... . Short Distance Device Interconnectivity (Bluetooth) This standard is intended to complement, not compete with, IEEE 802.11b since BT is for personal area networking (PAN) while 802.11 applies to wide area and local area networking. BT is designed to allow laptops, PDAs, cellular phones, and other devices to exchange data in a close-range (10 m max.) ad-hoc network. ... to Mike McGuire, Gartner G2 research director, despite the challenges, carriers are still committed to making m-commerce "There's still movement there -- there's still value there," he maintains, predicting that widespr...

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