Scanbuy said customers who have downloaded its ScanLife mobile barcode scanning application on their smartphones have contributed to 30 times more traffic on the platform compared with last year. The application allows shoppers to scan barcodes to obtain information about products. The company said...
Motorola Inc. remains in the doldrums as its handset division -- formerly the engine of the company's revenue and earnings -- posted a huge loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. The company forecast more pain for the ongoing first quarter.Motorola's recovery in the...
A pair of Motorola Inc. subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against Aruba Networks Inc. alleging patent infringement related to wireless local area network communication technologies. Motorola's Symbol Technologies Inc. and Wireless Valley Communications Inc. filed the lawsuit yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the...
Motorola Inc.'s plan to drop $200 million on broadband home equipment provider Netopia Inc. has been cleared by United States antitrust authorities. Based in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia makes wired and Wi-Fi modems, routers and gateways. The company sells to individuals, businesses and carriers, and...
Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public statements, Greg Brown, president of Motorola's network and enterprise division, said that public-safety needs and...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public statements yesterday in London,Greg Brown, president of Motorola’s network and enterprise division, said that...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC said there is tremendous growth potential in the market for business-focused phones, and predicted that Microsoft Corp's involvement with Motorola Inc., Palm Inc., and others, as well as Nokia Corp.'s commitment to an end-to-end strategy, threatens to weaken Research in Motion Ltd.'s...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—IDC said there is tremendous growth potential in the market for business-focused phones, and predicted that Microsoft Corp’s involvement with Motorola Inc., Palm Inc., and others, as well as Nokia Corp.’s commitment to an end-to-end strategy, threatens to weaken Research in Motion Ltd.’s...
Big deals attract attention. Watching mergers and acquisitions play out is a perennial spectator sport in the technology business, in part because the results of M&As take time to reach fruition or wither on the vine. After Motorola Inc. announced last week it would...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—The Inc. is laying down the ink—and nearly $4 billion in cash—to bulk up for the enterprise. Motorola Inc. and Symbol Technologies announced that the former would buy the latter for nearly $4 billion, a move deepening Motorola’s position in enterprise mobility and...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. unveiled a rugged wireless gadget the company said will give businesses all the wireless capabilities they need. Symbol's new MC70, which it has dubbed an "Enterprise Digital Assistant," features support for EDGE networks, Wi-Fi hotspots and Bluetooth connections. Symbol is...
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Mobile enterprise solutions provider Antenna Software Inc. said it entered into a strategic joint marketing agreement with Verizon Wireless providing customers with access to Antenna's A3 on-demand mobile solutions suites.Antenna said the A3 suites are designed to help companies improve the effectiveness...
DENVER-Symbol Technologies and Menusoft Digital Dining are teaming to help the Comedy Works sell drinks.The Denver nightclub, which had struggled to deliver drinks prior to the start of twice- and three-times-nightly shows, equipped its servers with Symbol PPT8800 handheld devices. The mobile computers allow...
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The HP iPAQ hw6510/hw6515 Mobile Messenger features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s...
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The device features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Palm Inc.'s...
WASHINGTON-A settlement of a radio frequency identification patent lawsuit involving two leaders in the automated data capture business could remove a major obstacle to success in the emerging wireless space, but privacy, security and other issues remain. In addition to agreeing to settle a...
CHICAGO-A group of companies with interest in the radio-frequency identification technology arena said they plan to form an intellectual property licensing consortium.The consortium will offer patent management for patent holders and access to RFID patents for manufacturers and end users. The group is seeking...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. cut its second-quarter outlook and announced it will cut 700 jobs, news that sent the company's stock down almost 7 percent to $9.76 per share.Symbol blamed its troubles on the economic sluggishness in the global retail market. The company said...
Bar-code scanning will be a common camera-phone feature in the near future, promises Olivier Attia, chief executive officer of Scanbuy Inc. Attia said that in the next 12 months he expects 50 million to 60 million camera phones to hit the market with his...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. said it has received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. that it has failed to meet minimum bid requirements and could be delisted.The company's share price has closed below the $1 per-share minimum requirement for at least 30 days. Proxim...
ATLANTA-UPS said it plans to roll out new equipment with wireless capabilities co-developed with Symbol Technologies to its drivers.The company said the deployment, which will include 32,000 units in the United States and 8,000 outside the United States, is part of a technology upgrade...
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Six radio-frequency identification companies are joining with the Computing Technology Industry Association to develop a vendor-neutral RFID certification, according to CompTIA.Organizations that have joined the effort included Briljent L.L.C., ODIN Technologies, RFID4U, RFID Journal, Sparkice and Symbol Technologies Inc.The companies this week...
The battle between wireless enterprise hardware companies Intermec Technologies Corp. and Symbol Technologies Inc. escalated a step further with Intermec filing a counter-suit against Symbol for infringement on its patents for wireless access, terminal and software technologies. The lawsuit follows a breakdown in negotiations...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. reported record revenues for the fourth quarter, but its outlook dipped slightly below analyst expectations. Symbol's stock was down almost 11 percent following the news to about $15.87 per share.Symbol reported revenues for the fourth quarter of $450.5 million, just...
