LONDON-Sema plc said it introduced its enhanced messaging software, called Mobile E-mail, which offers telecom operators e-mail hosting servers and infrastructure provided by Mirapoint Inc.Sema said Mobile E-mail will enable operators to offer interactive Internet e-mail services, allowing users to choose how to send...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Streaming media technology provider Luxxon Corp. released its Mediator Streaming System, providing wireless operators with a comprehensive streaming media solution incorporating Luxxon's Mediator Transcoder and Mediator Server.The company said the system enables operators to adapt and deliver streaming audio and video from...
A huge number of wireless companies hope to make money by helping businesses replace their cumbersome cords and wires with the freedom of wavelength-the hot phrase lately seems to be "enabling the wireless work force."The market for creating these wireless systems is "fairly big,...
Motorola tried to square up to recent hard times with a series of announcements from product launches and contract wins to brokered alliances and games.The announcements made last week at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, include the launch of a five-strong portfolio...
TheRightSizeTheRightSize Inc. released its new Rosetta Stone wireless software for the Palm family of personal digital assistants, which the company said uses information from online retailers to help shoppers search for their favorite brand and style of clothes. The service also can find sizes...
NEW YORK-Why wait for 3G, whenever that might be, when you can provide multimedia services over wireless networks today?That is the message of Nehemiah Davidson, chief executive officer of Jigami, Rosh Haayin, Israel, developer of the trademarked 3Gate platform and content switch.Carrier trials are...
Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app.He's not alone. Each week, there are hundreds of new companies that believe the same thing and are trying to figure...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Once again the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been consigned to the dust bin of failed technology by the U.K. consumer magazine Which?. The independent guide said the "concept of WAP was far more striking than the reality."The organization conducted consumer tests...
NEW DELHI, India-Thai cellular companies foresee a big jump in use of WAP phones during 2001.About 70 percent of the 1.4 million new handsets that Advanced Info Service (AIS) expects to sell this year will use WAP technology, according to Yanyong Akrajindanon, vice president...
ATLANTA-Equant and Paris Bourse announced their WAP roaming network is running in 22 countries, which will allow WAP users to access closed user group applications from outside their home network by making a local roamed call over Equant's network."The introduction of Global WAP Access...
In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology that will allow third-party users to write applications for mobile phones from a variety of vendors.The product, known as Binary...
NEW YORK-AirMedia has embarked on a common carrier strategy for Internet content provision with the late January introduction of its new "Wireless Hub.""This will be a worldwide automated marketplace, with a back end and front end to enable mobile content and services," David S....
ADDISON, Texas-Under a new partnership, Motorola Inc. will integrate its Messaging Server with Vast Solutions Inc.'s Viaduct wireless business applications middleware, which the companies said will allow Vast to produce business-based mobile applications using a variety of devices, including two-way messaging devices, personal digital...
Mounting brick walls between businesses remain obstacles in an economy that integrates by the day. But XMLSolutions Global aims to turn barriers into networks by bringing its expertise into the flawed territory of WAP.Extensible Markup Language, often exalted as the meta-language for third-generation m-commerce,...
As the dark clouds of an uncertain market crouches, Infospace is seeking to renew itself with the old guard.The company, which provides services for wireless devices, merchants and Web sites, lost three key members of its management staff, triggering stock-market slides, downgrades and a...
If we applied human attributes to mobile location services, they would be in preschool today, learning and acquiring the skills they will need to have a long and successful life in a world where bigger and tougher kids are always around the corner.While still...
AetherAether Systems Inc. introduced version 1.1 of its ScoutWeb software component of the ScoutWare product suite. The new version supports SSL encryption as well as various other levels of encryption security, enabling users to access Web content and applications via standard SSL connections that...
DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. announced last week it reached a licensing agreement to develop and market a Netscape-branded version of Nokia's WAP microbrowser for use across various mobile devices."This agreement is a key component of our wireless strategy," said Dennis Patrick, president of AOL...
Indiqu Inc. wants to make your cell phone fun.The mobile games developer and marketer has signed several deals in the past few weeks to expand its coverage and improve its games offerings, all in a push to "transform wireless devices into personal entertainment terminals...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-In a move that could further i-mode's push into Europe, Telecom Italia Mobile said it will jointly develop and introduce a new mobile Internet concept for the pan-European market with KPN Mobile and its Japanese partner NTT DoCoMo.TIM said the joint venture...
By tweaking network technology, user behavior, business models and industry structure, Cisco Systems Inc. is flexing its muscles in the wireless Internet space.The company, known for its end-to-end network enterprise solutions, plans to expand its expertise into the wireless arena.This involves paving the way...
Microsoft and Ericsson announced a joint venture to develop and market mobile Internet products. In addition, Microsoft introduced its dual-mode microbrowser, called Mobile Internet Explorer, which Ericsson will adopt into with WAP stack on certain phones. Ericsson will hold the majority stake in the...
CanadaEricsson announced trials for Wireless Application Protocol technology over a TDMA network with Rogers Cantel, a Canadian wireless provider. The announcement is the first WAP 1.1 system on a TDMA network, said Ericsson. The system being delivered is based on a scalable, fault-tolerant Jambala...
LONDON-British Airways and IBM Corp. showed the fruits of their two-year, $17.5 million co-development contract with the launch of a variety of IBM Corp.-developed mobile Internet services, including a graphical seat-selection WAP application.The seat-selection service allows users to choose their seat from a graphical...
