Action in muni wireless is moving to applications
Evidence mounts that the action in muni wireless is moving to applications. TechData, one of the largest distributors of computing equipment in the U.S., has launched a new Wireless Specialized Business Unit focused on both indoor and outdoor deployments and a new study predicts sales of wireless public safety equipment are poised to skyrocket.
Rutgers University deploys GPS transportation system
Rutgers University in New Jersey is using a global position system, along with surveillance cameras, to alert students to the precise arrival and departures of shuttle buses on its massive campus, and to insure their safety while they wait.
Chicago builds out "Virtual Shield" with intelligent video surveillance
Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications is expanding its Virtual Shield public safety network with a wireless surveillance system that can capture, monitor and record real-time video. Thousands of video cameras will be linked through an intelligent platform to serve first-response, as well as forensic, needs.
Is Wireless Silicon Valley going forward or not?
The Wall Street Journal article on Wireless Silicon Valley raises more questions than it answers. Cisco says they’re still in, but IBM, the systems integrator for the project, did not respond to the WSJ’s inquiries. Meanwhile, Azulstar, the other partner in this project, has trouble in Rio Rancho.
WiMAX previews in Chicago to an approving audience
Eric Bangeman, writing for ars technica, went surfing over WiMAX on a cruise down the Chicago River in the first public demonstration of the WiMAX platform that partners Sprint/Clearwire plan to roll out nationally. How did it measure up?
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