As a ten-year veteran of the Interop NOC team, I've noticed a change in the enterprise wireless market. We used to say that we sure had to run a lot of wire for the wireless system just so that we could separate the Wi-Fi network from our production network. Today's Wi-Fi market seems to be demanding multiple wireless network separation with multimedia features, while still keeping my wireless users safe from attackers. I'm also seeing a significant amount of integration with wireless IDS vendors.
So while we've seen offerings from both Aruba and Trapeze, I'm thinking it might be time to pit thin access points versus thick access points. What kinds of things do you want to see in an enterprise wireless shootout? Toss me an e-mail at brian_chee@infoworld.com and drop us your two cents' worth as we plan our next enterprise wireless shootout.
Posted by Brian Chee on May 24, 2007 02:30 PM
