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REDMOND, Wash.-Data Critical Corp. announced it licensed a patent from Hewlett-Packard Co. for use in its MobileView System of remote access products for the health-care industry. HP’s technology will be …

Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales …

NEW YORK-Cautious optimism in the absence of completely verifiable proof is the prognosis for Year 2000 compliance by the wireless industry, according to consultants interviewed by RCR. “How fraught with …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Gensym Corp. and Ericsson Hewlett-Packard Telecommunications announced they installed the EHPT Fault Management eXpert at Rogers Cantel, a Canadian national wireless communications service provider. The FMX network product provides …

DENVER-Following its $107 million cash acquisition of Marconi Instruments Inc. in February, IFR Systems Inc. began a road tour last week-part product demonstration and part branding initiative designed to introduce …

Microsoft Corp. introduced its third-generation software platform for handheld personal computer products, called the Windows CE Handheld PC Professional Edition, or H/PC Pro. The platform, based on Windows CE 2.11, …

SONY Sony Electronics’ Personal Mobile Communications-America announced the availability of a dual-mode 800 MHz analog/Code Division Multiple Access version of its D-Wave Zuma wireless handset. The lithium ion battery provides …

INTERDIGITAL Gerard Pepenella was hired by InterDigital Communications Corp. as vice president and general manager of broadband Code Division Multiple Access technology. He will collaborate with Gary Lomp, chief technology …

IRVINE, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. will acquire Hewlett-Packard Co.’s radio-frequency power amplifier business and its manufacturing facility located in Folsom, Calif., for about $59 million, the companies announced. The business, part …

Watching a cellular handset manufacturer that was once on top of the market exit from the U.S. handset business has broken Mal Gurian’s heart. The one-time president of Oki telecom, …

ENCINITAS, Calif.-CommQuest Technologies has teamed with Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide a turnkey solution for in-line production testing of Code Division Multiple Access and Global System for Mobile communications wireless handsets. …

VLSI VLSI Technology Inc. said its president and chief operating officer, Richard M. Beyer, left the company for personal reasons. “We have a very solid team that can weather the …

NEW YORK-Wireless telephony providers are hemorrhaging revenues from organized activity by criminals drawn to the low risk and easy money of subscription fraud. Thieves are exploiting a particularly lucrative window …

Trying to address the various issues systems integrator companies face in the telecommunications industry is like stepping into a mine field, say industry experts. The increased level of competition spurred …

Several leading telecommunications and computer industry companies last week announced a technology platform that would allow all types of mobile devices to communicate with each other without cable connections. Companies …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s long-awaited decision on what should happen with low-power private wireless systems during refarming has been delayed by concerns over interference with heart monitors. The Land Mobile …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported revenues of $6.2 billion for its second quarter ended March 31, a 20-percent increase compared with $5.1 billion reported in the same quarter of …

AUTHENTIX NETWORK INC. William W. Erdman was named president and chief executive officer of Authentix Network Inc., a company offering enhanced roaming solutions to wireless service providers. Erdman was one …

WASHINGTON-No one was more surprised at the eventual outcome of the most recent Federal Communications Commission spectrum auction as was Thomas Jones, president of WNP Communications Inc., who walked away …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. and Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a letter of intent for Lucent to supply equipment and integrate Advanced Radio’s planned wireless broadband data network. Under …

A new group consisting of personal computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies is developing a protocol for wirelessly connecting home appliances to PCs. The Home Radio Frequency Working Group’s mission …

NEW YORK-Look no further than North American borders for the biggest near-term opportunities to provide billing and customer care systems. In recent years, the focus of procurement contract competition has …

The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to move forward with a rulemaking on calling party pays service. While CPP …

Two wireless infrastructure manufacturers signed agreements last week giving them a foothold in the emerging broadband access market. Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to acquire Hewlett-Packard Co.’s local multipoint distribution …

TRANSCRYPT INTERNATIONAL Transcrypt International Inc. named Craig Huffaker senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Huffaker’s 20 years of financial management experience include 12 years as CFO for …