SAN ANTONIO—SBC Communications Inc. said it will begin offering stand alone Cingular Wireless options and discounted service packages as part of its communications and entertainment service portfolio. The Cingular service …
BALTIMORE—MDanywhere Technologies Inc., provider of health care enterprise point-of-care solutions, was recently recognized for two of its IT solutions at this year’s TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record) Annual World …
NASHUA, N.H.—Octave Communications said Vodafone New Zealand is performing market and technical trials with its instant group conversation platform, Octave Improv. “Our trials indicate that there is strong demand for …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Paging and messaging carrier Metrocall Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it dismissed its auditor, Arthur Andersen, and will replace it with Ernst & Young. The …
MOUNTIAN VIEW, Calif.—Xora Inc. announced it has been chosen by ParTech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp., a supplier of point-of-sale systems to the quick service restaurant …
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Applied Innovation Inc. announced Jack Petro will serve as its vice president of engineering. “Jack will be a great leader for our engineering and R&D efforts and a very …
IRVINE, Calif.—Wireless infrastructure services provider VelociTel Inc. announced it has acquired JM Consulting Group Inc. “At a time when wireless carriers are starting to ramp up their network rollouts, the …
CLINTON, Miss.—WorldCom Inc. will reportedly exit the wireless resale business during the coming months. The San Francisco Chronicle said it obtained a letter from WorldCom’s general counsel to several key …
BUCHAREST, Romania—Jordan’s second-largest mobile operator MobileCom launched commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) access for its customers over its GSM network this week. MobileCom was first registered on 21 September, …
REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—A wave of consolidation hit the wireless data industry as two major companies announced acquisitions to expand the scope of their products and the extent of …
TOKYO and DENVER, United States—Toshiba, a leading vendor in Japan, announced that it is going to launch Toshiba-branded mobile handsets in the U.S. market in 2003. As a first step …
CLINTON, Miss.—WorldCom will reportedly exit the U.S. wireless resale business during the coming months. The San Francisco Chronicle said it obtained a letter from WorldCom’s general counsel to several key …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—Although the market for wireless enterprise products and services seems to be lagging, and companies selling wireless infrastructure to businesses have been struggling, research and analyst firm IDC predicts …
SILVER SPRING, Md.—International Mobile Communications Inc. (IMC), provider of WorldCell international cellular service, has purchased wireless infrastructure equipment for TELOS Technology to enable IMC to build a wireless network in …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies said it has equipped more than 25,000 base stations worldwide to support third-generation cdma2000 technology. “This significant milestone underscores our ability to rapidly deploy 3G cdma2000 …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Incumbent operator DiGi.com decided against bidding for a third-generation license in Malaysia, but five groups did submit bids for one of the country’s three licenses on offer. The …
OWINGS Mills, Md.—Aether Systems Inc. said Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler and two other board members are stepping down from the financially struggling wireless data firm and …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Several groups are lining up to bid for Italian company Blu, the country’s smallest mobile operator. Sweden’s Tele2 AB partnered with Star Capital Partners and has made an offer …
KIRKLAND, Wash.—Intelligent faceplate manufacturer Wildseed Ltd. announced its handset design will use Intel Corp. StrongArm SA-1110 application processors and upcoming processors based on the Intel XScale technology to power Wildseed’s …
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Corp. reconfirmed its guidance for the second quarter and said it plans to lay off another 3,500 employees related to the realignment of its optical long haul business. …
