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Downgrade dims RIM's recent shine

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd.'s stellar growth was dimmed slightly due to a downgrade from Bank of America Securities, which forced the company's stock down from around $120 per share to about $115 per share. RIM's share were trading at about $115.39 Friday.Bank of...

SEC to use BlackBerrys via AT&T Wireless

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has selected the carrier to provide 800 Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices for the government agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters and 11 regional and district offices across the country."The SEC has been...

Nokia updates camera-phone portfolio

Nokia Corp. continues to increase its camera-phone presence with the release of its first megapixel device and the introduction of a new low-end camera phone. Separately, Research In Motion Ltd. announced a new device for Rogers Wireless in Canada.Nokia said it is now shipping...

DoD denies ban on camera phones

WASHINGTON-The Department of Defense denied adopting a policy against camera phones, saying imaging devices are already covered by guidelines for wireless communications by the military and the Geneva Convention's treatment of prisoners of war."There is a new policy-but it wasn't signed by Mr. Rumsfeld....

Sendia launches with enterprise app focus

Sendia Corp. has built a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market."We're not an application developer ourselves," explained Alex Klyce, Sendia's executive vice president. Rather, "we extend applications that already exist out to the marketplace." The company's official launch came last...

Sendia launches with enterprise application focus

Sendia Corp. has developed a business model around bringing existing wireless enterprise applications to market."We're not an application developer ourselves," explained Alex Klyce, Sendia's executive vice president. Rather, "we extend applications that already exist out to the marketplace." The company's official launch came this...

RIM premieres BlackBerry Enterprise Server

CHICAGO-BlackBerry fans enjoyed a rash of announcements around the Research In Motion Ltd. device at the company's Wireless Enterprise Symposium, including new BlackBerry server features and additional applications and support for the platform.First, RIM announced details of its next BlackBerry Enterprise Server, scheduled for...

mFormation aims to take data-tracking service beyond enterprise

Having found success in the device management space for businesses, start-up mFormation Technologies Inc. is now looking to use its experience and resources to break into the potentially lucrative wireless carrier market. And though many have failed in such an attempt, mFormation said it...

Vendors dance amid better financials

With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead.However, stock-market gains remain modest.L.M. Ericsson edged out market expectations in its fiscal first-quarter results...

Motorola shares rise 20% on strong 1Q results

Motorola Inc. announced its first-quarter results to market enthusiasm, generating its best stock momentum in three years.Its shares rose $3.11 to $19.33, representing a 20-percent leap.The vendor reported net earnings of $609 million, or 25 cents per share, in contrast with the same period...

EMEA region yields gains for several device makers

READING, United Kingdom-New research shows Research In Motion, Symbian and Microsoft Corp. scoring gains in the Europe, Middle East and Africa market for advanced wireless devices, while Nokia Corp. and PalmOne Inc. failed to show increases.According to research and consulting firm Canalys, the overall...

Business Briefs

Privately held wireless carrier Cellular South, which controls spectrum licenses covering more than 5 million potential customers in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, said it recorded a 23-percent improvement in customer churn during the first quarter, from 2.2 percent last year to 1.7 percent...

Cingular to offer BlackBerrys through retail network

ATLANTA-Longtime BlackBerry supporter Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell the BlackBerry 6280 and BlackBerry 7280 wireless handhelds through its more than 6,000 company-owned retail stores, a move the carrier said would help target business customers in the small and medium business markets."Cingular...

RIM renews license for synch software

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd. renewed its license for Intellisync Corp.'s synchronization software, which RIM uses exclusively in the desktop computer component of its BlackBerry wireless e-mail product. Intellisync's technology ensures that e-mails and information entered into a BlackBerry are also synchronized with...

RIM enjoys another strong quarter, Sprint expected to sell BlackBerrys

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced another gangbuster quarter, showing increasing revenues, a rising net income and an even better outlook ahead."Innovation and execution continued to drive RIM's business in the fourth quarter. We surpassed the pivotal 1 million subscribers mark, and...

RIM enjoys another strong quarter, Sprint expected to sell BlackBerrys

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced another gangbuster quarter, showing increasing revenues, a rising net income and an even better outlook for the future."Innovation and execution continued to drive RIM's business in the fourth quarter. We surpassed the pivotal 1 million subscribers mark,...

RIM adds Siemens to BlackBerry licensee list

Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue RIM eventually may drop its device business to focus solely on its licensing and...

RIM adds Siemens to BlackBerry licensee list

Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue RIM may eventually drop its device business to focus solely on its licensing and...

Sun, Pronto unveil out-of-the-box Wi-Fi network solution

ATLANTA-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Pronto Networks unveiled the iForce Wi-Fi Hotspot Appliance at last week's CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. The tool enables operators to quickly and cost-effectively roll out a medium-sized public hot-spot network that includes 25, 50 or 100 hotspots and...

RIM premieres color BlackBerry

ATLANTA-Research In Motion introduced its color BlackBerry 7750 wireless handheld at the CTIA Wireless show. The Java-based device is scheduled to be available from Verizon Wireless in April.Features of the 7750 include:a large, high-resolution color screen that supports more than 65,000 colors,support for 800/1900...

World Briefs

South AfricaElectronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will last till 2008, said Molapo. "As the economy grows and diversifies, so too has the role of TelKom," said Essa...

MmO2 will add BlackBerry capabilities to Xda II

SLOUGH, United Kingdom-European carrier MmO2 announced it will add BlackBerry capabilities to its new Xda II mobile phone/personal digital assistant later this year.The carrier's Xda II is based on Microsoft Corp.'s operating system and features a built-in tri-band mobile phone, games, an integrated digital...

Handset makers try to lure enterprise market with new devices

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...

Cingular to sell BlackBerry devices

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell two new BlackBerry wireless e-mail devices for its GSM/GPRS network, devices that bolster Cingular's longtime support of Research In Motion Ltd.'s products.Cingular said it would sell the monochrome BlackBerry 6280 for $250 and the color-screen BlackBerry 7280...