The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation to strengthen the legal standard law enforcement must meet before obtaining mobile-phone tracking information. The bill also places certain restrictions on law enforcement access to electronic communications, including those stored on computers and servers. Stronger reporting requirements on...
WASHINGTON-If Al Gore becomes the next president of the United States, as polls increasingly are suggesting, Big Telecom could gain unprecedented access to the White House and have extraordinary influence on high-tech policy for the next four years.It's not that Big Telecom is any...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. received full certification from the Bluetooth standards body for its two Bluetooth PC products, a PCMCIA card and a USB accessory, designed to provide a wireless link for the exchange of information, including data and voice.Motorola said the software delivered with...
TOKYO-Intel Corp.'s stock took a beating early Friday after the world's largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts' expectations.The company's stock lost about 22 percent of its value, dropping more than $14 per share as soon as the market...
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...
ANAHEIM, Calif.-Infowave Software Inc. and Inflightonline plan to offer airline passengers secure access to corporate Microsoft Exchange information while in flight.The agreement calls for Inflightonline to distribute a customized and branded version of Infowave's Symmetry product to its clients. The Symmetry product automatically forwards...
An emerging collection of technical standards promises to change forever the way marketers do their jobs by automating how businesses interact.The question is: Will this automation cut marketers out of the mix?One of the most recent and important proposed standards is called universal description, discovery...
Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market as early as mid-1999.Those early predictions seemed believable at the time. Who would not...
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...
Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week's announcement that it has agreed to offer its popular ProLiant server pre-installed with WAP server software, via a deal with Nokia Corp.Expected to roll out...
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...
L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. took the next solid step in their alliance by launching a new company, called Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, designed to develop and market mobile e-mail solutions to wireless operators worldwide.Ulf Avrin of Ericsson was named president of the...
RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. introduced a fleet management system incorporating Microsoft Windows NT-based Exec2000 mobile messaging system software, designed for use with Motient's Mobile Messaging Service.The Exec2000 system offers a suite of programs to provide connectivity for transportation companies using the MobileMAX2 mobile data terminal.
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
As the calendar turned over from the '90s to the '00s, the wireless industry has seen a surge in companies targeting the wireless enterprise enablement space.While outsourced solution providers such as wireless application service providers have made a name for themselves earlier in the...
WASHINGTON-Telecom firms-including those with major wireless properties-have contributed nearly $18 million so far in soft money in the 2000 election cycle, according to a new report.Overall, Common Cause said the telecom industry ranked second only to Wall Street in this season of record, unregulated...
NEW YORK-The best is yet to be in the conjunction of wireless and the Internet, and that means plenty of opportunity, said Lior E. Yahalomi, managing partner of CMGI @Ventures.The Menlo Park, Calif., venture fund, established in 1995 to invest solely in Internet-related companies,...
HARTFORD, Conn.-Paradigm4 Inc. introduced a solution called Ez-Attach4, which allows users to open document attachments on e-mail messages forwarded to their wireless devices.The solution is powered by ActiveNet technology from Equinox Solutions Inc. and works in conjunction with the WorkStyle Server from Wireless Knowledge...
Czech RepublicAirspan Networks said it signed a contract with TES Media, a Czech telecommunications operator, to deploy a new fixed wireless network across the Czech Republic. TES Media's network, set to deliver high-speed data services to business customers, will launch this month. A series...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. has included Phone.com Inc.'s FoneSync technology in the latest release of Microsoft Works Suite 2001, released today.The addition allows users to transfer contact listings from the Works address book function to digital mobile phones.
A relatively unknown company is muscling its way to the front of the pack in the race to provide two-way satellite broadband Internet service, backed by the financial and marketing strength of two of the world's most influential corporations.With investments from Microsoft Corp. and...
Microsoft Corp. this summer unveiled a sweeping new company strategy and restructuring through its Microsoft.NET initiative-moving away from merely selling software to providing end-to-end Internet services.Central to Microsoft's philosophy is that the same Internet applications will be accessed across a variety of devices and...
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup Language (WML) content. The Jataayu Browser is fully WAP compliant, the company said, and can be...
DENVER, United States-Instant messaging is considered a key element to what the wireless industry calls pervasive messaging, meaning the ability to send a text message from any device-a computer, pager or wireless phone-to any other text-enabled device regardless of network connection.As the wireless industry...
