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NEW YORK-ThinAirApps L.L.C. released its ThinAirServer 1.1, which permits two-way, real-time information access to a range of out-of-the-box applications from a variety of wireless devices. The new platform is compatible …

WASHINGTON-To bolster its case for splitting Microsoft Corp. into two companies-a remedy U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson may agree to as early as this week-Justice Department lawyers in the …

Cimarron Technologies With the addition of versatile hardware options, Cimarron Technologies’ Skymark VehicleTracker now allows dispatchers to view mapping software in both digital or database formats over a Cellular Digital …

In an effort to encourage businesses to use palmtop personal computers as mobile access tools to enterprise systems, Palm Inc. released its HotSync Server and Microsoft Exchange Conduit solution. The …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Despite the outlook by many in the industry that paging is a market in decline, Southeastern Communications Association members are excited abut it. The group, which held its …

OmniSky OmniSky Corp., a provider of wireless Internet services for handheld computing devices, named five new people to its executive management team. Lawrence Winkler is the company’s new senior vice …

ATLANTA-XcelleNet Inc., a mobile enterprise management solutions firm, announced strategic technology alliances and partnerships with Microsoft Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., the Symbian initiative and Symbol Technologies Inc. in an …

Two-way messaging took a leap forward last week as Motorola Inc. introduced a new two-way pager and JP Systems Inc. implemented a mobile Internet portal service. Motorola unveiled its Talkabout …

SignalSoft Steven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc., a wireless Internet service provider, will provide wireless Internet access for the Handspring Visor handheld computer through its Go.Web service. The service will allow individuals and businesses …

The underwriters of Vyyo Inc.’s recent initial public offering exercised their options to purchase the entire over-allotment of more than 1 million shares of common stock, bringing the total offering …

Time was when Bill Gates was the quintessential symbol of American capitalism. The undisputed icon of the Digital Age. But now, with the Justice Department, 19 states and a tough …

As last week’s Love Bug virus painfully illustrated, more computer viruses are being spread via e-mail, and they are growing increasingly destructive. But despite the growing popularity of wireless e-mail …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-In tone with the wave of competition that has taken Argentina by storm, Nextel has decided to extend its iDEN digital wireless services network, connecting Buenos Aires with …

WASHINGTON-With the House up for grabs this fall and a slew of high-tech bills pending before Congress, the high-tech lobby is flexing its muscle on Capitol Hill and shaping the …

InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for Web sites and devices, said wireless Internet opportunities continue to represent the company’s biggest opportunity and fastest-growing area. Within that space, InfoSpace …

Microsoft Corp. released its Pocket PC platform for handheld personal computers powered by its Windows CE operating system. Microsoft hardware partners Casio Computer Co. Ltd., Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. …

There seems little doubt the wireless Internet is going to be a reality, but what remains unclear is exactly who will use it, on what devices and using which technology. …

Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.’s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the …

Metrocall Inc. formed a strategic partnering agreement with WirelessMD Inc. to target the medical community. Specifically, the two hope to upgrade existing one-way paging accounts to two-way interactive paging services …

Having been ruled a monopoly and found guilty of violating federal antitrust laws to maintain that status, Microsoft now faces an uncertain future as federal courts determine how best to …

FREEREALTIME.com FreeRealTime.com Inc. launched a beta version of FRT2go, a service for use on 3Com Corp.’s Palm Computing unit Palm VII and Palm.net service, giving its members wireless access to …

Nextel Communications Inc. will soon announce commercial availability of wireless Internet service, people close to the company say. According to the company’s Web site, its Nextel Online service already is …

Led by an executive team that includes a lawyer, a doctor, an analyst and an engineer, GroupServe Inc. offers software applications that allow business customers the ability to organize, collaborate …

REDMOND, Wash.-British Telecommunications plc, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. announced they plan to work together to create high-speed data applications for mobile devices domestically and abroad. Under the …