In brief: Remote Work Central, Loral Skynet team for remote access

Remote Work Central and satellite services provider Loral Skynet have teamed to deliver secure telecommuting and remote-access connectivity to individual remote users, small and midsize companies, and government organizations. Loral Skynet's SkyReach satellite broadband service provides workers anywhere with 2M bit/sec download and 512K bit/sec upload speeds. SkyReach works with SSL VPN clients and V-One's application-level VPN client.

Nearly 80% of DSL subscribers would cancel their cable TV subscriptions if their telco provided voice, data and entertainment services, a poll of 2,000 DSL users 2Wire conducted found. Fifty-five percent of respondents also would choose their telcos over cable operators as a single provider. Saving money motivated 73% of respondents. Remote access to home networks and remote home monitoring via Webcam were considered important by 26% and 18% of respondents, respectively.

Hawking Technologies has announced an 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Locator. The pocket-sized device uses a hi-gain antenna to detect the presence of wireless networks, a built-in utility provides signal strength and direction from which the signal originates. Hawking says plans include bundling the locator with an 802.11g USB adapter. Wi-Fi Locator costs $35.