From: Gregory Alan Bolcer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I like the encryption tagline. Bluetooth developers conf is in LA next week. Anyone going ? http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,14098,00.html Unlike the spec espoused by the Infrared Data Association, which has no security, Bluetooth uses 128-bit encryption, he notes. Bluetooth also supplies authentication, so a device identifies itself before transmitting information. But Bluetooth won't necessarily replace IrDA, which is more appropriate for direct connections such as business card exchanges and can transfer larger files, Ellis says. Other wireless technologies, like the Wireless Application Protocol, may prove complimentary to Bluetooth. "A WAP phone might use a Bluetooth link to connect to a PC," Ellis suggests. -- Greg Bolcer email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.endtech.com work: 714.505.4970 cell: 714.928.5476 fax: 603.994.0516
