TECHWEB TODAY: MOBILE & WIRELESS Monday, September 20, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Monday Mobile & Wireless Feature -- Wireless Broadband: This Magic Moment 2. Mobile & Wireless News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. AOL Makes AIMBots Available To Enterprise Users 4. Report: GSM Data Transmission Technology Easily Enhanced 5. Microsoft Expands Sharing Of Source Code 6. German Security Firm Hires Hacker Awaiting Trial Other News This Week 7. Private Lines, Public Sweat 8. Microsoft Blogger Tracks 7 Years Of Spam 9. Man Arrested In UK For Cisco Source Code Theft 10. Passwords Fail To Defend Enterprises ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? Here�s your chance to sound off about the performance of your organization's key outsourcing vendors in InformationWeek Research�s Analyzing the Outsourcers study. Share your experiences with the editors of InformationWeek by completing our brief and confidential survey. In return, you�ll receive a FREE copy of the report and be eligible for prize drawings with up to $1000 in prizes. Participate NOW - http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CmHE0AX ----------------------------------------- 1. MONDAY MOBILE & WIRELESS FEATURE -- Wireless Broadband: This Magic Moment Reality is replacing speculation, as wireless broadband is close to achieving critical mass. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOM0An 2. MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS OF THE WEEK Vendor To Pilot Airport VoWLAN Test Concourse Communications will conduct trials of voice-over-WLAN service in the three major NY-area airports this month. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnON0Ao Wi-Fi Speeds Image Transmissions Concord Camera Corporation is testing an add-on Wi-Fi module for digital cameras that will enable fast wireless transmission of images. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOO0Ap Drive-In Hotspot 'Pit Stops' Launched A Michigan communications provider launches drive-in Wi-Fi hotspots. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOP0Aq TI Announces VoWLAN Platform Vendor aims a new platform at devices for both the enterprise and the home. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOQ0Ar Initiative Started To Push NFC Payments Using Phones ViVOtech will build near-field communications support into its merchant terminals. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOR0As AT&T Wireless To Offer Phoneless Messaging AT&T Wireless may offer a messaging-only device with no voice capabilities. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOS0At ------- Advertisement ------------------- Is your organization outsourcing any IT functions? 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Report: GSM Data Transmission Technology Easily Enhanced 3G Americas has released an independent study that maintains that the data capabilities of GSM-oriented services can be sharply enhanced. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOU0Av 5. Microsoft Expands Sharing Of Source Code Microsoft offers select government accounts a view into the inner workings of Office. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOV0Aw 6. German Security Firm Hires Hacker Awaiting Trial A German security firm has hired the teen accused of writing the Sasser and Netsky worms. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOW0Ax OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Private Lines, Public Sweat Despite continued enterprise demand for dedicated high-speed point-to-point connections, overcapacity has led to price wars. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0Cm6r0Ay 8. Microsoft Blogger Tracks 7 Years Of Spam Microsoft employee Raymond Chen has compiled unique evidence of the explosion of spam. He probably has the biggest rubber-band ball in the company, too. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0Cm6x0A5 9. Man Arrested In UK For Cisco Source Code Theft Case involves theft of the proprietary software blueprints used by Cisco's networking equipment. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOX0Ay 10. Passwords Fail To Defend Enterprises Organizational and user failings are rendering passwords ineffective, a research firm says. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejYi0GpvDH0G4U0CnOY0Az -------------------------------------------------------------------- Register Today For TechXNY Join us October 5-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York for TechXNY where you'll find the business solutions you need. We'll be covering storage, networking, security, database, Internet, wireless, Linux solutions and more. 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