2008 Computex Preview: WiMAX, threat? opportunity?
{{2008 COMPUTEX}}
{{date|April 17, 2008}}

'''''2008 Computex Taipei''''' (a.k.a Taipei International Information Technology Show), the second largest IT show in the world, will start on June 3 to 7 at the [[w:Taipei World Trade Center|TWTC]] Hall 1 & 3, Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), and [[w:Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall|TWTC Nangang]], in conjunction with 2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei, which will start earlier at the Taipei Show Hall 2. With two IT-related industry shows will be concurrently showcased in different venues, it will bring on many convergences and opportunities for networking and mobile-related industries worldwide including [[Taiwan]].
[[Image:2007WiMAXForumTaipeiShowcase ASUS R50A.jpg|thumb|240px|left|ASUS R50A UMPC, ever showcased at 2007 WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference.{{image source|[[User:BrockF5|Rico Shen]]}}]]
Since the Taipei Computer Association, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and [[w:Industrial Technology Research Institute|Industrial Technology Research Institute]] preliminary imported the "[[:Category:2007 WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference|WiMAX Forum Showcase & Conference]]" into the TICC, [[w:WiMAX|WiMAX]]-related topics were mostly focused by several worldwide media and industrial elites. In extremity, some technologies and solutions like eSNG, wireless medical care, wireless transmission, and mobile entertainment were showcased there. And the MOEA also signed MOUs with 5 world-class WiMAX companies to help the networking industry last year in Taiwan.

Even though the signing of MOUs and new technologies will bring opportunities for WiMAX-related industries, and the mobile devices will be progressively popular in the future and more slim like an [[w:Ultra-Mobile PC|UMPC]], but some companies from information security industry were worried about the future trend because of invisible threats on the Internet.

As of "Asia-pacific IT Security Forum" and "IT Security Pavilion" of SecuTech Expo 2008, there were several changes on participation from IT industry, but due to a major impact of "[[w:Edison Chen photo scandal|Edison Chen's photo scandal]]", several crisis were exposed with improper habits on modern people when using the Internet.
[[Image:2008SecuTechExpo Asia-pacific IT Security Forum IS606 Yi-yuan Chang.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Yi-yuan Chang (General Manager of eRaySecure Co., Ltd.): "The improvements of networking will also bring on threats and crisis on invisible information security."{{image source|[[User:BrockF5|Rico Shen]]}}]]
{{Cquote|1=There were several weak points on [[w:Instant messaging & messengers|IM]] or [[P2P]] [[software]], and [[w:USB flash drive|USB mass storage devices]]. For example, [[Skype]], a famous [[w:Voice over Internet Protocol|Internet telephony]] software, progressively became a hacking tool by several fraud groups although several enterprises had awareness on IM software and made several policies to prevent using them. According to a statistic on virus-infected users, even though there were 99% of [[w:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] users (infected by viruses), but a minor of 0.03% [[w:mobile device|mobile device]] (e.g. [[w:Windows Mobile|Windows Mobile]], [[w:Palm OS|Palm OS]], etc.) users shouldn't be unnoticed. If the infrastructure of WiMAX technology is matured, although it (WiMAX) will bring convergences and opportunities for networking and digital content industries and bring on mobile populations, as the fraud groups updated their crime tools and extended their platform into mobile devices, there will be a lot of risks for mobile and Internet users as they welcomed the WiMAX technology.|4=Yi-yuan Chang, General Manager of eRaySecure Co., Ltd.}}

It's a real deal that the WiMAX will bring different kind profits and benefits for different industries, but before the WiMAX became the trend, if Internet users didn't cultivate proper habits on using the Internet, the WiMAX will still bring on threats for end-users and industries.
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== Related News ==
*{{Wikinews|title=MOEA Taiwan signs MOUs with 5 global WiMAX companies to connect with networking industry world-wide|date=October 22, 2007}}
*{{Wikinews|title=WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference starts for M-Taiwan and WiMAX applications|date=October 23, 2007}}
*{{Wikinews|title=Armorize Technologies: Crimes use "Edison Chen's nude photos" as a web phishing tool|date=February 23, 2008}}
== Sources ==
{{Translated Wikinews|wiki=zh|title=2008台北國際電腦展 WiMAX將成網路產業新勢力|language=Chinese}}
{{Translated Wikinews|wiki=zh|title=台灣資安產業：WiMAX有助網路產業提升 但仍有潛在危機|language=Chinese}}
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[[Category:2008 COMPUTEX Taipei]]
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[[Category:2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei]]
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'2008 Computex Taipei' (a.k.a Taipei International Information Technology Show), the second largest IT show in the world, will start on June 3 to 7 at the TWTC Hall 1 & 3, Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), and TWTC Nangang, in conjunction with 2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei, which will start earlier at the Taipei Show Hall 2. With two IT-related industry shows will be concurrently showcased in different venues, it will bring on many convergences and opportunities for networking and mobile-related industries worldwide including Taiwan.
ASUS R50A UMPC, ever showcased at 2007 WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase & Conference.
Since the Taipei Computer Association, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and Industrial Technology Research Institute preliminary imported the "WiMAX Forum Showcase & Conference" into the TICC, WiMAX-related topics were mostly focused by several worldwide media and industrial elites. In extremity, some technologies and solutions like eSNG, wireless medical care, wireless transmission, and mobile entertainment were showcased there. And the MOEA also signed MOUs with 5 world-class WiMAX companies to help the networking industry last year in Taiwan.

Even though the signing of MOUs and new technologies will bring opportunities for WiMAX-related industries, and the mobile devices will be progressively popular in the future and more slim like an UMPC, but some companies from information security industry were worried about the future trend because of invisible threats on the Internet.

As of "Asia-pacific IT Security Forum" and "IT Security Pavilion" of SecuTech Expo 2008, there were several changes on participation from IT industry, but due to a major impact of "Edison Chen's photo scandal", several crisis were exposed with improper habits on modern people when using the Internet.
Yi-yuan Chang (General Manager of eRaySecure Co., Ltd.): "The improvements of networking will also bring on threats and crisis on invisible information security."


It's a real deal that the WiMAX will bring different kind profits and benefits for different industries, but before the WiMAX became the trend, if Internet users didn't cultivate proper habits on using the Internet, the WiMAX will still bring on threats for end-users and industries.
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