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To: elmatador who wrote (1816)	12/13/2001 2:49:33 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

re: MSFT & the Wireless Data Frontier (Wi-Fi, 3G, Pocket PC) The software gorilla's research chief talks about wireless networks' influence on his company's business. >> Microsoft's Wireless Road Ahead David Orenstein Business 2.0 December 12, 2001 business2.com Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research, recently flew down from Seattle to the company's Mountain View, Calif., campus to talk with employees and visitors about current projects. He also encouraged them to think big, saying they should contemplate writing software that would use terabyte disc drives and nearly unlimited bandwidth. Those advances might be coming to a desktop near you (someday, maybe). But where do wireless devices with limited memory and slow connections fit into Rashid's futuristic vision? Microsoft's chief researcher sat down with Business 2.0 to talk about Wi-Fi, 3G, and the next-generation Pocket PC. Compared with the PC, has the wireless Internet proved disappointing? It depends on your definition of wireless. I think, in some sense, we are actually seeing a lot of wireless use; it's just probably less phone wireless and more local area network wireless. There's been a lot of progress made with Wi-Fi, where the speed is effectively 11 megabits. When you go to 802.11a, we'll start to see 54 megabits. At Sea-Tac Airport, while I was waiting in the security line, I could actually check my mail. Where else do you use wireless? My house is wireless. I take my laptop with me anywhere in my house I want to go. I use a wireless mouse to talk to the big-screen TV in my living room. Our whole way of doing business at Microsoft has been dramatically affected by 802.11b networks. How so? People always used to talk about videoconferencing at your desk. What has happened is exactly the opposite. You don't have virtual meetings in your office; you go to real meetings and you bring your office with you. The barrier for going to a meeting now is lower. If I'm only interested in part of the meeting, I can still go. I can still keep in touch with everything else that I'm doing. On the research side, we're looking at using 802.11b to do in-building location-finding. We can keep track of where somebody is and help them find something that they need, such as the nearest printer. With Pocket PC 2002, Microsoft has started to merge cell phones and handheld computers. What are we going to see in Pocket PC 2004 or 2006? Your Pocket PC should be integrated with other devices. Microsoft Research is working on technologies to let you move seamlessly from the environment you have with your laptop or desktop or tablet PC to the environment you may have with your Pocket PC or mobile phone. You want to tie all those information sources together, make notifications work across all of them, and be able to adapt information to each device. What's the killer app that will make people want to pay for 3G? People think that because the cost of the network is very high, the value of the application has to be equally high. It's a chicken and the egg problem. Go back and look at spreadsheets and word processors. These were really important applications, but at the same time, there were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of other uses for PCs. You need to take that philosophy to the wireless space. It is not going to be just one thing. As we get real 3G networks deployed, we're going to find a lot of uses for them too. << - Eric -

To: elmatador who wrote (1816)	12/14/2001 4:24:38 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

re: Bluetooth and The Beast >> Microsoft Provides Commitment To Bluetooth Dec. 14, 2001 Global Wireless Having failed to include a Bluetooth capability within its new Windows XP operating system, Microsoft announced at the annual Developers Conference in San Francisco that it would offer support for the wireless technology sometime in the second half of 2002. However, the company has angered the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (BSIG) by indicating that its software would only support a limited number of Bluetooth profiles and would be based on the IPv6 version of Internet communications protocol. Microsoft claims that certain profiles are inadequate to handle some of its PC-centric requirements and wanted to use IPv6 because of its much greater addressing capabilities. While the BSIG said it would discuss the situation with Microsoft, many of those at the conference either seemed indifferent or resigned to what the software giant had stated. However, this endorsement from Microsoft will add significant political weight to ensuring the success of the much-delayed short-range wireless technology. << - Eric -

To: elmatador who wrote (1816)	12/18/2001 11:59:04 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9255

re: MeT Initiative for secure mobile transactions The MeT initiative, was founded to establish a framework for secure mobile transactions regardless of mobile device and network MeT is creating a common platform upon which various services can be built from a common set of components. MeT -based services can be accessed both remotely and locally. MeT is addressing the needs of application areas such as: * identification * authorization * credit and debit card payments * loyalty schemes * ticketing. The six initiative Sponsors are Ericsson, NEC, Matsushita, Nokia, Siemens, and Sony. Most of the smart card manufacturers, e-security firms, CA's, and chip manufacturers are represented as associate members. >> The MeT Initiative Together With Its 55 Associate Members To Further Establish a Framework for Secure Mobile Transactions December 18, 2001 Nokia PR The MeT initiative, founded to establish a framework for secure mobile transactions regardless of mobile device and network, is pleased to announce that the number of Associate Members has reached 55. The continuous growth in the number of Associate Members demonstrates the importance of MeT in the development of specifications and deployment of solutions in various sectors of the industry. In addition to the six initiative Sponsors (Ericsson, NEC, Matsushita, Nokia, Siemens, Sony), the list of Associate Members includes the following companies: ActivCard, Aldata Solution, AirWallet, AOL Deutschland, AU-System, Baltimore Technologies, BBVA, Blueice Research, Bluesoft, Comverse, CommerceNet, Condat, C-SAM, Discretix Technologies, Diversinet, eFunds International, Entrust Technologies, France Telecom, Gemplus, Hitachi, Huawei Technology, Idex, ICL Invia, Infineon Technologies, Interpay Nederland, In2M Corporation, University of Jyvaskyla (ITRI), Jinny Software, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Keyware, MediaQ, Miotec, Modirum, Mobey Forum, mSafe, Netaccount, Oasis Technology, Ontain Corporation, Radiolinja, RSA Security, Schlumberger Systemes, Sonera Smarttrust, Symbian, Systems@Work, STMicroelectronics, Telia, Ticket Anywhere, TietoEnator, Toshiba, Valimo Wireless, Verifone, Verisign, VTT, Xfera Moviles, Wells Fargo Bank. In less than a year of its existence, the MeT initiative has introduced specification 1.0 on mobile device functionality for mobile e-commerce. The MeT specification work is now continuing with release 1.1, which will provide both mobile terminal manufacturers and service providers with a common platform for developing secure mobile e-commerce services. This new specification specifically addresses consistency and enables interoperability testing with the conformance test suite. The future specifications will include documents in areas such as payment and ticketing. The open standard of the MeT Initiative enables mobile devices to deliver mobile e-commerce for a wide array of services across various networks. MeT leverages existing industry standards such as evolving WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), ECML (Electronic Commerce Modeling Language), WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security), TLS (Transport Layer Security), WIM (Wireless Identity Module), PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and local connectivity standards such as Bluetooth to ensure transaction security. MeT is creating a common platform upon which various services can be built from a common set of components. MeT -based services can be accessed both remotely and locally. MeT is addressing the needs of application areas such as identification, authorization, credit and debit card payments, loyalty schemes, and ticketing. More information can be found at: mobiletransaction.org The specifications can be downloaded free of charge at: mobiletransaction.org About Ericsson Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility and Internet in creating the new era of Mobile Internet. Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for customers all over the world. For more information about Ericsson, visit the Website at www.ericsson.com/pressroom. About NEC NEC Corporation is a leading provider of Internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and saw net sales of 5,409 billion yen (US$43 billion) in fiscal year 2000-2001. For further information, please visit the NEC home page at www.nec.com. About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. For more information about Nokia, please visit www.nokia.com. About Matsushita Communication Industrial Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, is a principal subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd and specializes in mobile communications area. One of the world's first 3G handset manufacturers for commercial services in Japan, the company recorded consolidated sales of 1.060 billion yen (US$8.56 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. For more information, visit www.mci.panasonic.co.jp/english. About Siemens IC Mobile The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (26,000 employees, sales of 6 billion EUR in first 9 months of FY 2000) offers a complete range of mobile telephone products including devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, ISDN phones, mobile organizers, cordless and corded phones. The infrastructure portfolio includes the complete range of network technologies from base stations and switching systems to applications and intelligent networks. For more information about Siemens, please visit www.siemens.de/ic/mobile. About Sony Corporation Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be a leading personal broadband entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of nearly US$ 60 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Sony's Home Page URL: www.world.sony.com << - Eric -