SAN FRANCISCO-OmniSky Corp.'s wireless service is commercially available for the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC via the Sierra Wireless AirCard 300 wireless modem.OmniSky's solution includes features like the Pocket Internet Explorer browser, the Os OneTap feature, which allows users to save Web information into the...
While carriers' network upgrade plans have garnered the majority of attention from the wireless industry, there is another equally important area that many wireless companies are now focusing on: the applications."Applications are everything," said Adam Guy, senior analyst of mobile wireless research for The Strategis...
In addition to the variety of toppings available for your morning latte, Starbucks Coffee Co. soon will be offering its customers high-speed wireless Internet access.The Seattle-based coffee giant last week announced a five-year strategic relationship with Compaq Computer Corp. to provide its retail stores...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Streaming video is a technology that is often mentioned in conjunction with third-generation (3G) networks, but users may see its possibilities sooner than 3G network rollouts.Streaming media is the ability to receive video alerts, wireless games, short video clips, and news and sports...
Siemens AG is eliminating 6,100 jobs from its mobile handset and network operations. The German telecom equipment and handset company, which shied away from offering its earnings picture for the second half of the year, said 2,600 jobs would be cut from the mobile-handset...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless data and Internet services provider GoAmerica Inc. said it expanded its relationship with Compaq Computer Corp. and will power Compaq's iPAQnet Mobility Solutions for mobile computers over CDPD networks.In November, Compaq selected GoAmerica as the first wireless service provider to support its...
The wireless Internet is only as good as the device it's on.Granted, there are plenty of other issues surrounding the look and feel of the experience-including network speeds and coverage areas-but the device is a central part of the setup.For this reason, lots of...
HOUSTON-Compaq Computer Corp. has partnered with SignalSoft Corp., SnapTrack Inc. and Wireless Facilities Inc. to develop a location solution on one platform called the Compaq Discovery Location System, the company announced.The Compaq Discovery Location System will help carriers comply with the Federal Communications Commission's...
LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced partnerships that it said will lead to new applications and services for a variety of devices for the GSM/GPRS network it plans to deploy later this year.AT&T plans to work with Accenture, Compaq Computer, MDSI and Siebel Systems...
NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Inc. is serving up advanced computing power for wireless network elements and operations support systems, according to separate announcements the company issued last week.With its new series of Sun Fire Midframe servers now available in quantity, the Palo Alto, Calif., company...
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.-Amid the scorched desert ground abutting the lush greens of golf courses, the future of the wireless Internet was the topic of discussion in the small community of Litchfield Park, Ariz., where industry consultant Andrew Seybold held his 2001 Summit 4Mobility. And...
Mobile computing company Psion plc shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping out of the running in the smart-phone industry, cutting its workforce and now plans to focus on industrial WAN and...
Mobile computing company Psion shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping out of the running in the smart-phone industry and cutting its work force. The company now plans to focus on industrial...
Telcom GlobalChris Carter was appointed Telcom Global Solutions Inc.'s senior director for engineering services. In his new position, Carter will be responsible for planning and managing the company's global resource pool. Carter has more than seven years of experience in wireless network design and...
With its volatile appetite, the bear market showed little respect last week, not even for the sweet Blackberry.The Blackberry, a popular handheld device created by Research In Motion Ltd., was not only the mainstay of its company's fabled fortunes in the past year, it...
Band-XStephen Beynon was hired as Band-X's new chief executive officer. He was previously in a management position in the data and business services division of Cable & Wireless Optus.ElectrofuelPatrick R. McCool was appointed the vice president of sales for Electrofuel Inc. He was previously...
Even more nascent than the wireless Internet industry, the wireless multimedia industry is expected to represent a good portion of next-generation wireless Internet services.PacketVideo Corp.-which develops wireless streaming video and audio solutions-last week introduced a showcase of streaming video media applications available on today's...
724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses conduct high-volume, secure and mobile transactions.The transaction closes in the first quarter of 2001.724 Solutions provides Internet infrastructure software that...
LAS VEGAS-The computer industry is ready to stake its claim in the wireless market, evidenced by a range of announcements at this year's Fall Comdex show.Various PDA manufacturers and service providers made significant announcements at Comdex. And while wireless was but a footnote for...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. have agreed to develop GPRS phones using Microsoft Corp.'s Stinger smart phone platform and Mobile Internet Explorer microbrowser software for VoiceStream's GSM network.VoiceStream has stated it plans to launch GPRS services sometime next year. The...
Following the disclosure of their third-quarter earnings, two leading local multipoint distribution services carriers proved the business of financing is a hit-and-miss proposition.Winstar Communications Inc. said it secured approximately $1.02 billion in financing, enough money to keep the company funded until it can generate...
SAN DIEGO-Compaq Computer Corp. will incorporate Widcomm Inc.'s Bluetooth Protocol Software for Windows into its next-generation commercial notebook computers.Widcomm said it would provide Compaq with the Bluetooth protocol software, user interface, and technical support and training on the protocol software.
MEXICO CITY-Diveo Broadband Networks, which offers wireless broadband services in Latin America, said it launched Diveo Hosting Paq for large and medium-sized businesses, Internet content providers, e-commerce providers and systems integrators through the region in conjunction with Compaq Latin America. The Web hosting package...
CHICAGO-Video content may be the new show to watch on the wireless Internet.Content is the name of the game in the wireless Internet evolution going forward. And while it is by no means a new concept, companies are paying more attention to the wireless...
