Travelers have a new favorite companion the Wi-Fi-enabled notebook computer
by Stewart Schley

Wi-Fi has moved beyond being simply a productivity solution for road warriors, Hanzlik said. It offers new freedom to people from all walks of life. With Wi-Fi going into mobile phones and consumer electronics, we expect this trend to continue. Now more than ever, Wi-Fi is truly everywhere.

Other results from the survey include the following:

65 percent of people say Wi-Fi technology helps or will help them stay in touch with their close friends and family members.

68 percent believe Wi-Fi makes or will make them more productive at home by allowing them to more easily accomplish tasks such as paying bills, shopping online and making travel plans. Also according to the survey, 74 percent of Wi-Fi users credit the technology with allowing them to escape from their home offices and work from a number of other locations in or around the house.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 200 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program in March 2000, more than 2,500 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets. Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. For more information visit www.wi-fi.org.