Whatever you do, don't tell John Beletic he's running a paging network."We spend $580 million building a two-way messaging network and $90 million on the one-way paging network and people are still calling us a paging carrier," said the chairman and chief executive officer...
Anticipating substantial future growth in the mobile and wireless computing industries, Sybase Inc. launched a new subsidiary to provide mobile business-to-business services and support.Sybase created iAnywhere Solutions Inc. to help the company pursue new strategic alliances, investment strategies and technology research and development for...
ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. has begun a market test of its Airmanager, a wireless service featuring BlackBerry Internet Edition from Research In Motion Ltd.The new service allows EarthLink members to send and receive e-mail messages using the BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution, and it is the first...
TORONTO-Microcell Connexions Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced their intent to proceed with trials to jointly test mobile data services based on General Packet Radio Services wireless technology and incorporate RIM's "Always On, Always Connected" features.The companies noted that the joint trial will...
As last week's Love Bug virus painfully illustrated, more computer viruses are being spread via e-mail, and they are growing increasingly destructive.But despite the growing popularity of wireless e-mail services, the Love Bug fiasco remained largely a non-event in the wireless world. While some...
Now that wireless phone providers have jumped on the Wireless Application Protocol bandwagon, it seems only fitting that the dedicated data network providers should follow suit.And they are, with help from Neomar Inc., a start-up firm in San Francisco that has created a WAP...
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has changed its name to Motient Corp., with the new Nasdaq symbol MTNT."Motient is information in motion, solutions in motion and instant messaging for business-to-business and business-to-consumers," said Walt Purnell Jr., president and chief executive officer of...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. is acquiring NetSearch L.L.C., a wireless e-commerce provider, for $25 million in cash at closing and up to an additional $654 million payable over 13 months if NetSearch meets certain revenue targets.Aether said it wanted to gain access to...
Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.'s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the company's stock down 44 percent, despite positive earnings and new product and partnership announcements.The...
BALTIMORE-ReachNET Inc. introduced an instant messaging application for Research In Motion Ltd. Inter@ctive pagers called Pulsar, which it said is compatible with existing instant messaging products like AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.Pulsar allows users to maintain their buddy lists as they appear on...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Open Text Corp., a provider of collaborative e-business applications, and Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strategic relationship with plans to integrate Livelink and BlackBerry features allowing mobile Livelink users to collaborate within their organizations and throughout their supply chain communities.The companies noted...
BURNABY, British Columbia-Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. placed an order for a branded version of Infowave Software Inc.'s Symmetry software that Rogers will offer to new and existing subscribers using digital personal communications services phones, wireless data services and paging.The Symmetry software works with Microsoft...
BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced two new initiatives at its WAVE developers conference this week-a new branding effort for its two-way messaging service and a plan to become the premier wireless network provider for wireless application service providers.First, BSWD introduced MyBiz interactive, a new...
BOSTON-Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group announced it has added customized news, information services and group messaging capabilities to its Mobile Investor Network two-way pager program.The service uses the BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. Interactive Pager service and the Inter@ctive 950 Pager from Research In Motion...
NEW ORLEANS-Compaq Computer Corp. added to its wireless interests this week, unveiling its Mobile Internet Platform for e-commerce solutions, as well as a long term partnership with Research In Motion Inc.The Mobile Internet Platform is an extension of Compaq's NonStop eBusiness solutions program. The...
I missed out on the conga line of carriers, vendors and Digerati who stole the show last week in New Orleans. It's a wireless data world after all. The Net is revolutionizing the wireless industry. It's revolutionizing everything, everywhere.Just last week, a Hong Kong...
America Online Inc. took its AOL Anywhere strategy further into the wireless space last week with the introduction of its AOL Mobile Messenger service, created through several strategic deals with several wireless carriers and device manufacturers.AOL's Mobile Messenger service is designed to extend access...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research in Motion Ltd. and Bid.Com International Inc. reported plans to form a strategic alliance.Bid.Com International, an online e-commerce company, and Research in Motion confirmed plans to develop and market products and services that allow secure wireless interaction and e-commerce transactions using Bid.Com's...
NEW YORK-ThinAirApps L.L.C. introduced its ThinAir Server, a platform that allows corporate users to access enterprise data from wireless devices.The first set of products includes the ThinAir Server for Microsoft Exchange and ThinAir Server for IMAP and POP e-mail accounts.Wireless devices supported include Palm...
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...
As wireless access to the Internet becomes an increasingly popular selling point for wireless carriers, a new concern arises over how carriers can offer valuable Internet-based content without becoming marginalized as a pipe.With 1 billion wireless customers expected by 2003, it is no surprise...
Lucent Technologies Inc. charged ahead during the first half of the year, recording a substantial jump in profit growth and edging ahead of Nokia Corp. as the major players' leader in net income for the first half of the year.Profit leadersLucent displaced Alcatel as...
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...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-ThinAirApps.com introduced its ThinAir Secure Server application that, when installed inside a private corporate network, allows employees to access corporate database information and services from wirelessly enabled devices.Devices supported include the Palm VII, III and V connected organizers, Research In Motion Ltd....
