The first next generation wireless LAN products have been released in the UK by Intel. These conform to the 802.11a standard and allow a five-fold performance increase on Wi-Fi networks. The previous standard, 802.11b, functioned at 2.4Ghz while this performs at 5.2Ghz.
Following the first large-scale deployment of the new system at the Cannes Film Festival this new and much faster form of Wi-Fi is looking to have a bright future across the continent. The adapters required to use the new networks are now available for notebooks and access points, while desktop computer adapters are set to follow later this year. There will also be dual adapters released some time in the next few months for both 802.11a and 802.11b networks.
Intel have stated that they see a conflict of interest in the area and foresee a ‘standards war’ in the Wi-Fi arena, especially with the upcoming 802.11g standard which is touted as a way of converging the path of the two current standards. The general manager of the Intel communications division has stated: "We are in the middle of a recession. This a critical time for the industry. We do not need a standards war. By the end of the year we need to have all the standards converging.".
Legally this standard hasn’t been approved in Europe so don’t expect widespread deployments for a few weeks, although an announcement is expected in a couple of weeks that will allow the use of the new frequency range. This announcement will also allow commercial use of the system so large telecommunications players are bound to get in on the act.
News source: Silicon.com
Following the first large-scale deployment of the new system at the Cannes Film Festival this new and much faster form of Wi-Fi is looking to have a bright future across the continent. The adapters required to use the new networks are now available for notebooks and access points, while desktop computer adapters are set to follow later this year. There will also be dual adapters released some time in the next few months for both 802.11a and 802.11b networks.
Intel have stated that they see a conflict of interest in the area and foresee a ‘standards war’ in the Wi-Fi arena, especially with the upcoming 802.11g standard which is touted as a way of converging the path of the two current standards. The general manager of the Intel communications division has stated: "We are in the middle of a recession. This a critical time for the industry. We do not need a standards war. By the end of the year we need to have all the standards converging.".
Legally this standard hasn’t been approved in Europe so don’t expect widespread deployments for a few weeks, although an announcement is expected in a couple of weeks that will allow the use of the new frequency range. This announcement will also allow commercial use of the system so large telecommunications players are bound to get in on the act.
News source: Silicon.com
"Litigation is never our preferred course" said Edward P. Murphy, NMPA's CEO. "But when a company repeatedly demonstrates its intent, despite repeated warnings, to continue to engage in and facilitate activities it knows are causing grave harm to creators and copyright owners, there is little choice but to defend our rights through the legal system. To do otherwise would be to abandon America¡¦s music community to the pirates"
Among the numerous recording artists and songwriters whose works are being unlawfully distributed include: Brandy, Boys II Men, Dave Mathews Band, Celine Dion, Shakira, Enya, the Beatles, Shakira, Billy Joel, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keyes, James Brown, Linkin Park, Madonna, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Paula Cole, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, and countless others.
Matt Oppenheim, Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs of the RIAA, said that the litigation was a last resort after numerous out-of-court warnings to Audiogalaxy were ignored or resulted in half-hearted attempts to fix the problem.
"Audiogalaxy and Napster are cut from the same cloth," said Oppenheim. "Audiogalaxy is profiting by providing its users a library of pirated music, including today's most popular hits. Though claiming fealty to copyrights, Audiogalaxy continues to offer up virtually all of the music we told them should be excluded. The firm's sieve-like filter has been totally ineffective."
Specifically, the suit, which also names Michael Merhej, head of Audiogalaxy as a defendant, charges that:
* Audiogalaxy had ample knowledge of the massive infringements occurring daily on its system, and in fact marketed itself as the next Napster.
* Audiogalaxy clearly had the ability to control the works available on its system and acknowledged the ability to remove users, or alternatively, to exclude certain content.
* Audiogalaxy provided users with a fully integrated, centralized structure and facility, including a hub of central computers to which users connected; a continuously updated database and index of infringing sound recordings; information about file size, popularity and download speed of files; and proprietary software to facilitate efficient identification, copying and distribution of recordings.
* Like Napster, Audiogalaxy seeks to profit from its pirate system by building an extensive user base to attract advertisers and investment dollars.
Commenting has either been disabled on this article or you are not logged in. Click here to login or register, its free!
Note: Anonymous commenting is disabled in order to keep the quality of responses to a high standard.