February 2001

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., a single-source provider of e-business solutions, formed a strategic alliance with AT&T Wireless as its wireless carrier of choice for the Digital Angel Delivery …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Business communications solutions and services provider Avaya announced it will create a Solutions Department Program to help third-party vendors design hardware and software applications for Avaya’s communications products. …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Germany’s Lesswire AG will use NetSilicon Inc.’s complete connectivity solution in its LocalNavigator Bluetooth base station. The base station is designed to deliver remote wireless connectivity of Ethernet-attached devices …

Motorola Inc. said Borland, a provider of Internet access infrastructure and application development tools, will provide its JBuilder 4 Foundation development environment as part of the Motorola iDEN Subscriber Group’s …

STERLING, Va.-BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd.’s handheld e-mail computer favored by high-powered executives, will soon move from the boardroom to the battlefield under a new agreement among the U.S. Department …

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan restored AMPS/D-AMPS licenses to two carriers that it earlier recalled for failure to stand up to their commitments. The Uzbek Agency for Posts …

NEW DELHI, India-Thai cellular companies foresee a big jump in use of WAP phones during 2001. About 70 percent of the 1.4 million new handsets that Advanced Info Service (AIS) …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its all-digital wireless network with service in the greater Little Rock, Ark., region and throughout the state.

BEIJING-The listed vehicle of China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) is making plans to lease a Code Division Multiple Access network its parent has recently acquired. Terms of the original plan …

PHILADELPHIA-Biztravel.com will provide travel services to book airlines, hotel and car rental reservations via AT&T Wireless’ Digital PocketNet service.

MIAMI-Wireless retailer Let’s Talk Cellular and Wireless Inc. reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. to incorporate a substantial portion of Let’s Talk Cellular’s distribution network into …

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Under a new partnership, Go2 Systems Inc. will supply its wireless location-based directory and information services to Kinzan’s customers, which include Avon, Maytag and Carlson Wagonlit Travel. “Go2’s travel-friendly …

ANNANDALE, Va.-Nextel Communications licensed Invertix Corp.’s ScanixT Packet Data wireless optimization software, which it expects to deploy throughout its network this year. Invertix said the software processes engineering data and …

CHICAGO-WirelessResumes. com, an Internet-based online career center serving the wireless industry, said it enhanced its site with value-added tools and services for employers and job seekers. The site now offers …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Once again the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been consigned to the dust bin of failed technology by the U.K. consumer magazine Which?. The independent guide said the …

CAIRO, Egypt-Orascom Telecom said its subsidiary SyriaTel was awarded a new GSM license in Syria. The GSM 900 MHz license will cost about $20 million. SyriaTel won one of two …

Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app. He’s not alone. Each week, there …

Nine months after investing an initial $33 million into its mobile Internet services development company Microcell i5 Inc., Canadian wireless operator Microcell Solutions Inc. introduced its i.Fido wireless data services …

SAN ANTONIO-Telecommunications infrastructure service provider CCI Telecom Inc. acquired Berkshire Wireless Inc., a wireless facilitates deployment specialist. CCI Telecom President Mike Novak will serve as president and chief executive officer …

TOKYO-Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., the country’s third-largest wireless operator, reported subscribers for its Internet-enabled cell phones reached 5 million customers. “Thanks to communications functions and content such as ringing tones, …

E-business software provider Oracle Corp. has launched the second coming of the Oracle 9I Application Server Wireless Edition to extend its grip on the location-based and personalization segments of the …

Mobile Commerce Conference February 12-13 Key3Media. The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, Calif. www.key3media.com/mc2. Vamos Wireless! 2001 Conference February 12-13 Latin Venture Partners. Miami. www.latinventure.com. Wireless/Portable Symposium and Exhibition February 12-16 …

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-Toymax International Inc. formed a subsidiary, Maxverse Interactive Inc., to create wireless toys targeted at teens and children. The subsidiary was formed with $4.6 million in Toymax stock. Maxverse …

ATLANTA-UPS Logistics Group, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, agreed to expand its logistics services for Sprint PCS’ returns management services. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, UPS Logistics …

SAN DIEGO (AP)-Qualcomm Inc. is trying to recover $573,527 in legal costs from former employees who sued the company, claiming they were denied stock options when Qualcomm sold a division …