NetFlash: Hard questions, dissension mark new stage in wireless sensing

The idea of a wireless mesh network of sensors sounds great until you get into the nitty-gritty – security, management, interference, reliability and total cost of ownership. These devilish details were questioned at a conference this week. Hard questions, dissension mark new stage in wireless sensing http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092805-wireless-wss.html?net&story=092805-wireless-wss

The idea of a wireless mesh network of sensors sounds great until you get into the nitty-gritty – security, management, interference, reliability and total cost of ownership. These devilish details were questioned at a conference this week.

Hard questions, dissension mark new stage in wireless sensing

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092805-wireless-wss.html?net&story=092805-wireless-wss

IPTV will trip up Bells, analysts say

Are the phone companies doing too little, too late to bring TV to people’s homes? Are the extremely visible and extremely expensive efforts by some to run fiber everywhere a big, fat mistake?

http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/092705-iptv.html?net&story=092705-iptv

Espion automates e-mail encryption

E-mail security vendor Espion International last week released a dual-key system for encrypting e-mail that works with the company’s gateway appliance or as a stand-alone appliance.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092705-espion.html?net&story=092705-espion

EMC unveils Exchange management software

EMC this week unveiled software for managing Microsoft Exchange environments.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092805-emc-exchange.html?net&story=092805-emc-exchange

Today on Layer 8, where it’s all fun until someone loses their ‘Net access:

Ask Jeeves drops Jeeves; China tightens ‘Net restrictions – again; how to create a disaster recovery plan; and Bluetooth hits HBO; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8