• Powerline networks to get bandwidth boost

  Netgear has introduced products for powerline-based home networking at up to 500M bps (bits per second).

• Wi-Fi, powerline to merge in Atheros-Intellon deal

  Wi-Fi chip vendor Atheros Networks plans to acquire Intellon, a maker of chips for home powerline networking equipment, for about US$244 million.

• Powerline: the next big thing?

  For many moons now, PC publications have talked about ways to connect devices wirelessly. As far as wired connections went, innovations have seemed thin on the ground. However, a way of physically connecting devices using something called Powerline -- a concept that has been around for three or four years -- is now making its presence felt in the U.K.

Whitepapers about ethernet over powerlines

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  Protecting Users from Firesheep and other Sidejacking Attacks with SSL

  The recent release of the Firesheep Wi-Fi attack tool has increased awareness among both users and attackers of the inherent insecurity of unprotected HTTP connections. Users on unprotected networks who connect to web sites through plain HTTP connections expose their connections to those sites to open surveillance and full compromise. Read on.

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  Miercom Report - Plug and Play Switches