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TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. has joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, a move expected to bring added encryption security standards to the wireless data transmission technology. Diversinet said it plans to work …

Since opening its initial public offering at $16 on July 9, Phone.com Inc.’s stock price recently has been closing in the $70 range, with sales during the day breaking $80. …

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Nokia Wireless Software Solutions and Spyglass Inc. said they have entered into a distribution agreement that empowers Spyglass to license the Nokia Wireless Application Protocol browser to manufacturers of …

SAN FRANCISCO-Saraide.com and APiON Ltd. have partnered to conduct Wireless Application Protocol Gateway trials, scheduled to begin this summer. According to the company, the trials will allow Saraide.com to integrate …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.’s Wireless Software Solutions division introduced the Nokia WAP Browser, a Wireless Application Protocol microbrowser designed for wireless handsets and personal digital assistants. The browser is featured in …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Wireless Application Protocol Forum has released the latest version of its mobile Internet standard-WAP version 1.1-at its members meeting. Enhancements to the new version include: local and international …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While the drive to implement Internet e-commerce is being hyped almost on a daily basis, with some justification, as the way forward for almost all future business transactions, …

Scandinavian Softline to license WAP HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavian Softline Technology has agreed to license Nokia Corp.’s Wireless Application Protocol technology to deliver value-added data solutions for wireless carriers. SST has developed …

MONTEREY, Calif.-Ending months of speculation and veiled tension, Microsoft Corp. last week officially announced it joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, a move many see as effectively ending a microbrowser …

Leveraging its parent company’s strength as a landline and Internet service provider, U S West Wireless said it expects to roll out commercial mobile text-based Internet access during the fourth …

GENEVA-As any one of the tens of thousands of visitors who thronged the halls of February’s GSM World Congress knows, the latest word in GSM services is Wireless Application Protocol …

GENEVA-The ferocious competition that has characterized the DM70 billion (US$40 billion) German telecommunications market since the introduction of full telecom competition a year-and-a-half ago shows no signs of abating, with …

Recently I have read a few opinions casting doubt on the value of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in today’s converging wireless and Internet industries. I consider these opinions to …

Nortel e-mobility services Nortel Networks introduced a portfolio of subscriber services, called e-mobility services, that provide rapid, flexible deployment of leading-edge voice and data capabilities optimized for the Internet Protocol …

Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. has discussed our view of the prognosis for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in other e-mail briefings and in our white paper. We are often asked whether, …

GENEVA-The ferocious competition that has characterized the $40 billion German telecommunications market since the introduction of full telecom competition a year and a half ago shows no signs of abating, …

Unwired Planet Inc. last week filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock in June, and also announced the first …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Unwired Planet Inc. and Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. Ltd. announced a licensing agreement for MCI to integrate Unwired Planet’s UP.Browser in its upcoming mobile phones expected to support …

HANNOVER, Germany-Orange plc made several announcements from CeBIT ’99, the European trade show. Orange signed an agreement with Nokia Corp. to begin a major trial of its Wireless Application Protocol …

The Wireless Application Protocol effort gained momentum last week at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, with several Global System for Mobile communications carriers and handset manufacturers announcing WAP-compatible …

I guess there is no use longing for yesterdays when wireless trade shows were somewhat sane. Today’s conventions are full of new twists as last-minute press conferences are called to …

NEW ORLEANS-Spyglass Inc. released version 2.2 of its Prism platform for converting Internet content into formats that can be displayed on mobile phones. The most significant advancement of Prism 2.2 …

At CTIA’s Wireless ’99: The Jambala Wireless Application Protocol Gateway, which will allow operators to improve and expand wireless data services to their customers, said the company. An open-application platform, …

The Wireless Application Forum held its latest members meeting last week in Dallas, convening this time to determine its road map for the coming year and into the next century. …

Geoworks Corp. and APiON Ltd. announced they successfully completed interoperability tests of their products based on the Wireless Application Protocol. The testing process lasted several months and involved Geoworks’ new …