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SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Nokia Corp.’s Open Mobile Architecture initiative will merge with the WAP Forum to create a new, massive industry standards group comprising more than 200 companies including heated wireless …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. said it was chosen as Bluetooth module supplier for Microsoft Corp.’s next-generation wireless keyboard and mouse systems. The company will manufacture the modules with Microsoft’s …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Microsoft Corp. closed its Mobile Internet Business Unit in Stockholm, Sweden, cutting about 80 jobs. The affected employees will be offered jobs in the company’s U.S.-based headquarters. The Microsoft …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic alliance to deliver co-developed and jointly marketed wireless data services featuring MSN services and content, Windows Powered devices and enterprise solutions. …

BEIJING—Chinese mobile phone maker TCL Mobile announced it will license Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC and Smartphone 2002 operating systems for use in future wireless devices. The number of Microsoft OS …

WATERLOO, Ontario—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. continued to make noise during its Wireless Enterprise Symposium this week, announcing a deal with business software vendor BEA Systems Inc. to extend …

NEW YORK—Compaq Computer Corp. and Schlumberger say they have agreed to develop joint IT solutions for such markets as oil and gas, finance, telecommunications, transport, energy and utilities and the …

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RALEIGH, N.C.—Summus Inc. announced its BlueFuel-powered Exego application has been ported to the Microsoft PocketPC platform to allow wireless subscribers to exchange e-mail, digital images and instant messages via BREW-enabled …

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. says it plans to offer a BlackBerry reference design program that will allow manufacturers to use a hardware and software platform to build advanced wireless …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The South American subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. will offer carrier-level access to corporate information through a new deal with wireless software provider InfoSpace Inc. NII Holdings Inc., the …

SAN DIEGO—Wireless streaming media company PacketVideo Corp. said it will cut an unspecified number of jobs in order to realign itself with the sluggish economy. Fernando Corona, the company’s senior …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—NowSpeed inc. announced it will offer a free mobile office software platform to Corporate Software customers through a reseller agreement that allow Corporate Software to distribute a free 10-user …

IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix Inc. said it will work with the Microsoft Consulting Services Advanced Technology (MCSAT) group to develop its next generation of products with Microsoft’s Visual Studio .NET and the …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Smart-phone maker Sendo announced it teamed with Tao Group to include Java technology in the company’s new Z100 smart phone. The move is especially interesting because Sendo is …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Handspring announced it will begin selling its much-lauded mobile phone/personal digital assistant Treo device throughout the nation’s retail stores. Further, the company said Cingular Wireless will also sell …

TEL AVIV, Israel—Wireless streaming media company Emblaze Systems Ltd. released its financial results for last year, showing net losses of $29 million and no relief in sight for at least …

IRVINE, Calif.—FieldCentrix Inc. announced it has joined the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC), which was formed as a feedback mechanism for Microsoft mobility platform development and to offer support …

HANNOVER, Germany—Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft are presenting mobile solutions for business customers at this week’s CeBIT trade show in Germany and announced the companies will cooperate in developing devices for …

HANNOVER, Germany—Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft Corp. are presenting mobile solutions for business customers at this week’s CeBIT trade show in Germany and announced the companies will cooperate in developing devices …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—The market for wireless enterprise services continues to heat up today, with several companies positioning themselves to give mobile workers access to corporate information. The most notable announcement …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it combined its Network Service Provider and Mobile Devices business divisions, and that Microsoft veteran Peter Knook will head the effort. Knook said the newly combined …

ISLANDIA, N.Y.—Business software giant Computer Associates International Inc. released a trial version of its Advantage Wireless Integrator, which the company said allows businesses to easily extend Web-based programs to wireless …