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Thursday, October 13, 2005

New WLAN group shakes up standards process

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Thursday, October 13, 2005

* New WLAN group shakes up standards process
* Nokia launches new phone series targeting enterprises
* Securing mobile data more important than viruses
* Lufthansa Systems demos airline biometric ID system
* Samsung shows thin slider-type cell phone
* Palm releases new Wi-Fi, color-screen PDAs
* Sub-$15 handset possible by 2008
* Product Guide: Lexmark C920dn

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NEW WLAN GROUP SHAKES UP STANDARDS PROCESS

The formation this week of a consortium for high-speed wireless LANs
brings together more than two dozen vendors from both sides of an
ongoing standards debate, but a prominent chip vendor believes core
members of the group have sidestepped and disrupted the standards
process.
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NOKIA LAUNCHES NEW PHONE SERIES TARGETING ENTERPRISES

Pushing an end-to-end package to enterprises, Nokia on Wednesday
introduced the first three phones in a new series aimed specifically at
business users.
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SECURING MOBILE DATA MORE IMPORTANT THAN VIRUSES

Enterprises with workers that can access corporate data from mobile
devices should be less concerned about mobile viruses and more focused
on setting and enforcing rules for securing the data, said speakers at
Symbian's Smartphone Show in London on Tuesday.
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LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS DEMOS AIRLINE BIOMETRIC ID SYSTEM

Two German companies have developed a new biometric system for
identifying airline passengers during the boarding process.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=F5D8D0:3D50222

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SAMSUNG SHOWS THIN SLIDER-TYPE CELL PHONE

Samsung Electronics has taken the wraps off a new slider-type cell
phone, its thinnest yet, at this week's Korea Electronics Show.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=F5D8D3:3D50222

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PALM RELEASES NEW WI-FI, COLOR-SCREEN PDAS

Palm has lowered the cost of acquiring a personal digital assistant (PDA)
with Wi-Fi connectivity, and also is courting technology novices with a
new, inexpensive PDA, the company is expected to announce Wednesday.
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SUB-$15 HANDSET POSSIBLE BY 2008

Mobile phones could be sold wholesale for as little as $15 by the end of
2008, although the result might be a handset nobody wants, an executive
from chip maker Texas Instruments said Tuesday.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=F5D8D4:3D50222

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PRODUCT GUIDE: LEXMARK C920DN

The tabloid-size C920dn is a well-designed, nicely equipped printer that
falls a bit short compared with the similar Oki Printing Solutions
C9600hdn, especially on overall speed and print quality. Its consumables
costs also mount more quickly over time.

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