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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (3793)	11/30/1999 12:04:00 PM
From: Bux	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

One of the characteristics of modern day office management is the need for flexibility, including the need to change partitions, room sizes, and location of desktop computers. I recognize the need for wire or fiber optic lines where very large data transactions occur (e.g., a large payroll operation, or a computer based design and engineering operation such as one might find at Boeing), but my interest was in much smaller operations, typically for an office with up to about 100 people, where business might be transacted away from the physical office building, in field locations, and where the demands for various services might change regularly. There are many ways to skin a cat (sorry if that's not politcally correct, I actually like cats, as pets that is). If the data demand is away from the office buildnig then that implies wireless, or finding an outlet. But that wouldn't affect the decision to wire the building or not. The remote devices can network with the devices in the building either way. If flexibility with office arrangements etc, is the primary concern, wireless would be the way to go. But that doesn't mean HDR would be the best solution. I would look at one of the many in-building wireless solutions. I think Blue-tooth is one of these. The idea is the data pipe (copper or fiber) comes into the building and is eventually distributed to the various devices using radio, allowing the devices to roam about in the building. Bux

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (3793)	11/30/1999 5:12:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 13582

Quite frankly, as a person who has in the past been constrained by the limitations on where you can plug in a computer in a typical office, I had thought that any wireless capability would create an immediate improvement in efficiency. I think a lot of people will see it that way. --Mike Buckley

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (3793)	11/30/1999 10:23:00 PM
From: Drew Williams	Respond to of 13582

<<I recognize the need for wire or fiber optic lines where very large data transactions occur (e.g., a large payroll operation, or a computer based design and engineering operation such as one might find at Boeing), but my interest was in much smaller operations, typically for an office with up to about 100 people, where business might be transacted away from the physical office building, in field locations, and where the demands for various services might change regularly.>> In the security business, most residential intrusion systems (burglar alarms) now being installed are wireless. The elimination of the labor costs of running wire through buildings not designed for it more than compensates for the far more expensive components. There are other pain-in-the-*** factors, mostly having to do with the cosmetics, but the labor cost is the main reason. For the most part, this is not true in commercial or industrial installations, because any reasonably modern building would have been designed to accommodate all sorts of wiring, making the labor costs less of a deciding factor. The drop ceiling was a wonderful invention. Also, there are not many wireless devices with the appropriate commercial UL or FM listings, particularly in fire systems. I would also think there would be significant security concerns that would need to be addressed. Even though CDMA has excellent security (to my knowledge it remains unbreakable at this time) I know I would be more comfortable with a system where my network was not bleeding through windows (glass, not the Microsoft kind, although maybe that kind too come to think of it) for the competition to monitor.