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Oracle Corp. introduced wireless Internet software called Portal-to-Go, a universal translator of sorts designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with any Internet site, intranet database or network-aware appliance. Based …

The convergence of the Internet and wireless networks was punctuated last week as Internet heavy hitters Amazon.com Inc., America Online Inc. and Oracle Corp. made announcements extending their services further …

Wireless middleware and software provider Aether Systems Inc. filed an initial public offering prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week with the intention of selling 6.9 million …

Lucent Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced software that will turn down transmitter power levels when the user is not speaking into the handset, effectively increasing talk time by extending battery life …

Omnipoint Communications Corp., Message Center Management and Motiva Enterprises L.L.C. signed an agreement for Omnipoint to install wireless infrastructure equipment in 500 Shell and Texaco retail sites in the New …

SONY ELECTRONICS Sony Electronics introduced a new alphanumeric pager with a synthesized tuner, generic-over-the-air programming capabilities and the company’s Jog Dial operation, called the MP-7001. The generic-over-the-air programming technology, or …

BOSTON-Iridium L.L.C. selected Paragren Technologies’ One-By-One Campaign Manager as a strategic customer marketing tool for the Iridium service, said Paragren. The campaign management tool, along with the One-By-One Application Server, …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced the formation of the PCIA Mobile Computing Advisory Group with Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle and Philips Consumer Communications. The PCIA MCAG’s …

MONTREAL-Telet S.A., the B-band affiliate of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., said it awarded L.M. Ericsson a three-year contract to supply its cellular network in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which …

AvantGo Inc. released a new solution designed to extend enterprise and Web-based applications to handheld computers, allowing companies to deploy corporate applications to mobile devices that are compatible with their …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. announced it acquired Adaptive Broadband Ltd., gaining Time Division Multiple Access and asynchronous transfer mode technology to improve the data rates of its narrowband radio products …

CITEL Citel Inc. unveiled a new line of coaxial surge protectors that provide protection against lightning surges and electrical transients. They use gas tube technology, making them suitable for broadband …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Metasys Inc. announced it was awarded a contract from Motorola Inc.’s Paging Systems Group to incorporate its software and services in PSG’s paging infrastructure products. Metasys’ software includes Oracle …

NEW YORK-After receiving “Big Daddy” T-shirts from BT Alex. Brown Inc. telecommunications analyst Jeffrey L. Hines June 10, top executives of four of the world’s largest wireless carriers offered an …

IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc. introduced a wireless intelligent network-based prepaid billing solution, which uses Oracle Corp.’s scalable RDBMS technology on a Sun Microsystems Inc. Sun Solaris platform. SCI’s first installation …

NEW YORK-Several billing and customer-care providers have announced new products in recent weeks, among them, American Management Systems Inc., International Telecommunications Data Systems Inc., Kenan Systems Corp. and Subscriber Computing …

BearCom Inc. acquired Fidelcomm Service Co., a two-way radio equipment dealer serving the greater Los Angeles area, said BearCom. The dealership, which has been in business since 1988, will assume …

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunications Data Systems Inc. introduced its next generation of billing, customer care and management information solutions, including a new authentication-key management system. The new solutions are designed for …

EDISON, N.J.-Call Sciences, an international provider of call management applications, announced it will team with Oracle Corp. to offer a unified call management solution. The service will integrate Call Sciences’ …

Cellular phones, pagers, faxes and e-mail all are tools that help us function in today’s fast-paced society. But how many times have you answered the phone, only to find yourself …

Nettech Systems Inc. formed an alliance with Racotek Inc. to deliver mobile computing solutions leveraging Racotek’s Systems Integration and production support services with Nettech’s InstantRF middleware product family. Racotek said …

RF Connectors, a division of RF Industries, released several BNC, N and UHF connectors for use with RG-8/U type plenum cable having .108 solid center conductors and .355 outer jacket …

The cellular telecommunications industry is making steady progress introducing advanced mobile data services as it works to overcome its own fragmented nature as well as the competition. According to the …

Like parallel rails that run straight into the distance but seem to touch at the horizon, wireless telecommunications and mobile computing have each made great strides into the future. Now …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-PageMart Inc. has selected Sun servers, from Sun Microsystems Co., as the network computing platform for a new corporate information system that will automate many company operations, announced …