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everythingusb.com - 11/3/2008

Wireless USB Leader WiQuest Closes Door...

— everythingusb.com — Credit crunch seems to have claimed its first victim in the UWB sector. Last Friday, WiQuest -... the supposedly the leader in UWB silicon shipments - closed door after venture capitalists lost interest in the company that bets big on Certified ... (more) Wireless USB Leader WiQuest Closes Door...

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Wireless USB- it IS dead
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