* The life and times of an RFID chip * Gartner: Bank card fraud too easy for phishers * Apps acceleration market in flux * Microsoft to integrate speech into Exchange * Today on Layer 8
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is launching a $125 million program to embed RFID chips in baggage tags as a way to meet post-Sept. 11 security screening mandates and to improve the accuracy of baggage handling at the airport. The life and times of an RFID chip http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/080105-rfid.html?net&story=080105-rfid
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is launching a $125 million program to embed RFID chips in baggage tags as a way to meet post-Sept. 11 security screening mandates and to improve the accuracy of baggage handling at the airport.
The life and times of an RFID chip
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/080105-rfid.html?net&story=080105-rfid
Gartner: Bank card fraud too easy for phishers
U.S. banks are putting customer convenience ahead of security and, in the process, making it much easier for online “phishers” to create counterfeit bank cards, according to a Gartner report released Tuesday. And with the Internet now a common source of stolen account information, phishers are accounting for a growing portion of the estimated $2.75 billion in annual losses that bank card abuse is costing U.S. banks, the research firm said.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080205-gartner-bank.html?net&story=080205-garnter-bank
Apps acceleration market in flux
A run on acquisitions of WAN/LAN acceleration vendors is causing confusion for those exploring the technology, which promises to speed key corporate applications, experts say.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080105-apps-acceleration.html?net&story=080105-apps-acceleration
Microsoft to integrate speech into Exchange
Microsoft aims to add speech-enabling technology to a future version of its Exchange Server as part of its unified messaging strategy, a move that could potentially compete with its third-party ISV partners.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/080205-exchange-speech.html?net&story=080205-exchange
Today on Layer 8, where we have no beef with Brad Pitt’s hair:
Linux Bluetooth hackers hijack car audio; Cisco, ISS security throw-down rolls on; analysts say ATMs highly vulnerable; and Apple unveils new mouse; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8
