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Brightpod integrated AvantGo’s Enterprise product suite into its applications service provider platform. The companies said they will co-market the Brightpod offering through joint promotional activities. “We try to make `going …

Aether Aether Systems Inc. introduced version 1.1 of its ScoutWeb software component of the ScoutWare product suite. The new version supports SSL encryption as well as various other levels of …

Yada Yada Inc. has formed an alliance with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide co-branded Minstrel V Wireless Handheld Modems for the Palm V and to supply Minstrel S Wireless Springboard …

Drought is the bellweather for venture funds these days, but not for two companies, NetSanity Inc. and AppForge Inc., which received their third and first rounds of financing, respectively. NetSanity, …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week suffered two stunning legal setbacks in health-related litigation, capped by the decision of wealthy Baltimore superlawyer Peter Angelos to take control of an $800 million …

SAN FRANCISCO-With a second-quarter revenue rise of about $100 million from the year-ago period, handheld maker Handspring Inc. surpassed Wall Street estimates and looks to turn its first profit by …

TORONTO-To the relief of the wireless industry, the Canadian government raised the four-year-old spectrum cap that limits the amount of radio spectrum each PCS provider may operate. Wireless carriers in …

As industry spends billions of dollars on spectrum and banks on a future driven by third-generation wireless phones and mobile commerce, there is every reason to believe the serious business …

LAS VEGAS-Palm Inc. introduced the new point-and-pay features of its handheld device, dubbed the “e-wallet,” which allows users to pay for purchases with an embedded Visa credit card in their …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. signed a multimillion dollar deal with PacketVideo Corp. to deliver full-motion video and audio content to mobile devices. The content will include news, sports highlights, movie trailers …

LAS VEGAS-GoAmerica Inc., through its existing partnership with Sierra Wireless, plans to offer a wireless adaptor for Sony’s CLIE handheld device, which will be commercially available in the second quarter …

NEW YORK-Bell Mobility, Toronto, plans a series of initiatives this year to expand its data and Internet services and move toward third-generation wireless, Pierre Blouin, president and chief executive officer …

RESTON, Va.-U.S. network operator Motient Corp. and Canadian operator Bell Mobility announced a partnership to allow wireless e-mail users to seamlessly send and receive e-mails from both countries. The service …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Palm Inc. have agreed to market and sell CDMA wireless solutions for personal digital assistants using the Palm OS platform and Sprint PCS’ digital voice …

OmniSky Corp., a wireless Internet and e-mail services provider, has signed a deal to acquire NomadIQ, which provides location-based applications and services for handheld devices. The agreement allows Omnisky to …

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., …

Starbucks customers across North America can enjoy their coffee simultaneously with high-speed wireless Internet access, thanks to an agreement between Microsoft and Starbucks Coffee Co. The contract, which will use …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless urged the New York State Legislature to consider statewide legislation requiring drivers to use hands-free devices while using cell phones and driving. Verizon said its announcement comes …

BOSTON-In 2000, the wireless industry saw WAP browsers proliferate, wireless terminals become exciting again and 2.5 and third-generation technologies become more focused, analyst firm The Yankee Group said. But 2001 …

NEW YORK-ITN News Media of the United Kingdom will stream video reports to handheld wireless devices using technology developed by Geo Interactive Media Group Ltd. of Israel, under an agreement …

NEW YORK-Savos Inc., New York, launched commercially its “Internet audio technology showcase” to provide streaming audio services to wireless carriers, application service providers and systems integrators. The company has developed …

Multiplier Industries Multiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater impact strength, includes the 1,400 …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has established offices here to prepare for a 2001 commercial launch of its SWIFTcomm data platform, which it believes is a low-cost challenger to third-generation …

At its annual PalmSource conference for developers, Palm Inc. further embraced the ongoing wireless enablement of its devices by incorporating a broad array of wireless-related hardware and software innovations designed …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. announced it would supply its 780 Husky fex21 handheld computers to Federal Express in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.