SAN JOSE, CA -- 12/07/09 -- GainSpan® Corporation, a leader in highly integrated low power Wi-Fi semiconductor solutions, has been awarded the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) seal of approval for its 802.11b/g Sensor Reference design. GainSpan is the first ultra low power Wi-Fi design to achieve certification for enterprise level security as well as personal security.
The GainSpan 802.11b/g Sensor Reference design is certified for both WPA(TM) and WPA2(TM) and all EAP types including EAP-TTLS, PEAPv0, PEAPv1 and EAP-FAST. GainSpan is the only low power Wi-Fi chipmaker to bear this distinction.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Geoff Mulligan's talk at Grid-Interop 2009
Geoff Mulligan, chair of IPSO, appeared at Grid-Interop 2009 in Denver, CO, 17-19 November. He participated with other industry leaders in a panel discussion entitled "Communications Interoperability", a 90-minute session focusing specifically on the value for deployment to the Smart Grid of broadly vetted communications standards like the Internet Protocol.
The presentation can be found on the following link:
Grid-Interop 2009- Geoff Mulligan
The presentation can be found on the following link:
Grid-Interop 2009- Geoff Mulligan
Smart Cities and Internet of Things
The theory of Internet of Things led to the development of a non-profit organization that is creating a standardized protocol for communication amongst those things. The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects [IPSO] Alliance, funded by companies such as Cisco, Sun Microsystems and Ericsson, aims to promote networking amongst smart objects and deliver information gathered by those objects.
Incheon Metropolitan City in Korea, Cisco is transforming their Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) into a center for globalization expertise, driving "better city management, enhanced quality of life for citizens, and support[ing] sustainable economic development."
Cisco has taken this thinking one step further in their Sustainable Urbanization program. They are developing a holistic, global, intelligent urban initiative to create intelligent cities.
Video: (click here if the video doesnt show up in the feed)
For example, for Incheon Metropolitan City in Korea, Cisco is transforming their Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) into a center for globalization expertise, driving "better city management, enhanced quality of life for citizens, and support[ing] sustainable economic development."
Incheon Metropolitan City in Korea, Cisco is transforming their Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) into a center for globalization expertise, driving "better city management, enhanced quality of life for citizens, and support[ing] sustainable economic development."
Cisco has taken this thinking one step further in their Sustainable Urbanization program. They are developing a holistic, global, intelligent urban initiative to create intelligent cities.
Video: (click here if the video doesnt show up in the feed)
For example, for Incheon Metropolitan City in Korea, Cisco is transforming their Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) into a center for globalization expertise, driving "better city management, enhanced quality of life for citizens, and support[ing] sustainable economic development."
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
ZDNet: Smart cities, sensors and their potential side effects
An interesting read about possible privacy issues in smart cities
Your future city will be networked to the hilt with sensors that will enable new “urban actors”—think bridges, bricks and traffic signals—that will communicate with its inhabitants. But as cities become more networked there are risks to their evolution.
The argument: Cities have evolved because they provide the opportunity for reinvention and ability to be anonymous. A networked city fabric is a threat. To wit: Do you really want to know everything about your neighbor? If you did know your neighbor’s religion, thoughts and social circle you may know too much. Simply put, sensor-laden cities may become decidedly less comfortable. Greenfield’s talk highlighted how cities evolved with neighborhoods, landmarks and “legibility.” If technologies—think RFID—remove those boundaries it’s hard to model a city.
More: Link
Your future city will be networked to the hilt with sensors that will enable new “urban actors”—think bridges, bricks and traffic signals—that will communicate with its inhabitants. But as cities become more networked there are risks to their evolution.
The argument: Cities have evolved because they provide the opportunity for reinvention and ability to be anonymous. A networked city fabric is a threat. To wit: Do you really want to know everything about your neighbor? If you did know your neighbor’s religion, thoughts and social circle you may know too much. Simply put, sensor-laden cities may become decidedly less comfortable. Greenfield’s talk highlighted how cities evolved with neighborhoods, landmarks and “legibility.” If technologies—think RFID—remove those boundaries it’s hard to model a city.
More: Link
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