2000

SEATTLE-Network Commerce Inc. reported an agreement with Nextel Com-munications Inc. allowing Nextel customers to purchase and comparison shop among businesses on Network Commerce’s e-commerce networks via their wireless phones.

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Canada-NBTel Mobility launched digital service in Fredericton. “NBTel Mobility is the only cellular service provider in New Brunswick capable of providing customers in our three major …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced partnerships with Cerulean Technology Inc. and Vision AIR to integrate the two companies’ services into its wireless modem solutions. Cerulean creates wireless public safety solutions …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Sonera completed tests of roaming capabilities for Internet Protocol traffic between GPRS networks. The tests involved GRX, a centralized IP routing network for interconnecting GPRS networks, …

PARIS-Nokia Corp. opened a third-generation interoperability testing laboratory in Paris, concentrating on network integration and interoperability testing between Nokia’s network elements and other vendors’ networks. The laboratory will have worldwide …

HONG KONG-Hutchison’s Orange, the Hong Kong CDMA operator, said it now offers automatic roaming in Australia through Hutchison Telecom Australia, which recently launched CDMA mobile-phone service. The new roaming service …

Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week’s announcement that it has agreed to offer its popular ProLiant server …

FOLSOM, Calif.-Software solutions provider Objective Systems Integrators opened three offices in Europe as part of its strategy to target the estimated $4 billion European OSS market. The new offices will …

NEW YORK-To help companies extend performance monitoring and feedback beyond their internal technical departments, Managed Objects, McLean, Va., has released beta types of its formula Version 2 software. Since Managed …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp., in cooperation with Finland’s Helsinki Energy and Tekla Corp., introduced a WAP over TETRA service enabling real-time direct access to various customers and technical databases over wireless …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. and Midwest Wireless are collaborating with Minnesota State University, Mankato, to create a model wireless campus. MSU will act as a wireless learning environment and a research …

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp. has joined the Mobile Electronic Signature Consortium, a group of more than 25 organizations from the wireless, electronic commerce and security sectors focused on defining a worldwide …

HELSINKI, Finland-MobileChannel.Network plans to deliver a commercial mobile Internet content service during the Summer Olympics through its Mobile Sports Channel joint venture with Trans World International, the programming division of …

HONG KONG-AU-System, a mobile Internet consultant firm, has entered a strategic relationship with Baltimore Technologies Inc. to develop secure m-commerce solutions. The agreement has AU-System licensing and integrating Baltimore’s Telepathy …

LOS ANGELES-Palm Inc. has agreed to supply CreSenda Wireless Inc. with Palm Vx devices and operating system software, which CreSenda will brand and use to market its WirelessRealty residential real …

ATLANTA-NetBank, an Internet-only bank, has chosen Air2Web Inc. to wirelessly enable its banking services, such as accessing account balances, and viewing recent checking and money market transactions.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Centura Software Corp. and Handango Inc. have partnered to provide mobile solutions to the enterprise market. Under the agreement, Handango will provide mobile devices, network connectivity and software …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a High Data Rate infrastructure, royalty-bearing equipment license agreement with Korea’s Kisan Telecom Co. Ltd., granting Kisan a license to develop, manufacture and sell wireless HDR …

Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of wireless phones from Sanyo Electric …

Bluetooth Silicon Wave Radio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are …

NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late 2001, said Michael Bamburak, vice president …

L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. took the next solid step in their alliance by launching a new company, called Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, designed to develop and market mobile …

Neomar Inc. introduced its Enterprise Content Server at the DEMOmobile show. The server is a wireless application server enabling enterprise customers to customize and control applications and business content viewed …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-OracleMobile Inc. said Arch Communications Group Inc. and Motient Corp. have adopted its two-way wireless messaging solution, joining Metrocall Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. Middleware provider Paradigm4 …

BEIJING-The Tianjin, China, municipal government announced approval of Motorola Inc.’s planned $1.9 billion investment for semiconductor manufacturing and telecommunications facilities in China. Motorola said the investment will be focused on …