LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp., which specializes in over-the-air updating technology for mobile phones, said Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer Amoi Electronics plans to use its mProve device management client suite for OTA updates. Amoi purchased the products to align with the Open Mobile Alliance's specifications for...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp., which specializes in over-the-air updating technology for mobile phones, said Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer Amoi Electronics plans to use its mProve device management client suite for OTA updates.Amoi purchased the products to align with the Open Mobile Alliance's specifications for device...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth of mobile marketing by clearing industry obstacles and establishing best-practices guidelines, announced new members...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months.The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth of mobile marketing by clearing industry obstacles and establishing best-practices guidelines, announced new members including...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. reported a 24-percent increase in revenues for its fiscal first quarter of $103.3 million, compared with revenues of $83.6 million during the corresponding quarter last year. Revenues increased 3 percent sequentially from $100.3 million during the previous quarter.The company's...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will purchase Musiwave, a music entertainment services, applications and content supplier, for more than $120 million, with an additional $18 million in contingency earnouts.Openwave said it expects Musiwave to contribute about $50 million to...
The mobile-search playground gets even more crowded this week, as an established behemoth expands its offerings and an infant startup tries to get onto the field. InfoSpace Inc. this week should unveil a service that delivers business listings and maps, movie showtimes and other...
Rumors continue to circulate that Palm Inc. will build a version of its Treo smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile platform, spurning its longtime support for Palm operating-system vendor PalmSource Inc. If true, the move would represent a significant event for all three...
MADRID, Spain-The leading wireless carrier in Spain, Telefonica Moviles Espana, has enhanced its messaging services using technology from Openwave and 724 Solutions.The Spanish carrier will use Openwave's IP Integrated Messaging Infrastructure to deliver next-generation communication and messaging services to its customers. With the equipment,...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-3G Americas elected Andrew Corp. to its board of governors.The company said it will be represented on the board by JC Huang and Ray Butler.Other board of governors members are Cingular Wireless, Cable & Wireless (West Indies), Ericsson, Gemplus, Hewlett-Packard Co., Lucent Technologies...
Taking advantage of new technologies, peer-to-peer companies, otherwise known as dotcoms, are porting services to wireless subscribers without operator consent. Through handsets, personal digital assistants, laptops and other mobile devices, end users can enjoy services such as music downloads and file sharing, video on...
NEW ORLEANS-Whether it's downloading video clips, buying ringtones or simply sending a photo to a friend, the key to enticing consumers to spend more on wireless data can be summed up in one word: simplicity. That was the message from carriers, content providers and...
OSLO, Norway-Opera Software said it expects to increase sales of its Web browser through Nokia Corp., according to reports, a move that could further expand the wireless Internet marketplace.Opera sells a scaled-down version of its standard Internet browser to mobile-phone makers like Nokia. The...
NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its portfolio of instant messaging services. The picture messaging application allows users to send photos from desktop AIM clients to any...
CANNES, France-An industry group of marketing executives announced an effort to drive consumer uptake of new mobile applications. The Chief Marketing Officer Council announced it formed the Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME), which is expected to comprise 200 mobile technology companies including...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "This phone solution streamlines development efforts and accelerates time to market to significantly reduce the costs of 3G device...
CANNES, France-An industry group of marketing executives announced an effort to drive consumer uptake of new mobile applications.The Chief Marketing Officer Council announced it formed the Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME), which is expected to comprise 200 mobile technology companies including wireless...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "We are pleased to work with Openwave to provide an integrated client solution that addresses the rapid adoption of...
LG Electronics Co. Ltd., PalmSource Inc., SavaJe Technologies and China MobileSoft Ltd. all made waves on the operating-system front last week, announcements that further fractured an already complicated market. Indeed, as the mobile-phone industry continues to skyrocket, software vendors from all sectors are looking...
"The future is in the software," said Nayeem Islam, vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s mobile software laboratory in San Jose, Calif. "The hardware is a commodity." Islam's assertion, spoken with equal measures of confidence and conviction, defines DoCoMo's past as well as its...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Mobile software developer Openwave Systems Inc. named David Peterschmidt as president and chief executive officer, the company announced yesterday.Peterschmidt, 57, is a veteran in the Internet and software industries. He most recently served as CEO and chairman of security software developer Securify.Peterschmidt...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced it achieved profitability and increased license revenues in its first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 results, released this week.Openwave reported revenues of $83.6 million, up 9 percent from the previous quarter and up 23 percent from the year-ago quarter. Net income...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. said it has agreed to support carrier NTT DoCoMo products with i-mode functionality in the operator's efforts to expand Internet services in Europe, Asia and other markets.This will allow end users to access more than 82,000 Internet sites as...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless users can create personal video greetings specifically tailored for friends and family members through a new application from mobile software developer Openwave Systems.The third-generation service allows users to record video greetings featuring images of themselves, celebrities or animated depictions, and choose...
