NEW YORK—EarthLink, the Atlanta-based Internet service provider, will expand the usability of its EarthLink Everywhere wireless access by making it available to Pocket PC 2002 handheld computers by May, said Jeffrey Hendricks, director of product management for devices and appliances.In late February, the company...
MUNICH, Germany—The mobile division of technology giant Siemens continues to reinforce its wireless Internet offering, adding instant messaging features and a proxy server.First, the company teamed with wireless messaging company Ecrio Inc. to offer carrier customers a wireless instant-messaging service, which Siemens said includes...
RESTON, Va.—America Online Inc., continuing its wireless strategy of partnering with carriers to distribute its content, announced a deal with Nextel Communications Inc. to offer its popular AOL instant messaging and e-mail programs over Nextel's packet-data network.AOL has signed content agreements with numerous wireless...
MONTREAL—OZ made several announcements on the last day of CTIA's Wireless 2002 tradeshow in Orlando.The company announced its new Wireless Village server, which it said will conform to all Wireless Village specifications and will enable wireless operators to capitalize on wireless instant messaging and...
ORLANDO—VeriSign was busy at CTIA Wireless 2002, making five announcements plugging new partnerships and services.First, VeriSign outlined its telecommunications strategy, since its acquisition of Illuminet Holdings Inc. and H.O. Systems Inc., for delivering services that carriers can use to expand their data and voice...
LAS VEGAS—Boundless Depot, which offers wireless services to the deaf and hearing-impaired community, announced its new RadeIM instant messenger service, available for $4.95 per month plus a $10 activation fee.RadeIM works on RIM handhelds and Palm-powered devices and allows for unlimited services plus instant...
DULLES, Va.—Hitachi Ltd. has received a license from America Online Inc. subsidiary Tegic Communications to integrate its T9 Text Input software for the Spanish and English languages into new mobile-phone models that will enter the U.S. market later this year."T9 Text Input software, also...
CANNES, France—Content alone will not bring prosperity to the wireless industry, according to comments made by Michael C. Pousti, chairman and chief executive officer of SMS.ac, in a speech at this week's 3GSM World Congress."During the Internet explosion of the 1990s, everyone was convinced...
WOODBURY, New York, United States—Comverse Technology announced its enhanced messaging services will operate on Texas Instruments' OMAP platform for 2.5- (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) wireless devices, a combination the companies believe will allow for more rapid deployment of applications, including mobile e-mail, multimedia messaging,...
LONDON—The Wireless Village standards group released its version 1.0 specifications for wireless instant messaging, prompting a range of new product and service announcements from Wireless Village members.The standards group said the specifications will allow universal interoperability between wireless and wired instant messaging and presence...
BERLIN—German vendor Weblicon Technologies said it joined the Wireless Village initiative, which focuses on integrating instant messaging and presence services into mobile services. Weblicon said it will integrate instant messaging into its Online Organizer.
SANTA CLARA, California, United States—Palm officially launched its long-awaited i705 wireless integrated device, which the company is hoping to sell to corporate customers looking for secure wireless access to corporate e-mail and information.The announcement comes a few days after the devices hit stores shelves.Palm...
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse and Texas Instruments Inc. announced Comverse's enhanced messaging services will operate on TI's OMAP platform for 2.5 and 3G wireless devices.By combining Comverse's platform with TI's OMAP processors, device manufacturers and operators can reduce deployment time of applications including mobile e-mail, multimedia...
NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging (IM) services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal with MessageVine."We are excited to be introducing private-label wireless IM to the Canadian market...
NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal with MessageVine."We are excited to be introducing private-label wireless IM to the Canadian market with...
Handsets/wireless devicesSonySony Electronics unveiled its CLIE handhePEG-T415 ld with reduced profile, featuring a slim design with aluminum case and enhanced infrared port for controlling audio and video equipment. The company also...
NEW YORK—Motorola said it has signed a cross-platform agreement to allow it to market popular AOL Time Warner content and services through mobile and instant messaging solutions.The U.S.-based company will license Warner Bros. content like Looney Tunes characters for ring tones, screen savers and...
KISTA, Sweden—Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, founders of the Wireless Village initiative, said they have successfully demonstrated interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services.The companies said that in the demonstration, three different mobile phones connected with two different mobile instant messaging and presence servers—one in...
KISTA, Sweden—Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, founders of the Wireless Village initiative, said they have successfully demonstrated interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services.The companies said that in the demonstration three different mobile phones connected with two different mobile instant messaging and presence servers—one in...
NASHUA, N.H.-The wireless instant messaging space just got a little more crowded as Octave Communications released a new subscription service for instant group communications aimed at wireless carriers and service providers.Octave said its new set of applications, called MeetAbout, will allow any mobile-phone user...
Texas Instruments Inc. said it has developed a hardware and software chipset solution for GPRS class 12 wireless handsets.HiddenMind Technology Inc. announced it merged with AnyDevice Inc., a move the companies said will allow them to offer an integrated mobile and voice software platform...
IBM Corp. announced plans to bring its considerable weight to the world of wireless instant messaging, a service that is quickly gaining additional users and big-name players.The equipment giant made its entrance through its Lotus Development Corp. company last week, which released the Sametime...
The GSM Association-the body behind GSM and GPRS networks, as well as the popular short message service-announced last week another standards effort, one that some industry observers believe will be a major catalyst for the worldwide uptake of the mobile Internet."We view the creation...
