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========================================================= Sponsored by Toshiba Build a notebook that's one of a kind this holiday season and you'll save 10%! There's never been a better time to move into the world of superior mobile computing. Offer ends 12/10/04. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152133-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= December 2, 2004 ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= Carol Ellison: 'Skulls' Virus Shows Security Importance 1. Wi-Fi Now Enterprise-Ready 2. News: Philly, Verizon Complete Wireless Deal 3. News: Cingular Wireless Speeds Up 4. News: 'Ringback' Tones May Be Next Big Thing 5. News: RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry Java Development Tools Wireless at eWEEK.com: http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152136-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Carol Ellison ========================================================= 'Skulls' Virus Shows Security Importance 2004 seems to be ending with an unwelcome bang as far as mobile security is concerned. This week saw yet another--and even more troubling--story about the "Skulls" virus. Ink was barely dry on news reports about the original Skulls when a mutant made an even uglier appearance. Called Skulls.B, this version is more insidious than the original because it can spread to other cell phones. If it wasn't already clear that the battle for wireless security has gone mobile, it is now. Opinion: Security was the Watchword in 2004 http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152139-0-0-0-1 News: New 'Skulls' Mutant Comes with Virus Extras http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152142-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Wireless & Mobile Update ========================================================= 1. Wi-Fi Now Enterprise-Ready Businesses skittish about jumping on the Wi-Fi bandwagon because of security and reliability concerns should stop worrying, according to the founder of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Read more from the Ziff Davis Media's Security Virtual Tradeshow. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152145-0-0-0-1 Special Report: Securing Wi-Fi http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152148-0-0-0-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. News: Philly, Verizon Complete Wireless Deal Verizon Communications will let the city of Philadelphia provide free, or inexpensive, broadband service to residents. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152151-0-0-0-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. News: Cingular Wireless Speeds Up With its recent acquisition of AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless has the network capacity--and the plans--to begin deploying speedier wireless Internet service next year. Will it help Cingular catch up with rivals like Verizon Wireless? http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152154-0-0-0-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. News: 'Ringback' Tones May Be Next Big Thing Verizon Wireless subscribers may soon be listening to songs while waiting for their phone calls to be answered. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152157-0-0-0-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News: RIM Rolls Out BlackBerry Java Development Tools Research in Motion now offers a Java development kit for its BlackBerry portable wireless device. http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152160-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Tech Jobs http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152163-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Ziff Davis Channel Zone http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152166-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= DevSource http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152169-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE, click here: http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152172-0-0-0-1&[EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://ct.enews.eweek.com/rd/cts?d=186-1375-10-80-148054-152175-0-0-0-1 Questions about your newsletter subscriptions? 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