Farpointe Data announced that users of its new WRR-22 and WRR-44 433 MHz receivers can use either 2-button or 4-button transmitters to open two or four different doors from ranges up to 200 ft.  

 Interface to non-standard signaling formats with the UniversalConnectorfrom Bold Technologies. The UniversalConnector translates SMS, Email, ODBC database, FTP, TCP, GPRS, RSS, UDP and simple files into signals for Manitou to process. 

 As much as I dislike the idea of turning into an extra cranky version of the late Andy Rooney, as time goes on, I truly believe that in many ways the devices and technologies we used in years past were better than what we have today.