Attention to wireless security concerns emerged as the de facto theme of this year's RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., where several internationally recognized corporate security software firms stated their intention to concentrate on the wireless industry going forward."Everybody has made the leap...
In what has been called primarily a preening gesture for Mannesmann AG shareholders, Vodafone AirTouch plc announced plans last week to launch an Internet portal designed for wireless Internet and mobile data services, delivering data, audio, graphics and video to wireless devices.The company expects...
NEW YORK-Ubiquitous connectivity, driven by consumer demand rather than carrier plan, could well develop into a completely new kind of convergent telecommunications, said Joan Barten Kline of J.D. Power and Associates."Access may become a new product category altogether, instead of the bundling of different...
WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association President Thomas Wheeler has close financial and business ties to two top wireless data firms-an arrangement CTIA's top board members are comfortable with while others see it as a potential conflict of interest.Wheeler, according to documents filed with the Securities...
A subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., Brightpoint (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., has completed the sale of its 67-percent interest in a Hong Kong-based accessory company. According to Brightpoint, the sale was part of the company's restructuring plan announced on June 30, 1999.Focus Affiliates Inc. said...
MIAMI-WealthHound.com Inc. introduced its Wireless Stock Quote Application to the Palm VII wireless organizer from 3Com Corp.A version of the solution for Wireless Application Protocol-enabled devices is expected soon, the company added.The WealthHound service allows users to access stock quotes and online trading, as...
OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. opened its expanded network operations center, which hosts the company's wireless stock trading, Internet and e-mail services, as well as other wireless data applications.The expanded NOC was made necessary primarily to handle the increased demand expected by OmniSky Inc.,...
Mergers and acquisitions are proliferating worldwide, with the strongest mark being made in Western Europe. Carriers are scrambling to maintain their footholds, while looking to the next potential market investment.Vodafone/MannesmannThe battle between Vodafone AirTouch and Mannesmann continues, as Vodafone AirTouch revealed its wireless data...
In a deal mirroring one recently completed by Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. announced it will license the Palm operating system from Palm Computing Inc. for use in future wireless products.In addition, Motorola and Nokia, as well as America Online, have invested a minority equity...
Clearly, marketing and selling wireless data will be one of the largest hurdles the wireless industry will face as it begins to heavily roll out the service.Wireless operators need to spend the big bucks to tell consumers how data services will be valuable to...
After telling a friend in California about buying a computer for my kids and signing up for Internet access, I got this e-mail from him: "What a wonderful world your kids are inheriting." The e-mail included a NASA Web address so my kids could view...
NEW YORK-Internet retailer barnesandnoble.com launched a wireless e-commerce initiative called bn.com On the Go, which is designed to allow customers to search for and buy its products from wireless devices.The service will allow users to find Barnes & Noble store locations, search for and...
TeleCommunications Systems Inc. launched a free wireless portal service called Data4Me, aimed directly at end users with the goal of increasing awareness of wireless e-mail services across multiple networks.The portal allows users to send and receive messages to and from others on the same...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched a direct sales effort over the Internet of its pdQ smart phone-the combined phone and pen-based organizer based on Code Division Multiple Access technology and the Palm Computing platform.Telestreet.com, an e-commerce Internet retailer, will handle order fulfillment.
LAS VEGAS-Palm Computing Inc. and Sony Corp. have agreed to collaborate to expand the capabilities of the Palm Computing platform and create a new platform for handheld consumer electronics products with audio-visual functionality, the companies said.Under terms of the agreement, Sony will license the...
LAS VEGAS-OmniSky Corp., formerly OpenSky Corp., introduced its first product last week at Comdex-a wireless Internet and e-mail service solution for Palm V users that integrates hardware, software and Internet access from several partner providers.OmniSky is the venture formed in June with funding from...
LAS VEGAS-While the growing convergence between the computer and wireless industries has made headlines in wireless industry press and generated great excitement at wireless trade shows, the issue remains somewhat of a footnote within the computer industry.At last week's fall Comdex show here, some...
As the wireless industry continues its journey toward the convergence of wireless and Internet, many have kept a wary eye on Microsoft Corp. to determine where wireless concerns can fit in a paradigm held by computer interests.After all, competing in the same space as...
Perhaps the greatest indicator of how the wireless data industry has matured is the almost giddy buzz of excitement generated by this week's Wireless I.T. show in Santa Clara, Calif., sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association.In the fall of 1997, some 56 companies...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Consumer Products Group released a wireless connectivity software developer kit for the Handspring Visor personal digital assistant platform, focused on developing two-way messaging applications for Palm operating system devices.The SDK is part of Glenayre's effort to promote ReFLEX two-way...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-At the PalmSource '99 conference, several companies announced support for the Palm computing platform, while others developed services formatted for the Palm VII connected organizer.Nettech Systems Inc. said it will offer a middleware suite for corporate developers and independent software vendors to...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Oracle Corp. chose Qualcomm's pdQ smart phone as one of the key platforms for its Oracle CRM 3i customer relationship management mobile sales and service application.Oracle CRM 3i is a suite of 35 integrated modules that provide marketing, sales, service,...
Since Aether Systems Inc. and 3Com Corp. formed OpenSky Inc. in June, the joint venture has generated considerable interest and support from industry players.At last week's PalmSource '99 conference in Santa Clara, Calif., the company added several new key development partners in the areas...
Following is a summary of the finalists for the tower industry Excellence in Business Awards sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc. Winners will be announced at the 1999 Tower Summit & Trade Show Nov. 8 in Las Vegas.Most Innovative Collocation Solution Crown Castle...
