REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said it created a wireless group within its Mobile Solutions Partner Program to ensure that other companies' products and services work smoothly with Microsoft's wireless systems.Microsoft's Mobility Partner Advisory Council will serve as a feedback mechanism for Microsoft mobility platform development...
SEATTLE—Canada's Bell Mobility announced it will offer a service through ViAir Inc. that will allow mobile professionals to wirelessly access their personal and corporate e-mail, calendar and contact information.The service supports Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes and Internet-based e-mail services. ViAir said almost 30 million...
DENVER, United States—European wireless giant Mm02 announced a series of major deals that further the carrier's strategy to offer a range of unique products and services in the European market during the next several months.First, the carrier announced an agreement with Handspring to sell...
PARK CITY, Utah—Independent movie enthusiasts at the Sundance Film Festival, running Jan. 10-20, will be treated to a variety of cutting-edge wireless technologies, including wireless access to movie showtimes, customizable itineraries, calendar updates, film shorts, Flash animations and film trailers.FluxNetwork Inc., teaming with Hewlett-Packard...
LAS VEGAS, United States—In his keynote at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates detailed his company's new wireless strategies, which include introducing a new tablet device for home computing, a new technology platform for home...
TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had granted approval for its AirCard 710. The modem is Sierra's first product for the General...
IRVINE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless said it is introducing Maestro, a duo of Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC and CDM-9100 wireless phone with Internet access and "a broad array of wireless capabilities."The carrier says the product is available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,...
The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the wireless industry.The handheld computing industry has suffered through the past year along with the...
Nokia Corp. continued its massive open mobile architecture standards push last week by signing up some of the world's largest infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA Systems Inc., Borland Software Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Oracle and Sun Microsystems Inc.The move underscores Nokia's...
Representatives from the wireless industry are being asked to testify against Microsoft Corp. in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the computer software giant, each with new insight into how Microsoft is allegedly muscling into new markets and resisting cooperating with competitors.A witness list released...
NEW YORK-Convergent communications are getting closer to reality with development of gateways to distribute content among various stationary and mobile devices and interoperability technology that permits seamless roaming between fixed and mobile networks, speakers at the December Internet World conference said."Centralized media servers tied...
DALLAS, United States—Nokia continued its massive push for its open mobile architecture initiative by signing some of the world's largest information and technology infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA Systems, Borland Software, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Oracle and Sun Microsystems. The move could put further...
SAN FRANCISO, United States—Having failed to include a Bluetooth capability within its new Windows XP operating system, Microsoft announced at the annual Developers Conference in San Francisco that it would offer support for the wireless technology sometime in the second half of 2002. However,...
TOKYO—Oki Electric Industry Co. and Payment First Co. launched a service enabling Internet payments for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode wireless Internet service.Payment First is a joint venture among NTT DoCoMo, Microsoft Corp., Oki, NTT Data and NTT Communications.The Inter Debit Payment Services will be offered...
SEATTLE—Nextel Partners Inc. reported an agreement with ViAir Inc. to provide Nextel Partners with its WirelessInbox messaging application and platform rebranded as Nextel Mobile E-mail.ViAir said the solution will provide subscribers with access to their existing Internet and Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes e-mail,...
NEW YORK—Vivendi Universal has deployed MyNetonomy , developed by U.S.-based Netonomy, as the portal through which customers can purchase, activate and personalize services on Universal Music Mobile (UMM).Launched commercially in late September, the service delivers Vivendi Universal's music-oriented content over the GSM network of...
Osama bin Laden and his goons appear to be in retreat. For that alone we should give thanks, though no one will be satisfied until justice is brought to the mass murderers. How interesting-and telling-that this con artist who spews venomous, anti-American slurs at...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-TeleComputing has released its new Mobile Services Powered by TECOS, a hosted application solution that enables service providers to deploy services that offer PDA users secure access to information on their corporate exchange servers.Mobile users can get access to their Microsoft Exchange...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and MobileAria announced a partnership to promote in-vehicle Bluetooth adoption.MobileAria said it will support and market Sony Ericsson's T39 and T68 GSM/GPRS phones, and the T60 CDMA phone with MobileAria's True Hands Free service, which is expected to launch...
SAN DIEGO-Microsoft Corp. selected Silicon Wave Inc. to provide Bluetooth solutions for its Windows CE .NET operating system.Silicon Wave said its solution will allow original equipment manufacturers to produce personal digital assistants, mobile phones and cable set-top boxes that incorporate Bluetooth functionality and interoperability...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—TeleComputing has released its new Mobile Services Powered by TECOS, a hosted application solution that enables service providers to deploy services that offer PDA users secure access to information on their corporate exchange servers.Mobile users can get access to their Microsoft Exchange...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. reported the Bluetooth Special Interest Group qualified the Bluetooth implementation in Windows CE .NET, the software giant's next version of its Windows CE operating system, as compliant with the Bluetooth specification.Microsoft is working with a number of companies to provide additional...
Audiovox CommunicationsAudiovox Communications introduced the Maestro, a Pocket PC that uses Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC 2002 software. The product features 32 MB of SDRAM and 32 MB of Flash Rom and an Intel Strong ARM 206 MHz processor. It also includes built-in CFR...
