SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Palm Inc. are collaborating to create a new smart phone that combines Palm handheld computer functionality with a mobile phone.The two have agreed to develop and co-brand an entire line of such smart phones, which will include the Palm OS...
ATLANTA-Mobile e-commerce security provider Certicom Corp. announced it is accepting applications for participation in a beta testing program of a WinCE handheld virtual private network client for Pocket PC users.The company reported that 72 companies have already been accepted into a VPN beta testing...
NEW YORK-Wireless users may be free of the wire but not of the clutter. Despite the image of untethered communications, they are burdened with a bevy of devices.Only technology buffs are willing to carry around a bag full of wireless communicators that cannot interact...
NEW YORK-AvantGo, a San Mateo, Calif., designer of software permitting handheld computers to access Web content, went public to an enthusiastic reception Sept. 26.The company priced its 5.5 million share initial public offering at $12 each, $1 above the top of its expected range....
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
BOSTON-IBM Corp. says it is partnering with two-thirds of the world's leading wireless operators and that its wireless operations are growing 300 percent per year, though the company has not signed a single exclusive deal, according to research examining the wireless partnering strategy of...
At the GSM Association we believe third-generation Global System for Mobile Communications (3GSM) will truly mean an exciting worldwide revolution in human communications. It will be a revolution that enables people around the globe to have high-speed, personal access to electronic information when and...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
LOS ANGELES-Palm Inc. has agreed to supply CreSenda Wireless Inc. with Palm Vx devices and operating system software, which CreSenda will brand and use to market its WirelessRealty residential real estate industry solution under an OEM agreement.The device also will feature CreSenda's signature blue...
HAYWARD, Calif.-Several technology firms have joined to form the Mobile Healthcare Alliance, focused on ensuring the acceptance and proliferation of mobile and wireless computing solutions for the health-care market. The companies include AvantGo Inc., the California Medical Association, Certicom, ePocrates, MEDePASS, Palm Inc., PCS...
SAN FRANCISCO-GeoTouch Inc., a location-based technology provider, said it has partnered with wireless application service provider Everypath Inc. to makes its geographic and search information available to Palm VII users.The service automatically recognizes the user's location and provides appropriate local content based on that...
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
NEW YORK-In tandem with the anticipated debut of Wireless Application Protocol services by American carriers in fall and winter, Nokia Mobile Phones Inc., Irving, Texas, plans to begin shipping its 7100 series WAP-enabled handsets.Domestic operators already are testing the Nokia 7160, designed for TDMA...
INDIANAPOLIS-Interactive Intelligence Inc. introduced a wireless interaction client application for Palm devices allowing them to access corporate communications systems and other functions.The Wireless Interaction Client allows users to search corporate directories, view status information, make outbound calls, perform conference calls, screen incoming calls and...
PASADENA, Calif.-Several companies introduced new mobility solutions at the DEMOMobile show held last week.Unimobile.com released the Unimobile 3.0 private-label platform for text messaging, designed for wireless carriers, dot-coms or enterprises looking to extend text messaging solutions to their applications.Unimobile 3.0 supports WAP, pagers, Palm...
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-Evoke Communications Inc. launched a mobile Web-conferencing service that allows wireless-enabled Palm V and Palm VII users to initiate and control a Web conference from their handheld device.The service, which is the first wireless application from Evoke, has passed the Palm Platinum test.
Bank of America launched a wireless banking and brokerage offering last week in limited markets through a partnership with 724 Solutions Inc.Bank of America Private Bank customers in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., will be able to conduct banking transactions...
Companies looking to wirelessly enable their back-office systems are getting more help these days.Existing system integrators are adding wireless support to their business and new integrators are emerging to focus specifically on wireless solutions.Angelbeat Inc. is a system integrator and design firm that does...
HELSINKI, Finland-The SyncML initiative released version 1.0 Alpha of the SyncML specification, which is designed to synchronize data across multiple networks, platforms and devices.An upgraded SyncML Reference Toolkit, originally unveiled in May, also was released.The official version of SyncML 1.0 is scheduled for release...
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup Language (WML) content. The Jataayu Browser is fully WAP compliant, the company said, and can be...
MINNEAPOLIS-Netbiquity L.L.C., a start-up firm specializing in wireless application development for corporate clients, announced plans to create a wireless portal for the consumer and small-business market. The portal is expected to be a free service targeted at users of both Palm and Pocket PC...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. formed a strategic alliance with Handango Inc. under which Metrocall will provide two-way messaging capabilities to handheld computers powered by Handango's suite of business applications.In addition, Metrocall will sell Handango devices it its retail stores nationwide.Handango powers handheld content channels for...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new Web sited called TheFeature, aimed at industry professionals, academics, media and others interested in the mobile Internet space.The site is designed as an educational resource, offering networking features like open discussion forums and virtual business cards. It also...
Easy Access Inc. has selected SeaGull Inc.'s Wireless-to-Host solution to wirelessly enable its EZ-Vote mobile voter registration management system.MG Financial Group has introduced wireless access to Forex market trading information.Geoworks Corp. announced its Mobile ASP solution will power a mobile information service for Abbey...
