01-07-2014, 05:44 PM
This was in one of my trade rags. Despite the tech slant on the article, there's some intriguing possibilities mentioned. Guess I want to make sure we're full up on Coke stock because nary a rumor about any others in food & beverage industry doing anything similar ... yet.
"Paul Venezia
January 06, 2014
Supersize me: Coca-Cola's network binge
Coca-Cola's 16 million MAC addresses raise interesting possibilities, along with questions about the conservation of network addresses.
I have to admit: I was comically perplexed when I read about Coca-Cola's recent assignment of 16 million MAC addresses. As I looked further into it, I saw all kinds of speculation that the company would build out a huge network of Internet-connected vending machines or go after an Internet-of-things play. All that might be true, but none of it requires Coca-Cola to be assigned its own MAC addresses.
Briefly, if you don't already know, MAC addresses are unique identifiers assigned to every network card or networked device that will connect via Ethernet. Wired, wireless, physical, virtual, router, switch, laptop, or phone, all connected devices need a unique MAC address."
Full story here.
"Paul Venezia
January 06, 2014
Supersize me: Coca-Cola's network binge
Coca-Cola's 16 million MAC addresses raise interesting possibilities, along with questions about the conservation of network addresses.
I have to admit: I was comically perplexed when I read about Coca-Cola's recent assignment of 16 million MAC addresses. As I looked further into it, I saw all kinds of speculation that the company would build out a huge network of Internet-connected vending machines or go after an Internet-of-things play. All that might be true, but none of it requires Coca-Cola to be assigned its own MAC addresses.
Briefly, if you don't already know, MAC addresses are unique identifiers assigned to every network card or networked device that will connect via Ethernet. Wired, wireless, physical, virtual, router, switch, laptop, or phone, all connected devices need a unique MAC address."
Full story here.
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“While the dividend itself is merely a rearrangement of equity, over time it's more like owning an apple tree. The tree grows the apples back again and again and again, and the theoretical value of the tree doesn't change just because of when the apples are about to fall.” - earthtodan