MINNEAPOLIS—The wireless industry's smaller players continued their push to consolidate under tight economic conditions, with three mergers and acquisitions announced over the past few days.Iquniverse Inc. announced it will merge with Wireless Ronin Technologies, which makes wireless handheld computers for mobile workers. Iquniverse will...
TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless signed an agreement with Canadian delivery company Purolator Courier Ltd. to use the carrier's GSM/GPRS network to provide an end-to-end wireless data solution enabling access to shipping information for Purolator customers across Canada.Purolator said it has deployed more than 6,000 Symbol...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—The Alan Broadband Co. Inc. recently released the Zap Checker, a handheld device that detects and displays transmitted electronic energy.Zap Checker detects devices being used in bandwidths from less than 10 MHz to more than 4.5 GHz, including: cellular phones, microwave ovens,...
ARMONK, N.Y.—Melard Technologies has chosen Research In Motion Ltd.'s OEM radio modems to wirelessly enable its rugged handheld computers.With RIM's radio modems, Melard plans to offer mobile employees in the telco, cable, field service and utilities industries wireless access to information."Wireless connectivity is important...
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada—Newfoundland is poised to become the first province in Canada to ban motorists from using handheld cell phones while driving. The proposed ban is aimed at improving safety."We are convinced cell-phone use by drivers constitutes a serious diversion which must be...
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—DoxaSoft Technologies Inc. launched FleetMasterPro, a new wireless solution it said will allow vehicle inspectors at fleet operator or service companies to perform inspections wirelessly. According to DoxaSoft, FleetMasterPro features an easy to use Basic Vehicle Inspection Module that inspectors access over...
ARMONK, N.Y.—Melard Technologies Inc. announced its Sidearm ruggedized handheld computer has been selected by Brink's Home Security for use by its service technicians and installers."With the SIDEARM, each technician can download job assignments and data as necessary and then input information while on the...
NEW YORK—EarthLink, the Atlanta-based Internet service provider, will expand the usability of its EarthLink Everywhere wireless access by making it available to Pocket PC 2002 handheld computers by May, said Jeffrey Hendricks, director of product management for devices and appliances.In late February, the company...
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Troy Wireless unveiled its Wireless WindConnect Bluetooth print adapter software for use with select Palm handheld computers.The printer software allows Palm handhelds with a Bluetooth Card to transmit information to Bluetooth compatible printers.
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...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring announced it will begin selling its much-lauded mobile phone/personal digital assistant Treo device throughout the nation's retail stores. Further, the company said Cingular Wireless will also sell the device through its retail outlets, and will license the company's popular Blazer wireless...
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL—The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport now is equipped with a neutral-host wireless network system, giving travelers with laptops or handheld devices outfitted with a Wi-Fi network card the ability to access the Internet.The network was developed by Concourse Communications Group and iPass Inc....
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Wireless Internet communications provider JumpStart Wireless Corp. announced its DispatchSuite will be marketed by Skytel Communications Inc. through its Web site.DispatchSuite allows companies to integrate existing forms including work orders, delivery orders, work requests, sales leads, time sheets, billing data and route...
LINCOLN, Neb.—Transcrypt International Inc. announced its EFJohnson Co. subsidiary has taken multiple orders from the Department of Interior (DOI) for its radio communications equipment.Totaling $1.6 million, the Bureau of Indian Affairs placed an order for the 5300 series mobile radios with handheld controllers for...
NEW YORK—Cue Corp., which provides FM subcarrier messaging and data services throughout North American, said it has partnered with Sensoria Corp. to broadcast real-time traffic information to car radios and to Compaq iPAQ handheld computers.The traffic information is delivered to Sensoria's mGate over CUE's...
BELLEVUE, Wash.—Infowave Software reported an agreement with Mobile Planet, a multichannel direct reseller, providing Infowave's Symmetry Pro wireless corporate e-mail software solution to its customers directly from the Mobile Planet Web site and product catalog.Infowave also announced an agreement with Handango, a publisher of...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.—Brother International Corp. and PrinterOn Corp. have partnered to allow mobile professionals to print while outside the office.The companies plan to enable remote and wireless Internet printing on Brother's line of printers and multifunction devices. The companies will also collaborate on targeting strategic...
SEATTLE, United States—Starbucks confirmed that VoiceStream will pick up where MobileStar Network left off as the wireless local area network (WLAN) service provider in Starbucks' coffee shops across North America.Customers will be able to access the Internet using their own wirelessly enabled laptops and...
ATLANTA—Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. announced it is now offering Internet service to wireless handheld device users as well. According to the company's Web site, EarthLink-powered wireless e-mail and Internet service is available over several devices from Palm, Handspring, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, and Research...
CANNES, France—The GSM Association presented several awards at the 3GSM World Congress this week."Once again, our industry has surpassed itself," said Rob Conway, chief executive officer of the GSM Association. "The sheer diversity, innovation and technological excellence demonstrated by all the entries made the...
HACKENSACK, N.J.—Wireless data provider GoAmerica Inc. announced its subsidiary Wynd Communications Corp. purchased the reachNET subscriber base from TeleCommunication Systems Inc.Company executives said the move makes sense because both the Wynd and reachNET subscriber bases are largely composed of customers who are deaf and...
MANILA, The Philippines—The development of wireless devices and services could push new modes of commerce during the next 10 years, according to a report released by information technology (IT) consulting and management company Accenture.Titled "The Future of Wireless," the report projected the global market...
WAYNE, N.J.—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Audible Inc. have been testing a jointly developed automated wireless download capability designed to extend Audible's content delivery platform to compatible handheld devices via high-speed wireless networks.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc.'s new wireless integrated device, the i705, seems to have hit the shelves in consumer electronic retail stores Friday, but the company isn't commenting one way or the other.Several Office Depots in the Denver area confirmed that they started selling the...
