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To: Eric L who wrote (30)	7/14/1999 9:40:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Respond to of 332

Eric and all, an excellent article in the NYT on Motorola and their evolving role for the future. It may be password protected, but I think it's a free subscription. nytimes.com I tried to read the Xypoint article and poke around their web site last night, but I didn't make much out of it as I should have been in bed sleeping. I think the issue of making all these mobile devices secure is a problem that goes deeper than many are willing to say. Just like the X-Files, they often say be careful what you say as this is not a secure line. General Magic is doing interesting things with an all IVR (Interactive Voice Recgonition) based system. It's cool, but they have serious security issues. They can do a lot of access to company databases, but the IT people won't let them behind the firewall. The Wireless Knowledge people are trying to make an authentication through a central access point. Not sure how this will really differ, but it sounds possible. There are also some interesting biometric solutions using voice. Maybe even put a thumb print reader into the phone, but in the end the issue Xypoint is addressing is a big one. If you've done any study of secure access, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Regards, Mark

To: Eric L who wrote (30)	8/3/1999 11:45:00 PM
From: P2V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 332

Eric & Others: I am currently attempting to research Cellular Location Services which will satisfy the FCC's year 2001 requirement for Emergency 911 location services -- To locate and aid Cell Phone users, who need help. A second and important use, will be to provide Information / content (such as Yellow Pages information) to those users based on their precise geographical location. The technologies that are used by the following companies, use existing cellular base stations, their own add - on equipment, and the internet, to provide these services. Technologies used by these companies are: Time Difference of Arrival, Angle Of Arrival, and Radio-camera. Companies in that business are: XYPOINT --- www.xypoint.com (a private company) Cell-Loc --- www.cell-loc.com (a public Canadian company.)CLQ-AL US Wireless Corp.-- www.uswcorp.com (a public American company) USWC Technor www.technorinc.com (a public Swedish company) TNOR Perhaps these may be of some interest. Regards, Mardy.