Kent puts wireless networks into libraries to extend educational web access

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Sierra Wireless Provides Symbol
Technologies' MC9000 Series Rugged
Mobile Computers Access to CDMA 1X
Networks

Sierra Wireless Provides Symbol
Technologies' MC9000 Series Rugged
Mobile Computers Access to CDMA 1X
Networks 09/23/2004 11:09 AM
Stockhouse Canada Sep 23 2004 2:39PM GMT

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Gridlogix, Inc., a leading creator of enabling interoperable XML Web Services technology today announced enhanced support for Dust Networks’ SmartMesh™ wireless sensor network. SmartMesh is a wireless mesh sensor network used in remote monitoring and control. The Gridlogix EnNET® XML Web Service application extends the functionality of the SmartMesh system to include robust protocol translation between the wireless mesh network and other automation protocols and systems. EnNET translates the SmartMesh wireless protocol into BACnet/IP, SNMP, and LonWorks® allowing Dust Networks’ wireless sensor network to be seamlessly integrated with existing automation networks. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Bintec Access Networks Ships new VPN
Access line

Bintec Access Networks Ships new VPN
Access line 05/06/2004 11:40 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum May 6 2004 3:57PM GMT

ACCESS AT UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES

ACCESS AT UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES 12/30/2003 07:42 PM
IN THE UK MOST PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN BE ACCESSED. THEN AGAIN WHY NOT JUST POP IN AS THE WEB IS ACCESSED FREE ANYWAY.

Microsoft to extend access to its code

Microsoft to extend access to its code 04/22/2004 01:02 AM
Boston Globe Apr 22 2004 5:19AM GMT

Almost All Libraries Offer Free Web
Access

Almost All Libraries Offer Free Web
Access 06/24/2005 03:01 PM
A study by researchers at Florida State University found that 98.9 percent of libraries offer free public Internet access.

PHP Authentication and Access Control
Libraries

PHP Authentication and Access Control
Libraries 06/11/2004 07:25 PM
SitePoint, Australia - 3 hours ago ... Should be independent of the data source used to authenticate a user against - database, flat files, LDAP, XML-RPC, SOAP etc. ...

An easy way to access multiple iPhoto5
libraries

An easy way to access multiple iPhoto5
libraries 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
I stumbled across this in the help file, but couldn't find a reference to it anywhere on OS X hints. If you launch iPhoto 5 and hold the Option key, iPhoto will ask you which library you would like to open. iPhoto remembers ...

Almost All Libraries in U.S. Offer Free
Access to Internet

Almost All Libraries in U.S. Offer Free
Access to Internet 06/24/2005 03:23 PM
New York Times Jun 24 2005 5:42AM GMT

Fight To Extend Ban On Net Access Tax
Faces Uncertain Fate On Senate Floor

Fight To Extend Ban On Net Access Tax
Faces Uncertain Fate On Senate Floor 04/27/2004 09:43 PM
Investors Business Daily Apr 28 2004 0:47AM GMT

Networks crisis puts 3G on hold

Networks crisis puts 3G on hold 09/19/2004 05:47 AM
Evening Standard Sep 19 2004 8:53AM GMT

Wireless Not Evil in Libraries

Wireless Not Evil in Libraries 03/19/2003 10:45 PM

Another good post I missed while gone - Let's Hurry Up with the WiFi, Borders Is!

"Borders has hooked up with Intel® for this venture. Intel® is promoting their Intel® Centrino(TM) mobile technology not only in these outlets, but also Hilton hotels and resorts. [link goes to article and list of hotels] and McDonald's.

If libraries can't be on the cutting edge of this technology, we at least need to be ready and implement it before it gets totally mainstream. While I wish libraries could introduce this technology to everyone, it isn't happening that way. The news about Intel® promoting their product is heartening, though, becasue I'm ready to be connected all of the time.

See Wireless Librarian for articles and a list of libraries implementing wireless technology." [LISNews.com]

The comments on this post are more interesting than the article itself (we all know the outside world is going wireless with or without us). Someone tries to compare wireless apples to ebook oranges in the context of bad technologies. While it's important to go into these types of ventures with your eyes wide open to the pitfalls and disadvantages, I have yet to meet anyone who can make a convincing case that wireless, pervasive internet access won't be a major part of our lives in the near future (and I say that as a consumer, not a librarian). Near meaning the next 5-10 years, which means libraries need to start preparing now.

Remember - "preparing" doesn't have to mean "implementing." Yet. The good part is that there's time to start learning about wireless technologies and their various implementations.

Here's my favorite comment from the LISNews thread:

"Our libary steers away from untested technology like electric light. Because what happens if the power goes out? That is why we [rely] on fires built around the library. You can read the stone tablets by firelight just fine. We don't want to mess with that crazy 'paper' technology."

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks 06/07/2004 05:15 PM

Even though Apple is claiming on their website that the new Airport Express can only act as a network range extender (signal repeater) with other Airport devices (look at the bottom of this page), WiFi Networking News's Glenn Fleishman explains why the Airport Express may just work with some non-Apple devices after all:

Nebo Wireless Announces International
Wireless Link for Dialup Internet Access

Nebo Wireless Announces International
Wireless Link for Dialup Internet Access 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
This new product release from Nebo Wireless LLC, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, gives dialup Internet subscribers outside North America the advantage and convenience of wireless access for under $50.00 US Dollars. Click on www.nebowireless.com for additional information. [PRWEB May 30, 2005]

Mac Tip: Access Wi-Fi Networks

Mac Tip: Access Wi-Fi Networks 09/18/2004 10:13 PM
G4 Tech TV Sep 19 2004 2:17AM GMT

Error Puts Strippers on Public Access TV
(AP)

Error Puts Strippers on Public Access TV
(AP) 04/01/2005 10:41 PM
AP - Viewers expecting to see the latest local meeting on their public access channel got an eyeful recently when Cablevision played a tape of nude dancers accidentally.

McDonald's puts broadband access on the
menu

McDonald's puts broadband access on the
menu 01/08/2004 08:16 PM

Radionet and Wi-LAN Extend Mäntsälä
Regional Wireless Broadband Network

Radionet and Wi-LAN Extend Mäntsälä
Regional Wireless Broadband Network 06/04/2004 02:45 AM
Roughly the size of New York City, MSOYNET X combines Wi-LAN’s patented W-OFDM broadband wireless technology for backhaul with Radionet’s Wi-Fi Hotzone technology for last mile-connections [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004]

Cuba puts private internet access off
limits

Cuba puts private internet access off
limits 01/11/2004 03:49 AM
Radio Netherlands Jan 11 2004 2:28AM ET

Remote-access networks for small.biz

Remote-access networks for small.biz 04/20/2004 06:08 AM
US Robotics' USR808200

Telcordia Acquires Intellectual Property
from DAX Technologies Corp. to Extend
Wireless Strategy

Telcordia Acquires Intellectual Property
from DAX Technologies Corp. to Extend
Wireless Strategy 12/09/2003 09:42 AM
Scotsman Online Dec 9 2003 8:49AM ET

Eurostat puts EU statistical data online
with free access

Eurostat puts EU statistical data online
with free access 01/26/2004 05:16 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 26 2004 8:12AM GMT

Kerberos Flaws Allow Access to Protected
Networks

Kerberos Flaws Allow Access to Protected
Networks 09/01/2004 11:30 AM
MIT researchers have uncovered a number of serious security flaws in the Kerberos authentication system, the worst of which could give unauthorized users access to protected corporate networks.

U.N. says Scandinavia leads in Internet
access; survey puts U.S. at 11th with
higher prices

U.N. says Scandinavia leads in Internet
access; survey puts U.S. at 11th with
higher prices 11/19/2003 05:44 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Nov 19 2003 4:40PM ET

SMC Teams with IP3 Networks to Provide
Total Solution for HotSpot Internet
Access

SMC Teams with IP3 Networks to Provide
Total Solution for HotSpot Internet
Access 06/24/2004 03:14 AM
SMC® Networks (www.smc.com), leading provider of networking solutions for the SMB/e, the ISP and all the way home, today announced that its is teaming with IP3 Networks™ to provide complete solutions for building wireless hotspots. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2004]

Verizon Wireless puts $1 billion on
broadband

Verizon Wireless puts $1 billion on
broadband 01/08/2004 08:27 PM
CNET Jan 8 2004 9:16AM ET

Wireless networks in a flash

Wireless networks in a flash 04/01/2005 02:15 PM
TechWorld Apr 1 2005 6:40PM GMT

Wireless Router for 3G Networks

Wireless Router for 3G Networks 07/06/2004 10:14 AM
3G Jul 6 2004 1:26PM GMT

3G Mobile Wireless: The Next
Evolutionary Step in Mobile Wireless
Networks

3G Mobile Wireless: The Next
Evolutionary Step in Mobile Wireless
Networks 08/16/2004 02:01 PM
SymbianOne Aug 16 2004 4:25PM GMT

Network Access Management Appliance from
Vernier Networks, EdgeWall 7000, to be
exhibited at SANS 2005

Network Access Management Appliance from
Vernier Networks, EdgeWall 7000, to be
exhibited at SANS 2005 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Vernier Networks will display EdgeWall Network Access Management Appliance at SANS 2005 [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

IP3 Networks, Sprint, and Safari Telecom
Offer High-Speed Internet Access at
Ryder Cup 2004

IP3 Networks, Sprint, and Safari Telecom
Offer High-Speed Internet Access at
Ryder Cup 2004 09/17/2004 11:38 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 18 2004 3:43AM GMT

DoS Vulnerability Threatens Wireless
Networks

DoS Vulnerability Threatens Wireless
Networks 05/13/2004 12:30 PM
The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team has identified a vulnerability in the 802.11 wireless specification that could open wireless networks to denial-of-service attacks.

SMC Networks at the Center of ‘Wireless
Resort’

SMC Networks at the Center of ‘Wireless
Resort’ 06/17/2005 07:19 PM
SMC’s Solutions for Hospitality—including Extended Ethernet for network access delivery over simple telephone lines to its complete Enterprise Wireless Networking solutions set—enable increased operational efficiency and open revenue opportunity [PRWEB Jun 17, 2005]

Big Cities Plan Big Wireless Networks

Big Cities Plan Big Wireless Networks 06/25/2004 09:57 PM
Internet.com Jun 26 2004 1:49AM GMT

Many Wireless Networks Lack Security
(AP)

Many Wireless Networks Lack Security
(AP) 05/30/2004 01:30 PM
AP - With a laptop perched in the passenger seat of his Toyota 4Runner and a special antenna on the roof, Mike Outmesguine ventured off to sniff out wireless networks between Los Angeles and San Francisco. He got a big whiff of insecurity.

AT&T Wireless Launches 3G Data Networks

AT&T Wireless Launches 3G Data Networks 07/20/2004 04:34 PM
Forbes Jul 20 2004 7:33PM GMT

AT&T Wireless Launches 3G Data Networks
(AP)

AT&T Wireless Launches 3G Data Networks
(AP) 07/20/2004 02:31 PM
AP - AT&T Wireless launched high-speed 3G data networks Tuesday in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle that will give mobile users Internet broadband-type services.

Microbatteries for wireless sensor
networks

Microbatteries for wireless sensor
networks 08/17/2004 01:25 PM
My latest TheFeature article is about ways to make tiny batteries last for years.

At Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., researchers are trying to make a nuclear-powered battery with a very long life span. They've built prototype batteries that use a speck of nickel-63 (a radioactive isotope) to vibrate a tiny cantilever. The cantilever could be made from a piece of piezoelectric material, which could supply power to the sensor. Nickel-63 has a half-life of around 100 years, so it could provide power for several decades. Nukes make people nervous, but there's not enough radioactive material in the prototype to cause a mini-meltdown -- it's comparable to the amount found in a smoke detector. Still, researchers acknowledge that they have a perception problem to overcome.

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Security-Free Wireless Networks

Security-Free Wireless Networks 06/01/2004 05:41 AM
Wi-fi is hot, but security is not. Most home users don't enable basic encryption or other protections against connection theft, eavesdropping and network invasion. Why? Set-up is easy, but activate security and the headaches begin.
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