SEATTLE-Imaging technology company LizardTech Inc. partnered with computer chip giant Intel Corp. to enter the wireless Internet market with a product the company said will allow wireless users to view large, complex images.LizardTech, which currently designs technology to transmit high-quality images over the Internet,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-RangeStar Wireless unveiled its latest 802.11 embedded antenna for original equipment manufacturers, designed for integration into compact flash memory and wireless modem cards.The company noted the dual-antenna, single-piece design, named PN100932, provides both a higher performing and lower cost alternative to current...
Streaming content onto wireless devices seems like a perfect match of technology. Without the hard drive space required to download and save large files, streaming content to wireless devices is a good way for wireless customers to experience large data files.PacketVideo Corp. has jumped...
Drought is the bellweather for venture funds these days, but not for two companies, NetSanity Inc. and AppForge Inc., which received their third and first rounds of financing, respectively.NetSanity, a global provider of preference management infrastructure software for wireless communications carriers, raked in $20...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. reported it will acquire wireless networking supplier Xircom Inc. for $25 per share in an all-cash tender valued at approximately $748 million. Intel will also assume all existing vested and unvested employee options."The acquisition of Xircom provides Intel with an...
PARIS-Mitsubishi's European telecommunications brand Trium released its new GSM/GPRS phone-enabled pocket PC, Mondo, which the company said will be its flagship product this year.Mondo features a high-powered 166 MHz Intel processor and a variety of Microsoft Corp. software products. It will initially be available...
SAN DIEGO-Amid signs of a slowing market and weary investors, Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. managed to raise $37.5 million in its Series G Preferred financing, which was led by Morgenthaler Ventures.Other investors included CDIB Ventures, Global Alliance Venture Capital and Intel Capital.
NEW YORK-Prospects for accelerated deployment of multichannel multipoint distribution services here and abroad look promising this year, Michael Greenbaum, chief executive officer of Hybrid Networks Inc., told securities analysts last week.The company, based in San Jose, Calif., is a major supplier of network infrastructure...
NEW YORK-To avoid falling into "microcap hell," companies play a "gorilla game" of amassing size, but going public may not be the best way to get there, said Eric Gebaide, a principal of Broadview, Fort Lee, N.J.Major technology market indexes are skewed because of...
Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc. jumped into the wireless game and into competition with Texas Instruments Inc. after introducing a Micro Signal Architecture that integrates digital signal processor and microcontroller features in a single platform.The architecture is optimized for processing modem, audio, video,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-As we approach what was supposed to be the Bluetooth Christmas, all Santa Claus has to offer those wishing for a Bluetooth-enabled gift is a headset, some PC cards and the promise that next year his bag will overflow with Bluetooth products.Those...
LAS VEGAS-Those who got an early view of the new Ericsson R380 World Smartphone at Comdex here last week quickly dubbed it a "spork."Developers Ericsson and Symbian didn't seem to mind the term for their new integrated device that combines the features of a...
NEW YORK-Imagine your life story and your daily life compressed into a fashion accessory that combines computing and communications into a fashion accessory.Charmed Technologies, Beverly Hills, Calif. a venture-backed Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab spinoff, plans to make the first iteration of this...
Intel Corp.'s stock rode a roller coaster early last week with its price falling sharply Monday on analyst concerns about depressed microprocessor prices, followed by a surge on Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat lowered expectations.Monday's slide of $3.44 per share...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Mobile developers Zucotto Wireless, RF Micro Devices and PacketVideo have each announced separate plans to establish research and development centers in Europe. These companies, which are following in the path of many other high-tech firms, including Intel and Microsoft, are looking to...
LucentLucent Technologies Inc. announced that John Young, former president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co. and a current member of the Lucent board of directors, will become chairman of the company's Microelectronics business, which will be spun off into a separate company next...
With the home rapidly becoming an extension of the workplace, consumers increasingly are turning to wireless home networking equipment as a way to keep connected. According to an IDC report, worldwide local area network shipments are expected to top 4 million in 2003, with...
NEW YORK-Solid Information Technology, known for network synchronization software, has received $50 million in second-round private equity investment.Robertson Stephens Inc. served as placement agent for the transaction, which is a precursor to taking the company public, said Pekka Roine, Solid's chairman and chief executive...
An 18-month old company out of Silicon Valley is promising its technology will expand wireless carriers' coverage by up to 300 percent by addressing what it sees as the "weak link" in cellular infrastructure-the radio.MDiversity Inc., which is led by Bill Howe, former president...
TOKYO-Intel Corp.'s stock took a beating early Friday after the world's largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts' expectations.The company's stock lost about 22 percent of its value, dropping more than $14 per share as soon as the market...
TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.'s Computer Group, which provides embedded equipment for telecommunications original equipment manufacturers, announced its 2001 telecommunications strategy, including plans to position the company into every telecom system running wireless, enterprise, networking and transmission applications in the world.The group said it expects sales...
Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market as early as mid-1999.Those early predictions seemed believable at the time. Who would not...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
