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Nortel enhances mobile enterprise software line

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nortel Networks Ltd. unveiled several enhancements to its Office Anywhere product, adding instant messaging and e-mail capabilities and expanding accessibility to internal business applications for mobile workers.The technology company teamed with Research in Motion Ltd. to launch new versions of its Multimedia...

Microsoft targets mobile workers with software extensions

Microsoft Corp. announced it will extend the capabilities of its new Office Live Communications Server 2005 to wireless devices including those running its Windows Mobile platform, as well as BlackBerry gadgets from Research In Motion Ltd.The move is notable as most industry observers see...

Sony Ericsson, Siemens sell BlackBerry-connected devices

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service.Sony Ericsson announced Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. in Singapore will sell its P910i smart phone with...

Seven buys Smartner to try to combat RIM

Wireless e-mail company Seven Networks Inc. today announced it acquired Helsinki, Finland-based rival vendor Smartner. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "It's much more of a global marketplace," explained Bill Nguyen, Seven's founder, chairman and co-chief executive officer. "We realized that ... we...

RIM results pulled down by NTP, tax expenses

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported another solid quarter, although its results were pulled down by its settlement expenses with patent-holding company NTP Inc. and its higher-than-anticipated tax provisions. The company's mixed results gave investors pause, with RIM's stock falling slightly after its...

Answers.com readies wireless search service

WESLEY HILLS, N.Y.-The creators of Answers.com announced the launch of a test version of its Internet search engine for wireless devices. GuruNet Corp., which owns Answers.com, announced Tuesday that users of Web-based devices such as the Treo, BlackBerry and Windows CE-supported handhelds can access...

Symbian licenses Microsoft technology to up business appeal

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Developing Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol plug-in for Symbian OS continues Symbian's drive...

Symbian licenses Microsoft technology to boost corporate appeal

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Developing Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol plug-in for Symbian OS continues Symbian's drive to...

RIM settles patent dispute with NTP for $450M

Research In Motion Ltd. said it will pay NTP Inc. $450 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit.RIM's shares were up nearly 18 percent on the news to $79.13 per share.RIM, which manufactures BlackBerry wireless e-mail products, said the agreement gives it the right...

Wireless gambles paying off for InPhonic CEO Steinberg

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company's revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 million and $325 million...

Vodafone selects U.S. firms for 3G business product distribution

LONDON-International wireless giant Vodafone Group plc reported plans to establish a global distribution channel for its business products and services through an extension of its current relationships with U.S. suppliers Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp. Vodafone noted the business products would include...

Intellisync, Sony Ericsson team on e-mail solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp. announced it teamed with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Ingram Micro to offer out-of-the-box wireless push e-mail services working on the Sony Ericsson P910a smart phone. "For this joint wireless e-mail solution, it was critical to select a mobility...

T-Mobile USA enjoys revenue increase

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported $3.2 billion in revenues for the fourth quarter of last year, which was a 37-percent improvement compared with the $2.4 billion the carrier posted during the fourth quarter of 2003. Full-year revenues increased 40 percent from $8.4 billion in 2003...

Aquis wins paging contract with N.Y. hospital

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Clove Lakes Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Staten Island, New York announced it will purchase paging and messaging devices from Aquis Communications Group Inc. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed."We continue to add healthcare facilities throughout our footprint based on our...

Intellisync, Sony Ericsson team on joint e-mail solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp. announced it teamed with Sony Ericsson and Ingram Micro to offer out-of-the-box wireless push e-mail services working on the Sony Ericsson P910a smart phone. "For this joint wireless e-mail solution, it was critical to select a mobility software provider who...

E-mail companies target casual user

After years of mostly futile efforts to exploit the largely untapped wireless e-mail market, wireless companies are thinking small. Instead of working to put high-tech devices in the hands of every road warrior and high-level executive, messaging companies are targeting consumers and low-end business...

Comverse announces carrier deals, product upgrades

CANNES, France-Comverse Technology Inc. announced two new operator deals as well as a series of product upgrades in conjunction with the 3GSM trade show.First off, the multimedia software and systems vendor announced Greek mobile operator Q-Telecom purchased its Converged Real-Time Billing Solutions, Multimedia Messaging...

Cingular to sell Blackberry 7100g

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell the new BlackBerry 7100g from Research In Motion Ltd. The quad-band GSM device aligns more closely with a mobile-phone form factor, and is similar to a BlackBerry offered through T-Mobile USA Inc.The BlackBerry 7100g is available through...

Jury trial ahead in Seven/Visto patent lawsuit

A Texas court declined to halt sales of Seven's wireless e-mail products, a move that paves the way for a jury trial in the patent lawsuit between Seven and rival wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. Both companies hailed the ruling as a victory. The...

In ironic turn, survey ranks AWS as top business carrier

Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services, according to a survey...

RIM patent lawsuit takes twist with third-party claim

The twists and turns in Research In Motion Ltd.'s legal battle with NTP Inc. continues with a new, separate lawsuit that pits NTP against a company that claims it actually owns the patents that NTP and RIM are fighting over. The lawsuit further complicates...

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Redline Communications unveiled a WiMAX-ready base station and subscriber station. Redline released the AN-100U, a fully compliant IEEE 802.16-2004 platform. A member of the WiMAX Forum T, Redline said it is actively participating in developing the 802.16e standard for mobile applications. "Interest in the...

Forrester Research: AWS leads next-gen business market: Nextel declines to participate in report

Despite a rash of operational difficulties during the past several years that led to its eventual sale to rival Cingular Wireless L.L.C., research firm Forrester Research Inc. found that AT&T Wireless Services Inc. was the leading wireless provider of next-generation business services. The results,...

RIM patent lawsuit takes new twist with third party

The twists and turns in Research In Motion Ltd.'s legal battle with NTP Inc. continues with a new, separate lawsuit that pits NTP against a company that claims it actually owns the patents that NTP and RIM are fighting over.The lawsuit further complicates an...