REDMOND, Wash.-Lifeclinic.com Corp. announced wireless access to the company's consumer Web site, enabling customers to access information from wireless handheld devices including Web-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants.The service will allow members to access their blood pressure, weight and pulse records, as well...
Mobile LifestreamsA Web site designed for the mobile communication professional was launched by Mobile Lifestreams Ltd. According to the company, the new site, www.mobile4mobile.com, was designed to cover the needs of those involved in the mobile communications industry. The site aggregates information about mobile...
NEW YORK-Developers of devices and applications for wireless communications strutted their stuff, offering new, nearly new and soon-to-debut products and services at this year's MobileFocus.Giving more gumption to handheld computers is the design of at least five of the companies at this bite-sized trade...
Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Eudora Internet Suite version 1.1 for the Palm operating system, allowing any Palm-based device with a wireless or wired Internet connection to browse the Internet without going through a proxy server, the company said. It also supports e-mail management and...
GoAmerica Communications Corp. last week shifted its marketing focus from the consumer and individual user market to the corporate enterprise market by inking deals with EDS, an international information technology services firm with more than 9,000 corporate clients, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Oracle Inc."The consumer...
Aether Systems Inc. introduced an integrated wireless solution for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows CE-based Pocket PC products, sold by a variety of handheld computer manufacturers.Targeted specifically at large-volume corporate customer accounts, Aether's wireless Enterprise ISP solution includes the Pocket PC device, Sierra Wireless Inc. AirCard...
NEW YORK-Streaming multimedia via portable devices may be down the road a bit, but the image of a handheld computer or cellular phone as a photograph viewer already is moving sharply into focus.With a newly announced Secure Digital plug-in "people can take digital pictures,...
NEW YORK-Good news arrived last week for Handspring Inc., a Palm Inc. competitor that went public with a 10-million-share offering, which priced at $20 June 20 and began trading June 21 at $27.The initial public offering, lead managed by Credit Suisse First Boston, had...
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-such as a computer, pager or wireless phone-to any other text-enabled device regardless of network connection.As the wireless industry...
Xircom Inc. announced it is acquiring Omnipoint Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Xircom also said last week it will provide Bluetooth access products to Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and partner with Cisco Systems Inc. to provide wireless local area network products.Under...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-MobileSys Inc. launched its MobileSys Network last week, and made partnerships with WebLink Wireless Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc. to expand its enterprise data solution to wireless networks.The MobileSys Network is designed to accelerate the deployment and maintenance of wireless messaging in...
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. is targeting telematics and personal computers in its product debut this week at the Bluetooth Congress in Monte Carlo, Monaco.Telematics uses wireless and global positioning system technologies to enable location-based, two-way voice and data communications between automotive vehicles and call centers...
Certicom, an encryption technology company specializing in solutions for the mobile computing and wireless data markets, has introduced a virtual private network software solution for handheld mobile devices.The Certicom VPN solution is interoperable with a range of VPN systems, allowing organizations to incorporate mobile...
Plantronics Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed offering by a stockholder of 1 million shares of Plantronics common stock.Corrigo secured $12 million in a second round of financing from CMGI@Ventures, the venture capital...
WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, challenged with increased use of mobile phones, navigation systems, the Internet and other technologies in vehicles, will hold meetings the next two months on digital distractions and how to curb dangers they pose to drivers.The first forum on...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-AltaVista Shopping.com introduced AltaVista Shopping Everywhere, a new Internet source for wireless and handheld devices and applications.The site features wireless applications that allow users of Web-enabled phones and Palm Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Pocket PC handheld devices to access AltaVista Shopping.com's comparison...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-M2card Inc., a payment solution provider, and Inciscent, a wired-to-wireless application service provider, announced they have formed a strategic alliance to develop wireless transaction services designed to complement M2card's online and offline payment solutions for teen-agers.The collaboration will allow customers to check...
In an effort to encourage businesses to use palmtop personal computers as mobile access tools to enterprise systems, Palm Inc. released its HotSync Server and Microsoft Exchange Conduit solution.The company said the products will allow large businesses to incorporate handheld computers into their mainstream...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. has agreed to deliver 75,000 Merlin Cellular Digital Packet Data modem modules to Symbol Technologies Inc.Symbol said it plans to incorporate the modems into its Palm and Windows CE-powered handheld computers.
HONG KONG-Motorola Inc. reported it had shipped more than 10 million DragonBall microprocessor products since its debut in 1995.The DragonBall family is the company's DigitalDNA solution specifically targeted for advanced information appliances and messaging applications, such as the Palm series and Handspring Visor series...
SAN CARLOS, Calif.-More than 40,000 U.S. physicians are using a Palm Pilot application designed to prevent medication errors, according to ePocrates Inc.The ePocrates network allows physicians with Palm OS-based handheld devices to access drug dosing and other prescribing information, such as indication-specific dosing, adverse...
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc., a WorldCom Inc. company, has begun offering the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion Ltd., branded BlackBerry by SkyTel, to customers nationwide.The service uses the BlackBerry Exchange Edition with the RIM 850 handheld device. SkyTel will offer the...
OmniSkyOmniSky Corp., a provider of wireless Internet services for handheld computing devices, named five new people to its executive management team. Lawrence Winkler is the company's new senior vice president and chief financial officer and will oversee accounting and finance operations. Prior to joining...
NEW YORK-IBM announced alliances with eight Internet professional services firms to build mobile e-commerce solutions for IBM's wireless Internet initiatives.IBM said the companies-Agency.com; Answerthink; Luminary Worldwide Corp.; Organic; R/GA; Rare Medium; Razorfish; and US Interactive-will use IBM technology to help businesses create content and...
