Vendors talk up triple-play at Supercomm   07 Jun 2005 16:37 GMT
Many of the network equipment vendors at the Supercomm show in Chicago are talking about delivering voice, video, and data over a single telephone line -- the so-called "triple play." But while the goal is to bring these disparate services together on a single delivery platform, each of the vendors has their own way of doing it.
Source: InfoWorld

Suddenly, The Future Is Here   07 Jun 2005 16:36 GMT
Sometimes, after lots of build-up, the future arrives in a flash. That happened this week with BellSouth's quiet little announcement that it will launch pre-WiMAX service in one small market.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

BellSouth To Launch Pre-WiMAX Service   07 Jun 2005 16:13 GMT
After conducting trials in two Florida cities, the traditional telecom operator says it will launch the service first in Athens, Georgia.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Siemens to sell cell phone unit to Taiwan's BenQ   07 Jun 2005 15:24 GMT
German electronics giant Siemens has agreed to sell its mobile phone manufacturing unit to Taiwan's BenQ, ending a months-long search for a partner to take over the ailing business.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: CA's eTrust IAM Toolkit secures applications   07 Jun 2005 15:10 GMT
Computer Associates International has announced its eTrust Identity and Access Management (IAM) Toolkit, which enables developers to build more manageable identity-based security into their business applications. eTrust IAM Toolkit ensures standardized security procedures and centralized policy management, eliminating the problems associated with managing multiple application-level security "silos," such as security management, compliance processes, and auditing tasks. The toolkit can be used with a range of third-party provisioning and identity management tools, as well as with CA's own eTrust Access Control, eTrust SiteMinder, eTrust Admin, and eTrust Security Command Center. More information about eTrust IAM Toolkit is available at http://ca.com/etrust/iam_toolkit.
Source: InfoWorld

Siemens to Sell Mobile Phone Unit to BenQ (AP)   07 Jun 2005 14:37 GMT
AP - Siemens AG, struggling with poor sales and declining market share of its mobile phone unit, said Tuesday it will sell the division to Taiwan's BenQ Corp. — which said the business could break even next year.
Source: Yahoo

Seattle Most Unwired U.S. City, Survey Says   07 Jun 2005 13:03 GMT
A survey for Intel found that Seattle now has more opportunities to log on wirelessly than any other city, supplanting last year's top wireless city, San Francisco.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Roaming: A Traveler's Guide To Hotspots   07 Jun 2005 12:23 GMT
Some hotspots are free and fast, some cost money and are slow. Here's a review of eight hotspots and tips about picking the most secure, cost-effective wireless access.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Siemens Finally Sells Troubled Mobile Phone Unit   07 Jun 2005 12:03 GMT
German vendor sells its unprofitable mobile phone unit to Taiwan's BenQ, which is better known for its consumer-level devices sold in Asia.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Putting a stop to counterfeit products   07 Jun 2005 12:00 GMT
Although a bottle of bogus Viagra might prove to be a big disappointment, a counterfeit bottle of a heart medication such as Lipitor could be deadly. On the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s list of drugs most susceptible to adulteration and/or counterfeiting, Viagra is No. 23 and Lipitor is No. 10. In 2003 more than 200,000 bottles of phony Lipitor were found on the shelves of major drugstore chains.
Source: InfoWorld