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Thursday, August 25, 2005
* Update: Intel, Cisco team up on Wi-Fi enhancements
* WiMax testing nears starting blocks
* Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services
* VeriSign eyes seamless Wi-Fi cellular roaming
* Text messages driving activism at concerts
* Telstra to launch 3G service Sept. 5
* Wireless broadband unlikely to push 3G aside
* Product Guide: 3PAR InServ S400
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UPDATE: INTEL, CISCO TEAM UP ON WI-FI ENHANCEMENTS
Intel and Cisco Systems have joined to improve the Wi-Fi experience,
initially by delivering better technology for VoIP (voice over Internet
Protocol) and for enabling users to automatically connect to the best
nearby network, company executives said Tuesday.
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WIMAX TESTING NEARS STARTING BLOCKS
The WiMax Forum should finish validating its system for certification
testing next week, a senior official said Monday, the latest milestone
on the road to a technology that at times has suffered from overly
optimistic expectations.
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MICROSOFT OFFERS RFID SYSTEM FOR POSTAL SERVICES
Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device)
package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to
woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of
business for the software maker.
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VERISIGN EYES SEAMLESS WI-FI CELLULAR ROAMING
Playing the role of stalking horse for wireless carriers, VeriSign last
week announced trials at three major universities to integrate on-campus
Wi-Fi to any wide-area wireless carrier network for data and voice
roaming between networks.
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TEXT MESSAGES DRIVING ACTIVISM AT CONCERTS
Oxfam International will give Coldplay fans at a Mountain View,
California, concert on Friday a chance to use text messaging to sign a
petition advocating changes in trade laws.
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TELSTRA TO LAUNCH 3G SERVICE SEPT. 5
Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, plans to
launch a host of new high speed services for mobile phone users,
including new video features, as part of its official 3G (third
generation) opening on Sept. 5, a spokesman said Friday.
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WIRELESS BROADBAND UNLIKELY TO PUSH 3G ASIDE
For fans of 3G who are eyeing the impact of emerging wireless broadband
technology, the news is good: In a few years, you'll probably have a
choice.
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PRODUCT GUIDE: 3PAR INSERV S400
The 3PAR InServ S400 and its bigger sibling, the S800, bring very
sophisticated storage technology and high performance to the table at
competitive prices. The thin provisioning feature and on-the-fly changes
to RAID levels make it exceptionally flexible and expandable.
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