U.S. consumers Amenable to Music CDs with Copy Protection




Sizeable percentages of "rippers" okay with some restrictions

Dallas, Texas -/25 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Contrary to widely held industry beliefs, U.S. consumers are not overwhelmingly antagonistic toward the concept of copy-restricted music CDs, provided these CDs come with the proper incentives, according to Parks Associates' forthcoming report Digital Rights: Content Ownership and Distribution.


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"AppleScript: The Missing Manual" Released by O'Reilly




You Needn't Be a Geek to Automate a Mac O'Reilly Releases "AppleScript: The Missing Manual"

Farnham, Uk-/22 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-"If you're an everyday Mac user--not some fancy-schmancy computer science Ph.D.--AppleScript is by far the easiest language to use for automating your Mac," assures Adam Goldstein, author of the new "AppleScript: The Missing Manual" (O'Reilly). "AppleScript has been around long enough to become a stable, powerful, and, most importantly, nearly bug-free language." And AppleScript comes free with every Mac--and every copy of Mac OS X.

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Data networks generate interest in additional services among U.S. households




Home data networks drive additional services; Data-centric connectivity solutions promote interest in more sophisticated monitoring and protection, value-added services, and storage

-/18 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Dallas TX - Data networks incubate interest in additional value-added services among U.S. households, according to Parks Associates' forthcoming report Home Networks and Residential Gateways: Analysis & Forecasts. The market research firm has found households with a home data network demonstrate substantially higher interest than non-networked households in bundled services (25% versus 14%), voice-over-IP (17% versus 6%), and networked storage (17% versus 2%). These levels of interest represent the larger potential for expanding the service domain and broadening the appeal of home networking solutions.

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O'Reilly Releases "Home Networking Annoyances" for the Home Network Fans



Relief for the Headaches of Running a Home Network


Farnham, UK-/16 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-The beauty of a home network is that it can make life so easy--what could be better than sharing an Internet connection so everyone can be online at the same time? You can move files from one computer to another, share resources, print to a single printer or multiple printers from any computer in the house, and IM the kids when they're holed up in their rooms. And the downside? Anyone who's ever had to troubleshoot a network glitch knows the answer to that question.


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US cable TV Operators VoIP will take a big Slice from Telcos Cake




Cable Telephony could steal Millions of Telco Customer cslaims Report from Strategy Analytics; Comcast, Time Warner Cable Gain Early Edge With Triple-Play Service Bundles


Boston, MA -/16 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Local phone companies will lose millions of residential customers this year, as cable TV operators launch Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone service into dozens of US markets, according to technology research firm Strategy Analytics.


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Ulticom introduces Signalware on MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 3.1



Ulticom’s Signalware(R) Carrier Grade Signaling Software Combined with MontaVista’s(R) Carrier Grade Linux(R) Provides Reliability and Open Systems Compatibility

Cannes, France-/15 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- At the 3GSM World Congress conference, Ulticom, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCM), the premier provider of signaling software solutions, today announced it has expanded support for the Linux operating system by introducing Signalware on MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 3.1 (CGE 3.1). The combination of Signalware, MontaVista CGE 3.1 and open computing systems will help Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) dramatically reduce overall system costs and time to market when deploying new 3G wireless access and core network elements.

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Only 8% of MP3 Owners are interested in a Portable Music Service




Dallas, Texas -/11 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Portable music services will not have a big impact this year, according to Parks Associates' new report Digital Music: Analysis and Forecasts. Respondents in the recent Parks Associates survey Global Digital Living strongly favored the single-track purchase model over a subscription when presented with both options. Roughly 40% said they were likely to buy songs one at a time, but only 8% were likely to use a subscription service.


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Cisco and OMNI Study Shows Data Mobility Increasing Workforce Productivity



Study Finds 13.4 Percent Increase in Worker Productivity From Use of Mobile Data Services; OMNI Consulting Group Teams with Cisco on Quantitative Study

SAN JOSE, Calif., -/10 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Cisco Systems Inc. announced the results of a new sponsored study conducted by independent economist firm OMNI Consulting Group LLP, which shows that use of mobile data services increases global workforce productivity by 13.4 percent total factor productivity (TFP) per week on average for a full-time worker.


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O'Reilly Releases "Internet Annoyances" - Features Wi-Fi Security and SpyWare



Go Online Without Going Crazy; O'Reilly Releases "Internet Annoyances"

Farnham, UK-/10 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Preston Gralla has been using the Internet since before the Web was invented, when to connect meant getting a "shell account" and typing incomprehensible UNIX commands to do simple things like get your email. But as Gralla observes, "Those days seem rosy compared to today, when spyware, pop-ups, scammers, and spam are everywhere; when broadband connections always seem to go on the fritz, wireless hotspots can drive you to distraction, and your wireless home network gets fried every time you turn on your microwave. "


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82% of IT Buyers of Communication Services Find Flexibility as Top Priority



Weybridge-/8 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- 82% of IT decision makers cited ‘flexibility’ as being the key decision criteria when selecting a communications service provider to support their business. In a recent survey conducted by Sirocom, a leading Virtual Network Operator, respondents also highlighted the impact of lifestyle demands on their users and the strong demand for accessing corporate information whilst ‘on-the-move’ and away from the office.

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