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ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. and VisionAir Inc. entered an alliance to provide wireless systems and application solutions aimed at public safety and field-service organizations. The deal also calls for the …

Under a new licensing agreement, Nortel Networks will be able to license Certicom’s Elliptic Curve Cryptography technology to create a virtual private network for handheld devices. Nortel said this will …

NEW YORK-Room33 AB has opened its doors here to tap into the city’s content creation hub and give the Stockholm-based company easier access to potential American customers for its mobile …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. hopes to reach two fast-growing markets with its QCP 6035 Smartphone, combining the functionality of a tri-mode CDMA phone with a personal digital assistant incorporating Palm Inc.’s …

Psion USA, a manufacturer of personal productivity handheld computers, has agreed to use ReturnsPort.com’s full suite of services to track and manage the comings and goings of its inventory in …

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 …

LAS VEGAS-Those who got an early view of the new Ericsson R380 World Smartphone at Comdex here last week quickly dubbed it a “spork.” Developers Ericsson and Symbian didn’t seem …

The business of stealing cars is a $7 billion game that every year saps the resources of law enforcement and results in a financial and personal loss for car owners. …

NEW YORK-Transmeta Corp. and its Crusoe line of processors received enthusiastic applause from investors as the San Francisco company went public Nov. 7. The 13 million share initial public offering, …

After answering more than 5.5 billion questions in the past four years, Ask Jeeves Inc.’s online question answering service is finally learning to talk. The talking capabilities come from an …

WASHINGTON-Neoworld Inc., a newcomer with a back-to-the-future wireless strategy, represents a new breed of dispatch operator forced by massive consolidation and other industry trends to exploit market niches with economic …

Spirent Spirent Communications, which provides performance analysis solutions, announced the InfoDM v2.0 release, which is part of the company’s acquisition of InfoSoft Technologies, will supplement Spirent’s CDMA test solution with …

BOSTON-Nortel Networks said it will conduct a 10-week trial of its new e-mobility Location Communications Service, which is designed for travelers, visitors, college students and new residents and provides location-based …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having spent vast sums on third-generation (3G) mobile licenses, operators are hoping terminals will live up to expectations. Unlike GSM, where handsets are broadly similar in appearance, it seems …

NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business “will go through the most severe changes in the next several years,” said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst for …

Handsets Neopoint The company released new dual-band and tri-mode smart phones that include increased capacity for personal digital assistant functions, built-in e-mail capabilities and a NeoPad Qwerty keyboard. The dual-band …

CHICAGO-DriveLogic Inc. and MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. have joined to offer a new service that will help auto insurance companies accelerate claims processing. The DriveLogic solution uses the application …

WASHINGTON-As the nation prepares for a sea change that will come when a new president is elected, the wireless industry’s main trade association experienced some major changes recently and prepared …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. has begun carrier trials of its first Bluetooth-capable wireless phone, the Timeport 270, and expects to begin shipping the CDMA handsets by year-end. Depending on “carrier testing …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies entered a strategic relationship with PhoneOnline.com, a wireless development and professional services firm, to support interoperability between PhoneOnline.com’s BlueMoon mobile software technology application framework and Glenayre’s @activeLink …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In what is perhaps the most significant step since announcing the commercial launch of its Ricochet service in limited markets earlier this summer, Metricom Inc. happily presented CTIA’s …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-JP Systems introduced a new platform at CTIA’s Wireless I.T. show last week called SureWave, along with a WAP browser for Palm OS devices, supporting the Palm Query …

Intel Corp.’s stock rode a roller coaster early last week with its price falling sharply Monday on analyst concerns about depressed microprocessor prices, followed by a surge on Wednesday after …

SAN FRANCISCO-Globalstar USA introduced the “Time or Money” promotional pricing offer, where customers who purchase either a handheld or fixed satellite phone and sign up for Globalstar service receive a …

As it initiates a beta launch of its wireless Internet solution and wireless portal this week, YadaYada Inc. is preparing to go head to head with competitors OmniSky Corp. and …