BETTER WIRELESS SECURITY

Written by Adam Gosling

Wednesday, 24 August 2005

Intel and Cisco have announced an expansion of an existing agreement to work toward better reliability and security for wireless LANs for the business market Cisco and Intel have jointly produced a new set of features, called Business Class Wireless Suite, designed for companies using Cisco's Unified Wireless Architecture and Intel Centrino mobile technology. The Suite includes a selection technology to enable Centrino clients to scan for the best access point to improve roaming. The two have also come up with a Quality of Service technology targeted at Voice over IP (VoIP) which is said to improve the audio clarity and reliability of voice communications for laptops. The new features will be available from Cisco and Intel in the first quarter of 2006. Intel also announced it will join the Network Admission Control (NAC) program, an industry effort led by Cisco to help customers identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats. In return, Cisco will join the Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) program which is the remote management part of Intel's Digital Office platformatisation. Combining technologies should allow businesses to better defend against security threats. Customers can expect Cisco NAC and Intel AMT to be compatible in the fourth quarter of this year. "Our expanded strategic alliance with Intel on security and wireless demonstrates our commitment to deliver unified solutions that drive higher levels of usability, performance and security for our customers," said Charles Giancarlo, chief development officer at Cisco Systems. "Business Class Wireless aims to provide the best wireless experience by enabling a better user experience for Intel clients running over Cisco wireless enterprise infrastructure. Security continues to be a major concern for organizations, and with Intel representing the first silicon manufacturer to join the NAC industry effort, client devices can continue to be treated as trusted elements on the network." "Businesses increasingly rely on computing and network infrastructure to improve the way they interact and conduct their business," said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Mobility Group. "Our continued collaboration with Cisco combines our two companies' strengths in computing and networking to drive the convergence of these technologies and enable new, innovative uses of technology. As the first networking company to join the Intel AMT program, Cisco brings an important perspective on the role of the network in securing and managing IT assets." For more information. Related news items Tiny Rugged UMPC WIth Vista -10/10/2007 Consumers Want FMC: Companies Don't See The Benefit -02/10/2007 Nokia Buys Map Company For US$8 Billion -02/10/2007 Seven In Unwired Takeover Bid -26/09/2007 Major Players To Test WiMAX Interoperability -26/09/2007 Newer news items Backup Your Laptop Anywhere -02/04/2006 Ericsson Does Security Deal With Trend Micro -09/03/2006 MOBILE WORKERS GET NAKED -28/02/2006 EMERGENCY DIALLING FOR MOBILES -16/02/2006 TROJAN TARGETS PC AND PHONE -22/09/2005 Older news items KASPERSKY UPDATES PDA PROTECTION -28/06/2005 RIM BEEFS UP SECURITY FOR US SPOOKS -28/06/2005 MOBILE DRIVE FINGERED -22/06/2005 NEVER LOSE YOUR PASSWORD -30/05/2005 MOBILE NOTES SOLUTIONS GET MORE SECURITY -12/05/2005 Tag This Now: