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For text needs, Sidekick 3 is hard to beat

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:01:37 -0400

If your users are heavy emailers and note takers, one device you might want to check out is the Sidekick 3. Danger's new PDA and phone boasts both a trackball and a comfortable keyboard, along with an MP3 player. The one drawback is that the device, which retails for about $300, doesn't have terrific phone capabilities. You have to do a lot of flipping to make a call--initially swiveling and flipping the display up to access the phone keyboard and then flipping the screen shut to actually talk. Yet the voice quality tested well and there are a bunch of nice add-ons for communication needs such as a calendar, an address book and the ability to save photos. Review

Editor's Corner

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:01:40 -0400

Poorly secured mobility efforts can decimate that ROI factor with just one wireless network breach. A Ponemon Institute report surveyed over a dozen enterprises about confidential data breaches and found that the total cost comes in around $14 million dollars each. That's not small change to anyone's bottom line these days. These costs includes the investment needed to notify customers, legal counsel as well as the productivity dips due to the break-in itself. That's why it's still amazing to me that wireless and mobile deployments are happening without enough up-front security planning--the cost of that effort doesn't come close to the cost of a breach. As another report indicates, over 60 percent of IT leaders are ignoring mobile devices within their current security policies, and the majority do realize the danger involved in taking such a stance. PointSec estimates that only about 20 percent of today's mobile devices have the necessary security systems installed. -Judy

QUICKLINKS: Mobile network roaming comes to fruition in Australia; Spain's mesh wireless network takes flight at airports; Much

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:00:50 -0400

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