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LAN/Wan

 
Today’s Lesson: LANs
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| July 2004
| under
  • Your Business

School systems are big spenders in the land of LANS Certain industries adapted to LANs quicker than others, but almost everyone eventually jumped on board. Nowadays, you would be hard-pressed to find a business that operates without some sort of LAN in place.

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Tapping the Power of the Ethernet
by
Deborah L. O'Mara
| May 2004
| under
  • Systems

A standard finds new strength There’s common ground between security end-users and electrical contractors/integrators, and it lies in the Ethernet.

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Important Progress for LAN Performance Standards
by
Marilyn Michelson
| April 2004
| under
  • Systems

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) may only hold three meetings a year, but it does get plenty of significant work done.

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Voice and Data Systems Converge
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| February 2004
| under
  • Systems

The telephone and networked personal computer (PC) have become indispensable tools in today’s fast-paced business environment.

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Security Forecast
February 2004
| under
  • Systems

Perhaps Homeland Security Defense initiatives haven’t been the windfall the security industry expected, but this market and other related low-voltage segments continue to grow. After Sept. 11, the phones wouldn’t stop ringing for many manufacturers.

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Wireless LANs
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| November 2003
| under
  • Systems

From a systems standpoint, wireless has been the talk of the town. It seems as if everyone was promoting this technology as one that would change the way we all view networking. Wireless has finally taken the great leap from industry projection chatter to commonplace buzzword.

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Designing LANs
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| October 2003
| under
  • Systems

A LAN (Local Area Network) is the only true way to connect computers and peripherals to one another. LANs have become a necessity over the years.

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Emerging VDV Applications
by
Deborah L. O'Mara
| March 2003
| under
  • Systems

Technology convergence means practical solutions A fiber optic system guards Naval operations on the Atlantic coastline. A corporate executive shoots video and transmits the live images instantly, across the country.

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Retrofitting Hotels for LANs - High Tech Keeps Them Competitive
by
Darlene Bremer
| January 2003
| under
  • Your Business

In today’s fast-paced world, business travelers need to stay in constant communication with the office. Even when on vacation, people want to access the Internet, as well as their professional and personal e-mails.

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Contractors Should Learn About Wireless LANs - They're No Longer Cost-Prohibitive
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| January 2003
| under
  • Systems

Just yesterday, or so it seems, wireless technology meant nothing more than cell phones. In fact, it may be that the whole love affair with all things wireless truly began with pagers. Remember when everybody and their brother had one? Don’t you wonder where they all went?

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Financial Services Institutions Approaching WLANS With Caution
by
Rick Laezman
| December 2002
| under
  • Your Business

By Rick Laezman While wireless local area networks (WLANS) have grown in popularity among home users, their adoption by corporate enterprise is proceeding at a slower pace.

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IT Professionals Concerned about WLAN Security
November 2002
| under
  • Systems

Ft. Lee, New Jersey, Nov. 11, 2002––ReefEdge, Inc., an industry leader in wireless network infrastructure solutions, today announced the results of a Wireless LAN (WLAN) survey of 935 IT professionals conducted via the company's website. Wireless LANs were widely deployed among the respondents.

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Wireless LANs: Mobility at Ethernet Speed
by
Kellie K. Speed
| April 2002
| under
  • Systems

IEEE 802.11 provides platform for new applications When the concept of the wireless local area network (LAN) was introduced more than 20 years ago, numerous companies tried to implement its applications through the use of spread spectrum, infrared and narrowband microwave technologies based on twist

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