The wireless data industry started as a dream and a nationwide network almost 30 years ago.As the years slowly passed and people began to recognize the value of mobile data, more and more trucking managers jumped on board to wirelessly track their vehicles,...
HOBOKEN, N.J.—Advanced Systems Concepts released its ActiveBatch Wireless Client interface, which the company said improves remote server and application management support using Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless device."With ActiveBatch Wireless Client, remote management is simplified and responsibility for direct action is placed in...
WATERLOO, Canada—Research In Motion Ltd. announced earnings in line with many analyst expectations, but lowered its forecasts for the future due to a troubled economy, slow rollouts of GPRS networks and the "weakened financial condition of Motient Corp."RIM reported revenue for the second quarter...
HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. will provide wireless Internet service to all of Canadian wireless carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless's GSM/GPRS subscribers, a move that greatly expands the relationship between the two companies and marks GoAmerica's first move into 2.5-generation network technology.Rogers AT&T, which this summer completed...
TORONTO—RFID developer SAMSys Technologies Inc. has joined the Research In Motion BlackBerry Independent Software Vendors Alliance Program in hopes of integrating RIM's BlackBerry solution with SAMSys' multiprotocol, multi-frequency reader architecture."In keeping with our forward-looking and innovative approach to RFID system functionality, we believe that...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—BitFlash extended its screen-scraping technology to include Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry device, a move the company said gives BlackBerry users the ability to view visually rich e-mail attachments."Our advanced e-mail attachment capability gives enterprises a competitive edge," said Antoine Paquin, BitFlash's...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—BT Cellnet signed a licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM) that enables it to launch a wireless e-mail service in Europe. The company said it plans to introduce RIM Blackberry products next month in the United Kingdom, followed by the Netherlands...
WATERLOO, Canada—Research In Motion (RIM) continued its European expansion, announcing the addition of Italian Internet company Dada to its growing list of partners.Dada will work to introduce RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Edition early next year through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) networks.BT Cellnet is perhaps...
Motient Corp. posted another slow quarter last week, showing total revenue of $23.7 million on a net loss of $65.5 million, and warned that the current economic slowdown has begun to affect the company's subscriber totals and could continue to do so."Current IT (information...
Forget about 3G speed. Bring on the services."Today's network speed and coverage are more than adequate for most of the so-called 3G services," said Matin B. Dunsby, global wireless initiative leader of Deloitte Consulting, echoing the often understated fact that the glorified services anticipated...
IBM Corp. announced plans to bring its considerable weight to the world of wireless instant messaging, a service that is quickly gaining additional users and big-name players.The equipment giant made its entrance through its Lotus Development Corp. company last week, which released the Sametime...
LAS VEGAS-Research In Motion Ltd. and Neomar Inc. announced a deal to extend the wireless reach of RIM's popular BlackBerry devices.Under the deal, the two companies said they will give business customers the ability to securely access enterprise applications beyond simply e-mail and calendar...
SAN FRANCISCO-Aether Systems Inc. announced it will combine its BlackBerry e-mail product with its enterprise server powered by Neomar Inc. in order to offer businesses a behind-the-firewall wireless server that gives secure access to business data.
OTTAWA-BT Cellnet, the mobile business branch of the U.K.'s British Telecommunications plc's wireless unit, has partnered with Research In Motion Ltd. to offer the wireless e-mail solution, BlackBerry, throughout the United Kingdom.RIM's BlackBerry, which was launched in North America in 1999, allows mobile professionals...
Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced a massive restructuring plan last week that includes cutting 55 percent of its work force-a full 700 positions-and completely dismantling its wireless messaging infrastructure division. Glenayre officials said the company would refocus its energies on its unified messaging products and...
Short messaging service has found a niche in Europe with the youth market sending billions of short notes to each other during the past year. SMS messages often only cost pennies per messages. But with more than 5 billion SMS messages sent each month,...
NEW YORK-Third-generation technology is completely unnecessary for taking advantage of data opportunities, which are growing even though widespread consumer adoption may be years away, according to speakers at the recent WirelessWednesdays "Killer Mobile Applications and Opportunities" seminar."The widespread belief that you need 3G to...
NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as alternative providers, said Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer of RIM."Paging carriers have tried to...
While seven-digit numbers are usually reserved for a company's bottom line or telephone number, the seven digits in 6,219,694are of extra importance to Canadian-based wireless messaging company Research In Motion Ltd. Those seven numbers represents the patent issued to the company last week from...
If data is the center of gravity for future networks, Tahoe Networks thinks it has found the missing link in the wireless industry that can propel it to success.Tahoe Networks, a startup with $38 million of seed money in its first round of financing,...
WASHINGTON-Personal digital assistants and two-way pagers can be security hazards since they lack necessary protections or are built in with risky, albeit convenient, default software, said a leading researcher at a wireless security conference last week."You can't think of these devices as toys or...
NEW YORK-AppliedTheory will partner with Brightpod to help corporate customers mobilize enterprise content through applications for wireless access on mobile devices including Palms, Pocket PCs, RIM BlackBerry handhelds, Web-enabled phones and other devices.Brightpod will act as AppliedTheory's resource in addressing mobile Internet needs of...
Going mobile isn't easy. If it were, there would probably be a lot more companies doing it. And differing standards, multitudinous offerings and the simple cost of wireless applications and services are real hindrances many businesses face.Aether Systems Inc., which has been a leader...
China undecided on technology selectionOnly months after the Chinese Ministry of Information signed a memorandum of understanding to allow the country's second-largest company, China Unicom, to deploy CDMA service, a Chinese newspaper reported last week the government is still deciding which third-generation technology to...
