Cellemetry L.L.C.Numerex Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will incorporate Ida Corp.'s Global Trakit Data Center in its Cellemetry network, enabling automatic vehicle location and remote asset management. According to Geoff Girdler, head of the Numerex wireless communication group, "This powerful tool for...
Kada Systems Inc. announced the availability of version 1.5 of the Kada Mobile Platform, which will support the Pocket PC operating system in addition to Palm OS 3.5.Kada Mobile 1.5 also will provide increased portability across other database platforms including the Oracle, PointBase and...
LOS ANGELES-Last week was a big one for wireless gaming enthusiasts, with dozens of announcements hitting the wires in conjunction with the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. A variety of companies, both large and small, announced their wireless gaming plans to take advantage...
Wireless Knowledge Inc. has developed Echo, software that simplifies the process of creating and mobilizing wireless Internet applications that can be accessed on phones, personal digital assistants and laptops.The product, which joins the company's other solutions, like Workstyle and Anystyle, targets large enterprises, system...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Lutris Technologies Inc., an open source software and services company, said Hewlett-Packard Co. will endorse and recommend Lutris' Enhydra 3.5 wireless application server to its HP Netserver customers running Windows 2000 or the open source-developed Linux operating system.Enhydra runs the HP MPE/iX...
Of the 387 people who work for Parthus Technologies plc, more than 300 are engineers. This, company executives say, is one of the main reasons Parthus is able to offer such a diverse range of products and technologies, and eventually will position the company...
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...
Digital PagingDigital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and has an inputted pass code option for resellers. The Hit plus, as well as all...
NEW YORK-Transmeta Corp. and its Crusoe line of processors received enthusiastic applause from investors as the San Francisco company went public Nov. 7.The 13 million share initial public offering, lead managed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, priced at $21 each, well above the $16-$18...
MONTREAL-WMLBrowser.org, an open source development project developing a WML browser that will work with Linux environments, is supporting the Research In Motion Ltd. Blackberry device, according to 5Nine, a Linux wireless data infrastructure developer."Although Linux is our primary development platform, we believe that we...
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...
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...
NEW YORK-To help companies extend performance monitoring and feedback beyond their internal technical departments, Managed Objects, McLean, Va., has released beta types of its formula Version 2 software.Since Managed Objects' establishment in 1997, WebLink Wireless Inc. has partnered with it, helping "develop the tools...
HELSINKI, Finland-The SyncML initiative released version 1.0 Alpha of the SyncML specification, which is designed to synchronize data across multiple networks, platforms and devices.An upgraded SyncML Reference Toolkit, originally unveiled in May, also was released.The official version of SyncML 1.0 is scheduled for release...
Motorola and Mercedes-Benz have teamed to offer an integrated version of Motorola's Timeport digital phone in all model-year 2001 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the companies said. The CDMA phone is equipped with an Internet mini-browser and on most Mercedes-Benz vehicles, a voice-recognition feature also is available....
TORONTO-Embedded Linux system software developer Lineo Inc. said it will combine its Embedix Linux software with Hitachi Semiconductor Inc.'s SuperH RISC processor, enabling manufacturers to develop devices and technologies for wireless handhelds and car information systems.Lineo and Hitachi said the collaboration will jointly help...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Image Power announced it has enabled its Web-based FaxPC and Linux FaxPC viewer universal messaging service with Wireless Application Protocol technology to extend these services to WAP-based wireless devices as well as extend them to wirelessly enabled Palm and Windows CE devices.
Leveraging its dominance in the enterprise computing market, IBM Corp. formed a string of partnerships with leading wireless industry players designed to speed the growth of wireless Internet and e-business solutions for enterprise customers.The core of the computing giant's strategy is to give its...
WINTER GARDEN, Fla.-Pilot Island Publishing and its PocketPay Joint Venture partner, eConnect, have structured a licensing arrangement with PalmPilot enabling the first-ever wireless handheld Internet terminal transactions.The PocketPay, a handheld combination Palm VII, phone and bank-card Internet terminal, will send encrypted data from an...
In what has been called primarily a preening gesture for Mannesmann AG shareholders, Vodafone AirTouch plc announced plans last week to launch an Internet portal designed for wireless Internet and mobile data services, delivering data, audio, graphics and video to wireless devices.The company expects...
