As wireless technologies wax stronger in the market, established wireline corporations such as IBM Corp., Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corp. are learning to leverage both divisions as a fruitful business model.The corporations have been churning out a series of products and solutions ranking them...
NEW YORK-For the price of additional transceiver cards and its Zone Manager product, mDiversity, San Jose, Calif., promises it can double second-generation GSM network capacity without additional base stations or handset modifications."We believe there is a real opportunity in improving today's 2G voice system,...
Intel Corp. may be one of the newer chip players in the wireless space, but it already is attracting a green eye from the older mainstays.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and others have seen how Intel Corp. has dominated the mobile computer market with its...
Top players in both the vendor and carrier space are pitching in to advance GAIT-GSM ANSI Interoperability Team-a new network standard that fuses TDMA and GSM technologies to enhance roaming, preserve TDMA and serve as an interim solution in the sojourn to the third-generation...
In addition to the variety of toppings available for your morning latte, Starbucks Coffee Co. soon will be offering its customers high-speed wireless Internet access.The Seattle-based coffee giant last week announced a five-year strategic relationship with Compaq Computer Corp. to provide its retail stores...
NEW YORK-Investors looking for successful Bluetooth market plays will have to wait till late this year, but the outlook for the technology will grow brighter during the next several years, said Johan Strandberg, senior wireless equipment analyst for Stockholm-based Deutsche Bank-Scandinavia."There are significant Bluetooth...
Intel Corp. embedded itself further into the wireless space last week as it demonstrated its Micro Signal Architecture, a fast digital signal processor for wireless handheld devices the company developed with Analog Devices Inc.The product, which is capable of operating at speeds of up...
Chips are falling through the cracks of the slowing economy.Just like phone makers, solutions providers and operators, chip makers are buckling in what analysts describe as their worst time ever.Big names like Texas Instruments, Intel Inc. and Conexant Systems Inc. have reflected the sour...
GroupServeGroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup's first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of GroupPort. Stroup will also oversee the company's business development, strategic alliance and product development efforts....
LAS VEGAS-Computer and Internet royalty gathered in Las Vegas for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association Wireless 2001 show, offering up opinions and advice about the comparatively new wireless industry that is becoming an integral part of the desktop, laptop and wired Web world.Jerry...
AWRApplied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including Agilent Technologies, Verticom Inc. and Hewlett Packard. As VP of marketing, Patston will lead AWR's...
Following news of huge job cuts at Intel Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc., the Nasdaq tumbled 115.95 points Friday to land at 2,052.78, its lowest close since December 1998.A strong employment report, which could cause the Fed to lighten up on interest-rate cuts, also...
TOKYO-Targeting one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, foreign and local venture capitalists are pouring money into Japanese mobile companies.H&Q Asia Pacific, one of the oldest and largest venture capital firms focused on the Pacific Rim, has invested approximately 1.7 billion...
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...
