2000

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. released third quarter results with a net loss of $6.1 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $994,000, or 6 cents per …

Less than a week after introducing a new suite of messaging services targeted in part to teen users, Sprint PCS introduced a new package of wireless Internet-based games to its …

ATLANTA, United States-Advanced Recognition Technologies said it will supply its voice recognition technology to Konka, a cell-phone manufacturer in China. The agreement calls for the integration of ART’s smARTspeak software …

UTRECHT, The Netherlands-A television program in Germany used short message service (SMS) to allow viewers to interact with the contestants. Viewers sent answers to questions via SMS messages using mobile …

ATHENS, Greece-The Greek government has invited 11 international telecom operators to express interest for a strategic stake in OTE, a Greek telecom operator. OTE owns 66 percent of GSM 1800 …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Hungary is preparing to launch an auction for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses in second-quarter 2001. According Andras Somogyi, the director of the International Organization Communications Authority, the …

WASHINGTON-Network-based solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 Phase II mandate may be winning the battle with handset-based solutions because handsets are not available as the deadline looms for carriers …

King of Prussia, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. presented a summary of its strategy for the future, which includes leveraging its second- and third-generation intellectual property by combining licensing and technology transfer …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to develop an e-services infrastructure for small businesses, Web portals and wireless carriers, in conjunction with Woosh Inc., an Internet technology and infrastructure …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it amended Sharp’s existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement, expanding the licenses to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation CDMA and …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Telus Corp. and Clearnet Communications Inc. reported that all of the conditions of Telus’ offer to purchase Clearnet have been satisfied and Telus will take-up and pay for …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-AvidWireless released AvidRapidTools, a Java server and set of reusable Java beans that require developers to only use one source code to display across all wireless devices. It …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Wireless network services provider Paradigm4 Inc. will offer Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to its customers, as well as offering a suite of services for government …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Quickdot introduced an extension of its free Web-based messaging service to support wireless devices. The Quickdot Web service allows users to post messages at the company’s Web site, which …

SAN DIEGO-Stellcom Inc. said it has agreed to use a platform from Air2Web Inc. in a solution to extend enterprise applications to wireless devices. Specifically, Stellcom said it will create …

Radio data network operator Cue Corp. made several announcements at last week’s Convergence 2000 show in Detroit, furthering its position as an international traffic and navigation information provider. Cue said …

NEW YORK-SyncIT.com, a supplier of bookmark synchronization technology, reported an agreement with mobile Internet company AvantGo Inc. to enable Palm OS and Pocket PC users to synchronize their Internet bookmarks …

IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. signed an agreement with the Harmonic Data Systems subsidiary of Harmonic Inc. to purchase Harmonic’s Cyberstream products during the next year. Harmonic committed to purchase STM’s …

NASHUA, N.J.-Spike Broadband Systems Inc., a provider of fixed wireless access solutions, announced it became a member of the Broadband Wireless Internet Forum. The BWIF promotes the development of cost-effective …

Two disparate, but parallel tracks are emerging in the wireless Internet world: the business track and the consumer track. The business track is developing along the lines one would expect …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. has begun providing its trademarked Synapse to bridge the divide between rural farmers and their city customers. The pilot program, involving wireless point-of-sale terminals at …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications last week agreed to pay $250,000 to the U.S. Treasury when it could not verify that approximately 34,000 customers had not been switched to Verizon Long Distance without …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked the wireless, privacy and law enforcement communities to help it justify digital wiretap technical capabilities that some of those groups did not want in …

TOKYO-KDDI, the newly formed telecom group in Japan, said it is talking to several foreign carriers regarding alliances, international press reports said. A possible alliance could include an equity investment, …

BETHESDA, Md.-Qualcomm Inc. became a shareholder and limited partner in low earth orbit satellite operator SkyBridge L.P., the companies said. Financial details were not disclosed. “SkyBridge will now have access …