Microsoft tests Wi-Fi management service
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Some Office 2007 beta testers can test drive a forthcoming service from Microsoft that helps users manage wireless connections when they are using Wi-Fi hotspots.
According to the Techlog.org blog, Microsoft this week allowed select beta testers of Office 2007 to preview a forthcoming service called Windows Live WiFi Center. Office 2007, in beta 2 now, is expected to be available to business users by the end of the year, and consumers in early 2007.
Microsoft confirmed through its public relations firm Wednesday that Windows Live WiFi Center is now available in a "limited, managed beta." The service will offer users a simple and secure way to locate and connect to Wi-Fi "hotspots," or networks, globally, Microsoft said. It will also provide users with encrypted connections for secure and nonsecure wireless network connectivity.