June 2002

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Siebel Systems will use software from SupportSoft Inc. to automate the process for repairing technical problems with handheld computers running the company’s software. The Web-based software platform will …

BOSTON-Redline Communications Inc. announced five new partnership agreements at this week’s Wireless Communications Association conference in Boston. The company signed deals with Wireless Connections, Maika’i Systems, Gulf Islands Wireless, EduTek …

LONDON-Six European markets will soon have MSN Messenger, Microsoft’s instant messaging service, on mobile phones via short message service. Operators in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey will …

LONDON-A new mobile virtual network operator service launched in the United Kingdom through One.Tel, which is leasing capacity from Vodafone Group plc. The group is touting its service, priced at …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Digital signal processing resources from Aculab and speech recognition software from Nuance were used in the creation of Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor’s new Talk2Call platform. Talk2Call, developed by Unisys …

VANCOUVER, Canada-Wireless modem gear maker Sierra Wireless has said it will cut its staff and contractors to 180 from 275 and revised its second-quarter earnings downward, expecting a loss of …

PARAMUS, N.J.-RADCOM Ltd. has entered a global marketing agreement with APIS Training & Seminars under which the companies will cross-promote each other’s products and services. In addition, RADCOM’s cellular testing …

SAN DIEGO-SkyRiver Communications Inc. commercially released it new SkySecure security solution software. The company said SkySecure software uses enhanced coding, encryption and authorization to address potential security breaches associated with …

EDISON, N.J.-mFormation Technologies Inc. announced its Enterprise manager Version 1.4 is now available. “In addition to improvements in usability and additional diagnostics to help pinpoint problems more easily, this latest …

TEWKSBURY, Mass.-Starent Networks Corp. said it has begun shipment of its ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway, which is designed to deliver data services, voice services, or an integration of both. “The …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA proprietor Qualcomm Inc. said it expects to meet the high end of its third-quarter estimates both in earnings per share and phone chip shipments. The company had anticipated …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said Dale Allardyce, its president and chief operating officer, will leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Terry Parker, currently chief executive officer, will assume Allardyce’s duties.

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BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. said Friday it has signed a five-year contract with TeleCommunication System Inc. to provide wireless enhanced 911 Phase I and Phase II network services, using TCS’ …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless enterprise company Infowave Software announced Asian carrier Hong Kong CSL will resell the company’s Symmetry Pro product, which gives mobile workers wireless access to corporate e-mail, contacts …

SOMERS, N.Y.-IBM and AirToolz Software announced an application that allows construction companies to wirelessly manage work schedules, inventories and back-end systems, thus speeding the time it takes to build a …

PARIS-Gerhard Schmid, the embattled chief executive of Germany’s MobilCom, stepped down on Friday, potentially paving the way for France Telecom to launch a takeover of MobilCom. Chief Financial Officer Thorsten …

RESTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS will offer its subscribers downloadable ring tones and graphics through a new deal with wireless media and entertainment company Ztango Inc. Triton …

MOSCOW-Ericsson will supply equipment to expand the GSM 900/1800 MHz networks of the second-biggest Russian carrier, Vimpelcom (BeeLine), in three Russian regions. According to the contract, Ericsson will supply a …

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs Ltd. stock fell almost 40 percent Friday following announcements of lowered revenue expectations, reductions in work force and changes in senior level management. The company said it now …

MANCHESTER, N.H.-Cellular Specialties Inc. said its Model 510 In-Building Amplifiers are now available with remote and local monitoring through a small handheld device. With the small monitoring device that plugs …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sanmina-SCI Corp. said it has formed a modular solutions division to make modules and subsystems based on Flash, DRAM, SRAM and DSP technologies for original equipment manufacturers. “This …

NEW YORK-Citing continued competitive pressure and a slowing subscriber base, Moody’s Investor Services downgraded its outlook for the wireless industry to negative and placed a majority of non-investment grade operators …

OTTAWA-Industry Canada said it will continue to prohibit the use of jamming devices following a public consultation on the issue. Radio frequency jamming devices, called jammers or silencers, interfere with …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Communications Association International is hosting two high-profile panels at its annual conference in Boston next week that will assess the implications for the wireless communications industry of homeland security …