SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synchronization company Pumatech Inc. continued its buying spree with the acquisition of wireless enterprise company Spontaneous Technology (SponTec) of Salt Lake City. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Just one day after the announcement, Pumatech released its new Enterprise Intellisync Server, Wireless...
Wireless took another major step toward third-dimensional technology with the ratification of the OpenGL ES application development standard for wireless devices. The 3D graphics forum Khronos Group said it ratified the standard, and wireless heavyweights from Motorola Inc. to Nokia Corp. to Sun Microsystems...
Just as the battle to dominate the handset operating system realm intensifies, the contest for supremacy on the server side has taken a fresh dimension with a new product from Hewlett Packard Co.HP has released a new line of servers known as HP Integrity,...
BEIJING-China Unicom said it will use Java download technology from Motorola Inc.'s 4thpass subsidiary, a move that highlights the potential of the Java download market.Using 4thpass' technology, China Unicom will offer provisioning and downloading services for Java-based applications. Users will be able to purchase...
WASHINGTON-The government should play the role of facilitator rather than regulator as it tries to ensure that network and communications infrastructure are secure, said a panel of witnesses at a cybersecurity hearing Tuesday. The House cybersecurity subcommittee held a hearing to find out what...
Content provider Handango expanded its library of wireless applications to include more than 10,000 ring tones and graphics, a move that places the company squarely in the wireless industry and a strategy that some think could create a significant business in the near future."There...
The 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference witnessed a collision of giants as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid segmentation.Sun announced that wireless heavyweights like Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Sony...
SAN FRANCISCO-It's a numbers game.Three million developers. Three million downloads of the J2ME software development kit last year. Five hundred fifty million desktops running Java. Fifty-three wireless carriers deploying Java services to 100 million subscribers. One hundred million Java-enabled handsets in the world. Three...
SAN FRANCISCO-Sun MicroSystems Inc. unveiled a new logo and plans for a new branding campaign to showcase Java technology to consumers and businesses. Ultimately, the campaign should drive more wireless data adoption as more people become familiar with what Java technology can enable them...
The 2003 JavaOne Conference is witnessing a collision of giants, as Sun Microsystems and IBM Corp. are pushing their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid fragmentation.Sun announced that wireless heavyweights like Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Sony...
Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced a new partnership with chip maker Intel Corp. as well as new plans to sell wireless application services to businesses, all parts of an effort to continue the expansion of the company's Java 2 Micro Edition technology in wireless.The...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-ARM released TrustZone technology, a new security extension to ARM architecture that provides security for systems running open operating systems like Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows CE and complements secure application environments like Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology.The technology will help...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF renewed its support for the platform.BellSouth will offer BREW services to a total of...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity and revenue potential." The company said it is actively reviewing several opportunities, and it will hold a conference call at...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity and revenue potential." The company said it is actively reviewing several opportunities, and it will hold a conference call at...
SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia's archrival Qualcomm Inc.Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm's annual BREW developer's conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn't immediately provide details on the phone, including...
SAN DIEGO-Industry players trumpeted a range of new applications and technologies for Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW download service in conjunction with the company's developer conference here, but some attendees also raised concerns over elements of the BREW system.Although Qualcomm released worldwide usage numbers for its...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s results for its fiscal third quarter, ended March 30, 2003, reflected lower revenues and relatively flat income per share. Revenues were $2.79 billion, down 10.2 percent from the year-ago quarter, and net income was $4 million or zero...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Wireless enterprise company Aether Systems Inc. announced it integrate its Fusion wireless module technology with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sun One product line.The agreement will expand the companies' current collaborative sales, marketing, and engineering efforts. Sun and Aether will work together to sell...
SAN FRANCISCO-Sun Microsystems Inc. will release next year the Sun ONE software, which incorporates the M-1 Mobile Application Server technology that San Francisco-based Aligo Inc. developed.The Java-based server "is a mobile business platform with patent-pending technology that ensures rapid development and deployment, robustness and...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will groan from pain in the near future.But the research firm singles out Sun Microsystems Inc. as a company with little...
NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project has released for public review on its Web site at www.projectliberty.org a draft of specifications for an open, interoperable standard for federated network identity for the Internet, designed to enable a single sign-on for individual businesses and consumers."In a...
LAS VEGAS-Eight industry players received awards at the Comdex show from Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility for their contributions to the wireless industry.The companies include AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Digit Wireless, Lightsurf Technologies Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sprint PCS, Sun Microsystems Inc., Verizon Wireless and WildSeed."The...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless provisioning company Pixo Inc. announced Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East business will resell the company's Mobile Download Server.The download system server software that allows carriers to manage delivering wireless content and Java applications over the air to...
