In Brief: ASNA Monarch offers road to SOAs for iSeries users   19 Aug 2005 12:10 GMT
ASNA (Amalgamated Software of North America) announced a new version of its Monarch suite that makes it easier for businesses to extend or migrate RPG-based IBM iSeries/i5 applications and data into Microsoft's .Net for integration into service-oriented architectures (SOAs) and Web services. Monarch, introduced in the fall of 2004, lets developers migrate RPG-coded "green-screen" applications to browser-based applications in .Net. No Java, C++, or C# code is generated, making it maintainable by existing RPG programmers. Monarch also allows the modernized apps to seamlessly communicate with iSeries/i5 and SQL Server databases. Monarch 2.0 offers new application segmentation capabilities, higher levels of printing support, object grouping, and an expanded framework that supports third-party controls.
Source: InfoWorld

Software Defined Radio: Can Myth Turn Into Reality?   19 Aug 2005 11:12 GMT

Source: Mobile Pipeline

Wireless broadband unlikely to push 3G aside   18 Aug 2005 22:40 GMT
For fans of 3G who are eyeing the impact of emerging wireless broadband technology, the news is good: In a few years, you'll probably have a choice.
Source: InfoWorld

Cities join Intel's Wi-Fi program   18 Aug 2005 21:05 GMT
Thirteen municipalities participate in a pilot program, called "Digital Communities," to build commercially viable wireless networks.
Source: ZDNet

Review: JunxionBox Mixes Cellular And Wi-Fi   18 Aug 2005 20:58 GMT
This handy, if expensive, device for road warriors routes cellular data connections over a Wi-Fi network, enabling you to create a hotspot wherever you happen to be.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Qualcomm Grabs Mobile Content Provider (NewsFactor)   18 Aug 2005 20:04 GMT
NewsFactor - Seeking to extend its reach into new markets and make it easier for mobile phone users to get the applications they want to run on their devices, Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has purchased UK-based, mobile-software provider Elata for US$57 million.
Source: Yahoo

Intel kicks off global wireless networking initiative   18 Aug 2005 16:23 GMT
Intel publicly lined up behind municipal wireless networking projects on Thursday, kicking off an initiative with hardware, software, and networking partners to help communities around the world to carry out the sometimes controversial rollouts.
Source: InfoWorld

Finns urge better Wi-Fi security after bank break-in   18 Aug 2005 15:55 GMT
Finland called on its citizens to take more care securing their Wi-Fi networks after it emerged this week that about €200,000 ($245,400) had been stolen from a local bank using an unprotected home network.
Source: InfoWorld

Verizon Completes Next-Gen 3G Tests   18 Aug 2005 13:42 GMT
New 3G technology, which is expected to deliver typical speeds of about 1 Mbps, could be available as soon as next year.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Symbian Claims 191% Increase In Phone Shipments   18 Aug 2005 13:29 GMT
Vendor claims that more smartphones based on the Symbian platform shipped in the first half of 2005 than shipped during all of 2004.
Source: Mobile Pipeline