LONDON-LogicaCMG will become a member of the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), a program that encourages Microsoft partners to create software solutions for Windows Mobile-based devices. "Mobility is a key pillar of Microsoft's long-term vision for the digital world, and MPAC was created...
Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling operators to upgrade their networks.Major vendors like Nokia Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., Nortel Networks...
LONDON-Telecommunications inventory management software provider Cramer has certified LogicaCMG as a Cramer Accredited Partner, meaning LogicaCMG will be a preferred delivery channel for Cramer software. In addition, LogicaCMG has agreed to develop Cramer skills and jointly pursue new business opportunities, including by establishing Cramer...
OBERHAUSEN, Germany and LONDON-Two wireless carriers in Thailand made enhancements to their messaging services.German messaging company ConVisual said Thailand's largest mobile operator AIS has launched its VisualTXT mobile messaging service, which turns short messaging service messages into graphics and animations with sound.AIS launched the...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said its merger so far has gone according to plan."Trading overall during the second half of the year has developed in line with our expectations," said Martin Read, LogicaCMG's group chief executive officer. "The benefits of the merger are being realized in increased...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said its merger has so far gone according to plan."Trading overall during the second half of the year has developed in line with our expectations," said Martin Read, LogicaCMG's group chief executive officer. "The benefits of the merger are being realized in increased...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services.The LogicaCMG technology will replace existing infrastructure and enables the carrier to improve its content,...
LONDON-LogicaCMG said Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has deployed its Wireless Service Broker product, which will enable Optimus to deliver mobile Internet services based on WAP 2.0 and multimedia messaging services.The LogicaCMG technology will replace existing infrastructure and enables the carrier to improve its content,...
Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. announced it could further its acquisition push with a new offering of $100 million in convertible subordinated notes due 2008. The company said it has no definite acquisition or investment plans. Openwave said it would use the...
LONDON-Wireless messaging and IT consultancy company LogicaCMG announced its interim results, showing declining revenues of $1.3 billion and an operating profit of $73 million. The company asserted its reorganization is almost complete, and its wireless networks division will be profitable for the full year."Against...
Beaten back by a lackluster economy and ambivalent wireless users, an assortment of veteran wireless data players has sought refuge in the company of network operators. By targeting wireless carriers, these companies are looking to find a stable customer base amid a cutthroat business...
Two small vendors have made some progress in the multimedia messaging service center arena this week with global wins announced by LogicaCMG and Comverse.LogicalCMG announced an agreement to supply Ireland's smallest mobile operator with its MMSC. The product includes transcoding and number portability capabilities....
Starent Networks calls its solution voice instant messaging-with emphasis on the word "instant," thereby distinguishing itself from the prominent voice solutions already in the marketplace, including push-to-talk service and more traditional voice instant messaging, which suffer some degree of latency.Starent said several major carriers...
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands-Go Mobile, a wireless operator in Malta, will use technology from LogicaCMG to offer multimedia messaging services, the companies announced."Launching MMS services marks the next stage in our business strategy and will enable us to tap into new revenue streams," said Juanito Camilleri,...
LONDON-Multimedia messaging services continues to drive much of the news in the wireless industry, with LogicaCMG and others announcing moves in the area.LogicaCMG announced an MMS framework agreement with KPN Mobile, and that E-Plus in Germany will be the first carrier to use LogicaCMG's...
NEW ORLEANS-Royal Philips Electronics and LogicaCMG announced an agreement to jointly supply multimedia messaging technology to mobile operators. The original equipment manufacturer umbrella agreement calls for the integration of Philips' Platform 4 Media Adapter transcoding engine into Logica's Multimedia Messaging Service Centre product range.In...
CANNES, France-Messaging giant LogicaCMG announced it will resell LightSurf Technologies Inc.'s picture messaging management software in its line of multimedia messaging services products.LightSurf's technology integrates third-party content and allows users to purchase, store, and share multimedia files. Sprint PCS uses LightSurf technology for its...
LONDON-LogicaCMG, which offers information technology services and wireless messaging products, said its merger and integration process is "progressing well and to plan."The company said performance for the combined business was in line with expectations and that margins have been maintained on lower revenues.In the...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having gained an estimated 70-percent share of the worldwide market for multimedia messaging service centers (MMSC), Nokia and Ericsson, which have each won around 50 contracts, are being seen by some observers as having influenced purchasers by packaging MMSC technology with picture...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association announced cross-border, inter-carrier text messaging services enabling text messaging between customers of major U.S. and Canadian wireless service providers have been launched.Participating are Canadian service providers Bell Mobility, Microcell Solutions (Fido),...
CHANTILLY, Va.-The march toward global interoperable text messaging took another step forward as messaging giant LogicaCMG Wireless Networks and InphoMatch Inc. announced they will connect their inter-carrier text messaging systems.Text and multimedia messaging providers have recently begun harping on the need for global messaging...
