WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said the Federal Communications Commission approved the new RIM Inter@ctive Pager 850 for use in the United States. The device, expected to be available later this summer, is utilized by the eLink wireless e-mail service sold jointly by American...
BETHESDA, Md.-Mobeo Inc. announced it signed a software license agreement with Comstar Inc., under which Comstar may market the mobeo 1.0 interactive stock quote service.Comstar said it will sell the stock information service to existing and new customers in the New York metropolitan market,...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications announced it formed an exclusive strategic alliance with Canada's Rogers Cantel Inc. to launch the WyndTell service in the country.WyndTell allows deaf and hard of hearing people to communicate via an integration of e-mail, teletype machines, fax and alphanumeric...
UNITED KINGDOMICO Global Communications Ltd. said it has commenced a rights offering that will permit shareholders to purchase up to approximately 207.6 million ordinary shares of ICO at $5 per share. Shareholders of record on June 3 will be granted one nontransferable right for...
In the May 10 issue of RCR, the device used with American Mobile Satellite Corp.'s new eLink service should have been identified as the RIM 850 from Research In Motion Ltd.RIM makes both the 950 Interactive Pager and the 850, essentially the same device...
"The rate of growth in wireless and for telecommunications in general means people are looking for new and more ways to connect, so this will be a good investment, even 10 years down the line."Allan Houston, a guard for the New York Knicks, told...
American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced a service called eLink, a two-way wireless messaging application with integrated personal information manager functions.Using a modified version of the RIM 950 pager from Research In Motion Ltd., the eLink service will use AMSC's Ardis wireless packet data network.Other...
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions launched its enhanced Web site and home page-www.atis.org-designed to serve as a centralized location for daily updates on the work of ATIS-sponsored committees and forums. The site features daily updates of activities, a New ATIS Member Services section,...
BALTIMORE-GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced a program it said will allow wireline Internet service providers to offer their customers wireless data access.The company said the ISP2000 program will allow users to access their wireline ISP's home page and e-mail from devices such as the Inter@ctive...
Motorola Inc. announced Office Depot will begin carrying the PageWriter 2000 two-way pager in more than 600 retail locations nationwide.TSR Wireless L.L.C. said it has built a ReFLEX 25 two-way messaging network on the West Coast, adding coverage in southern California and into Nevada....
Advanced Fox WirelessAdvanced Fox Wireless introduced the OEM Style Mini Twin Charger for Nokia Corp. 5100 Series and Nextel Communications Inc. i1000 handsets. The device will charge the battery on the phone while charging a second battery. It is compatible with Nickel Cadmium, Nickel...
ATLANTA-Wynd Communications Inc. announced an exclusive strategic alliance with the American Automobile Association to deliver national wireless roadside assistance service to deaf and hard of hearing members.With the service, deaf or hard of hearing motorists no longer need access to a wireline teletype machine...
Dynamic Mobile Data SystemsDynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc. announced its Mobile Server product is commercially available. Mobile Server is a set of wireless drivers and controls for Microsoft NT servers and wireless devices that the company said extends beyond-firewall corporate data and applications to...
WASHINGTON-Telecom mergers are not just about mergers anymore.Multibillion-dollar deals have become the jumping-off-point for activism on labor rights, civil rights, regulatory reform, consumer protection, globalism, politics and a slew of other special-interest issues.So many and so big have mergers become that Senate Judiciary Committee...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Electronic Messaging Association announced the formation of the Wireless Messaging Group, designed to help bring wireless messaging mainstream.According to EMA, the WMG's specific charter is "to promote wireless technologies and solutions and educate corporate end users, (Information Technology) managers, (Chief Information Officers),...
While it would be woefully premature to call 1999 "the year of wireless data," few would disagree the industry has come a long way in the last year.In 1998, several new devices were introduced that met the form factor and price requirements needed for...
NEW YORK-As wireless telecommunications heads into the new frontier of electronic commerce, service providers must answer a question posed by an old British rock song: "I really want to know, who are you?"Toronto-based Diversinet Corp. is in business to provide an answer in the form...
In what may be the beginning of a trend, BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and Paging Network Inc. entered into a strategic alliance last week under which PageNet will resell BellSouth's Interactive Paging Service, effective in May.According to the agreement, PageNet will be the primary...
Competition in the mobile remote access space has begun to heat up of late, most notably as several companies have turned their attention to the same target-the corporate mobile businessman.Mobile remote access applications long have been a staple of the wireless data industry, but...
When BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced its Interactive Paging service at PCS '98 last year, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing Janet Boudris said she expected financial applications to be a big driver of the two-way messaging paradigm.If recent announcements are any indication, that...
NEW YORK-w-Trade announced its Wireless Internet Trading System now supports both the Research In Motion Inter@ctive 950 handheld wireless device, as well as those on Palm Computing Inc.'s platform, such as the PalmPilot and the Palm III from 3Com Corp.w-Trade's solution can be used...
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced plans to introduce an all-in-one messaging service Feb. 1 in Canada, using the Inter@ctive 950 pager from Research in Motion Ltd.The Cantel AT&T Interactive Messaging service will allow users to send and respond to messages between the RIM...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Bellcore announced its AirBoss Wireless Solutions unit will offer access to Lotus Domino databases via the Inter@ctive 950 two-way pager from Research In Motion Ltd.Users of the pager and the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network will gain real-time access to Lotus Notes Mail, Director,...
NEW YORK-Muriel Siebert & Co. introduced the Siebert MobileBroker, a wireless financial service that allows users to trade stocks, receive reports, get stock quotes and alerts, and send and receive e-mail.The solution uses BellSouth Wireless Data L.P.'s network and the Inter@ctive 950 paging device...
