SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions named Tamara L. Steffens senior vice president of worldwide sales.Steffens joins 724 from Boingo Wireless, where she was vice president of worldwide carrier sales. Before that she was vice president of sales at Openwave Systems.
In preparation for its developer's conference this week in San Diego, Qualcomm Inc. today announced it has broadened the scope of its BREW technology far beyond the confines of games, ring tones and other simple applications. Under the company's new offering, BREW carriers and...
Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will acquire messaging software provider Magic4 for a sizable $82.6 million in cash and stock. The deal marks Openwave's further moves to expand its handset software business beyond WAP browsers."With Magic4, Openwave will become the No. 1 open standards-based...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet vendor Openwave Systems Inc. reported increasing revenues and a narrowing net loss in its slow march toward profitability."Openwave delivered a strong quarter as the second wave of mobile data has moved mainstream worldwide," said Don Listwin, the company's president and...
As the market heats up for wireless instant-messaging services, a handful of vendors are touting their rapid implementation of the Open Mobile Alliance's IM specifications as a way to drum up carrier business.ACL Wireless, Colibria, Comverse Technology Inc., L.M. Ericsson, Followap, MessageVine Inc., Nokia...
Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc. Openwave also announced an acquisition it said will improve its wireless Internet browsing technology.Under Openwave's deal with Microsoft, the companies...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. jumped into the already crowded market for over-the-air updating technology with the release of its Device Management System through its 4thpass subsidiary. Motorola said the technology allows wireless carriers to remotely repair software on handsets and other devices, change settings and...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. jumped into the already crowded market for over-the-air updating technology with the release of its Device Management System through its 4thpass subsidiary. Motorola said the technology allows wireless carriers to remotely repair software on handsets and other devices, change settings and...
CANNES, France-Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc. Openwave also announced an acquisition it said will improve its wireless Internet browsing technology.Under Openwave's deal with Microsoft, the...
CANNES, France-Japanese wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. announced a series of new products and agreements the company hopes will increase sales to carriers and handset manufacturers.On the handset side, Access announced its new NetFront Mobile Client Suite, which combines a WAP browser with...
BOSTON-Siemens AG said it will jump into the over-the-air updating game through a new deal with OTA company Red Bend.Siemens licensed Red Bend's vCurrentMobile technology for use in its handsets, a move Red Bend said will allow Siemens to send out software fixes to...
The market for over-the-air updating technology now counts yet another contender, with WAP pioneer Openwave Systems Inc. releasing its new Mobile Device Manager product offering. Openwave also announced Cingular Wireless L.L.C. purchased its new MDM product, but said the carrier will use it only...
T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal with IM company Oz Communications to install a gateway in its network that complies with instant-messaging and presence specifications from...
The wireless industry has had a long and lucrative history with sponsoring sporting events. According to a report released last year by Sports Marketing Surveys Ltd., the telecommunications industry signed 91 sports sponsorship deals in 2002, trailing only the automotive industry's 124 sponsorship agreements....
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet technology vendor Openwave Systems Inc. reported increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss and said it will continue its positive trend in the coming months.The news sent the company stock up about 7 percent to about $17.15 per share.Openwave said...
Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it.One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant in wireless data that is hoping a new name and face will energize its sales.Obigo was founded as AU-System, and...
There are plenty of contentious questions in the operating system business. Will Microsoft Corp. dominate the mobile-phone field as it has done in the desktop computer business? Will Symbian manage to escape Nokia Corp.'s shadow and entice broad support? Will PalmSource Inc. translate its...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. said its messaging technology will be used by BellSouth International across its Latin American properties.Openwave will supply its Multimedia Messaging Service Technology to allow BellSouth to begin messaging services across its subsidiaries in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet software provider Openwave Systems Inc. reported a solid quarter, showing increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss, with an outlook for generally improving numbers next quarter."We continue to execute on our plan toward profitability," said Don Listwin, the company's president...
GENEVA-WAP browser company Access announced more than 100 million devices have shipped with its NetFront WAP browser. The company counts AT&T Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, Handspring, Hutchison 3G Group, IBM, KDDI, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, PalmSource, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and more as customers."I'm excited...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced its board of directors has approved a one-for-three reverse split of its common stock.The reverse stock split will be effective Oct. 21, and Openwave's common stock will begin trading under the split adjustment when the market opens Oct....
DULLES, Va.-Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements....
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced its Phone Suite Version 7 (V7) product for mobile phones will now work over the Linux-based operating system, a move the company said is a nod toward the growing market for Linux-based phones."Handset user experiences available today lag...
Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements. Under...
