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<td>New Book: Wireless Networking in the Developing World -
Arabic Edition</td>
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<td>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:29:45 -0000</td>
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<td>Anas TAWILEH <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:anas@tawileh.net"><anas@tawileh.net></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anas@tawileh.net">anas@tawileh.net</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
face="Computer Modern" size="6"><span
style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">PRESS
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoHeading9" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;"><span
dir="ltr"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="6"><span
style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic;"
lang="EN-US">Wireless Networking in the
Developing World</span></font></i></span><i><font face="Computer Modern"
size="6"><span
style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: "Computer Modern"; font-style: italic;"
lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoHeading9" style=""><font face="Computer Modern" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">- Arabic
Edition<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern"; font-style: italic;">25
February, 2008: <st1:City w:st="on">Cardiff</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></span></font></i><i><span
style="font-style: italic;" lang="EN-US"> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Cairo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Egypt</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;" lang="EN-US">One book can
often be equivalent to
a library, particularly in the developing world.</span></font></i><i><font
face="Computer Modern"><span
style="font-family: "Computer Modern"; font-style: italic;">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern"; font-style: italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">Today, the
Arabic edition of the “Wireless
Networking in the Developing World” book is released, following the
significant success of the first English edition, to bring the book to
the
millions of Arabic speaking audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern"; font-style: italic;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">The Arab
world is in an urgent need today
for effective solutions to address the challenges of providing
communication
services and Internet connectivity. Evidence shows that complex and
expensive solutions are often doomed to fail, and that simpler, low
cost
alternatives should be actively pursued to enable everyone without
discrimination to enjoy the fruits of the emerging information and
communication technology revolution.</span></font><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">Wireless
technologies offer an attractive
option to satisfy the communication and networking requirements in all
environments, particularly rural and remote areas where the feasibility
of
wired communications infrastructures is questionable. These
technologies have
been exploited creatively in innovative projects to grant access to the
wealth
of information available in the Internet to millions of people around
the
world, in addition to creating unique opportunities for dialogue,
learning and
work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">This book
provides an excellent
introduction to the most important theoretical concepts required to
understand
the behaviour of wireless networks, in addition to practical guidance
on how to
apply these concepts to design and build low cost wireless networks. It
also
offers plenty of expert advice to help the reader avoid many problems
and save
time. Moreover, the book contains several case studies to demonstrate
the
feasibility of wireless technologies in real world situations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">This book is
the corner stone for an
ambitious project to bring wireless networks, along with its promises
and
potential, to the Arab region, to overcome the language barrier and
reach out
to everyone who would like to learn or contribute to the use of these
technologies in building an equitable knowledge society. As of today,
this
project contains:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">“Wireless
Networking: A Primer”: a short guide for the essential concepts in
wireless networking and how they could be applied in designing and
building wireless networks<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">Multi Media
Training Kit – Wireless Networking in Arabic: an excellent supplement
to the book for educational, training and capacity building purposes<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">The Arabic
Wireless Networking in the Developing World website: the meeting point
for wireless enthusiasts in the Arab world. The website includes a
discussion forum and references to several real world projects<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">To maximise it</span></font><span
lang="EN-US">s</span><font face="Computer Modern"><span
style="font-family: "Computer Modern";">
reach, the book is released free of charge under a Creative Commons
Atribution-ShareAlike license, which allows anyone to freely download,
copy, update
or redistribute the book.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">This work was
supported by the
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and
Networktheworld.org,
translated by Anas TAWILEH and reviewed by Dr. Adel El ZAIM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">Website of
the Arabic edition: <a href="http://www.lasilky.org/">www.lasilky.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Computer Modern" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Computer Modern";">Website of
the English edition (and other
languages): <a href="http://www.wndw.net/">www.wndw.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill)
Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies
National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology
Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://istas08.ca">http://istas08.ca</a> | E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca">Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</a>
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