San Francisco aims to bridge digital divide

San Francisco aims to bridge digital divide

Associated Press


SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco plans to rapidly expand the number of venues where residents and tourists can get free wireless Internet access and will soon make free computers available at housing projects and community centers, Mayor Gavin Newsom said.

Earlier this year, the city set up a public WiFi center in Union Square, a prime shopping area. The Civic Center, which is near City Hall, Ferry Plaza, which is a waterfront commuter hub recently refurbished into a gourmet food market, and Portsmouth Square, otherwise known as the entrance to Chinatown, are next.

"We will not stop until every San Franciscan has access to free wireless Internet service," Newsom declared Thursday during his first State of the City address.

The 37-year-old Democrat, a self-described policy wonk who has made using technology to improve the delivery of government services one of his goals, said his administration also is dedicated to eliminating the digital divide that increasingly separates computer users from those without computers.

The city plans to work with One Economy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that provides computers to people living in government-supported housing, to hook up some of its housing projects and community centers, according to the mayor's office.

"No San Franciscan should be without a computer and a broadband connection," he said.

Newsom announced the technology initiative as part of a broader plan for "reconnecting" the city's poorest and geographically most isolated neighborhoods with the rest of San Francisco.

Siemens Selects QUALCOMM's Chipsets to Address the Rapidly Expanding WCDMA (UMTS) Market

Siemens Selects QUALCOMM's Chipsets to Address the Rapidly Expanding WCDMA (UMTS) Market
Tuesday October 19, 9:02 am ET


SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM - News), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced that Siemens Communications, the telecommunications group within Siemens AG, will build a range of wireless multimedia handsets based on chipsets from QUALCOMM's WCDMA (UMTS) Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) portfolio.
"Siemens has a long tradition of providing high quality products, and our selection of QUALCOMM's chipsets will enable us to continue that tradition," said Thorsten Heins, Member of the Board of Siemens Communications. "QUALCOMM's WCDMA (UMTS) product portfolio provides us with the ability to create multiple products across varied market segments while reducing development costs."

"This agreement is another endorsement of the quality achieved by the rigorous end-to-end modem and applications testing that QUALCOMM is known for in the industry," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "We've developed a long-term WCDMA (UMTS) strategy that expands our portfolio to include EDGE, HSDPA and Enhanced Uplink -- providing our customers with solutions that achieve their short- and long-term goals."

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2003, and most recent Form 10-Q.

QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile Station Modem and MSM are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

QUALCOMM Contacts:
John Shepherd / Jonathan Jordan, Burson-Marsteller
Phone: +44 (0) 207 831 6262
or
Emily Gin, Corporate Public Relations
Phone: 1-(858) 651-4084
e-mail: publicrelations@qualcomm.com
or
Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-(858) 658-4813
e-mail: ir@qualcomm.com




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STMicroelectronics Announces Ready-to-use Bluetooth-based Hands-Free Car-Kit Reference Design; Ideal for OEMs and as After-Market Solution

STMicroelectronics Announces Ready-to-use Bluetooth-based Hands-Free Car-Kit Reference Design; Ideal for OEMs and as After-Market Solution
Monday October 18, 2:40 pm ET


GENEVA, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM - News) today announced a high-performance Bluetooth®-based hands-free car-kit reference design. Featuring noise - and echo canceling, ST's Blue HFCK is ready-to-use, extremely easy to install, and suitable both for OEMs and as an after-market solution.
As a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of data between two devices, Bluetooth allows the use of a standard protocol, independent of the cell phone. Requiring a standard 12V supply, the product uses advanced DSP technology, optimized for audio applications, to provide powerful functionality, including echo canceling, noise suppression, and voice activation.

The Bluetooth interface of Blue HFCK uses ST's STLC2410B base-band chip and STLC2150 RF chip. The STLC2410B offers a compact and complete solution for short-range wireless connectivity, and includes all lower-layer functions of the Bluetooth protocol. The chip's embedded micro supports data as well as voice, and is also used to run the Bluetooth protocol, application layers, and application software. The software runs from external Flash.

Bluetooth profiles supported by Blue HFCK include the 'Headset' profile which allows Blue HFCK to use the basic functionality of Bluetooth phones currently available; 'Dial-up networking' profile, which allows the modem of the mobile phone to be used by any Bluetooth device, such as PCs or PDAs; and the 'Object push' profile (OPP), which provides the ability to program the phonebook by sending contacts directly from the PDA. The product also supports the 'Hands-free' profile, which allows a cell phone to use the full functionality of the car kit.

All DSP functions of Blue HFCK, such as speech recognition, echo cancellation, noise suppression, automatic gain control, and audio interface are supported by ST's TDA7550R. This device is a complete system-on-chip (SOC) based on a high-performance 24-bit, fixed-point DSP core and includes program and data memory, on-chip stereo 16-bit Sigma-Delta AD/DA converters, an SPI/I2C interface, external Memory Interface (EMI), and a PLL function. The TDA7550R's program is stored and executed from an internal static RAM. The program can be loaded from an external memory attached to the EMI interface or via the I2C bus. It is possible to select how to load the program using specific general-purpose I/O (GPIO).

To support speech activation for phone numbers, Blue HFCK uses speaker-dependent speech-recognition software running on the TDA7550R. In addition, the board contains all necessary components for an analog audio interface and to drive a GSM phone. The speech recognition software supports speaker dependent and language-independent recognition to select phone numbers from a personal phonebook with voice-prompt availability and high reliability in noisy conditions. Response time is a reliable 250msec. Speaker-independent speech recognition for dialing phone numbers is also available upon request. In addition, the system offers the possibility of upgrading resident software to support new and next generation phones and new profiles.

The complete reference design is available now. US pricing for the three-chip chipset is $12, however, pricing is subject to change based upon volume.

About STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2003, the Company's net revenues were $7.24 billion and net earnings were $253 million. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.

INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Stanley March Fabrizio Rossini Benoit de Leusse
Vice President Senior Manager Director
Investor Relations Investor Relations Investor Relations
Tel: +1.212.821.89.39 Tel : +41.22.929.69.73 Tel : +41.22.929.58.12
Fax : +1.212.821.89.23 Fax : +41.22.929.69.61 Fax : +41.22.929.69.61
Email: Email: Email:
stan.march@st.com fabrizio.rossini@st.com benoit.de-leusse@st.com

MEDIA RELATIONS:

Maria Grazia Prestini Michael Markowitz
Director, Corporate Media Relations Director, U.S. Media Relations
Tel: +41.2.29.29.69.45 Tel: +1.212.821.8959
Fax: +41.2.29.29.69.50 Fax: +1.212.821.8922
Email: mariagrazia.prestini@st.com Email: michael.markowitz@st.com




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Source: STMicroelectronics



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Foundry Simplifies Wireless LAN Deployment, Management and Security With Latest Enhancements to Its Integrated WLAN Solutions

Foundry Simplifies Wireless LAN Deployment, Management and Security With Latest Enhancements to Its Integrated WLAN Solutions


Foundry Releases Sophisticated New Deployment, Security and Management
Products and Features, Including RF Monitor, Virtual Access Points,
Plug-and-Play and Integrated Wired/Wireless Switches, to Ease Enterprise
Deployments of WLAN

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foundry Networks(R),
Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end
switching and routing, today announced new products and features for its
IronPoint(R) wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions including a new RF monitor and RF
management application, major feature enhancements to its multi-mode
802.11a/g/b IronPoint Access Points, a new software WLAN upgrade package for
its FastIron(R) Edge switches, and an updated version of IronView(R) WLAN
Network Manager, in a concerted effort to provide simplified, centrally
managed and scaleable enterprise wireless deployments. The new products,
features and software releases represent significant enhancements to Foundry's
integrated wired/wireless offerings, already deployed by numerous large
organizations around the world, and strengthen Foundry's leadership position
in providing complete network solutions for organizations looking to extend
their network infrastructure with high-performance, enterprise-class secure
wireless solutions.
"Now that issues such as wireless security have been more or less
overcome, enterprises are increasingly looking at wireless as an everyday
augmentation to the wired network, and in the next year we will see new
higher-speed WLAN standards and other developments that will make elegant
integration of the wired/wireless infrastructure and network performance
increasingly important," said Zeus Kerravala, vice president of research at
the Yankee Group. "Ease of management, long-term cost of ownership, and
scalability are equally important with or without the wires."
Foundry's new WLAN products and enhancements include:

-- Integrated RF Monitoring: a major new Foundry-engineered feature of
the IronPoint APs, RF monitoring improves security by detecting and
suppressing rogue APs, alerting users to Denial-of-Service attacks, and other
features. All new or deployed IronPoint APs can be configured to act as
dedicated, high-performance RF monitors and can be centrally managed from a
new release of IronView Network Manager, Foundry's network management system.
Integrating RF monitoring and management into Foundry's wireless solution
eliminates the need for customers to purchase and deploy a separate, single-
purpose RF monitoring solution.
-- FastIron Edge Integrated Wired/Wireless LAN Switches: Foundry's new
generation of FastIron Edge integrated wired/wireless LAN switches and
IronPoint APs support simple, secure "out of the box" AP deployment through
automatic discovery and configuration of IronPoint APs, improved switch port
security to prevent unauthorized access, and scalability to support thousands
of APs.
-- Enhanced Fast and Secure Layer 3 Mobility: this new feature allows
users to securely roam seamlessly across switches, subnets and routers, and
provides a low-latency mobility foundation for deployments of wireless Voice-
over-IP (VoFi), which are expected to grow widely in enterprises.
-- Virtual AP: allows the user to extend wired VLAN segments into
multiple mobility domains on IronPoint APs, and protect each mobility domain
with unique security policies.
-- Real-time Intrusion Detection and Lockout: protects wireless LANs from
unauthorized access by detecting authentication failures in real-time and
automatically locking out repeat offenders.
-- Updated Release of IronView Network Manager: builds support for the
new wireless features into Foundry's centralized switching and routing
management system.

Integrated Wired/Wireless Solutions
Foundry's integrated solutions provide new customers as well as the
company's more than 7,100 customers with a compelling edge solution to support
wireless access as an augmentation to their high performance network
infrastructure, thus protecting their existing network investments. Foundry's
integrated wireless solutions feature three components: the IronPoint 200 IEEE
802.11a/b/g standards-based multi-mode, full-featured Access Points; the
IronView Network Manager SNMP-based Network Management System; and integrated
wireless LAN FastIron Edge switches. By leveraging the latest 802.11
standards, these products deliver a wireless LAN solution, which offers strong
security, seamless mobility, centralized management and ease of use, leading
to lower long-term cost of ownership.
"With our integrated wireless and wired infrastructure strategy and
wireless LAN products, Foundry offers a compelling total enterprise network
infrastructure solution," said Ken Cheng, vice president and general manager
of Layer 2/3 Enterprise Networking for Foundry. "Wireless LAN is essential to
the overall enterprise network infrastructure and upcoming standards like
802.11n and applications like VoFi will increase of the adoption of mobility
solutions. We are committed to being a leader in this market and maintaining
a robust and seamless solution to provide our customers with an integrated,
reliable, scalable and secure network infrastructure."
Other key features of Foundry's integrated wired/wireless solutions
include:

-- VPN Passthrough
-- 802.1x Port Authentication
-- Automatic Port Deactivation
-- Scheduled Realm Activation
-- sFlow (user session tracking)
-- Security Audit Trail
-- RADIUS Accounting
-- 802.1x Dynamic VLAN Assignment & User Policies

Pricing (U.S. List Price) and Availability
IronPoint APs with RF monitoring and other newly-announced features are
priced at $795. IronView Network Manager -- IronPoint WLAN Edition is $1,995
and the wireless LAN upgrade kit for the FastIron Edge switch is $995. These
products are available now.

About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and Service Provider switching, routing and Web traffic management
solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer
4 - 7 Web switches, wireless LAN and access points, access routers and Metro
routers. Foundry's 7,100 customers include the world's premier ISPs, Metro
Service Providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities,
entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and manufacturing
companies. For more information about the company and its products, call
1.888.TURBOLAN or visit http://www.foundrynetworks.com.

NOTE: Foundry Networks, FastIron, IronPoint and the "Iron" family of
marks are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the
sole property of their respective holders.

Contact: North America, Jill Shanks of Foundry Networks,
+1-408-941-7190, or jshanks@foundrynet.com; or Europe, Tom Herbst of Kaizo,
+0207-580-8852, or tom.herbst@kaizo.net, for Foundry; or Asia/Pacific, Jenny
Liu of Foundry Networks Hong Kong, +852-2845-3818, or jenny@foundrynet.com; or
investors, Jason Golz of Financial Dynamics, +1-415-439-4532, or
jgolz@fd-us.com, for Foundry.


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WHOTSPOT Turnkey Internet Cafe Solutions brings WiFi to Sherway Gardens Mall in Toronto, Canada.

WHOTSPOT Turnkey Internet Cafe Solutions brings WiFi to Sherway Gardens Mall in Toronto, Canada.
WHOTSPOT an upstart WiFi Hotspot Management Service, today announced it has completed installation and activation of wireless internet access at Sherway Gardens Mall in Toronto Canada. The service was primarily established to service visiting clients who must remain connected to their offices while shopping, eating and meeting. A secondary benefit is provided to the Mall’s retailers, who now have access to the low-cost high speed internet service provided by WHOTSPOT.

Montreal, Quebec (PRWEB) October 15, 2004 -- WHOTSPOT an upstart WiFi Hotspot Management Service, today announced it has completed installation and activation of wireless internet access at Sherway Gardens Mall in Toronto Canada. The service was primarily established to service visiting clients who must remain connected to their offices while shopping, eating and meeting. A secondary benefit is provided to the Mall’s retailers, who now have access to the low-cost high speed internet service provided by WHOTSPOT.

People of all ages and backgrounds will come to enjoy the unique, upscale, educational, and innovative environment that a WiFi Internet Cafe provides. WHOTSPOT takes the complexity out of this technology buy providing complete turnkey WiFi managed solutions, at rock bottom prices.

For Example: WHOTSPOT can provide a Business Class WiFi Router preconfigured to connect to our backend servers + 100 Table Brochures + 100 How To Connect instructional brochures; Support roaming Laptop and PDA users; Add your own PC's or Kiosks later; Accept credit card payments online or sell prepaid SurfCards for cash to your clients; Everything you need to get started for only $500.

Internet Gaming is a fast growing business. Similar to an Internet Cafe, the focus is primarily on providing a top notch gaming platform for multi-player games and tournaments. Kids of all ages love to play games and you can reach this enormous market with WHOTSPOT.

For more information, visit www.whotspot.com.

WHOTSPOT is a registered trademark of 3940748 Canada Inc.

About WHOTSPOT
Whotspot provides "One-Stop" products and services for public internet access. We take care of the end-to-end process of creating, maintaining and profiting from an "Internet Cafe Hotspot". Starting with our WiFi Gateway, you can support all WiFi-enabled Laptop and PDA users. Later, you can add our Whotspot Xpress Table, Counter, Wall or Floor Kiosk models, Whotspot Inside software other WiFi solutions to expand your offering.

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