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WASHINGTON-Three groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over changes to small-business bidding rules, asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to immediately stay enforcement of new guidelines and delay the …

WASHINGTON—Three groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over changes to small-business bidding rules, asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to immediately stay enforcement of new guidelines and delay the …

Software giant Oracle Corp. announced it’s spending about $220 million to buy Portal Software Inc., a firm that develops billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and media industries. …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Software giant Oracle Corp. announced it’s spending about $220 million to buy Portal Software Inc., a firm that develops billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Linux software vendor Trolltech announced it appointed wireless entrepreneur Juha Christensen to its board of directors. The move further expands Christensen’s touch and influence in the wireless industry. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a request that could help wireless companies-particularly newly united Sprint Nextel Corp.-make further inroads into the mobile workforce management space and the …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Oracle Corp., the world’s biggest database maker, said it is adding to its portfolio with the acquisition of software developer TimesTen. Terms of the deal, which is expected …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Data storage company Xdrive Inc. added a wireless component to its Internet-based storage offering and is looking to team up with wireless carriers or other industry players to …

WASHINGTON-Telecom and tech firms, some already in the wireless business and others planning to enter it, are helping foot the bill for President Bush’s inauguration Jan. 20. The donors, according …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Oracle Corp. announced its Oracle Database Lite 10g, which it says expands grid computing to the mobile work force. The product, based on Oracle’s Grid Computing infrastructure, is …

WASHINGTON-While new industry figures show top Republicans casting pro-technology votes more often than their counterparts in Congress, a review of fresh campaign finance data reveals top high-tech firms are hedging …

When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said …

WASHINGTON-The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved a $15 million long-term loan guarantee to support the sale by U.S. suppliers of cellular equipment, software and services to Colombia Movil, …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Industry leaders have formed the Mobile Expert Group with a view to promoting Java technology in the mobile space. The focus will be data-capable phones. The group was …

SOMERS, N.Y.-IBM Corp. said it has rolled out new database software known as DB2 Everyplace that provides customers with real-time access to business information on their wireless handhelds. “DB2 Everyplace …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced a joint initiative with Oracle Corp. to offer enterprise customers integrated mobility solutions based on Oracle 10g and Vodafone Network Services. The deal covers joint development …

“No one ever got fired for buying IBM.” It’s a saying that has been floating around the business world for years. It highlights both the complications technology shoppers face as …

Although Research In Motion Ltd. has worked to diffuse concerns over its ongoing legal troubles, some of the company’s competitors see RIM’s high-profile court battles as an opportunity to promote …

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels. PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said the telecom and tech …

WASHINGTON-Despite poor market conditions, telecom and high-tech industries continue to spend money on lobbying at record levels. PoliticalMoneyLine, a Web-based service that tracks political money, said telecom and tech sectors …

The 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference witnessed a collision of giants as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid …

The 2003 JavaOne Conference is witnessing a collision of giants, as Sun Microsystems and IBM Corp. are pushing their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid …

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Location services company Autodesk Inc. said it has been recognized by the Open GIS Consortium as a co-author of the proposed OpenGIS Location Services Implementation Specification. The Open …

TOKYO-Oracle Japan and NTT DoCoMo have jointly developed a new system that lets corporate users distribute in-company information to personal digital assistants (PDAs) in real time, the firms jointly announced. …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will groan from pain in the near …