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NEW YORK-W-Technologies Inc., a three-year-old wireless application framework provider, expanded its reach into banking with two agreements announced last week. Metavante Corp., Milwaukee, will offer w-Technologies’ software products to all …

ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. and VisionAir Inc. entered an alliance to provide wireless systems and application solutions aimed at public safety and field-service organizations. The deal also calls for the …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced its new TETRA WAP browser, which will bring WAP applications to TETRA mobile radio networks. The company said the browser will operate on a PC or …

TORONTO-Trucks are now rolling out loaded with Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc.’s new Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and heading to some of the company’s North American customers, Paradigm said. The shipped …

HELSINKI, Finland-Cosmote, a Greek GSM 1800 mobile operator, selected Nokia Corp. to supply its GPRS solution to the company’s 1.8 million subscribers. Deliveries have already begun, and the companies hope …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received an $850,000 order for its SuperFilter Systems, which will be used for CDMA cell sites across a new digital network. The company …

LONDON-BT Cellnet has plans to test and deploy Netverk plc’s FoneStar product, a network bandwidth optimization application, over its GPRS and third-generation technologies, Netverk said. Netverk said FoneStar speeds up …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless introduced an instant messaging service called My Wireless Window in California, Nevada, Chicago, Dallas and Tulsa, Okla. The IM solution is based on InfoSpace Inc.’s platform and is …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-USIntellicom announced an agreement with Centennial Wireless that calls for Centennial to market USIntellicom’s prepaid wireless service in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Centennial, which will brand …

Isn’t it ironic that German and Japanese interests are planning to take significant stakes in U.S. wireless telephony-countries that were sworn enemies of the United States nearly 60 years ago …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-According to a recent agreement, Sega Corp. will develop games to be pre-installed in select Motorola Inc. next-generation wireless devices. The agreement anticipates the introduction of Motorola’s new application-upgradeable …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum’s annual competition. The service won in the Best Use of WAP in a Business …

NEW YORK-After a tumultuous few weeks for Sprint Corp., Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ratings for the company-BBB+/Negative/A-2. Last month, Sprint announced it plans to rely more heavily on its …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc., a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, announced a year-long test of its position-location technology is over and the results are positive. The tests of SnapTrack’s Wireless Assisted global …

As part of its recently released Wireless Web for Business initiative, Sprint PCS unveiled its Wireless Web Modem, a portable solution designed for business customers to wirelessly access the Internet …

NEW YORK-Mobile news junkies will soon be able to watch The Associated Press’ video news reports under a new deal between the news organization and GEO Interactive Media Group. The …

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. announced its e-mail and instant messaging services will be available wirelessly through the company’s Mobile Communicator device. The 4.1 ounce, $329 Mobile Communicator is a two-way …

NEW YORK-Scant profits in the one-way paging industry forced the board of directors of PageNet do Brasil to liquidate the company. They plan to offer a return of 10 cents …

724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses conduct high-volume, secure and mobile transactions. …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data announced it will begin offering Research In Motion Ltd.’s 957 palmtop device in support of its MyBiz Interactive wireless messaging service next month. RIM confirmed the …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court early last week rejected bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that prompted the Federal Communications Commission to cancel its 90 personal …

For a new company looking to succeed in business, producing wireless handsets would seem to be one of the tougher markets to crack. Beyond the big three producers, Nokia, Motorola …

SEATTLE-Amazon.com is launching a wireless phone store on its Web site, providing background information, pricing and shopping comparison services for online shoppers of wireless devices. Customers will be able to …

WASHINGTON-The 3rd Generation Partnership Project announced new working relationships with the International Telecommunication Union and the Internet Engineering Task Force, which 3GPP hopes will strengthen the groups’ ties. Under the …