SAN JOSE, Calif.—Corporate software and service provider Pumatech Inc. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against wireless enterprise company Extended Systems Inc., allegations that Extended Systems promptly asserted were “baseless and without …
OTTAWA, Calif.—Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and Omnivision have agreed to jointly develop reference design to improve the performance of mobile video and imaging devices like wireless cameras and video-enabled phones. “Our …
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—DoxaSoft Technologies Inc. launched FleetMasterPro, a new wireless solution it said will allow vehicle inspectors at fleet operator or service companies to perform inspections wirelessly. According to DoxaSoft, …
REDMOND, Wash.—AT&T Wireless quietly introduced new nationwide calling plans designed to compete head-to-head with similar recently introduced plans from its competition. The plans, dubbed “National Network Plan” on the company’s …
AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema and Compaq Computer Corp. jointly launched a customer care and billing solution that integrates advanced Storage Area Networks (SAN) technology, which offers mobile operators higher storage capacity and …
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Performance Technologies Inc. announced Telefonica Moviles Espana will use its GSM Roaming Platform to provide GSM roaming to some other Telefonica Mobiles affiliates. The Performance Technologies GSM Roaming Platform …
SAN JOSE, Calif.—China Mobile said it has signed an agreement to use BEA’s WebLogic Server and BEA WebLogic Portal to build personalized customer service applications and portal services. “We note …
AUSTIN, Texas—Wireless Valley Communications Inc. announced it is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas, to better serve its customers. The company closed operations in its Blacksburg, Va., headquarters on Friday, …
DUBLIN, Ireland—One 2 One unveiled its multimedia messaging (MMS) plans for the United Kingdom at the same time that the name One 2 One was consigned to history as the …
MOSCOW—The second-biggest Russian carrier Vimpelcom (BeeLine) placed its first euro bonds worth US$250 million to finance network expansion across Russia. Vimpelcom Vice President Valery Goldin said the bonds will mature …
DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G, part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, signed a contract with software developer Network365 for the provision of mobile payment software across eight countries, including the six European …
BERWYN, Pa.—Ntelos completed the sale of its personal communications services licenses in Charlottesville and Winchester, Va., to Triton PCS Holdings Inc. for $12 million. The transaction includes a 10 MHz …
DUBLIN, Ireland—Hutchison 3G announced it will offer mobile payment services through a deal with Network365. Under the agreement, Hutchison 3G will deploy Network365’s payment platform, mzone avatar, which the company …
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.—Wireless and mobile computer maker Symbol Technologies Inc. reported lower revenues compared with the same quarter last year, and it lowered its expectations for full-year revenues. Symbol earned $301 …
CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. announced it has signed a five-year billing and customer care contract to provide its Atlys billing product to PrimeCo Personal Communications to support PrimeCo’s digital wireless offerings. PrimeCo …
OVERLAND PARK, Ill.—Buffeted by the reduced equipment spending of telecommunications carriers, Andrew Corp., Overland Park, Ill., reported second-quarter net income of $3.3 million on sales of $199.7 million, declines of …
MIAMI—Brightstar Corp. announced the launch of Brightstar Chile, a new subsidiary in Chile. The company now operates subsidiaries in 12 Latin American countries, including recent facility openings in El Salvador …
NEW YORK—Medis Technologies Ltd., which is developing direct liquid ethanol fuel cells for use in wireless handsets and other portable electronic devices, has received notice the U.S. Patent Office plans …
SEOUL, Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported $7.6 billion in total sales for the first quarter and $1.46 billion in profits, which marked a record 764-percent increase from the fourth quarter. …
BRAMPTON, Ontario—Nortel Networks Corp. plans to shed 3,000 jobs in addition to 1,000 cuts made since the beginning of the year. The new job cuts will reduce Nortel’s staff strength …
