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I don't think they've made that public. But such systems do exist. Check out Figure 1 right above this link: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9742/product

I don't think they've made that public. But such systems do exist. Check out Figure 1 right above this link: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9742/products_tech_note09186a00809d1529.shtml#tbi http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9742/products_tech_not... There's probably a third-party vendor that can take that interface and integrate it with your Exchange / LDAP directory services to update physical location. Given the rather unique structure of Valve, however, I'd be more inclined to think they rolled their own. And if such a business product doesn't exist, hey, opportunity for you (or someone else). And RE: using MAC - that's one reason I mentioned 802.1X. If you do EAP you can have client certificates for proof of identity / identity mapping. Then it doesn't matter what the MAC is (which can be spoofed anyways, so it's not trustworthy) / which network interface the machine uses.

reeses 13y ago
Yeah, I have this thing stuck in my head that I can't track down now. It was something similar to HP's CoolTown but less 20th century (no explicit IR, etc.). I can't remember if it was a group at PARC, Lucent, etc. That's why I was interested in the path Valve took. It appears from interviews with Valve staff and photos of their office that the desks are mobile, with the office built around a flexible arrangement, including freight elevators. In that case, it's extraordinarily easy to identify where someone is, or at least where their desk is, and whether they are at it. Now I'm going to toss and turn tonight, waking up at 5am with the organization I was thinking of. :-) [Edit] It was Olivetti Research. There's a good reason it was difficult to recall.