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Management, security to be featured in new products.
LAS VEGAS - Vendors this week will attempt to address concerns among wireless LAN users regarding management and security as well as deployment of mixed 802.11b and 802.11 la nets. Among the companies announcing new technology will be Network Associates' Sniffer Technologies business, which is unveiling software for managing wireless LANs from a handheld device.
Sniffer Portable Wireless PDA software runs on a Compaq iPaq handheld outfitted with Microsoft's Pocket PC technology and an 802.11b card, and lets network administrators learn the effective range of access points and detect intruders by surfing wireless LAN channels. The new $4,000 software can feed data to a desktop- or laptop-based...