There are plenty of contentious questions in the operating system business. Will Microsoft Corp. dominate the mobile-phone field as it has done in the desktop computer business? Will Symbian manage to escape Nokia Corp.'s shadow and entice broad support? Will PalmSource Inc. translate its...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-MontaVista's Linux consumer electronic edition will support Renesas Technology Corp.'s multimedia application processor for mobile phones, according to both Renesas and MontaVista Software Inc.The product is known as SH-Mobile platform."The mobile-phone market has been rapidly gravitating toward Linux away from proprietary platforms in...
Motorola Inc. has largely laid out its mobile-phone strategy to the industry-it plans to take advantage of key growth markets like China, while diversifying its phones with software from the likes of Microsoft Corp. and Symbian-but industry watchers see the execution of the scheme...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced its Phone Suite Version 7 (V7) product for mobile phones will now work over the Linux-based operating system, a move the company said is a nod toward the growing market for Linux-based phones."Handset user experiences available today lag...
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. said it has entered an alliance with MontaVista Software Inc. to make available an embedded Linux platform for Motorola's i.MX1 line of application processors, which will target handsets and other wireless devices.According to the deal, MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.0 will...
TOKYO-Sharp Corp. said it will collaborate with SAP AG to provide solutions for corporate workers on the fly using handheld devices.According to the deal, Sharp will offer its personal digital assistants equipped with liquid crystal displays and running on the Linux operating system.In what...
Eight of the world's largest consumer electronics companies-including the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker-said they will team together to promote and standardize Linux technology for electronic devices, including mobile phones.Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd., NEC Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-NMS Communications introduced a program based on its portfolio of system building blocks whereby telecommunications application developers can quickly and cost effectively deploy voice and data solutions.Through the program, NMS is offering application developers access to its VoiceXML Toolkit, its Telecom Developer's Portal...
Motorola Inc. has rolled out a series of platforms and enhancements to further stake its claims in wireless infrastructure and operating systems.The announcements made at the Smart Networks Developer Forum include a solution to improve radio-frequency transistor performance of CDMA, GSM and EDGE infrastructure...
Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing.Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has seen its worst days. In separate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, both companies...
REDMOND, Wash.-In an announcement that could have major implications for the wireless device market, Microsoft Corp. announced a new program to give device makers access to the company's closely guarded Windows CE source code. The action follows calls for such a move from those...
DENVER-Ricochet Networks Inc. announced its Ricochet high-speed wireless network is now compatible with the Linux desktop system LindowsOS 3.0, meaning LindowsOS customers in the Ricochet coverage area can wirelessly access the Internet via the Ricochet network.Ricochet is offering the service for $45 per month...
OSLO, Norway-IBM Corp. said it will use software from Trolltech to offer a reference design for building Linux-based mobile devices."With an increasingly mobile work force, corporations are looking into deploying enterprise applications on devices across multiple platforms-including Java/Linux," said Michael Karasick, director of embedded...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the world's first handset that combines a Linux operating system and Java Technology, with multimedia PDA functionality.The device, known as Motorola A760, features a digital camera, video player, MP3 player, speakerphone, advanced messaging, instant Internet...
LAS VEGAS-Conference-goers who managed to brave the miles of show floor at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show were witness to a significant movement in the electronics landscape-the rise of wireless. Hundreds of wireless companies showed off their wares at the well-attended convention, and...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As Microsoft and Symbian fight for dominance in the burgeoning smart-phone operating system (OS) market, U.S.-based Montavista Software has announced it is working with NEC to develop a Linux-based OS specifically targeted for use within cell phones.According to Montavista, Symbian is the...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-The Linux operating system has raised its stakes in the wireless world in a pact with MontaVista Software, which has agreed to embed the OS into a variety of handsets.The move squares Linux off against both the Palm and Symbian operating systems.Phone maker...
DALLAS-In a move to push for Linux-based wireless devices, chip maker Texas Instruments said it will work to embed a Linux platform from MontaVista Software Inc. into its OMAP application processors for wireless handsets."Because of its flexibility and ease of use, Linux is becoming...
ARMONK, N.Y.-IBM Corp. and Sharp Corp. said they will work together to build a new embedded Linux handheld solution to enable businesses extend enterprise applications to their mobile workers.Sharp will use IBM's software for its Linux-based personal digital assistants."IBM and Sharp are working to...
NEW YORK-The Open Source Development Lab, Beaverton, Ore., a vendor-neutral non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide, has posted materials for open source developer community feedback on its Web site at www.developer.osdl.orgIn its June 28 announcement,...
ATLANTA—Arizon Corp. announced AirDoc Platform J, the Java version of its carrier-grade AirDoc Platform, is now available.AirDoc Platform J can read and convert corporate document formats into XML-structured wireless content. It also includes real-time search and creation of content summaries, reducing the amount of...
LINUXWORLD—Open source Development Lab has allied with industry leaders like Alcatel, Cisco, MontaVista Software, Nokia and Toshiba to create working groups to develop feature roadmaps for Linux in the enterprise markets."With the new working groups, it now provides a forum … to enhance Linux...
