Everyone is trying to pack lighter these days, so what are the odds you can convince your employees to add a wireless access point [1] to their load when heading out on a business trip? If they're serious about wireless security [2], then the odds could go up. Aruba Networks has developed a portable AP designed to work with a hotel's daily Internet access. The unit, which plugs into the available network port, offers authentication and encryption through a VPN tunnel back to the corporate shop. Now, if it could only keep employees from leaving laptops in the back seat of a cab…

For more on the portable AP:
- read the technology news [3] at NetworkWorld