OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. signed an agreement with ePhones to resell BlackBerry handheld devices using Aether Wireless' e-mail services through the ePhones Powered Network.Aether said its BlackBerry offering is an integrated package of hardware, software, airtime and customer services designed to provide wireless...
Looking to make a play in the wireless e-business enablement space, Brience Inc. was formed six months ago by former executives of KPMG Consulting who found existing wireless enablement solutions lacking."We saw a trend about 18 months ago back when we were building for...
HARTFORD, Conn.-Paradigm4 Inc. introduced a solution called Ez-Attach4, which allows users to open document attachments on e-mail messages forwarded to their wireless devices.The solution is powered by ActiveNet technology from Equinox Solutions Inc. and works in conjunction with the WorkStyle Server from Wireless Knowledge...
Almost overlooked amid the hype of Compaq Computer Corp.'s new iPAQ Home Internet Appliance introduced last week was the news that Compaq would being reselling another alternative Internet access product-Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device.Under a recently expanded strategic alliance, Compaq will...
In the months before the wireless Internet wave began to take shape, Infowave Software Inc. introduced a desktop software solution called Symmetry that would forward e-mail messages to wireless devices.At the time, it was the company's centerpiece product. Since then, Infowave has evolved to...
TORONTO-Rogers AT&T Wireless launched a wireless shopping comparison service in conjunction with BuyBuddy.com, an online independent comparison shopping guide.The service is available on the new BlackBerry 957 and 950 handheld devices. Rogers plans to extend BuyBuddy Mobile to all mobile phones and pagers in...
In a Dallas factory once used for making bombs during World War II, Stick Networks Inc. is building a new class of wireless Internet services it hopes will prove just as explosive.Much has been discussed about the convergence between the Internet and wireless networks....
NEW YORK-Developers of devices and applications for wireless communications strutted their stuff, offering new, nearly new and soon-to-debut products and services at this year's MobileFocus.Giving more gumption to handheld computers is the design of at least five of the companies at this bite-sized trade...
Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Eudora Internet Suite version 1.1 for the Palm operating system, allowing any Palm-based device with a wireless or wired Internet connection to browse the Internet without going through a proxy server, the company said. It also supports e-mail management and...
Aether Systems Inc. added yet another tier to its ever-expanding services platform last week by partnering with Critical Path Inc., one of the largest messaging solutions providers in the industry.Critical Path provides messaging solutions, as well as such collaborative applications as calendaring, fax notification...
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc., a WorldCom Inc. company, has begun offering the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion Ltd., branded BlackBerry by SkyTel, to customers nationwide.The service uses the BlackBerry Exchange Edition with the RIM 850 handheld device. SkyTel will offer the...
A running joke dogging the Wireless Application Protocol industry is that its initials, WAP, stand for "Where are the phones?"Applying that to the messaging industry, desperate to be included in the wireless Internet game, the question may be asked, "Where are the pagers?"All discussions...
Whatever you do, don't tell John Beletic he's running a paging network."We spend $580 million building a two-way messaging network and $90 million on the one-way paging network and people are still calling us a paging carrier," said the chairman and chief executive officer...
Anticipating substantial future growth in the mobile and wireless computing industries, Sybase Inc. launched a new subsidiary to provide mobile business-to-business services and support.Sybase created iAnywhere Solutions Inc. to help the company pursue new strategic alliances, investment strategies and technology research and development for...
ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. has begun a market test of its Airmanager, a wireless service featuring BlackBerry Internet Edition from Research In Motion Ltd.The new service allows EarthLink members to send and receive e-mail messages using the BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution, and it is the first...
As last week's Love Bug virus painfully illustrated, more computer viruses are being spread via e-mail, and they are growing increasingly destructive.But despite the growing popularity of wireless e-mail services, the Love Bug fiasco remained largely a non-event in the wireless world. While some...
Now that wireless phone providers have jumped on the Wireless Application Protocol bandwagon, it seems only fitting that the dedicated data network providers should follow suit.And they are, with help from Neomar Inc., a start-up firm in San Francisco that has created a WAP...
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has changed its name to Motient Corp., with the new Nasdaq symbol MTNT."Motient is information in motion, solutions in motion and instant messaging for business-to-business and business-to-consumers," said Walt Purnell Jr., president and chief executive officer of...
Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.'s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the company's stock down 44 percent, despite positive earnings and new product and partnership announcements.The...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Open Text Corp., a provider of collaborative e-business applications, and Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strategic relationship with plans to integrate Livelink and BlackBerry features allowing mobile Livelink users to collaborate within their organizations and throughout their supply chain communities.The companies noted...
BURNABY, British Columbia-Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. placed an order for a branded version of Infowave Software Inc.'s Symmetry software that Rogers will offer to new and existing subscribers using digital personal communications services phones, wireless data services and paging.The Symmetry software works with Microsoft...
BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced two new initiatives at its WAVE developers conference this week-a new branding effort for its two-way messaging service and a plan to become the premier wireless network provider for wireless application service providers.First, BSWD introduced MyBiz interactive, a new...
NEW ORLEANS-Compaq Computer Corp. added to its wireless interests this week, unveiling its Mobile Internet Platform for e-commerce solutions, as well as a long term partnership with Research In Motion Inc.The Mobile Internet Platform is an extension of Compaq's NonStop eBusiness solutions program. The...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research in Motion Ltd. and Bid.Com International Inc. reported plans to form a strategic alliance.Bid.Com International, an online e-commerce company, and Research in Motion confirmed plans to develop and market products and services that allow secure wireless interaction and e-commerce transactions using Bid.Com's...
