Clearing The Wires

IF WORDS like LAN, wi-fi, RFID boggle your mind don't worry, even some of the gurus of the industry confess that the market is "a pretty confusing place these days." There are lots of different technologies for different markets and very often there is confusion," admits Yatish Pathak, president of San Francisco-based SOMA Networks. "All that wi-fi really is, is that it's a wireless replacement of in-building LAN," he explains helpfully.