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National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks researc...

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks research proposals from small businesses to develop advances in areas such as mobile communications privacy and e-commerce. NIST’s Small Business Innovation Research program provides funding to carry out such research, with…

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goal of “stimulating technological innovation in the private sector.” Although NIST said it acknowledged usefulness of wireless location services, it identified need “to develop technologies for mobile devices and mobile device infrastructure that will protect the privacy of the mobile work force while providing accountability and security.” Related topic is development of secure e-commerce technologies for personal digital assistants and other wireless mobile devices. Proposals also will be accepted for digital communications home and office networking software specifically to enable seamless interaction of plug-and-play electronics devices. Submissions are due Feb. 15 -- 301-975-3085.