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Wireless association's overly open website a tad overwhelming

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Government-backed Wi-Fi group, the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA), seems to have taken Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa's spirit of open government to heart - their website is wide open.

Look up the WTIA's website in Google and the first result you get is www.hkwtia.org/wtia - an index that links to every file on the WTIA's webserver: a fascinating collection of data ranging from snapshots to member information, and even details of the odd stock transaction.

A case of bad design, or bad plumbing? Seems to be a bit of both, because most of the software on the server is outdated and running on factory default settings.

We contacted WTIA executive director Michael Kan last week, and he assured us the group had fixed the problem. But as of yesterday, things looked no different.

Ironically, the WTIA is due to hold a seminar titled 'Wireless LAN security: facts, problems and solutions' next week. Good to see our subsidised industry captains leading by example.

With Christmas around the corner, Microsoft has kept with tradition by dropping the price of its Xbox down to $1,299. The announcement was accompanied by the firm's new tagline: 'It's good to play together'. This apparently 'captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle'.

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