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FEATURED TOPICDigital Transition -The term "Digital Transition" describes the process all organizations must go through in the 21st Century, as they leverage new technologies that provide new options for Applications, Equipment, Processes, and Networks that make them more effective. In contrast, the term "Municipal Wireless" is limiting. It puts the network technology ahead of the application and process changes that drive the business case. ORIENTATION |
« Keeping Up with the Joneses or Losing Ground - Either way, it's gonna cost ya | Weblog | Fingerprints over the air » From Telegraph Lines to Wireless in a Single Bound: Super!TownOnline.com - Beverly Citizen - Local News Sensor applications like the one discussed in this article are the wave of the future. This town was faced with an upgrade to an old (very old) wireline system, which supported their fire alarm system, at a cost of $750,000. By working with a generous private sector partner, the town was able to install a wireless system at a cost of $100,000. I like this story for several reasons (public private partnership, great cost savings of wireless solution over a wireline solution, and focus on future-looking technology to replace older, backward looking technology). Posted on June 17, 2005 at 06:15 PM CommentsPost a commentTrackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: |
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