Verizon, Sprint sign MMS interoperability; Treo users get help in traffic jams

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: KEITH SHAW ON WIRELESS COMPUTING
DEVICES
08/09/05
Today's focus: Verizon, Sprint sign MMS interoperability; Treo
users get help in traffic jams

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* Mobile news roundup
* Links related to Wireless Computing Devices
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Today's focus: Verizon, Sprint sign MMS interoperability; Treo
users get help in traffic jams

By Keith Shaw

Today, we're catching up on news announcements during the dog
days of summer...

* Verizon and Sprint customers share pictures and video messages

Verizon Wireless and Sprint recently announced an inter-carrier
Multimedia Messaging Service agreement, which gives about 70
million Verizon and Sprint wireless customers the ability to
send picture and video messages to each other. Mobile 365 will
provide interoperability service for Verizon Wireless users and
VeriSign will provide the service for Sprint customers, the
companies said.

In addition, Sprint customers can also exchange MMS messages
with Cingular, T-Mobile USA and Bell Mobility customers. Verizon
customers can send MMS messages to Cingular, Leap Wireless and
U.S. Cellular users.

* Up-to-date traffic news from your Palm

Palm Treo customers who commute a lot may want to check out the
Traffic for Treo application. The wireless application includes
interactive maps and incident information for 10 cities:
Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington D.C., Chicago, Detroit, Houston,
Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle (I
don't think anything will help with Boston traffic).

The Traffic for Treo application gives users visual and textual
information to users, and is updated as often as every five
minutes, Palm says. The traffic information comes from
Metrocommute, which includes sensor and incident information
from local transportation departments. Metrocommute also
collects data on its own, and uses camera and speed detectors at
"choke points," such as bridges and tolls, Palm says.

The application is available for download at
<http://www.palm.com/traffic>. Users can try the application for
free for 14 days, at which point the users will be asked to sign
up for a subscription plan. For one city, the plan costs $4.99
per month. Data for two cities cost $7.99 per month, or a user
can get information for all cities for $14.99 per month.

* Miniature Wi-Fi

Socket Communications recently launched the "world's smallest
Wi-Fi card," the Go Wi-Fi! E300. The card is an 802.11b Secure
Digital I/O (SDIO) card, designed for Windows Mobile 2003
devices that include an SDIO card slot. The card includes
Socket's Wi-Fi Companion software, a graphical utility that lets
users find, connect and manage different Wi-Fi networks.

The company says the E300 card is three times faster than its
previous SDIO Wi-Fi card, and now includes enterprise level
wireless security. Security features include support for WPA2
and AES encryption, as well as 40-bit, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP
encryption, 802.1x authentication with EAP-TLS or PEAP, and WPA
and WPA-PSK support on Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
devices. Other features include network ping and traceroute
functions, and an automatic power saving mode to extend battery
life on the device.

The card is now available for $89 through Socket's distribution
channel. Go to <http://www.socketcom.com/> for more details.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Questions dog Cisco routers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4682>

2. First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4683>

3. Anti-spyware firm warns of massive ID theft ring
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080505-id-theft.html?t5>

4. Crashing the 'Net
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/080805buzz.html?t5>

5. Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile4410>
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To contact: Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw is Senior Editor, Product Testing, at Network World.
In addition, he writes the " Cool Tools
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/cooltools.html> "
column, which looks at gizmos, gadgets and other mobile
computing devices.

You can reach Keith at <mailto:kshaw@nww.com>.
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This newsletter is sponsored by HP ProCurve
Network World Executive Guide: Getting Wireless Right
Wireless LANs move beyond data to voice and video

The WAN alphabet is constantly growing, as standards setting
bodies develop new protocols and technologies that will
transform wireless networks. Today, most everyone agrees that
with these new standards and new tools, airtight wireless
security is getting easier to accomplish. Get a
behind-the-scenes look at what cutting-edge users are doing and
the latest information on wireless security trends.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=109939
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