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DUBLIN—Logica is demonstrating the delivery of full color animated images, based on FunMail’s wireless animated messaging technology, over a GPRS network via the Logica Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) this …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Multimedia messaging continues to make waves in the wireless industry, as two major messaging companies today announced MMS products for both wireless carriers and corporate customers. Wireless Internet …

LONDON—Logica announced it scored a US$2.3 million sale through its reselling deal with Ericsson. Under the deal, Ericsson sold Logica’s Telepath short message service (SMS) product to a Latin American …

LONDON—Logica announced a deal with T-Motion, the mobile online services arm of T-Mobile International, to create a portal to market billable value-added services to customers across Europe. The system uses …

LONDON—Logica, a wireless messaging company, said it will conduct a live trial of its Multimedia Messaging Service over United Kingdom wireless carrier Orange’s GPRS network. Logica said its Multimedia Messaging …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Logica announced a live trial implementation of multimedia messaging service (MMS) over Orange U.K.’s General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network. The trial is the first step toward full implementation, …

READING, England—Western Wireless Corp. selected Logica’s Radio Planning Odyssey product for RF planning, network optimization and digital migration programs. Financial terms of the agreement were not released.

BARCELONA, Spain-Logica said it demonstrated a mobile multimedia messaging system with Ezos at the UMTS 2001 Forum. Logica offers the Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), and Ezos develops client software. …

CINCINNATI—Convergys Corp. and Logica plan to demonstrate an integrated prepaid and postpaid billing system this week at the 2001 UMTS Congress in Barcelona.According to the companies, the demonstration will show …

LOS ANGELES-Oberthur Card Systems acquired Logica Impresora, a manufacturer of banking cards in Spain, for US$9.06 million. Oberthur said the acquisition is in line with the projected migration to smart …

Infowave Thomas U. Koll was appointed Infowave Software Inc.’s new chief executive officer. He previously was vice president of Microsoft’s Network Solutions Group and was responsible for the company’s worldwide …

Schlumberger Ltd. spent close to $6 billion across three technology acquisitions last week, proof the oil services giant is serious about moving into the technology sector, with special emphasis on …

SAN FRANCISCO-Critical Path Inc. and Logica announced they have extended their relationship in which they jointly provide wireless messaging infrastructure to wireless carriers. The two combine Logica’s Short Message Service …

Two-way messaging equipment Motorola Motorola introduced its Talkabout T900 two-way messaging device, featuring a full Qwerty keyboard with a flip-top screen and a four-line, 80-character display. It supports two-way messaging, …

LONDON-Within three years, mobile telecommunication operators will be sending 100 billion short messages per month, a 170-percent per year increase over current levels, according to computer consultancy firm Logica plc. …

GENEVA-With auction prices of the United Kingdom’s five third-generation licenses beating even the most inflated analyst forecasts, all eyes are now on Italy, which is set to allocate five 15-year …

NEW YORK-With an estimated 5 million American customers today, prepaid wireless services have yet to fulfill their promise, but that potential is getting closer to realization. Within the next several …

British Telecom plc unveiled its mobile Internet strategy last week, setting up a new unit to offer global mobile Internet services by extending its existing Genie Internet services to Wireless …

While Microsoft Corp. and America Online Inc. were the stars of the Internet content provider show at Wireless 2000, several supporting players launched wireless portals of their own, some with …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. and Logica plc announced they launched a key component of the new general packet radio service mobile data systems solution, their jointly-developed “Smart Mediator” charging gateway for …

Scandinavian Softline to license WAP HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavian Softline Technology has agreed to license Nokia Corp.’s Wireless Application Protocol technology to deliver value-added data solutions for wireless carriers. SST has developed …

Granite Systems Inc., a Manchester, N.H.-based provider of network configuration management systems for the telecommunications industry, plans to announce its Network Interface Module this week at SuperComm in Atlanta. The …

CANNES, France-CDMA proponents have their voice in the CDMA Development Group. TDMA advocates have their say through the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium. Now the GSM world has its own lobbying …

Logica plc, an international computer consulting, systems integration and software company, acquired Dallas-based Aethos Communications Systems Inc. Dec. 18 for about $77.5 million. Logica also bought DDV Group, a Dutch …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The imminent explosion of the mobile data market has been like a constant companion for the past 12 years. The technology driving this supposed market expansion may have …