STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Multimedia applications company Hotsip AB said it has agreed to integrate its products with L.M. Ericsson's multimedia system.Hotsip said it will integrate its Session Initiation Protocol-based presence server, its multimedia communication engine and Active Contacts PC Client with Ericsson's Internet Protocol Subsystem Softswitch...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Cutting the Wires, a mobile solutions provider, said it has launched Zafari Mobile Professional, a network- and device-independent connection and application management interface for laptop computers.Zafari Mobile is a graphical user interface specifically designed for laptops to provide seamless connectivity to all...
BOSTON-With the full commercial deployment of Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems, carriers are gearing up for a variety of services that will converge various technologies like Wi-Fi, DSL and cable, according to a report by the Yankee Group.With this deployment, callers can forward calls, and...
Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will acquire messaging software provider Magic4 for a sizable $82.6 million in cash and stock. The deal marks Openwave's further moves to expand its handset software business beyond WAP browsers."With Magic4, Openwave will become the No. 1 open standards-based...
Alcatel Corp. has joined other big infrastructure players by launching its push-to-talk application, an instant communication protocol that has gained momentum during the past year.Alcatel said it will integrate its product with its Internet Protocol multimedia communication portfolio.The announcement comes as industry is split...
As the market heats up for wireless instant-messaging services, a handful of vendors are touting their rapid implementation of the Open Mobile Alliance's IM specifications as a way to drum up carrier business.ACL Wireless, Colibria, Comverse Technology Inc., L.M. Ericsson, Followap, MessageVine Inc., Nokia...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL's IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.'s 3100 and 3200 handsets for AT&T Wireless will be the first phones to feature the...
In the "T-Mobile USA to drop AOL for OMA-compliant IM company" story on page 7 of the Jan. 26 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile USA Inc.'s relationship with America Online Inc. was misstated. T-Mobile will continue to support AOL's instant messaging service as...
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz's gateway and client technology to manage a standards-based instant messaging service, one that can work with desktop IM services including...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging industry with its new application that will combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and Yahoo! Messenger.Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger service will be available early next year.Verizon said the service will initially work...
Verizon Wireless announced a major step in the wireless instant messaging industry, with the first application to combine MSN Messenger, AOL IM and Yahoo! Messenger.Verizon said the Yahoo! Messenger service will be available early next year.Verizon said the service will initially work on its...
France Telecom said it has granted Qualcomm Inc. a worldwide license to its Turbo Code patents for both CDMA2000 and W-CDMA chipsets. The Turbo Code, which enjoy the supports of both the Third Generation Partnership Project and 3GPP2, allows higher network capacity for CDMA...
BOSTON-MessageVine said Thai mobile operator Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia will use its technology to deploy instant messaging and presence services on its CDMA2000 1x network.Hutch is offering the IM application through its recently launched HutchPlay service, which offers a variety of downloadable applications via...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is the first Caribbean operator to launch a GSM/GPRS network, and the carrier will use the Hiptop to differentiate its offerings...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger Inc. said Cable & Wireless will offer its Hiptop mobile-phone device through its Cayman Islands mobile operation. Cable & Wireless is the first Caribbean operator to launch a GSM/GPRS network, and the carrier will use the Hiptop to differentiate its offerings...
GERMANYU.S. company Danger Inc. announced its first European customer, reporting German operator E-Plus will soon launch Danger's Hiptop device. The German carrier also plans to offer an unlimited data plan that will enable customers to use the phone's e-mail, Internet and instant messaging features...
DULLES, Va.-Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements....
Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements. Under...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that the two companies will collaborate on a series of smart phones and Pocket PC wireless...
ANDOVER, Mass.-One of the nation's largest wireless carriers will launch a wireless conferencing service for businesses through a new deal with conferencing infrastructure provider Spectel Inc.Spectel executives would not name the carrier, but said the service would be available in the coming months. The...
NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to use your mobile phone to scan for liars.Mobile-phone software developer AgileMobile.com announced it is developing a lie detector application. The...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint's wireless business, Sprint PCS.Sprint Messenger provides two new services: E-mail on the Go, which enables customers to...
Sprint introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint's wireless business Sprint PCS.Sprint Messenger provides two new services: E-mail on the Go, which enables customers to receive their e-mail...
The hype is data, but the reality is voice.It often comes in the language of converged services or unified platforms, but the inability of data to pick up rapid revenue has led vendors to use voice as the platform to drive data services.While beating...
