Yada Yada Inc. has formed an alliance with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide co-branded Minstrel V Wireless Handheld Modems for the Palm V and to supply Minstrel S Wireless Springboard Modems for the Handspring Visor.
Certicom, a mobile e-business security firm, has signed a licensing agreement to provide advanced security for OmniSky subscribers using Microsoft outlook as their corporate e-mail solution. “OmniSky is committed to giving individuals and companies communicating wirelessly confidence that their communications are secure,” said Dave Rensin, OmniSky’s chief product officer.
Mobil Inc., a publisher of software and services for handheld devices and mobile phones, has launched a Web site for consumers and software developers at www.mobil.com. “Mobil makes it easy for handheld device users to find, sample and purchase software by providing an excellent selection of products, superb customer service and brand name titles,” said Ian Berman, a co-founder and executive vice-president of business development at Mobil.
E*Trade Group has selected Aether to distribute and provide a real-time stock quotes and news headlines application for its mobile financial services for Blackberry, a wireless e-mail solution.
Internet service provider Prodigy Communications Corporation has teamed up with GiantBear Inc. to develop and launch a mobile portal called Prodigy Wireless.
724, an Internet infrastructure software company, has closed its acquisition of Tantau software Inc., a provider of software platforms. The combined company will operate under the name of 724 Solutions Inc.
agentGO, a wireless enterprise software company, has released agentMDK 2.0 which allow enterprises to reduce costs for development and time-to-market for their mobile solutions. “By automating development tasks and adhering to existing XML and Java development standards, agentMDK allows enterprises to deliver applications with less developer-training and a shorter development cycle than before,” said Andres Carvallo, chairman and chief executive officer of agentGO.
