Coupures de Presse [ le 18 décembre 2002 ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

WiFi Wi-Fi : un nouvel acteur nommé RATP Par l'intermédiaire de ses filiales télécoms Naxos et Telcité, la RATP se lance dans le Wi-Fi avec une expérimentation baptisée CitéMobile. Une douzaine de points de hotspots seront mis en place le long de la ligne de bus 38 et seront opérationnels dès le deuxième trimestre 2003. (Le Journal du Net) WiFi par Vincent Marliac de l'association France Wireless WiFi, norme de transmission de données sans fil s'impose petit à petit, mais comment ça marche ? (La Lettre de l'Internet)

Press clippings [ December 18 2002 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch WiFi Intel pumps up Wi-Fi investments The chipmaker continues to throw its support behind wireless networking by investing in two companies working on Wi-Fi technologies. (News.com) The Heavyweights Bless Wi-Fi If you don't have it already -- in your home, office, or neighborhood Starbucks -- you probably will soon. Wireless networking, also known as 802.11b or Wi-Fi , is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise lagging technology market, and it suddenly seems to be everywhere. Already a $2 billion industry, Wi-Fi is now expected to grow about 30 percent annually for the next three to four years. (Business2.0) WiFi vs. National Security? Industry players worry that government limits on WiFi could stymie further innovation. (Washington Post) AOL, not a team player? Patent creates IM wrinkle America Online quietly secures a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software. The patent (6449344), originally filed in 1997, and granted in September this year, gives AOL instant messaging subsidiary ICQ rights as the inventor of the popular IM Internet application. The patent covers anything resembling a network that lets multiple IM users see when other people are present and then communicate with them. With the patent, AOL could technically sue rival instant messaging services for infringement backed by the argument spelled out in the patent. (News.com) Domain Names ICANN to Add Three New Domains The Internet's chief oversight body is about to roll out three new top-level domains. .travel, .health and .union. But some say domain registrants already suffer from "TLD fatigue." According to Bob Connor, a University of Minnesota associate professor who runs a website on domain issues, dot-info is currently the most popular new domain, with more than 1 million sites registered (the majority of which, according to Afilias, are in Europe). Dot-biz trails with slightly more than 800,000 registrations, followed by dot-us, with slightly over 450,000, Connor said. (Wired) Google Insight Google vs. Evil: A Losing Battle? The world's largest and best-loved search engine owes its success to superior technology and a simple rule: Don't be evil. But Google is finding that moral compromise is the cost of doing big business. (Wired) Viruses can have a silver lining! The gift of virus In the spirit of the holiday season, a tale of one man who clicked too soon but discovered that missent e-mail can still lead to a wonderful life. (Salon.com)