JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Antenna Software Inc. said it has joined with Nextel Communications Inc. via its Nextel Industry Solution Partner program to offer its Antenna A3 Mobile Workforce Solutions to companies as a tool to improve field sales and service organization effectiveness.The solution will be...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and BIO-key International Inc. teamed to deploy a new wireless handheld information solution targeted at federal and local law enforcement agencies. The product allows field officers to access National Crime Information Center and other data using BlackBerry devices and Pocket PC-based...
The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid competition. "It really is a great indicator that it (the market) is starting to blossom," said Jason Guesman, vice president...
PORTLAND, Ore.-FreeRange Communications introduced an RSS news and Weblog reader for mobile phones and personal digital assistants. The FreeNews service allows users to receive feeds of Web information, including news, sports, weather, stock quotes and company news. FreeNews downloads only the latest information to...
Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. suggest that the rising tide is not lifting all boats. "RIM is reporting another...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel has begun offering the BlackBerry 7250 through its retail locations, the carrier said Friday. Alltel, which began offering the device through its business channels earlier this year, said it is selling the BlackBerry for $300 with a two-year contract and $360...
Financials from smart-phone makers Research In Motion Ltd. and PalmOne Inc. indicate users are warming up to the expensive, high-end gadgets. However, sluggish results from Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. suggest that the rising tide is not lifting all boats."RIM is reporting another record...
The legal chess battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. continues, with new patent rulings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bolstering RIM's position in the case. The patent office rejected four of the five patents that...
BEDMINSER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to introduce new rate plans combining voice minutes and unlimited data access from a personal digital assistant, smart phone or BlackBerry device. The new plans begin at $80 per month for 450 anytime calling minutes, unlimited night and weekend calling...
The legal chess battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. continues, with new patent rulings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bolstering RIM's position in the case. The news comes as an unknown number of RIM's BlackBerry...
Verizon Wireless said it plans to introduce new rate plans that combine voice minutes and unlimited data access from a personal digital assistant, smart phone or BlackBerry device.The new plans begin at $80 per month for 450 anytime calling minutes, unlimited night and weekend...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS added the BlackBerry 7250 to its line-up, while T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will sell the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. e335.Sprint said it will sell the BlackBerry device for $490. The device from Research In Motion Ltd. features Bluetooth and...
One pioneering wireless data technologies is getting closer to its expiration date, as AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s low-speed CDPD wireless data network is set to be shut down June 30 by new owner Cingular Wireless L.L.C. AWS had previously said it planned to shut...
The tenuous agreement between embittered combatants Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. appears to have fallen apart-RIM last week asked a U.S. district court to enforce its $450 million settlement with the patent-holding company. "NTP refuses to honor its obligations under the term...
NEW YORK-BreakThrough Wireless plans to open a retail outlet dedicated solely to BlackBerry devices June 17. The store, located on 109 W. 39th St. off Sixth Avenue in New York, will offer a variety of BlackBerry handheld devices from carriers including Nextel Communications Inc.,...
The tenuous agreement between embittered combatants Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. appears to have fallen apart-RIM announced it will ask a U.S. court to enforce the companies' recently announced settlement."NTP refuses to honor its obligations under the term sheet and finalize the...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-In an effort to expand its BlackBerry platform to government customers in Europe, Research in Motion formed a strategic alliance with EADS to certify its wireless data solutions as secure on a localized basis. RIM and EADS began working together earlier this...
If this keeps up, the wireless e-mail market may not be untapped for long. The flurry of activity in the wireless e-mail space looks to continue as carriers and software developers expand their offerings to attract users from all walks of life. Cingular Wireless...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and technology developer eSpeed Inc. launched what the companies claim is the first wireless market data and trading service for institutional trading of benchmark U.S. Treasury bonds.The offering, which is available on the BlackBerry 7520, allows licensed bond traders to...
Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past several weeks. However, analysts warn that carriers need to refine their efforts if they...
With three months of financial and operational performance on the books, 2005 is setting up as another strong year for the wireless industry. Analysts noted that first-quarter results have shown a substantial year-over-year improvement in customer growth along with improving churn and margin performances...
T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a surprisingly strong 957,000 net customer additions for the first quarter of this year, which fell short of the nearly 1.2 million customers the carrier added during the first quarter of 2004, but was well ahead of analysts' forecasts of...
Air2Web will launch an updated version of its instant-messaging offering this week, targeting on-the-go workers who use desktop clients like IBM's Lotus Sametime, Microsoft LCS and Jabber. The new product builds on Air2Web's 18-month-old 2IM, which seeks to extend enterprise-targeted desktop IM applications onto...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. launched a package of integrated wireless remote access options for its virtual private network portfolio that the company said would help business travelers access network applications and information when out of the office.The package, dubbed VPN RoadWarrior, combines SBC's PremierSERV...
