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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Thursday, October 09, 2003 |
Source: Userland.com
Where Your Browser Is a Welcome Guest
Q. Would it be worthwhile to purchase a notebook computer with an integrated 802.11a/b wireless card to use while traveling, to avoid needing to use a hotel's computer?
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3:30:24 PM 
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Source: Userland.com
The Free-Range Mouse Points the Way
People making multimedia presentations can roam free with Iogear's new Phaser, a wireless, trigger-action mouse with a laser pointer. The mouse can be used in midair to control a computer from distances of as much as 50 feet.
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3:30:23 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Slow Spread of Wi-Fi?
Progress of building hot spots has been slow: The piece looks at how involved the cellular carriers are in Wi-Fi and how their strategies differ, concluding that confusion surrounding a Wi-Fi business case is slowing down buildout. Maybe, but from my perspective it looks like the market is moving pretty fast. T-Mobile has thousands of hot spots and Boingo has deals to support 2,600 hot spots, which doesn't include T-Mobile. There are also plenty of small or independent organizations with hot spots. Despite some shutdowns and bankruptcies, the growth seems to be spurting....
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3:30:22 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Intel is a Hog
This columnist points a finger at Intel for the lack of Wi-Fi Zone stickers in venues: He says that it's hard to find the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Zone markers in public hotspots, but Intel's Centrino stickers are everywhere. Apparently Intel said it would put up the two stickers side by side but seems to have neglected to hang the Wi-Fi Alliance mark. Glenn attended 802.11 Planet in June in Boston (now rebranded as Wi-Fi Planet) where Starbucks' brand manager explained that their windows were extremely valuable and that they had no desire yet to put up Wi-Fi Zone stickers. It didn't add enough to the brand yet, Lovina McMurchy said. (See this archived entry.)...
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3:30:20 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wi-Fi to Help the Deaf
A deal between the Canadian Hearing Society and SkyFrames will bring the Internet to deaf people in rural communities: As part of the agreement, SkyFrames will use Wi-Fi and satellite backhaul to offer Internet service to rural areas, specifically targeting hearing impaired people. The idea is to offer video conferencing to the deaf, who often prefer to communicate through a visual medium like video conferencing, according to the society. The San Francisco Chronicle recently noted that Apple's iSight camera combined with iChat AV, an audio/video conference program that Mac OS X 10.2 users can buy and is bundled with the about-to-be-released Mac OS X 10.3, has been highly effective for hearing-impaired users: the frame refresh rate and picture size is high enough to handle signing....
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3:30:19 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Another Roaming Settlement Option
Convergys has come out with a Wi-Fi roaming settlement solution: I imagine this is a service bureau offering but the announcement is pretty vague....
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3:30:18 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
IBM's Sniffer a Bit Off
IBM developed a sniffing network much like AirDefense's: The platform is targeted at companies that will deploy the IBM sniffing devices around a building. The sensors look for rogue APs, denial-of-service attacks and compromised WEP keys. IBM is a bit late to the game here. This article points out that AirDefense goes one step further than the IBM solution and can actually shut down APs. Also, the WLAN switch vendors that are targeting enterprises usually include rogue detection in their APs so customers don't have to deploy a separate network to detect trouble....
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3:30:16 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
More Wi-Fi for RVers
TengoInternet will provide Wi-Fi to the Rainbow’s End RV park in Livingston, Texas. The news release isn't available yet but should be here later today. RV parks offer Wi-Fi as a way to encourage visitors to stay longer, says TengoInternet....
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3:25:25 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
IBM Goes Wi-Fi Security Sniffing
Big Blue releases a managed, wireless intrusion-detection service, offering security from man-in-the-middle attacks, denial-of-service scenarios, address-spoofing and encryption breaches.
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3:25:24 PM
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