Microsoft, HP, Dell bolster wireless
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Wireless technologies were bolstered on several fronts last week as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell detailed plans to inject products with Bluetooth and WLAN, and wireless services providers aligned to add hot spots. Microsoft announced WPS (Wireless Provisioning Services), which aims to help users connect to WLAN hot spots more easily and securely. WPS consists of server software used by telecommunication providers on the back end, and client software on mobile devices.
HP enhanced a raft of upgraded products - iPaqs, a Tablet PC, notebooks, and mobile workstations - by arming them with Bluetooth and WLAN support.