Wireless-network rollout nears
When IBM's Brent Grotz gets asked how soon Silicon Valley's much-anticipated wireless network will be built, the project leader holds up his hands as if to fend off more questions. He doesn't want to be rushed. ``It's like building a house,'' Grotz said while speaking Friday at a national Wireless Communications Association meeting in San Jose. ``You have to get the foundation down right, and if you don't get that right then walls will fall down on you.'' Once completed, the network will span 40 cities in four counties and give residents free access to the Internet from their laptop computers or other portable devices. The network is being built to work outside but may work inside some homes close to the wireless access points. Internet access at higher speeds would be available for a fee.
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Is Your Wireless Network Secure? Posted By : Jeremy Whittaker -
Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC address filtering, Im safe. Or you may be youve never even heard of WEP, if this is the case you might want to unplug your wireless access point immediately. But then again look at the bright side at least you dont have the false sense of security that your network is secure. Perhaps you are the smart guy who knows how . .
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Alltel Wireless changes the face of wireless phones with Celltop
Alltel Wireless announced the launch of Celltop, an exclusive, patent-pending technology that offers customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their Alltel Wireless phones. Celltop gives customers more control over their wireless experience through a unique and fully-customizable technology similar to the desktop on a personal computer. Now available on select Alltel Wireless handsets, and on all new phones by late-2007, Celltop is free-of-charge and features 10 "cells" that come pre-installed and via download. Each cell is a category-specific half screen comprised of graphics and text that provides shortcuts for wireless users to navigate through information and applications including: call log, weather, news, baseball, basketball, football, rodeo, stocks, text messaging inbox and ringtones.
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When IBM's Brent Grotz gets asked how soon Silicon Valley's much-anticipated wireless network will be built, the project leader holds up his hands as if to fend off more questions. He doesn't want to be rushed. ``It's like building a house,'' Grotz said while speaking Friday at a national Wireless Communications Association meeting in San Jose. ``You have to get the foundation down right, and if you don't get that right then walls will fall down on you.'' Once completed, the network will span 40 cities in four counties and give residents free access to the Internet from their laptop computers or other portable devices. The network is being built to work outside but may work inside some homes close to the wireless access points. Internet access at higher speeds would be available for a fee.
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Is Your Wireless Network Secure? Posted By : Jeremy Whittaker -
Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC address filtering, Im safe. Or you may be youve never even heard of WEP, if this is the case you might want to unplug your wireless access point immediately. But then again look at the bright side at least you dont have the false sense of security that your network is secure. Perhaps you are the smart guy who knows how . .
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Alltel Wireless changes the face of wireless phones with Celltop
Alltel Wireless announced the launch of Celltop, an exclusive, patent-pending technology that offers customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their Alltel Wireless phones. Celltop gives customers more control over their wireless experience through a unique and fully-customizable technology similar to the desktop on a personal computer. Now available on select Alltel Wireless handsets, and on all new phones by late-2007, Celltop is free-of-charge and features 10 "cells" that come pre-installed and via download. Each cell is a category-specific half screen comprised of graphics and text that provides shortcuts for wireless users to navigate through information and applications including: call log, weather, news, baseball, basketball, football, rodeo, stocks, text messaging inbox and ringtones.
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