Wi-Fi and Networking Products Manufacturer Belkin Now ISO 9001:2000 Certified




Compton, CA -/August 30, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Belkin Corporation, the global leader in connectivity solutions, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification, an internationally recognized quality management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), for its Compton and Plainfield, IN facilities.

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IBM and CenterPoint Energy To Explore Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) Technology




Technology Center and Limited Pilot Program Assess Potential to Deliver Broadband Services Over Power Lines


HOUSTON, -/July 11, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, and IBM are working together to explore broadband over power line (BPL) technology. CenterPoint Energy has opened a BPL technology center at one of its facilities in Houston to examine uses of BPL technology for consumers as well as utility companies.


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DUALphone Receives FCC Approval As First US DECT Cordless Phone




Noerresundby, -/June 30, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- RTX Telecom, a world leader in wireless product development, announced that the RTX developed Cordless DUALphone has received FCC approval as the first US DECT product in the world.

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Cisco Introduces Application-Oriented Networking For Message Routing




New technology promises to enhance business process optimization with new, network-based intelligent message routing

-/June 22, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-Cisco helped launch a new era in communications when it created its first multi-protocol router 20 years ago. Now the world's leading vendor of networks for the Information Age is launching a new era in communications with application-oriented networking for multi-protocol message routing. Application-Oriented Networking, or AON, takes networking to a new level by using the existing network to facilitate communications among different software applications.

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Symbol, IBM and Philips Unveil RFID EPC Gen 2 Solution






HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-/June 13, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), IBM and Royal Philips Electronics today demonstrated RFID EPC Generation 2 (Gen 2) showing simultaneous interoperability between EPC Gen 2 tags and class 0 and class 1 Gen 1 tags. This demonstration marks the start of Symbol's Gen 2 Early Adopter program, announced in 2004, and designed to migrate customers to Gen 2 at the pace their business requires without costly disruption to their current RFID system.

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SAMSys Joins Intermec’s Rapid Start RFID Licensing Program





EVERETT, Wash., and RICHMOND HILL, Ontario-/June 2, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/-SAMSys Technologies Inc. (TSX:SMY), of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, has joined Intermec Technologies Corp.’s Rapid Start RFID intellectual property licensing program. The 90-day Rapid Start Licensing Program, provides SAMSys full access to one of four RFID IP portfolios, the Fixed RFID Reader and Fixed RFID Printer Portfolio.

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RTX To Co-develop Wireless Game Pad for Xbox 360 With Microsoft




RTX Telecom announces that the company has been chosen as a development partner for the Wireless Game Pad for Xbox 360

Noerresundby, Denmark -/May 25, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- RTX Telecom, a leading independent supplier of advanced wireless communication solutions, today announced that it has been chosen by Microsoft as a development partner for the wireless interface to the game pad for Xbox 360TM video game system from Microsoft. Microsoft will be the first console manufacturer to ship wireless game pads as standard with its hardware.

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OBSAI Integrates WiMax Into RF Specification




OBSAI launches test specifications and also integrates WiMax into RF Specification

-/May 23, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) announces the availability of product compliance test documentations for the OBSAI open interface specifications. The documentation contains a full set of compliance test procedures, specifications and test cases to cover all the essential modules and interfaces of the current OBSAI specifications. Companies can use the test specifications in their own test facilities or in independent test laboratories.

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GSMA Calls For Equal Treatment For All Operators Regarding Licenses




London-/18 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The GSM Association (GSMA) welcomes the news that the recommendations of the Indian Regulator (TRAI) stay within the Indian government’s established policy of global spectrum harmonisation for 3G services, contained in their Spectrum Policy (NFAP 2002). This ensures that India retains alignment with the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) IMT2000 core (2GHz) band for 3G services.

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GSMA Review Continues – Strong Candidates Emerging But New Issues Arise





MPEG LA’S REVISED TERMS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT STILL UNACCEPTABLE

London, -/5 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for more than 660 global mobile operators, confirmed that its evaluation of Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions continues despite MPEG LA’s revised proposal, which was again met with dismay by the operator community.

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