BROWSING: TCS

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. said it will buy Network In Motions Inc. for an aggregate $170 million of cash, stock and promissory notes. The acquisition, set to close in December, will position TCS as a leader in location-based services.TCS has made its name in enhanced...

Research In Motion Ltd. posted another strong quarter with an equally strong outlook, sending its stock up more than 11% after results were announced yesterday.RIM's revenue for the fiscal third quarter, ended Dec. 1, reached $1.67 billion, up 100% from the year-ago quarter. Net...

A Virginian jury ruled in favor of TeleCommunication Systems Inc. in the company's patent-infringement battle with Sybase Inc., awarding TCS a one-time payment of $12.1 million for past royalties. Sybase said it would appeal the verdict.The issue stems from TCS' patent No. 6,985,748, which...

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. has extended a pact to provide hosted E911 Mobile Positioning Center (MPC) services to Verizon Wireless.The Annapolis, Md.-based mobile data technology firm announced a new, five-year contract with the nation's second-largest wireless carrier. The news follows the announcement earlier this week...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it extended its satellite coverage over several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The company said its SwiftLink Global Satellite Service, launched last August, now covers North and South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and West Asia. TCS targets...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Broadband phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. and TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a location and wireless data technology provider, have teamed to begin the process of enabling public-safety answering points to handle Voice over Internet Protocol enhanced 911 calls.Beginning this month, Vonage said it...

Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. announced the creation of its mobile gaming category and distribution deals with more than a dozen mobile game developers.Amp'd Mobile said the mobile gaming category will be available through its live user interface when the company...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. pre-announced its expected financial results, warning they will be lower than projected, due mainly to lower-than-expected customer spending late in the quarter. TCS is a provider of wireless location and messaging software.The company said based on preliminary analysis it expects...

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. will partner with ARM to develop a security solution to protect software on mobile phones.For the solution, TI will implement ARM's TrustZone Technology on its OMAP platform and line of TCS chipsets using the recently licensed ARM 1176JZF-S core. TrustZone Technology...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Centennial Communications Corp. announced it will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Federal Communications Commission's E911 Phase I and II mandates in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deal follows a previous deal to cover Centennial's wireless...

Ntelos Wireless, which provides services in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, announced it will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Federal Communications Commission's E911 Phase II mandate. "We are very pleased to continue our successful relationship with...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Centennial Communications Corp. announced it will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Federal Communications Commission's E911 Phase I and II mandates in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deal follows a previous deal to cover the continental...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Northcoast PCS and Thumb Cellular will use technology from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. to meet the Phase II E911 requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission.The carriers will use TCS' HPDE service, which combines location determination, with its Xypoint Location Platform."Reliable E911 service...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it has been awarded a patent for its "Prepaid Real-Time Web-Based Reporting" solution. The solution allows prepaid wireless subscribers to obtain billing and usage information from the Internet in real time. The patent brings the total number of patents...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced Centennial Wireless has enlisted it to deliver Phase I and Phase II E-911 services to its Midwest and Southeast markets under a five-year contract extension."TCS consistently applies its industry knowledge, unique flexibility and regulatory compliance expertise to address...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) division of Aether Systems Inc., valued at $19 million. "TCS is now well positioned to offer wireless data and location-based solutions incorporating platform technologies for...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced it bought the enterprise mobility division of Aether Systems Inc. for $19 million, a move TCS said will boost its data offerings and further serves to highlight the difficulties in the wireless enterprise market.The deal is a relative steal for...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced it bought the enterprise mobility division of Aether Systems Inc. for $19 million, a move TCS said will boost its data offerings and further serves to highlight the difficulties in the wireless enterprise market.The deal is a relative steal for...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the latest release of its Wireless Internet Gateway (WIG) at this week's CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas.Version 4.1 of the gateway incorporates anti-spam technology to guard against mobile spam. TCS' anti-spam solution incorporates techniques, including white lists,...

DENVER-Consumer-friendly pervasive telephony technologies were the focus of last week's Zelos Group's Pervasive 2003 show here. Directory assistance and speech-recognition technologies, both hot topics in the wireless industry, took center stage.Converging those themes was TeleCommunication Systems Inc., which has expertise in enhanced 911 services...

ATLANTA-Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc.'s SmARTspeak XG phonemic speech recognition solution has been ported to the latest additions to Texas Instruments' TCS line of antenna-to-applications chipset solutions for 2.5-generation wireless devices.The solution will allow users with phones equipped with TI's TCS chipsets to take advantage...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. introduced the newest addition to its SwiftLink product family, the SwiftLink 1200, a document-sized case that houses a wireless communications terminal for government and enterprise customers that offers secure, encrypted connectivity from anywhere."The SwiftLink 1200 was designed for the user...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc., which provides location and messaging software and E911 services for mobile operators, launched TCS Alerts, an intelligent push/pull messaging platform that enables wireless carriers to manage notifications.TCS Alerts is 2.5-generation and 3G ready and it works with any structured content...

NEW ORLEANS-GlobalDining will demonstrate its location-aware dining reservation service to attendees at CTIA Wireless 2003.GlobalDining's DinaSure service, which uses Nokia and TCS technology over Palm handheld devices, will be on display at kiosks in the Nokia and TCS booths. Show attendees will be able...