August 20, 2001
MIT Technology Review: The Undefended Airwaves.
Simson Garfinkel. For more than a decade, cryptographers have possessed strong encryption techniques that could virtually guarantee that data falling into the wrong hands would be impossible to decode. Unfortunately, these techniques have not made it from the lab into the mainstream.
IBM DeveloperWorks: Sherlock users, Ur 0wn3d!
Peter Seebach. In a matter of 20 minutes or so, Apple has converted me from "Wow, this is an awesome toy, let me see if I can get other plug-ins for it" to "I can't believe the nerve of these people." The whole system revolves around making sure I see ads.
Networld World: Start-up EverNet to debut peer-to-peer software.
EverNet, which has been in stealth mode for almost two years, plans to announce its EverNet file delivery software this week. Basically EverNet uses a thin client that lets users on a corporate network - or on the Internet - act as content receivers and distributors.
News.Com: Windows XP rush bypasses Sun's Java.
But some PC makers said they simply can't wait for Sun to deliver an IE 6-compatible JVM. Naila Seif, director of software marketing for Compaq's Access Business Group, said the company on Friday finalized its decision to ship Microsoft's version of the JVM with Windows XP systems.
EE Times: Bluetooth a no-show as 802.11b clicks at Rawcon.
Rawcon is replete with state-of-the-art presentations on all the major wireless categories. From cellular to fixed broadband wireless access to WLANs and ultrawideband radio, the annual conference offers its usual "all you can eat" buffet of wireless design research and implementation strategies.
NY Times: Bluetooth Wireless Stumbles at the Starting Gate.
Supporters of both technologies say there is room for both in the marketplace. But if Wi-Fi succeeds in adopting Bluetooth's most attractive attributes — low power consumption and cost — it could be used in a wide range of small devices...
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