John Cox

Senior Editor, Infrastructure

 

jcox@nww.com (978) 834-0554 Fax: (978) 834-0558

Network World, Inc. 118 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 01772

Recent articles by Cox

Sybase iAnywhere bolsters mobile device security
Jul. 02, 2008
Sybase iAnywhere is beefing up its Afaria mobile-device management software by adding antivirus and firewalling capabilities.

Mobile software blends Wi-Fi/GPS signal for accuracy
Jul. 01, 2008
Skyhook's mobile device software fixes your location using Wi-Fi and GPS signals. The new version adds cellular signals, and improves accuracy and speed.

Symbian deal will open up mobile platform market
Jun. 26, 2008
When Nokia announced this week that it had agreed to purchase Symbian and open up some of its code for public use, many analysts said it was a direct shot across Android's bow.

RIM maintains blazing growth
Jun. 26, 2008
Research In Motion reported, again, outstanding growth in revenue, new BlackBerry subscribers and profits at the close of its first fiscal quarter.

Microsoft on Symbian's open source move: Good luck with that
Jun. 26, 2008
A Microsoft product manager predicts Symbian is embracing the problems, as well as the opportunities, of open sourcing its mobile-phone code.

Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother?
Jun. 23, 2008
Most companies seem in no hurry to adopt fixed-mobile convergence, which is seen by some as potentially expensive and complicated

Five burning wireless questions
Jun. 23, 2008
Is wireless technology moving faster than you can keep up with at your company? Here's our reality check on how soon some of the most talked about issues - from smartphone malware to Google's Android to WiMAX - will ...

How will 3G data services concretely affect the enterprise?
Jun. 23, 2008
3G data services are bringing desktop-like experiences to mobile laptops and voice/data smartphones.

Are smartphone viruses really a threat to your network?
Jun. 23, 2008
Smartphone viruses aren't an imminent threat, but it might not be long given the growing popularity of Web browsing via iPhones and other mobile devices.

Proxim unveils support for bandwidth-hungry backhaul duties
Jun. 20, 2008
Proxim Wireless this week has released a new multifrequency point-to-point radio, offering up to 28Mbps over a 10-mile range for carrier-class, last mile connectivity.

Sybase iAnywhere bolsters mobile device security
Jul. 02, 2008
Sybase iAnywhere is beefing up its Afaria mobile-device management software by adding antivirus and firewalling capabilities.

IBM’s answer to IT skills crunch: Woo students
Jun. 13, 2008
IBM is reaching out to college students with new bundles of Web-based information, tools and software to help them hone the skills they'll need for fast-growing IT job opportunities.

With iPhone 3G, Apple and AT&T finally get serious about the enterprise
Jun. 10, 2008
Beyond the much faster cellular connection, the new iPhone 3G reveals that Apple and AT&T Wireless finally are getting serious about meeting enterprise mobility needs. But iPhone is still a shadow, in function and ...

Belden to buy wireless LAN vendor Trapeze
Jun. 06, 2008
Belden has announced it will buy WLAN vendor Trapeze Networks for $133 million in cash.

Mobile software blends Wi-Fi/GPS signal for accuracy
Jul. 01, 2008
Skyhook's mobile device software fixes your location using Wi-Fi and GPS signals. The new version adds cellular signals, and improves accuracy and speed.

Cisco unveils services approach to enterprise mobility
May. 28, 2008
Cisco's new Mobility Services Engine runs software programs to collect wireless LAN data and share it with higher level applications. The goal is to support different kinds of underlying wireless nets, numerous and ...

CIOs look beyond Web 2.0
May. 22, 2008
Panelists chewing over the role of Web 2.0 in the enterprise, at MIT's annual CIO Symposium, said it's already a thing of the past. What's happening now is being built atop the early Web 2.0 technologies.

BlackBerry server upgrade to face stern tests
May. 19, 2008
The 5.0 release of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, due late this year, will test not only enterprise BlackBerry administrators but also its creator, Research in Motion. At stake will be whether RIM's software can perform ...

BlackBerry-based server admin tool updated
May. 16, 2008
New release of the BlackBerry-based Rove Mobile Admin includes embedded data store and Web interface to let you access and manage your servers over a cellular connection.

BlackBerry users tie into PBX for unified communications
May. 15, 2008
Research In Motion, known mainly as a mobile e-mail vendor, is making a surprising effort to leverage the voice side of the BlackBerry smartphone, positioning its server software as a way to blend cellular and corporate ...

RIM goes into detail about the features in BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0
May. 14, 2008
RIM finally goes into details about the next major release of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, codenamed Argon.

Philly's Wi-Fi net to be shut down
May. 13, 2008
Philadelphia's pioneering citywide Wi-Fi network is shutting down. Philly's Wi-Fi net to be shut down EarthLink prepares to pull the plug on Philadelphia Wi-Fi network. By John Cox , Network World , 05/13/2008 ...

BlackBerry boss leaves techies wanting
May. 13, 2008
If 5,000 dedicated enterprise BlackBerry users attending Research in Motion's annual user conference were expecting any red meat from Research in Motion Co-CEO Michael Lazaridis' opening keynote address, they went away ...

Vendors update tools for managing BlackBerries
May. 13, 2008
nterNoded and Zenprise unveiled improved applications for managing different parts of the BlackBerry world

BlackBerry start-ups get $150 million funding boost from RIM
May. 13, 2008
ORLANDO -- Research in Motion has launched a $150 million investment fund to spur development of mobile applications and services for its BlackBerry brand. BlackBerry start-ups get $150 million funding boost from RIM ...