HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. hired a former Hewlett-Packard Co. executive, Mary McDowell, to head its newly formed Enterprise Solutions division, the company announced."Mary understands the strategic advantage mobility offers companies seeking a competitive edge," said Jorma Ollila, Nokia's chairman and chief executive officer. "Not only...
DENVER-Mobile phones are used for talking, texting, gaming, photographing and documenting. They link to the public Internet and private, corporate Intranets. They store important names, numbers and calendars. In the not-so-distant future, wireless devices may be used for identification purposes and as payment devices,...
WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month's end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax breaks for U.S. exporters.The export subsidy issue directly impacts Motorola Inc., the nation's top...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this year."As device aesthetics and functionality improve and end-user prices continue to decline, converged mobile...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nvidia Corp., a visual processing solutions provider, completed its acquisition of MediaQ Inc., which provides graphics and multimedia technology for wireless devices.MediaQ was founded in 1997 to enable the development of feature-rich mobile consumer devices by providing ultra-low power visual processing solutions,...
MCLEAN, Va.-A precedent-setting ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., could change the course of ongoing and future patent infringement lawsuits afflicting the wireless industry.In the E-Pass vs. Palm and 3Com patent litigation, the Federal Circuit decided...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market, and the research firm advises PDA players like Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Palm Inc. to prepare for such a future.Research company IDC predicts the worldwide PDA market will continue to...
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new digital cameras to advanced printers."To put it in perspective, we are introducing today almost as many products as there are...
One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor.With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and carriers all see their technologies...
In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision of a connected home has faced plenty of stumbling blocks along the way, and...
The magic is in the finger.Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger grants access to mobile devices and all their features the way the password does."It's a...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs continue to decline.Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld features more memory and...
Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs continue to decline.Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld features more memory and a...
Just as the battle to dominate the handset operating system realm intensifies, the contest for supremacy on the server side has taken a fresh dimension with a new product from Hewlett Packard Co.HP has released a new line of servers known as HP Integrity,...
The tightened economy seems to be pushing the wireless enterprise market in opposite directions. On one hand, big-name technology players are bolstering their wireless enterprise efforts, hoping to entice new business customers looking to use wireless services to cut down on operational expenses. But...
Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired wireless Java downloading company Pixo Inc. for an undisclosed sum, a move the company said will give it yet another spot on the value chain."We're trying to address everyone," said Jennifer Hom, marketing manager with Sun's software systems business.Through the...
Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired wireless Java downloading company Pixo Inc. for an undisclosed sum."The adoption of Java technology and the Java Card Subscriber Identity Module standard are unleashing revenue opportunities on a sea of new and emerging devices," said Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a five-year contract to outsource its information technology infrastructure to Hewlett-Packard Co.HP will provide IT services for Ericsson's operations worldwide.The memorandum of understanding between the two companies was first announced in April. Ericsson said at the time...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced an all-stock, $169 million plan to acquire rival Handspring Inc.Industry luminaries Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a five-year contract to outsource its information technology infrastructure to Hewlett-Packard Co.HP will provide IT services for Ericsson's operations worldwide."Outsourcing of IT operations is part of the Ericsson's ongoing changes within the IS/IT area, and its overall...
ATLANTA-Intel Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. have agreed to work together to develop standards-based solutions to enable wireless equipment manufacturers to reduce development costs and speed time to market."These products and solutions are designed to enable telecom equipment manufacturers to effectively consolidate their platform...
DENVER-Instant messaging technology provider Jabber Inc. said it will introduce a range of products and services aimed at the wireless industry, including a gateway the company said will allow mobile-phone users to send IM messages to desktop computer users.Separately, Jabber said it extended its...
WASHINGTON-The Bush Administration was berated Thursday by a powerful lawmaker for cutting and eliminating funding for telecommunications grants that could be used by Native Americans to improve teledensity in Indian Country."In the last century and the current century, Indian Country has sent to war...
WASHINGTON-The Bush Administration was berated Thursday by a powerful lawmaker for cutting and eliminating funding for telecommunications grants that could be used by Native Americans to improve teledensity in Indian Country."In the last century and the current century, Indian Country has sent to war...
