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 its trademarked MediaCrossbar technology, which functions on existing wireless networks. Through its Web or WAP...
Multiplier IndustriesMultiplier 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 mAh capacity M9012; the 1,700 mAh capacity M9012C; the 1,600 mAh capacity M9009; the 2,100...
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 wireless services.SWIFTcomm, which stands for Smart Wireless Internet Field Teamwork Communications, will permit error-free...
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 for its products.Palm Chief Executive Officer Carl Yankowski illustrated his vision for the company,...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. announced it would supply its 780 Husky fex21 handheld computers to Federal Express in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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 companies to market Melard's line of wireless notebooks and handheld devices.Under the agreement, VisionAir will...
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 allow faster performance from its platform and will give Nortel the chance to use...
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 software and WAP-centric portal."New York's Silicon Alley makes the perfect beachhead for our entry...
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 latest 3.5 operating system.The hybrid, set to launch during the first quarter of next...
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 the United States.This enables Psion USA to access ReturnsPort.com's slew of Internet-based returns processing...
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...
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 to mind the term for their new integrated device that combines the features of a...
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. A wireless technology exists, however, that can track the location of a stolen car...
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, lead managed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, priced at $21 each, well above the $16-$18...
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 alliance formed with Nuance, a developer of voice interface software platforms, and General Magic, a...
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 viability.Neoworld is looking to bridge the gap between traditional analog specialized mobile radio systems...
SpirentSpirent 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 high-speed, over-the-air data logging and a data playback feature. The InfoDM v2.0 improves message logging...
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 information and services wirelessly.The service trial will include maps, find-it services for restaurants and...
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 likely 3G handsets will come in a number of shapes and sizes to accommodate...
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 UBS Warburg in New York.Slowing rates of growth in voice communications, coupled with the...
HandsetsNeopointThe 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 NeoPoint 2000 and tri-mode NeoPoint 2600 phones hold more than 2,000 contacts, schedule, task and personal...
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 service protocol version of MDSI's Advantex r7 technology. In its first release, the solution will...
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 for an upcoming campaign on one of its thorniest issues-driver distraction.From `industry' to `Internet'The...
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 regimens," the manufacturer expects to ramp up to full production of the tri-mode PCS, analog...
