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 phones and other handheld devices.Analog Devices Inc. plans to provide manufacturers "an integrated processor...
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 Nextel subsidiary that offers service in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, will sell InfoSpace's Corporate...
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 vice president of marketing, said PacketVideo had 225 employees before the layoffs, but he wouldn't...
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 version of NowSpeed Mobile Office to its customers.NowSpeed Mobile Office offers enterprise-wide secure access...
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 .NET Framework.FieldCentrix said its first product will allow its customers users to use wireless...
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 the first device maker to use Microsoft's Smart Phone 2002 operating system, and Microsoft 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 the device through its retail outlets, and will license the company's popular Blazer wireless...
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 the next year."2001 will be remembered as a year of significant global economic downturn...
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 to companies in the mobility space. "Joining the council is a win-win situation for...
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 next-generation mobile phones.The first offerings should be available by the third quarter.Under the agreement,...
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 for next-generation mobile phones.The first offerings should be available by the third quarter.Under the...
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 came from software giant Oracle Corp. and Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo. The two companies...
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 division will work to take advantage of data-intensive devices and focus on wireless carriers."The overlap...
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 devices, regardless of the wireless network or device."With its ease of use and ability...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—AirPrime Inc. introduced its family of CDMA wireless personal computer cards using the cdma2000 1x and 1xEV-DO wireless standards.The PC3200 series card uses the 1x standard providing data throughput of up to 153.6 kilobits per second, while the PC5200 series uses 1xEV-DO...
SAN FRANCISCO-In an another tie-up, Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to combine Intel's Xscale microarchitecture's PX250 and PXA210 and Windows CE .NET to enable hardware and software developers to create browsing, multimedia and other wireless applications for mobile devices.Both companies said a...
CANNES, France—The mobile industry put on a brave face last week at the annual 3GSM World Congress here, with few signs of the financial downturn the industry is currently enduring showing through to the exhibition halls or the company-rented yachts that line the harbor...
In an effort to hasten the rollout of third-generation networks, Nokia has announced an initiative by inviting other 3G infrastructure developers to share and standardize open specifications for all IP-based platforms.The company believes the lack of interoperability between 3G infrastructure is delaying the deployment...
HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said it has rolled out new access and infrastructure solutions for Microsoft mobile information server 2002 on cellular and WiFi wireless networks."Utilizing the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC with MIS, customers will now be able to access their inbox, calendar and contacts...
CANNES, France—The GSM Association continued to move forward with its wide-ranging M-Services Initiative, announcing the second phase of the program, broad support from the supplier community, and a series of task forces to help develop the wireless data market.The association said its phase two...
CANNES, France—British carrier Mmo2 announced a deal with Unisys Corp. to jointly market and distribute a new range of mobile data services for corporate customers based on Microsoft Corp.'s wireless software and high-speed GPRS mobile data networks.Services will include remote access to e-mail, contacts...
KIRKLAND, Wash.—Captaris Inc. announced its Infinite Mobile Delivery 2.5, which supports Microsoft Exchange 2000 as well as Exchange 5.5 on a wide range of Internet-enabled wireless devices, is now available.With access to the latest Microsoft Exchange products, users can wirelessly access their in boxes,...
SAN JOSE, California, United States—As expected, Palm released a trial version of its new operating system (OS), the Palm OS 5, which the company said will support wide area networks, Bluetooth connections and 802.11 standards, as well as a host of other new features.The...
NEW YORK—International Business Machines Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and a few other companies are coming together to form an alliance known as the Web Services Interoperability Organizations to form standards for business transactions over the Web.Other companies expected to join the group...
