Wi-Fi Alliance
RSS Wi-Fi AllianceApproved: Super-speedy wi-fi standard finally gets green light
News According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and certifies wireless products to ensure their interoperability, all existing wi-fi certified... [14 Sep 2009]
Free wi-fi for Scottish market town
News A small market town in the Scottish Borders is to offer free wi-fi across the whole of its town centre. The teleco will be offering the rural community free and open access... [13 Aug 2008]
Credit crunch prompts open source adoption
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors The sluggish economy is contributing to commercial open-source sales, but customers still rank interoperability with proprietary software and vendor viability among... [29 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News W is for Wi-fi Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance]... [08 Jul 2008]
802.11n Design and Deployment Guidelines
White Paper And the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying interoperability between products that support the standard's high-water mark. The industry has been excited about 802.11n from the day the... [13 Jun 2008]
Multiple network access becoming mobile norm
News Speaking to silicon.com earlier this year, wi-fi trade association The Wi-fi Alliance said wi-fi is increasingly being... [02 May 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News W is for Wi-fi Ronald Teixeira, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, said: "Botnets are, I think, the biggest threat we face on the internet today. There is no... [10 Apr 2008]
Free wi-fi wings its way to BA lounges
News BA lounges' development manager Emily Clark said lounges are an integral part of the travel experience for premium customers and the wi-fi service will enable business people to remain connected to the... [27 Mar 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News W is for Wi-fi Hundreds of businesses in the city escaped punishment during a 30-day amnesty last November on unlicensed software by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an... [07 Feb 2008]
Taxpayer stung by £2.25m HMRC apology
News W is for Wi-fi The seven figure bill provoked outrage from the Taxpayer's Alliance who attacked the HMRC for losing the two CDs after it posted them to the National Audit Office last... [17 Jan 2008]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News W is for Wi-fi Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised computer systems with public DNS records that are constantly changing, making it more difficult to track and control criminal... [17 Oct 2007]
$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
News W is for Wi-fi Anti-software piracy body the Business Software Alliance, which represents the likes of Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Symantec, said it has prevented more than 36,000... [02 Oct 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Wi-fi
Cheat Sheet Work is ongoing on improving the capacities of wi-fi and the Wi-Fi Alliance is shortly to certify equipment to work with the upcoming 802.11n... [24 May 2007]
Next-gen wi-fi kit to get early stamp of approval
News The Wi-Fi Alliance - whose membership consists of wireless-equipment vendors - will certify equipment according to a draft version of 802.11n. The Wi-Fi... [17 May 2007]
BT fuels Fusion offering with two dual-mode handsets
News Figures from the Wi-Fi Alliance today show nearly 100 handsets have been Wi-Fi Certified since 2004, 82 of which have been dual mode. Being dual-mode,... [12 Feb 2007]
