2003

MILPITAS, Calif.-A U.S. Appeals Court affirmed a New York District Court’s ruling that Palm Inc. infringed on a Xerox Corp. patent for handwriting recognition, but the court also sent the …

LEVALLIOS, France-Motorola Inc. will use software from BVRP Software in its mobile phones to allow users to connect to their personal computer using a cable, infrared or Bluetooth wireless technology. …

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise company Extended Systems introduced its new Live Connect technology, which the comapny said allows for automated delivery of e-mail and corporate information from enterprise database applications. “By …

CARY, N.C.-UbiNetics has licensed its TM200 Test Mobile technology to Rohde & Schwarz, which provides test and measurement solutions to the wireless industry. Rohde & Schwartz has integrated TM200 technology …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Bill Nguyen, the entrepreneur who sold Onebox.com (now Openwave Systems Inc.) to Phone.com for $850 million, is back at the head of wireless e-mail company Seven, just …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service confirmed its speculative-grade ratings on $2 billion of debt owed by Dobson Communications Corp., Oklahoma City, but also changed its rating outlook to negative from stable. …

NEW YORK-EximSoft Technologies Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, has released commercially two new products, one to enable secure corporate intranet access via mobile phone, the other to provide security and authentication for …

NEW YORK-Alvarion Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel, a provider of point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire most of the assets of InnoWave ECI Wireless Systems Ltd. from its …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has introduced the world’s first complete battery fuel gauge for cellular handsets and personal digital assistants. “With today’s announcement, TI simplifies the design of a cost-effective …

GENEVA, Scotland-STMicroelectronics and Aspects Software Ltd. have signed a license agreement to provide Java card SIM solution for GSM mobile phones markets. “The agreement between the two companies provides a …

BERVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it has agreed to extend its partnership with China’s Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission to develop GPRS networks and elements. “Tektronix’ history in China and its …

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-RPA Wireless Inc. said it has entered a strategic alliance to offer ClickSoftware’s product known as ClickSchedule to deliver wireless messaging to its customers. “The combined capabilities of …

PHILADELPHIA-Agere Systems Inc. shareholders have followed recent industry trends to approve proposals allowing the board of directors to undertake a reverse stock split. The board may institute the split, which …

CANNES, France-Intrado Inc. said it teamed with location-services provider Mobilaris to offer a bundled location-service solution, which the companies said will be capable of sophisticated service-based billing and support new …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it plans to lay off 4,000 more workers as part of its plans to cut costs and move to profitability. The test-and-measuring equipment maker …

TOKYO-The number of Japanese mobile handset shipments in 2002 numbered 405 million units, a 20.2-percent decrease from a year ago, according to statistics compiled by Japan Electronics and Information Technology …

Matsushita Electric Industries, the leading consumer electronics company in Japan, has launched an experiment of a cashless train riding system in Hokkaido, a Northern Island in Japan. For the month-long …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom Bellsouth in Argentina suspended payment of interests and capital of its debt, which is around US$ 500 million, and designated BroadSpan Capital as its financial adviser in …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-NII Holdings’ income reached US$780.4 million in 2002, an 18-percent increase on the previous year. The company made a net gain of US$3.82 billion in 2002, fundamentally due …

CHANTILLY, Va.-Wireless interoperability company InphoMatch said T-Mobile customers in the United Kingdom will now be able to send text messages to non-GSM wireless subscribers in the United States. InphoMatch manages …

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.-Debisys Inc. said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Cellular One Bermuda to provide its turnkey processing technology for Cellular One’s prepaid service offering. Financial terms …

CANNES, France-The Open Mobile Alliance standards body said it completed two interoperability tests in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress, and that it approved two new sets of specifications. The …

CANNES, France-Wireless device maker Handspring Inc. said it will integrate Action Engine’s software management tools into its line of Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistants. “Providing simplified device management that ensures …

CANNES, France-In a race to differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market, cell-phone developers are unveiling increasingly bizarre designs. In what would seem to be a triumph for obscure …

BEIJING-Qualcomm and China Unicom will jointly launch a GSM 1x trial in China’s Suzhou in the second quarter of the year. The purpose is to enable China Unicom’s GSM subscribers …