New Handhelds Database software from IBM for real-time access to business information to Mobile Workers


SOMERS, NY -- Nov 11, 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- IBM today announced new software that extends the reach of business information to handheld computing devices. The new database software provides customers with real-time access to business information, enabling mobile employees to tap into critical data to respond faster to customer needs and be more productive.

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IRAN PLANS TO BECOME TELECOMS HUB WITH EXPONENTIAL GROWTH FORECAST IN DOMESTIC WIRELESS AND INTERNET MARKETS



London, November 11, 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- A new report published yesterday by BroadGroup, the London based broadband and mobility consultancy, suggests that Iran is positioning to become a telecoms hub between Asia and Europe. As it does so, the domestic market in wireless and Internet is poised for substantial growth, yielding opportunities for overseas equipment and services providers.


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New HP Developer Kit Helps Meet Growing Need for Printing from Pocket PC Applications

LOS ANGELES, Microsoft Developers Forum, Oct. 29, 2003 - HP (NYSE:HPQ) is announcing the latest version of the HP Mobile Printing Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for Pocket PC. The kit brings new print functionality to existing applications and helps enable printing on new Pocket PC 2003 devices.

The HP Mobile Printing SDK version 3.0 helps developers enable mobile professionals to print documents from Pocket PC devices to network, Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity), infrared and Bluetooth™ enabled printers. Mobile application developers should be able to use the kit to address growing market needs for increased mobile capabilities.

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CINGULAR WIRELESS SURVEY REVEALS REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN COURTEOUS USE OF CELL

PHONESATLANTA (October 27, 2003) - A new survey from Cingular Wireless reveals striking regional differences in what Americans believe is the proper and courteous use of cellular phones in public areas. Southerners are most likely to disable their ringers when entering a church while Westerners are most likely to turn off their ringers before entering libraries, theatres, restaurants, and schools. Midwesterners are most likely to silence their phones when going into retail stores. New Yorkers disable their ringers most in libraries and hospitals. "People should disable their ringer in public areas such as these," says Cingular Wireless Chief Operating Officer Mark Feidler. "I'm encouraged to see that people are listening to what we've been saying.

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STRATEGY ANALYTICS: MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING REVENUES PROJECTED TO REACH $22 BILLION BY 2008

Brands Key To Accelerating Penetration And Education

London, England, October 23, 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Strategy Analytics, the global research and consulting company, today released, "Maximizing the Potential of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Applications," with strong recommendations for network operators to optimize their MMS platforms for the content industry. The use of MMS by large media brands to distribute video, photo and animated content, will serve to catalyze MMS usage and drive its revenue growth to $22 billion by 2008.


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The Infrared Data Association (IrDA®) releases its worldwide market report for infrared enabled products

Walnut Creek, CA., October 17, 2003 - The Infrared Data Association (IrDA - www.irda.org) announced the immediate availability of the new edition of the Worldwide Market of Infrared Enabled Products Report. This report provides detailed information specifically on IrDA enabled products such as PDAs, PCs, Notebook Computers, Mobile Phones, Printers, and Digital Cameras.

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STRATEGY ANALYTICS: ON-PREMISES WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY SPIKE TO MOBILIZE 75 PERCENT OF PROFESSIONALS

ROI Paradigm Shift Underway as WiFi Seeds Market & Security Fears Abate

Boston, MA, USA - October 15, 2003 -Strategy Analytics' report, "On-Premises Mobility: Is WiFi Set to Dominate Business Connectivity Needs?" foresees mobile professional ranks tripling to 75 percent by 2008. In-Building/On-Campus mobility is cited as a key driver, with the charge being led by a new breed of WLAN-enabled notebook and PDA-toting Corridor Cruisers and Meeting Collaborators.
"Just as intervening macro-trends drove a PC onto each desktop and a mobile phone into most every hand as part of the professional's standard toolset, so too will Wireless LAN's vastly improving value proposition serve to unchain throngs of workers from their desks over the next five years," states Cliff Raskind, Director, Wireless Enterprise Strategies at Strategy Analytics.



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OPERATORS FORECAST $12bn LOCATION BASED SERVICES REVENUES - BUT DEMAND LOW COST ENABLING TECHNOLOGY

Major survey reveals growing demand for high accuracy and triggers 10 trial requests for CPS Matrix technology

(ITU, Geneva; 13 October 2003) Mobile operators are forecasting major growth in revenues from high accuracy location-based services to almost $12bn by 2005 - but only if low cost mass market enabling technologies are in place to drive the market.

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NEW REPORT BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM RANKS ARUBA WIRELESS NETWORKS HIGHEST AMONG NEXT GENERATION WI-FI SUPPLIERS

Definitive Report Examines Enterprise Wi-Fi Challenges, Gives Advice to Corporate IT Decision Makers

SAN JOSE, CA - October 6, 2003 - A new Wi-Fi report, entitled "Picking An Enterprise Wi-Fi Platform," published by Forrester Research Inc., has ranked Aruba Wireless Networks a Leader among enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) switch/router vendors using Forrester's Wave(TM) methodology.


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One of the most popular Wi-Fi access control mechanisms is MAC address check via RADIUS server authentication. The purpose of this tutorial paper is to show how to set-up an environment based on MAC authentication and freeradius, an open source implementation of RADIUS.

Sheffield, UK, 04 October 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Dr Gianluigi Me, shows how to set-up an environment based on MAC authentication and freeradius, an open source implementation of RADIUS. In this paper, one gains an invaluable insight into Wi-Fi's most known security methods.


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