[802SEC] They're doing it again !!! - Re: What's New @ IEEE in Communications, December 2001
FYI- I just received the following email newsletter from IEEE and once
again
they are indicating that the IEEE has approved 802.11g, which is clearly NOT
correct. Someone needs to tell them that their "FIX" is not working yet !!!
Thanx, Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
Boeing - SSG
PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
Seattle, WA 98324-2207
(425) 865-2443 Fx: (425) 865-6721
everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
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> Subject: What's New @ IEEE in Communications, December 2001
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> WHAT'S NEW @ IEEE IN COMMUNICATIONS
> VOLUME 2 NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 2001
>
> An HTML version of this newsletter can be viewed on our
> online archive at <http://www.ieee.org/whats-new/archive>
>
> CONTENTS:
> 1. New Journal, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepting
> Submissions
> 2. FBI Wants Help from Telecom Companies for Better Wiretaps
> 3. Access, Transmission and Networking Focus of Zurich Broadband Seminar
> 4. DSL Companies Seize Opportunity in Demise of Excite@Home
> 5. New Wireless Network Standard Approved
> 6. A New Spin on Electronics: An IEEE Spectrum Special Feature
> 7. IEEE Calls for National Voting System in U.S.
> 8. Successful Consulting: Don't Give Away the Store Before the Job is
> Yours
> 9. IEEE Offers Credit Cards in U.S., Canada, UK and Puerto Rico
> 10. Award-Winning Experts Publish New Edition of Optical Networks Resource
> 11. Fiber Optic Pioneer Authors New Edition of Bestselling Guide
> 12. Jamming Technology Could Enforce Cell Phone Etiquette
>
> 1. NEW JOURNAL, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, ACCEPTING
> SUBMISSIONS
> In January 2002, the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Signal
> Processing Society will launch a new quarterly journal, IEEE Transactions
> on Wireless Communications. The editor-in-chief of the new journal,
> Professor Khaled Ben Letaief at the Hong Kong University of Science &
> Technology, says, "TWireless will address the rapidly expanding field of
> wireless communications, which aims to make personal communication
> services
> universal without regard to mobility or location. TWireless is created so
> as to be the journal of choice for reporting on R&D in wireless
> communications." Authors are encouraged to submit their work at <
> MailTo:TWireless@ee.ust.hk>. For more information on the new journal and
> manuscript submissions, visit <http://www.ee.ust.hk/~Twireless>.
>
> 2. FBI WANTS HELP FROM TELECOM COMPANIES FOR BETTER WIRETAPS
> The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked
> telecommunications
> companies to make changes in their networks to make it easier to conduct
> surveillance. The request encompasses land-based and wireless networks,
> potentially including companies such as Qwest Communications International
> and AT&T Wireless. With this effort, the FBI hopes to gain the same access
> to voice communications that it has gained with email.
> <http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7940581.html>
> There are also reports that the FBI is developing a "Magic Lantern"
> technology, which would allow investigators to secretly install
> eavesdropping software over the Internet to record computer keystrokes.
> <http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7944351.html>
>
> 3. ACCESS, TRANSMISSION AND NETWORKING FOCUS OF ZURICH BROADBAND SEMINAR
> The Seventeenth Biennial International Zurich Seminar (IZS 2002) on
> Broadband Communications will focus on access, transmission and networking
> technologies, as well as key aspects of future communication systems. The
> conference will be held from 17 to 21 February 2002 in Zurich,
> Switzerland.
> Specialists from academia and industry will come together to discuss new
> concepts related to the most recent developments in high-performance
> broadband communications. For more information, visit
> <http://www.izs2002.ethz.ch/>
> IEEE sponsors more than 300 technical conferences and workshops each year,
> highlighting today's very latest technological advances. The IEEE
> ConferenceSearch Web site can pinpoint an IEEE conference to help you with
> the work you are doing today. <http://www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/>
> PROCEEDINGS OF IEEE EUROCON CONFERENCE RELEASED: The Proceedings of the
> 2001 International Conference on Trends in Communications Proceedings
> (EUROCON) has just been published. Topics covered in this meeting include
> communication theory, image processing, optical communication systems,
> mobile communication systems, security and cryptography theory and
> applications, electronic commerce, wireless cellular and satellite
> technology, networking and more. For more information, visit <
> http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=EX439>
> ***What's New Special - Use Code WNI for 15% Off - order instructions
> below***
>
> 4. DSL COMPANIES SEIZE OPPORTUNITY IN DEMISE OF EXCITE@HOME
> When bankrupt corporation Excite@Home terminated high-speed Internet
> service to AT&T customers, cable providers rushed to transfer @Home's 4.1
> million customers to their own independent networks. However, many
> customers have been temporarily stranded without a high-speed Internet
> connection. Seizing the opportunity, some rival digital subscriber line
> (DSL) companies are offering free installation and other perks to these
> stranded customers, who refuse to tolerate dial-up access.
> <http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-8067041.html>
>
> 5. NEW WIRELESS NETWORK STANDARD APPROVED
> The IEEE's approval of the 802.11g standard is a definite boost for
> wireless networking and a step toward higher wireless Internet speeds.
> <http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/80211gadv.html>
> 802.11 Working Group: <http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/>
>
> 6. A NEW SPIN ON ELECTRONICS: AN IEEE SPECTRUM SPECIAL FEATURE
> A new form of electronics is viable, says an article in the December issue
> of IEEE Spectrum magazine. Spin, a fundamental property of electrons and
> other subatomic particles, may be applicable to the densest of memories
> and
> even to logic circuits, the basic building blocks of digital electronics.
> Proponents envision spin being applied to an entirely new form of
> electronics, called spintronics, in which the spin of electrons is used to
> control the movement of charge.
> <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/dec01/spin.html>
>
> 7. IEEE CALLS FOR NATIONAL VOTING SYSTEM IN U.S.
> Last year's U.S. presidential election vote-counting controversy served as
> a call to action for many organizations, including the IEEE. IEEE-USA
> recently issued a policy statement to the U.S. Congress and Bush
> administration supporting a national voting system that uses systems
> technologies to address current weaknesses. At a minimum, the statement
> said, voting system reforms must maintain privacy, ensure voting accuracy,
> allow manual ballot counting, receive adequate funding and achieve
> compliance in all states. The IEEE Standards Board has also taken an
> unprecedented action by assigning themselves as sponsor of a standard, the
> IEEE P1583 Standard for the Evaluation of Voting Equipment.
> <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/INST/nov01/fvoting.html>
>
> 8. SUCCESSFUL CONSULTING: DON'T GIVE AWAY THE STORE BEFORE THE JOB IS
> YOURS
> You poured hours of work into a detailed proposal for a potential client.
> You didn't get the job, but the solution they came up with sure looks a
> lot
> like what you had proposed. As a consultant, if you're not careful you
> might get caught in a something-for-nothing scenario, where a prospective
> client tries to take advantage of your trust or inexperience. Avoid
> falling
> into the trap by learning what to look for and what questions to ask.
> http://www.todaysengineer.org/careerfocus/nov01te/nov01features/consulting
> 3.html
>
> 9. IEEE OFFERS CREDIT CARDS IN U.S., CANADA, UK AND PUERTO RICO
> Through the IEEE Financial Advantage Program, IEEE members in a growing
> number of countries can apply for the IEEE credit card. Each credit card
> offers a competitive interest rate and no annual fee. Find out more, or
> apply online at
> http://www.ieee.org/services/financial/fap/programs/financial_services/all
> cards.html
>
> For a complete list of personal benefits offered to members worldwide
> through the IEEE Financial Advantage Program, visit
> http://www.ieee.org/fap>
>
> 10. AWARD-WINNING EXPERTS PUBLISH NEW EDITION OF OPTICAL NETWORKS RESOURCE
> Optical-network experts Rajiv Ramaswami and Kumar Sivarijan, both past
> recipients of the IEEE W.R.G. Baker and W.R. Bennett prize paper awards,
> have authored a new edition of their book "Optical Networks: A Practical
> Perspective." Aimed at engineers, networking professionals and students,
> the book examines the second generation of optical networks and presents
> the architectural, physical, and algorithmic issues of optimal network
> systems. Paul E. Green, a Research Fellow at Tellabs, writes in his
> foreword, "The authors have captured what is going on and what is going to
> be going on in this field in a completely up-to-date treatment unavailable
> elsewhere." This title is now available through IEEE Fatbrain, an IEEE
> members-only site offering discounts on the most popular technology titles
> from the leading publishers in the field.
> <http://www.ieee.org/ieeefatbrain> (IEEE Web Account required)
>
> ***Special Offer - Free shipping for IEEE members on all items ordered
> through the IEEE Fatbrain bookstore in December***
>
> NEW DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE RELEASED: "Digital Communications:
> Fundamentals and Applications," a new IEEE self-study course presented by
> Bernard Sklar, focuses on digital signaling methods, error-correction
> coding, spread-spectrum techniques, and bandwidth-efficient signaling in
> the context of wireless communication systems, telephony, satellites and
> other systems.
> <http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=HL5767>
>
> ***What's New Special - Use Code WNI for 15% Off - order instructions
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>
> 11. FIBER OPTIC PIONEER AUTHORS EDITION OF BESTSELLING GUIDE
> John G. Nellist led the development and implementation of fiber optic
> technology into the British Columbia telephone network as General
> Transmission Engineering Manager at Telus (formerly BC Telecom). This
> telecommunications veteran with over 40 years experience in the field has
> now authored a third edition of the bestseller "Understanding
> Telecommunications and Lightwave Systems: An Entry-Level Guide." Published
> by IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, this revised and updated edition of
> the bestseller teaches how voice, video, and multimedia can be carried
> simultaneously over the information superhighway to an unlimited number of
> locations.
> <http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PP5894>
>
> ***IEEE members receive a 15% discount on Wiley-IEEE Press titles***
>
> 12. JAMMING TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO ENFORCE CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE
> Champion Technology Holdings of Hong Kong is looking to sell
> signal-jamming
> technology to block cell phone calls in public places. The key prospects
> for this "Mutetone" product include hospitals, places of worship and
> restaurants. At the recent product launch, company chairman Paul Kan said
> "This is a way to enforce the etiquette of mobile phone usage where polite
> persuasion has failed." Champion is currently seeking to gain legal status
> for the product. In the past, Hong Kong's telecommunications regulator has
> rejected a similar product on the grounds that the signals could interfere
> with equipment outside the area of intended use.
> <http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7942522.html?tag=cd_mh>
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