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SmartServ to offer daily news from BusinessWeek Online

NEW YORK-Wireless application company SmartServ Online Inc. announced it will offer a daily news briefing for wireless users from BusinessWeek Online, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies.SmartServ said it will offer the news through a variety of channels, including BREW- and Java-based applications.

Telus, SmartServ launch Forbes.com Wireless service

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian wireless operator Telus Mobility and SmartServ Online Inc. launched Forbes.com Wireless as part of Telus' Wireless Web Premium Services providing subscribers with access to real-time Canadian and U.S. stock market information from Web-ready wireless devices.

Telus Mobility, SmartServ launch Forbes.com service

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada and STAMFORD, Conn.-Telus Mobility and SmartServ Online Inc. launched Forbes.com Wireless Powered by SmartServ giving Telus consumers the ability to access real-time Canadian and U.S. stock-market information."Our clients want immediate access to real-time financial services information. This agreement with...

Motorola to offer Smartserv apps

STAMFORD, Conn.-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a software contract to certify and offer Smartserv applications on a variety of its mobile phones with Java 2 platform and micro edition technology. The product will ship in North America later this year, according to the...

SmartServ completes $3.5M financing round

STAMFORD, Conn.-SmartServ Online Inc. announced the completion of a $3.5 million round of financing that includes private placement of common stock and warrants.In addition, SmartServ has restructured $7 million in vendor financing debt with the Hewlett-Packard Co. in which HP will forgive all outstanding...

Verizon adds Forbes.com to BREW offerings

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. said it is offering its subscribers BREW-enabled mobile phones access to Forbes.com Wireless, a financial information source powered by SmartServ Online Inc.Through Forbes.com Wireless, users have access to stock quotes, indexes and news as well as a symbol search tool...

Content deals bolster wireless offerings

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Carriers continue to work to bolster their wireless content offerings, with Hutchison Telecommunications and Globe Telecom announcing new content distribution deals.Hutchison said it will offer financial service updates on BlackBerry devices through a new deal with SmartServ Online Inc.Separately, Philippines carrier Globe...

SmartServ completes initial equity funding round

STAMFORD, Conn.—SmartServ Online Inc. said it has completed an initial round of equity financing, which includes the sale of common stock for $1.1 million and warrants to purchase additional common stock for up to $2.8 million."This initial equity financing will be used to support...

SmartServ partners with North American carrier for financial messaging

STAMFORD, Conn.—SmartServ Online Inc. said it will partner with "one of the largest wireless carriers in North America" to offer the carrier's subscribers access to financial content and the ability to use SMS to monitor global markets.The "Powered by SmartServ" application will allow subscribers...

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Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world. BellSouth in Guatemala, Telcel-BellSouth in Venezuela and Vesper in Brazil will now receive products and services based on Qualcomm's BREW...

Sunday Communications to offer finance info via SMS

STAMFORD, Connecticut, United States—Sunday Communications said it will use the SmartServQ wireless short message service (SMS) system from wireless applications and services provider SmartServ Online.Sunday, which develops and provides wireless communications and data services in Hong Kong, will offer financial SMS quotes, alerts and...

Sunday Communications to offer finance info via SMS

STAMFORD, Conn.—Sunday Communications Ltd. said it will use the SmartServQ wireless short message service system from wireless applications and services provider SmartServ Online.Sunday, which develops and provides wireless communications and data services in Hong Kong, will offer financial SMS quotes, alerts and news to...

SmartServ to provide Hutchison with SMS product

STAMFORD, Connecticut, United States—Wireless application services provider SmartServ Online has agreed to provide Hutchison Telecommunications of Hong Kong with its new SmartServQ wireless short messaging service (SMS) and a personal digital assistant (PDA)-enabled version of its MobileMarkets application.SmartServQ, scheduled for launch before the year's...

GoAmerica aims to provide enterprise “must-have” with Mobile Office

NEW YORK-GoAmerica Inc.'s new Mobile Office, touted as a single solution for the growing wireless enterprise marketplace, is attracting attention from various players in the industry.Mobile Office provides mobile professionals with desktop replication capabilities. In includes access to e-mail, intranets and the Internet as...

SmartServ, TheFirstNews.com to offer news services

STAMFORD, Conn.-Under a new deal between the two companies, SmartServ Online will help TheFirstNews.com offer its news information services in text form on various wireless devices, including personal digital assistants and pagers.The new application will use SmartServ's W2W Middleware, which uses XML-based feeds from...

Qpass partners with SmartServ

STAMFORD, Conn.-Qpass, an e-commerce service firm, has partnered with SmartServ Online to integrate Qpass' Connected Commerce Platform and mobile wallet applications into SmartServ's wireless transaction and application services offering.The solution will allow users to make transactions from wireless devices via the Qpass platform, which...

Computing firms court wireless Internet

ALTANTA-Convergence was the word at SuperComm 2000 this year, with computing firms like Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both naming wireless Internet a priority for their business strategies going forward.The endorsement by these computing industry leaders is yet another indication the wireless Internet...

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SignalSoftSteven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer training for all geographic areas, including North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior...

WIRELESS MESSAGING GROUP AIMS TO TAKE MESSAGING MAINSTREAM

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Electronic Messaging Association announced the formation of the Wireless Messaging Group, designed to help bring wireless messaging mainstream.According to EMA, the WMG's specific charter is "to promote wireless technologies and solutions and educate corporate end users, (Information Technology) managers, (Chief Information Officers),...