* RFID is really getting under people's skin * Philly unveils details for citywide wireless net * Allied Telesyn unveils 10/100/1000 switch with 10G uplinks * Linux vendors push for government customers * Today on Layer 8 * This week's top 5 stories so far
It used to be that if you went around telling people that a microchip had been implanted in your body, the little men in white coats would come to take you away. Today, having an RFID chip implanted in your shoulder is a real and often desirable option – mainly because it can get emergency personnel your medical information in a hurry. RFID is really getting under people’s skin http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405widernetchip.html?net
It used to be that if you went around telling people that a microchip had been implanted in your body, the little men in white coats would come to take you away. Today, having an RFID chip implanted in your shoulder is a real and often desirable option – mainly because it can get emergency personnel your medical information in a hurry.
RFID is really getting under people’s skin
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405widernetchip.html?net
Philly unveils details for citywide wireless net
The wireless LAN project planned for the city of Philadelphia is the most ambitious such project in the country, and yesterday officials gave out more details of how it will roll out – and how the city plans to get its money back in four years.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0407philly.html?net
Allied Telesyn unveils 10/100/1000 switch with 10G uplinks
Signaling the continued slide in 10 Gigabit Ethernet pricing, Allied Telesyn this week launched Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switches with optional 10G Ethernet uplinks.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0407allied.html?net
Linux vendors push for government customers
Linux vendors say they’re gaining ground in the U.S. government, even though a session on open-source software in government drew a small crowd at the FOSE trade show in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0407linuxvendo.html?net
Today on Layer 8, where we’re late with our TPS reports:
How to blog at work and not get fired; cranky columnist hates iPods; MI5’s new computer system over budget; and Duke tweaks its iPod giveaways; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Linux making its mark in messaging
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405-linux-email.html?net
2. As a HIPAA deadline approaches, survey finds most are ready
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405-hipaa.html?net
3. Test: 802.1x authentication
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/0404058021x.html?net
4. Cisco reportedly readying XML switch
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405-cisco-xml.html?net
5. MCI unveils corporate IPv6 customer
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0405ipv6buy.html?net
