Online security firm McAfee Inc. made two announcements in the wireless security arena with an acquisition and a partnership for over-the-air security. McAfee, which has previously warned the threat of mobile viruses will increase, said it acquired Wireless Security Corp., a privately held company...
Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier's new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, increased memory and support for a variety of features. As usual, DoCoMo did not...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier's new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, increased memory and support for a variety of features. Although DoCoMo does not name...
NEW ORLEANS-Openwave Systems Inc. made a slew of announcements this week at CTIA Wireless 2003:the company introduced Openwave Voice MMS which integrates voice and data messaging capabilities;Openwave will partner with Network Associates to integrate McAfee Security's anti-virus technology into its MX messaging platform;RealNetworks Inc.'s...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The virus protection business of Network Associates Inc. said it will jump into the wireless industry in order to protect wireless users from the potential threat of wirelessly transmitted computer viruses, and announced partnerships with processor company Texas Instruments Inc. and operating...
DUBLIN, Ireland-The threat from so-called mobile viruses has been given another airing following a report from McAfee Security. However, the threat still seems to be taken more seriously by security solution providers than by virus writers, few of whom have yet to identify mobile...
MMTAAnne-Rivers Forcke was appointed chairman of the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association's Media Relations Committee. Forcke is a relationship marketing strategist for the Global Small Business group at IBM Corp., where she is responsible for managing the marketing program worldwide. Forcke has more than 15 years...
The evolution of the Symbian initiative advanced last week as the company held its first developers conference in London, supporting the release of version 6.0 of its open software platform for next-generation wireless Internet-enabled devices, and made several other significant announcements.In addition to making...
CTIAChristopher Putala joined the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association as vice president for congressional affairs. Putala worked for nine years with the Senate Judiciary Committee on a wide variety of law-enforcement issues and served as Democratic staff director and chief counsel for Sen. Joseph R....
WASHINGTON-In the final salvo of paperwork regarding NextWave Telecom Inc.'s opposition to its application for review, Antigone Communications L.P. and PCS Devco Inc. continue to maintain their push for, at best, a reversal of NextWave's personal communications services licenses and, at second best, an...
Could the obstacle-plagued auction that took forever to start be near its end?It seems so, although a part of me believes the C-block auction for personal communications services will never end.For the record, the C-block auction was originally scheduled to begin in the spring...
