WASHINGTON--AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has been awarded the TRUSTe Privacy Seal after completing a comprehensive certification process."Consumer education about privacy issues is critical to establishing consumer confidence. As our customers begin using their wireless phones to communicate in new ways—from text messaging and swapping...
MANILA, The Philippines—The development of wireless devices and services could push new modes of commerce during the next 10 years, according to a report released by information technology (IT) consulting and management company Accenture.Titled "The Future of Wireless," the report projected the global market...
TORONTO—Finance.com Group of Morocco announced it will use a mobile commerce product from 724 Solutions, which will allow its customers to access banking services through Finance.com's holding company BMCE Bank.724 Solutions said the deal gives it a foothold in the growing North African market.
MANILA, Philippines—The adoption of wireless data applications and services among Asian mobile-phone users has to rise in order for the wireless industry to fully take off in the region, according to Peter Cohan, a high-tech management consultant in the region and author of technology...
HELSINKI, Finland-The MeT initiative, which was founded to establish standards for secure mobile transactions, announced it now has 55 associate members, a number that demonstrates the importance of development of specifications and deployment of mobile commerce solutions, the group said.New members include AU-System, Comverse,...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, the leading mobile carrier in Japan, on 1 October launched the world's first third-generation (3G) mobile service in the Tokyo metropolitan area, receiving mixed reviews from market analysts. The visual phone, one of three 3G terminals, with a small camera and a...
WOBURN, Mass.—Boston Communication Group Inc. signed a contract with Dobson Cellular Systems to expand its Prepaid Wireless Service in Dobson's markets.BCGI said its prepaid offering includes nationwide roaming, a distribution technology replenishment program supporting 75,000 recharge locations, real-time rating, SMS billing, mobile commerce and...
ATLANTA—Atlanta-based Air2Web, whose Mobile Internet Platform lets companies extend enterprise applications to any wireless device, has closed a $20 million round of venture-capital financing and expects an additional $5 million later this month, the company said Oct. 9.Participants in this third round of funding...
AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema announced it will offer mobile commerce services to wireless carriers through a deal with Microcell i5, a subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications.Under the deal, SchlumbergerSema will integrate i5's Masq mobile commerce subscriber identity platform into its portfolio of products for carriers. According to...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia announced plans for a wide-ranging test of mobile commerce products and services, moves that include making secure credit card payments using a mobile phone wallet application.Nokia is teaming with IBM, Visa International, local banking and technology companies and Finnish mobile operator Radiolinja...
NEW YORK-Trivnet, an Israeli software provider, has developed a system designed to answer questions and eliminate concerns that have slowed adoption of the wireless phone as a sales transaction device.Consumers are concerned about inadequate security and its potential to permit fraudulent use of their...
TOKYO—KDDI Corp. and five other firms will jointly perform Japan's largest field test for mobile commerce in November. Unlike other conventional mobile commerce services, their system will provide settlement services via a virtual bank account. These firms are planning to launch commercial service in...
NEW YORK-Snaz Commerce Solutions, which provided wireless commerce products, said today it was forced to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which involves liquidating all the company's assets."I am disappointed that Snaz will not be able to continue its pioneering efforts, despite our success in...
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, United States—Motorola and pizza giant Domino's Pizza announced they will deploy the first phase of Pizzacast, which the companies said is a mobile commerce application that allows users with Web-enabled phones to order pizzas on the go.Users will have access to coupons,...
NEW YORK-The mission of Pure Matrix Inc., a Boulder, Colo., start-up, is to make mass customization of mobile data nice and easy so customers will use it more and place greater value on its delivery and the carriers that transmit it.A European wireless carrier...
NEW YORK-"If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly."That's been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry to date. The reason mobile commerce hasn't taken off yet is because the networks are way too slow and the...
H.O. SystemsH.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At H.O., Berry will be responsible for streamlining and growing business operations for the company. Of...
Handsets/ devicesMitsubishiMitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up to 86 kilobits-per-second data speeds. It has several features for business users. The phone allows users...
WASHINGTON-A spokesman for a lawmaker at the center of the Internet tax debate said a front-page USA Today story last week that reported a compromise had been reached was incorrect, but he expressed optimism that a bill will be passed before the moratorium on...
NEW YORK-As part of its wireless data strategy, TeleCorp PCS officially launched two-way short message service in all its markets May 18 and is offering its customers free three-month trials, Gerald T. Vento, chief executive officer and board member, said at the Lehman Brothers...
While a variety of wireless companies, from vendors to carriers, continue to talk about the benefits mobile commerce will bring, many industry observers agree that the explosion won't happen anytime soon.Last week Nokia Corp. worked to fan the flames of mobile commerce, releasing the...
WASHINGTON-Congress last week was set to pass a new budget that embraces President Bush's plan to delay two auctions of valuable radio spectrum but rejects an administration proposal to impose fees on TV broadcasters in order to encourage the clearing of frequencies sought by...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Uncertainty related to the future of Scandinavian mobile prepaid calling plans, less preferred here than in Western Europe generally, is largely due to the struggle to migrate customers to more expensive products and emerging technologies that could fundamentally change the relationship between vendor...
Wireless portals will be a major part of the mobile Internet of the future, according to a new study from Allied Business Intelligence, and could become the centerpiece of many users' mobile experience.According to the report, "Wireless Portals: the Information Gateway to the Wireless User,"...
