-1 to approve a $20 million deal with Midwest Fiber Networks to build and maintain a citywide, high-speed wireless...

Colorado emergency call center selects NICE communications recorder 

BY JAMES CARELESS

Adams County Communications (Adcom 911), based in Commerce City, Colo., will deploy a NICE Systems solution to record its emergency communications. The...

HP ships notebook with Verizon Wireless EV-DO access 

BY JAMES CARELESS

HP announced it is shipping a mobile broadband notebook that includes integrated access via Wi-Fi or Verizon Wireless's EV-DO network without the purchase...

SCADA systems at risk for attacks 

BY GLENN BISCHOFF

A panel of public utility executives speaking at the Homeland Security for Networked Industries conference held in Orlando last month agreed that remote...

Motorola announces general availability of MotoMesh 

BY JAMES CARELESS

Motorola announced the general availability of its four-radio MotoMesh wireless broadband system and a deployment in Riviera Beach, Fla., focused on video...