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LAS VEGAS-Cingular Wireless said it will launch its first operational standards-based General Packet Radio Service in the United States, dubbed Cingular Wireless Internet Express, in its GSM markets in California, …

Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app. He’s not alone. Each week, there …

As the dark clouds of an uncertain market crouches, Infospace is seeking to renew itself with the old guard. The company, which provides services for wireless devices, merchants and Web …

WASHINGTON-Eight wireless location companies announced they have joined together to form the Wireless Location Industry Association, created to act on behalf of wireless location firms as a whole. Founding members …

Extolling them as “wings of light,” Nortel Networks hopes to illumine the wireless Internet space with four new initiatives. Basking in a 55-percent third-quarter growth, the Internet and communications company …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Under a nonexclusive agreement, Lucent Technologies Inc. will market InfoSpace Inc.’s wireless platform to its customers. InfoSpace said its platform provides an end-to-end solution and includes such features as …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless introduced an instant messaging service called My Wireless Window in California, Nevada, Chicago, Dallas and Tulsa, Okla. The IM solution is based on InfoSpace Inc.’s platform and is …

As wireless Internet traffic becomes more of a reality, more and more firms are expected to pop up interested in measuring that traffic. Media Metrix is perhaps the most popular …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless application service provider 2Roam Inc. announced it has appointed Thomas Jackson chief executive officer and Jeff Hansen as senior vice president of marketing. The new CEO comes …

CHICAGO-Was last week’s Personal Communications Industry Association GlobalXChange show a success? It depends on who you ask. While some exhibitors complained loudly about the lack of traffic, others said they …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. unveiled several implementations of its wireless Internet services platform by such companies as Nortel Networks, SBC Wireless, Virgin Mobile and Indian firm Tata. Nortel and InfoSpace have …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-FusionOne Inc. said it will provide its Internet-based synchronization services to InfoSpace Inc.’s Wireless Internet platform. FusionOne’s services are based on a store-and-forward, transaction-based architecture that synchronizes information …

The end is near. That is the prophecy heralded by the principals of Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc., which last week said they will merge in what is the largest …

SBC Wireless Inc. said it plans to roll out wireless Internet services by the fourth quarter and named InfoSpace Inc. as the underlying platform provider for the service. SBC carriers …

Looking to give end users greater control of their personal information via wireless devices, InfoSpace Inc. added two services to its wireless Internet platform that will allow users to interact …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless introduced a wireless Internet service called Mobile Web, featuring the ability for users to create custom home pages. Subscribers can configure a personal home page by dictating …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association reported that Christopher Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., will be the opening keynote speaker at PCIA’s GlobalXChange. “As one of …

CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless location service provider Cell-Loc Inc. and InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for wireless devices, reported an agreement the companies say will result in the speedy rollout …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and InfoSpace signed an exclusive agreement to offer InfoSpace’s platform of integrated wireless Internet services to all cellular operators and Internet service providers in Brazil. TIW …

SignalSoft Steven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer …

InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for Web sites and devices, said wireless Internet opportunities continue to represent the company’s biggest opportunity and fastest-growing area. Within that space, InfoSpace …

REDMOND, Wash.-Arun Sarin has joined InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for wireless devices, merchants and Web sites, as chief executive officer. Sarin, who most recently served as CEO …

Looking to join the wireless portal game, Internet infrastructure software firm Inktomi Corp. inked several deals last week with industry players in an effort to collect all the pieces necessary …

U S West Inc. has become the latest domestic carrier to join the wireless Internet revolution with the launch of BrowseNow, a Web-enabled phone service it said integrates the company’s …

DENVER, United States-Attention to wireless security concerns has emerged as several internationally recognized corporate security software firms stated their intentions to concentrate on the wireless industry going forward. “Everybody has …