O'Reilly Network: Wireless LAN Security: A Short History [Apr. 19, 2002]: "Wireless LAN Security: A Short History
by Matthew Gast, author of 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
04/19/2002

If you're holding back on an 802.11 deployment because of security concerns, you're not alone. Research indicates that the perceived insecurity of wireless networks is a major inhibitor to further market growth.

This short history of the security issues in wireless networks should help shed some light on the problem. How the security problems affect you depends on your goals and the type of network you are building. "

O'Reilly Network: Seven Security Problems of 802.11 Wireless [May. 24, 2002]: "Seven Security Problems of 802.11 Wireless
by Matthew Gast, author of 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
05/24/2002
Before you uncrate one piece of network equipment for a mass deployment, you need to have the right design in place. Good network design is often the difference between a successful rollout and a torrent of user complaints. "

O'Reilly Network: When Is 54 Not Equal to 54? A Look at 802.11a, b, and g Throughput: "Now that the 802.11g standard has been finalized, comparisons with the other standards in the 802.11 family are inevitable. One conclusion that is frequently drawn is that 802.11g offers similar speeds to 802.11a. After all, both products are advertised as having a data rate of 54 Mbps.
This article develops a simple model for the maximum TCP throughput of 802.11 networks "

Silicon & Software Systems -S3- Announces Availability of Silicon Proven Mixed Signal IP For IEEE802.11 IC Designs
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003--Silicon & Software Systems (S3), a leading supplier of mixed signal circuit solutions, today announced the availability of a range of IP for the analog front-end section of IEEE802.11a/b/g ICs. This IP is silicon-proven on TSMC's 0.18um CMOS process and has been characterized for applications in the multi-band WLAN market.
In a highly competitive market such as the WLAN chip sector, IC designers are facing schedules of less than 12 weeks from specification to tape-out including full chip integration. Many are turning to specialist design houses, such as S3, for fully characterized silicon upon which to base their designs. S3's IP can be delivered in matched "I&Q" pair configurations - ensuring minimum chip finishing requirements.

"Our customers are keen to use S3's IP to accelerate their chip integration and design cycle times," said Bob Tait, Product Marketing Manager at S3. "Using S3's IP removes significant risk from 802.11 WLAN product developments. This allows valuable engineering effort to be focused on clear differentiation in the system product design."

S3's portfolio of mixed signal IP includes 10 bit pipeline ADCs up to 80 MSPS and DACs up to 200MSPS with supporting PLL and reference circuits.

S3 will present their complete mixed signal portfolio at the TSMC Europe Technology Symposium, Brussels, on September 23rd next.

About Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3):

Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) is an established electronics design company. S3 specializes in System Level Design and Integration in four market areas: Wireless Systems, Digital Consumer, Network Processing and Medical Systems.

S3 delivers leading edge design solutions in the areas of Wireless Connectivity (Bluetooth, 802.11, Zigbee, etc.) and Digital Telephony (GSM, 3G, DECT, PHS, etc.). These solutions are enabled by S3's wide variety of expertise in areas such as embedded Wireless SoC design, system integration, embedded software and lower layer software development. S3 provides solutions for both OEMs and IC vendors including hardware reference designs. The company specializes in the integration of wireless technologies into end products for both the consumer and enterprise markets.

Approximately 50% of clients are U.S. based with the remainder based in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. S3 was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1986 and has operations in five countries: Ireland, U.S.A., the Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic.

S3 web site: www.s3group.com

S3's Mixed Signal Solutions Center: www.s3group.com/design/ic/mixed

All trademarks contained herein (whether registered or not) and all associated rights are recognized.


CONTACT: Silicon & Software Systems (S3)
Europe:
Eugene Cusack
Phone: +353 (91) 709 575
Email: eugene.cusack@s3group.com
or
USA:
Evan Kirstel
Phone: +1 (781) 685 4681
Email: evan.kirstel@s3group.com

Net4Nowt :: News Story
Free multinational Wi-Fi roaming for FatPort Clients


Wednesday 10 September 2003, 08:29:08
Canada
Written by Tracey Meyers
Canada’s largest wireless ISP, FatPort, have combined with Surf & Sip to provide subscribers with free multinational Wi-Fi access and roaming. Together, the two providers have an established network of about 500 hotspots throughout Canada, US, UK and Europe.

Globetechnology: "Road warriors hot for hotspots: Study

By JACK KAPICA
Globe and Mail Update

Only a year after they became popular, wireless computing 'hotspots' have developed into a necessity among business people who travel, a study commissioned by Intel Corp. says."

9/11 September 11 2001 9/11/01 , 9/11 September 11 2001 9/11/01 Quotations, 9/11 September 11 2001 9/11/01 Sayings - Famous Quotes and Famous Sayings Network

Unstrung - The world wide source for analysis of the global wireless economy: "RESTON, Va. -- A national survey of U.S. households conducted in February 2003 highlights opportunities for marketing WiFi hotspot services. WiFi hotspot service was described as enabling a user to obtain high-speed wireless access to the Internet at a variety of indoor and outdoor locations, on most streets in built-up areas of towns or cities. This level of coverage is likely to be realized within 3-5 years given the expected build-outs of WiFi access points."

FDA Approves First Medical System Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology
SEATTLE, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- connectBlue's Serial Port Adapter, supplied by Code Blue Communications, Inc., has been integrated as a key wireless component of the first Bluetooth medical application to be granted market approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

An OEM version of the Serial Port Adapter enables wireless communication between operating room equipment and a central control system developed by Stryker Endoscopy -- a leading supplier of medical equipment for operating room applications worldwide.

"This decision marks a major milestone for the Bluetooth industry and clearly reinforces our long held conviction that the technology has a solid future beyond the consumer segment," said Rolf Nilsson, President at connectBlue.

"The opportunity to have wire-free equipment in a medical/surgical environment has its obvious advantages. For instance, an ECG may be sent via Bluetooth directly to a printer or internal camera images could be transmitted to a screen in the operating theater."

Code Blue Communications, connectBlue's product distributor for the North American medical industry, worked closely with Stryker Endoscopy to integrate the connectBlue solution into the control system. The company also acted in a consulting capacity throughout the system's regulatory approval process.

Bill Saltzstein, founder and President of Code Blue Communications said, "As the regulatory body responsible for public health, the FDA's primary concerns are safety and efficacy. To acquire FDA approval, a company must demonstrate that the system doesn't interfere with other radio technologies or medical equipment present in the environment. The operating room is a particularly challenging environment with its sensitive devices and additional sources of RF emission.

"Securing marketing approval for the first Bluetooth medical application was a significant hurdle, and is based on excellent work by Stryker which establishes the precedent for many additional exciting applications in the future."

About connectBlue

connectBlue, based in Sweden, is a leading provider of professional Bluetooth solutions in industrial, medical, automotive, logistics and instrumentation segments. connectBlue provides standard products and customer specific hardware and software solutions. www.connectblue.se

About Code Blue Communications Inc.

Code Blue Communications Inc., based in Seattle, Washington designs, develops and markets Bluetooth interface devices and integrated solutions for vertical markets, specializing in the medical industry. www.codebluecommunications.com

About Stryker Endoscopy

Stryker Endoscopy, a division of Stryker Corporation, is a global technology leader in the medical device industry. We develop, manufacture and market state-of-the-art medical video products, powered equipment and related instrumentation for minimally invasive surgery. Stryker Endoscopy was founded in 1989 on the commitment to advance state-of-the-art medical video technology. www.strykerendo.com

NOTE: BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc., USA and licensed to connectBlue and Code Blue Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Pelle Svensson, Marketing Director of connectBlue, +46-40-630-71-03, or pelle.svensson@connectblue.se; or Bill Saltzstein, President of Code Blue Communications Inc., +1-425-844-1799, or billsalt@codebluecommunications.com.

SOURCE Code Blue Communications, Inc.

/CONTACT: Pelle Svensson, Marketing Director of connectBlue,
+46-40-630-71-03, or pelle.svensson@connectblue.se; or Bill Saltzstein,
President of Code Blue Communications, Inc., +1-425-844-1799, or
billsalt@codebluecommunications.com/

/Web site: http://www.strykerendo.com /

/Web site: http://www.connectblue.se /

/Web site: http://www.codebluecommunications.com /

silicon.com - T-Mobile offers petrol station Wi-Fi: "T-Mobile offers petrol station Wi-Fi
Teams up with Texaco to offer wireless hotspots for roadwarriors"

Fortress Technologies Secures Wireless Systems For 574-Member Syracuse Police Department: "Fortress Technologies, the leader in security for wireless networks, today announced that the Syracuse Police Department in Syracuse, New York, has deployed Fortress Technologies' AirFortress to secure its wireless networks and mission-critical public safety applications."

ZDNet UK - News - UK pubs get Wi-Fi: "Commercial Wi-Fi hot spots are to be rolled out in 3,000 sites across the UK by the end of the year, allowing drinkers to surf as they sup"

Headlines Powered by Business Wire: "The Cool Cloud service is a managed wireless network with a captive portal installed by Austin-based WLAN service provider WiFi-Texas.com, Inc. While any laptop with a wireless adapter will work in Schlotzsky's restaurants, the Cool Cloud network provides PCTEL, Inc.'s Segue(TM) Roaming Client software to simplify 'finding' the wireless network. The Cool Cloud wireless service reaches outside the restaurants and also displays Schlotzsky's distinctive logo on user laptops.
All Schlotzsky's restaurant wireless hot spots are 802.11b-compliant. Those deployed since April 2003 use Andrew Microceptor Series Window Mount antennas. These antennas are designed for enabling broadband wireless antenna solutions and are particularly suitable for creating wireless hot spots in non-line-of-sight situations such as restaurants, coffee shops, hotel lobbies, and offices. "

NeoMedia's New 'Killer Wireless App' for Nokia Camera Cell Phones 'Turns Internationally-Popular Toys Into Internet-Enabled Business Tools'
FT. MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003--The first in a series of applications of an exciting new patented wireless technology which links camera phones directly to the Internet has been unveiled by NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM), an innovator and international leader in making information faster and easier to access.
NeoMedia's PaperClick for Camera Cell Phones(TM), available first for the Nokia(R) 3650 camera phone, reads UPC/EAN and other bar codes through the camera to link the user quickly and directly to the corresponding Web site or information.

"Our technology turns these internationally-popular toys into Internet-enabled business tools, a marketing dream-come-true for savvy companies and product/brand managers who know the value of having direct online connections with users," said Chas Fritz, chairman of NeoMedia.

"Everyone who's seen PaperClick For Cell Phones calls it 'the killer wireless app' for this burgeoning marketplace," he said. "And with the number of camera cell phones skyrocketing, the possibilities open to business and consumers using our exciting new technology are many . . . almost endless!

"As NeoMedia introduces versions for other top camera phones, PaperClick For Cell Phones has the potential to spread across the 1.4 billion phone mobile market like text messaging, now a $42 billion phenomenon," he said.

Fritz said NeoMedia is actively seeking licensors among cellular service providers and phone manufacturers in the U.S. and in Europe "who can embrace and enable this breakthrough technology. Our strategy is to enable every camera phone on the market with few - if any - modifications to these phones. We currently work with the Nokia 3650, and expect to announce versions of PaperClick For Cell Phones for more popular camera phones from Nokia and other leading manufacturers over the next year."

Direct Link from to the Internet

Pioneered and patented by NeoMedia, PaperClick reads and decodes UPC/EAN or other bar codes to link users to the Internet, providing information and enabling e-commerce. It employs a standard browser, optional client software, and a network of online service and applications servers transparent to the user, who simply takes a with the phone and is automatically connected to tailored on-line Web information.

PaperClick For Cell Phones installs via the phone's infra red (IR) port, the BlueTooth(R) wireless network, or by download using its built-in browser, requiring only 11.3KB of memory. With software currently implemented for the Symbian(TM) operating system. PaperClick For Cell Phones supports UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, ISBN and PaperClick codes. A previous version of PaperClick runs on Palm Pilot(R) PDA's.

PaperClick For Cell Phones for the Nokia 3650 phone is expected to be available in the fourth quarter, with versions for other popular Nokia Series 60 phones, including the Nokia 7650, and phones from other leading manufacturers to follow.

Public Debut at Symbian Platinum Conference Next Week

NeoMedia has been named a Symbian(TM) Platinum Partner, "gaining recognition as one of the top technology innovators and service providers in the mobile industry," said Fritz. Symbian is a software licensing company, established in June 1998 and owned by Ericsson(R), Nokia(R), Panasonic(R), Motorola(R), Psion(R), Samsung(R), Siemens(R) and Sony Ericsson(R), and supplier of the Symbian OS(TM), the advanced, open, standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones.

Fritz said PaperClick For Cell Phones for the Nokia 3650 will make its public debut for the mobile industry at the Symbian Partner Event at the Hyatt Regency Airport Hotel in San Francisco on Thursday, September 18.

About NeoMedia Technologies

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (www.neom.com), is an innovator and international leader in print-to-Internet and other technologies which make information faster and easier to access, with expertise in homeland security and e-authentication applications. NeoMedia markets services which link physical information and objects to the Internet under the PaperClick and PaperClick For Cell Phones trademarks, and its Systems Integration Group specializes in Open and Storage System solutions and automating print production operations. NeoMedia has announced plans to acquire and merge with Loch Energy, Inc., of Houston, an energy company with proven and probable reserves of 13.67 million barrels of oil, and Secure Technologies, Inc., of Silver Spring, Maryland, a provider of security solutions and a pioneer in covert security technology for the manufacturing and financial services industries.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With the exception of historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement

PaperClick and PaperClick For Cell Phones are trademarks of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.


CONTACT: NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
Charles T. Jensen
+(239) 337-3434
cjensen@neom.com
or
The Kaminer Group
David A. Kaminer
+(914) 684-1934
dkaminer@kamgrp.com

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