TORONTO-Mobile Diagnostix Inc. said it has secured an undisclosed amount of investment from Bell Wireless Accelerator Fund to develop its Mobile Care Framework.MCF has an engine that detects configuration errors, system parameters and known application conflicts, said the company. The program mainly supports smart...
Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...
Wireless enterprise company Research In Motion Ltd. announced it turned the corner and posted a profit for its second quarter-a major move for the company but one still overshadowed by its legal wrangling with NTP Inc.Indeed, the legal issues are such that Nokia Corp....
Patent battles continue to rage across the wireless enterprise industry, as Visto Corp. joins the fray with separate lawsuits against rival wireless e-mail companies Infowave Software and Seven Networks Inc.The nation's courts have already engaged several such lawsuits from similar players, with Research In...
SOMERS, N.Y.-Wireless enterprise giants IBM Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced they will more tightly integrate their corporate access servers, a move the companies said would give BlackBerry users expanded access options.The companies said the new development and integration efforts will be focused...
Often seen as lacking a strong next-generation wireless data roadmap, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has began to nudge its way up the wireless data ranks thanks to the continued strength of its Mobitex network, the pursuit of spectrum to support high-speed services and partnerships with...
Research In Motion reported that its preliminary second-quarter results exceed its stated revenue and earnings growth expectations.RIM said it expects revenue for the second quarter to be in the $123 million to $126 million range, exceeding forecasts of $105 million to $115 million. The...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this year."As device aesthetics and functionality improve and end-user prices continue to decline, converged mobile...
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 their own products."We certainly don't want to knock RIM," said Martin Schwartz, managing partner...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a rising net income, news that helped send the company's stock up almost 8 percent to about $16.17 per share.InterDigital attributed its solid second quarter to new or renewed patent license...
PLANTATION, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced a teaming with Bobby Jones Sportswear to offer a mobile phone branded with the golfer's signature and logo for Nextel Communications Inc. subscribers."Motorola designed the Bobby Jones Trophy Edition phone with the executive golfer in mind," said Rey More, senior...
Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. reported increasing revenues and a rising net income, news that helped send the company's stock up almost 8 percent to about $16.17 per share.InterDigital attributed its solid second quarter to new or renewed patent license agreements with Sharp...
Research In Motion Ltd. entered the appeals phase of its patent battle with NTP Inc. following a U.S. district court order that essentially stalls a potential ban on sales of RIM's products.The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia stayed an injunction...
Research In Motion Ltd. entered the appeals phase of its patent battle with NTP Inc. following a U.S. District Court's order that essentially stalls a potential ban on sales of RIM's products.The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia stayed an injunction...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Legal issues persist for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. as it now looks to be working through a patent dispute with Xerox Corp.RIM filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of Hartford, Conn., urging the judge to issue a declaratory judgement...
In one fell funding swoop, the corporate wireless e-mail market has a new major contender.Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. announced it raised an astonishing $50.4 million during an extended, three-month fund-raising round. The news comes shortly after Visto acquired fellow wireless corporate e-mail company...
America Online Inc. said it will stop selling and supporting its Mobile Communicator, which is based on Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry device.According to AOL's Internet site, the Mobile Communicator service will shut down Aug. 1. On the site, AOL suggested its customers move...
SAN FRANCISCO-Research In Motion has introduced a development environment for Java 2 Micro Edition to allow all developers to integrate BlackBerry e-mail and personal information applications. This announcement makes the Blackberry platform open for push-based, wireless connectivity."The BlackBerry platform has been designed to support...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said its subsidiary InterDigital Technology Corp. has extended its 1998 patent license agreement with Sharp Corp. of Japan covering sales of terminal devices compliant with TDMA-based PDC and PHS standards.Sharp will make a "multi-million dollar" payment to ITC...
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. suffered another serious legal blow in its battle against patent holding company NTP Inc., a move that increases RIM's total litigation bill to almost $60 million.Following a jury decision late last year that found RIM guilty of infringing...
Investors bemoaned Research In Motion Ltd.'s further legal losses resulting from its patent dispute with NTP Inc., sending the company's stock down about 11 percent to $17.80 per share.The declines follow a Virginia court's ruling that increases the amount of damages RIM must pay...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Good Technology Inc. is acquiring the assets of wireless enterprise software provider Neomar Inc. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.Good will gain Neomar's wireless enterprise platform, as well as six of the company's 25 employees. Good said it...
RESTON, Va.-Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. scored reselling agreements with two of the nation's largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc., moves that follow up on the company's promises to expand its wireless offerings.Under its deal with Verizon, Motient will act as...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and its partners made a string of announcements in conjunction with the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in New Orleans, including news that Palm OS licensees will be able to offer BlackBerry-style corporate access.RIM's deal with PalmSource, the operating...
