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Mobile Knowledge: Presents and Presentity—A SIP Story
Autumn is an enchanting time of year. The earth is dressed up in breathtaking colors, wrapped in luminescent blue skies and crisp air. Twinkling lights, crackling fires, holiday stories and jingles warm peoples’ hearts with a sense of renewal and the spirit of giving. Oh, and let’s not forget the wish lists and shopping sprees. Speaking of wish lists, last week my seven-year-old daughter handed me a double tall sheet of paper. It was meticulously taped together, packed with pictures and words. My eyes were immediately drawn to the glittery heading “Nina’s Christmas Wish List for Santa.” My face lit up with a heartfelt smile as I thought of how wonderful it is that my daughter still believes in old St. Nick.
The battle between good and evil defines our history and dominates our news and psyche. Literature from ancient china to modern society is filled with axioms and clichés telling us that we live in a black and white world where each coin has two sides and every story has at least two sides, if not more. A few weeks ago my guest, Murray Slovick, shared with us some of his views and the potential privacy and security shortcomings of RFID implementations. Today, Tim Heffernan, director of government relations and public affairs at Symbol Technologies and vice chair for the RFID working group of the Information Technology Industry Council is here to share his views and the potential benefits or RFID. While today’s story is not a direct rebuttal to Slovick’s, it does tackle the same concept from a different point of view.
What’s in your pocket is a legitimate question today, regardless if you are a desk-bound worker or a road warrior, the Pocket PC, hand held devices, PDA’s and smart phones, or any wirelessly connected device, such as Tablet PC’s and notebooks, are all part of the arsenal of tools to make today’s work force more productive, more connected and more personally in control of more aspects of life’s work and play.
