ATLANTA-Mobile e-commerce security provider Certicom Corp. announced it is accepting applications for participation in a beta testing program of a WinCE handheld virtual private network client for Pocket PC users.The company reported that 72 companies have already been accepted into a VPN beta testing...
NEW YORK-Wireless users may be free of the wire but not of the clutter. Despite the image of untethered communications, they are burdened with a bevy of devices.Only technology buffs are willing to carry around a bag full of wireless communicators that cannot interact...
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, New York.Slowing rates of growth in voice communications, coupled with the lag...
CHICAGO-At what was overall a relatively slow show in terms of floor traffic, Handspring Inc. took a piece of the spotlight by introducing an attachment to its Visor organizer product that adds voice functionality to the primarily data device at the Personal Communications Industry...
NEW YORK-AvantGo, a San Mateo, Calif., designer of software permitting handheld computers to access Web content, went public to an enthusiastic reception Sept. 26.The company priced its 5.5 million share initial public offering at $12 each, $1 above the top of its expected range....
NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. is on track to launch its new Ricochet service with data speeds up to 128 kilobits per second in New York and several other cities markets by the end of September, Timothy A. Dreisbach, chairman and chief executive officer, said.Positioning itself...
TOKYO-Intel Corp.'s stock took a beating early Friday after the world's largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts' expectations.The company's stock lost about 22 percent of its value, dropping more than $14 per share as soon as the market...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. said its @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module for the Handspring Visor is commercially available, bundled with the handheld device.The module gives two-way wireless connectivity to the Visor for e-mail and messaging capabilities. It connects to the devices via the Springboard...
BOTHELL, Wash.-PocketScript, a wireless e-prescription system developer, will bundle Data Critical Corp.'s unwiredDR services and PocketChart application with its solutions and wireless handheld devices.The two also agreed to share technology across clinical functions like lab transactions and prescription writing to physicians may use these...
ISELIN, N.J.-Datek Online Brokerage Services L.L.C. is using Interactive Messaging PLUS from BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. for its notifications to system engineers who track order-processing servers in New York City and Secaucus, N.J.The wireless data technology, which was integrated with a network management system...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. released its Timeport P935 personal interactive communicator, the company's newest entry in the wireless Web and messaging market.The wireless clamshell handheld device, powered by Motorola's Wisdom 4.0 Operating System, includes 4.5 Megabits of total memory and a QWERTY keypad allowing...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. signed an agreement with ePhones to resell BlackBerry handheld devices using Aether Wireless' e-mail services through the ePhones Powered Network.Aether said its BlackBerry offering is an integrated package of hardware, software, airtime and customer services designed to provide wireless...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Centura Software Corp. and Handango Inc. have partnered to provide mobile solutions to the enterprise market.Under the agreement, Handango will provide mobile devices, network connectivity and software distribution and management while Centura will provide its Mobile Application Server eSNAPP 2.0. The joint...
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
NEW YORK-In tandem with the anticipated debut of Wireless Application Protocol services by American carriers in fall and winter, Nokia Mobile Phones Inc., Irving, Texas, plans to begin shipping its 7100 series WAP-enabled handsets.Domestic operators already are testing the Nokia 7160, designed for TDMA...
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-Evoke Communications Inc. launched a mobile Web-conferencing service that allows wireless-enabled Palm V and Palm VII users to initiate and control a Web conference from their handheld device.The service, which is the first wireless application from Evoke, has passed the Palm Platinum test.
Aether Systems Inc. is known for its custom messaging solutions, wirelessly enabling various types of applications for use on messaging devices and handheld computers.This week, the company is hoping to stake out a piece of the browser-enabled phone market, introducing a new partnership with...
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup Language (WML) content. The Jataayu Browser is fully WAP compliant, the company said, and can be...
DENVER, United States-Instant messaging is considered a key element to what the wireless industry calls pervasive messaging, meaning the ability to send a text message from any device-a computer, pager or wireless phone-to any other text-enabled device regardless of network connection.As the wireless industry...
DENVER, United States-Qualcomm and Ford Motor Co. perpetuated the marriage between wireless communication and mobility, creating a new company called Wingcast, which will develop and deliver wireless mobility and information services to cars and trucks, and give Qualcomm a means to main line new...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp., the world's biggest chip company, last week announced a new chip architecture designed to benefit a wide variety of wireless Internet and networking infrastructure applications.Intel said the XScale microarchitecture has the flexibility to handle requirements for both ultra-low power and...
Almost exactly one year after becoming the first wireless carrier to introduce wireless Internet service to customers, Sprint PCS has introduced a new program to its Wireless Web service that caters to business clients.The new suite is called Wireless Web for Business. The service...
