RESTON, Va.—Wireless data network operator Motient Corp. pulled off what could be considered a magic trick, considering the current economic situation and the dire troubles faced by other wireless data companies. The carrier will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the aid of an...
TORONTO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd.'s new GPRS BlackBerry wireless e-mail/mobile phone device is now available throughout Canada through the company's deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless."This advanced wireless communications tool is a strong addition to our suite of leading-edge GSM/GPRS wireless data products and services,"...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. stumbled after the company warned its revenues next year would be lower than what Wall Street expected.RIM management said the company expects to make between $375 million and $425 million next year, lower than an...
LONDON—BT Group announced details of its wireless initiative, five months after spinning off its mobile subsidiary MmO2. BT plans to create a U.K. public wireless local area network and launch BT-branded mobile service by buying airtime from MmO2.The new wireless strategy is expected to...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. says it plans to offer a BlackBerry reference design program that will allow manufacturers to use a hardware and software platform to build advanced wireless phones and other handheld devices.Analog Devices Inc. plans to provide manufacturers "an integrated processor...
WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd., and Hong Kong wireless carrier Hutchison Telecommunications.Hutchison Telecom, which sports 1.7 million customers, will sell the device running over its...
LONDON—O2, Vodafone's wireless unit, the first carrier to sell Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in Europe, announced it has signed up more than 250 corporate customers for the BlackBerry since introducing it last autumn."More than 13,200 companies across North America have...
SAN FRANCISCO—Wireless enterprise software solution developer Neomar announced enhanced versions of its Neomar Enterprise Server software and Neomar Microbrowser with Intelligent Client Engine (ICE) for wireless devices.According to Neomar, the new software, which is available immediately, includes real-time data support for devices and improves...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research in Motion Ltd. and PrinterOn Corp. announced they will team to deliver and market PrinterOn's wireless Internet printing application for BlackBerry, under the name PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry.The new application combines viewing, faxing and printing capabilities for e-mail and e-mail attachments received...
TORONTO—Research in Motion has landed a supply agreement with T-Mobile International, a group of wireless network operators belonging to telecommunications kingpin Deutsche Telekom. The deal, RIM's second in Germany, is important because it will give the Waterloo, Ontario-based company access to the tens of...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Multimedia messaging continues to make waves in the wireless industry, as two major messaging companies today announced MMS products for both wireless carriers and corporate customers.Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. released its MMS infrastructure solution, which is part of its instant...
GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally brought home to the region’s 60-plus operators.With many players already having committed hundreds of millions of euros to securing national...
NEW YORK—Under the terms of a service bureau agreement announced Feb. 7, Convergys' Geneva Active Revenue Management software is providing billing and customer care support for Compaq Computer Corp. iPAQ and iPAQ BlackBerry devices.The Geneva ARM software provides real-time, transaction-based rating and billing, and...
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada—The adage, "keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer," seems to fit the new business relationship Research In Motion (RIM) and Glenayre Electronics announced this week.The two companies said they are dropping their patent lawsuits against each other and will...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. announced Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless will sell voice and data-integrated BlackBerry wireless devices for its GPRS network.The carrier deal is the latest in a long list for RIM, which has agreements with AT&T Wireless, VoiceStream Wireless, MmO2, Nextel...
TORONTO—Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of the popular BlackBerry pager, announced a major alliance with Motorola and Nextel Communications to develop a combined e-mail, pager and telephone device for the U.S. market later this year. The Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based RIM did not disclose...
DENVER, United States—European wireless giant Mm02 announced a series of major deals that further the carrier's strategy to offer a range of unique products and services in the European market during the next several months.First, the carrier announced an agreement with Handspring to sell...
RESTON, Va.—Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced plans to restructure its debt under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan the company filed with the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court, a move Motient said will eliminate more than $40 million in annual interest payments.Motient said...
The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the wireless industry.The handheld computing industry has suffered through the past year along with the...
TORONTO—Research In Motion (RIM) announced another major European move, this time with Telecom Italia Group in Italy to introduce RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail device to the Italian corporate market.During the past several months, RIM has announced a series of deals to introduce BlackBerrys running...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—In a move to redirect Motorola Inc.'s two-way pager devices toward the business market and against Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry device, Notify Technology Corp. said it will offer its NotifyLink Enterprise Exchange Edition through Motorola's Talkabout T900 and Timeport P935.Motorola's two-way...
NEW YORK—Mobilocity Inc. announced its has launched its Mobile First Step promotion, in conjunction with Research In Motion's Blackberry Enterprise Edition, allowing executives to trial Blackberry e-mail service and to attend two educational workshops exploring how mobile solutions can generate positive ROIs."Mobile technology, like...
WATERLOO, Canada—A curious patent infringement suit has been filed against Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device.RIM said it learned of the complaint filed by NTP Inc., a Virginia-based holding company. RIM said it initially became aware of NTP...
RESTON, Va.—Motient Corp. announced a deal that could add as many as 40,000 new subscribers over four years to its network through a deal with Airespring Wireless, which will sell Motient's eLink and BlackBerry by Motient wireless e-mail products in its Office To Go...
