Tantau Software International Inc. unveiled an open mobile e-commerce platform, built specifically for the enterprise customer, that bypasses the typical constraints placed by carriers and operators on access to mobile Web sites.Tantau claims its software provides businesses with a multiplatform solution that takes full...
SAN FRANCISCO-Two companies turned to Wireless Application Protocol technology to wirelessly extend their e-business applications to a mobile work force.SAP AG released version 2.0 of its Business Information Warehouse technology, featuring support for mobile Internet devices via WAP technology, called mySAP.com.In addition, Open Market...
Most conversations regarding the wireless Internet in the industry today revolve around Wireless Application Protocol technology, but several companies are bucking this trend-aiming to extend Internet content to wireless phones using alternative means to WAP.Providing them the opportunity to do so is WAP itself....
Looking to add further value to its UP.Link Server Internet gateway, Phone.com Inc. said it will acquire Paragon Software Ltd. for about $500 million in stock.Paragon develops synchronization technology called FoneSync that allows desktop computers and mobile devices to share information. Phone.com said it...
ScandinaviaMillicom International Cellular S.A., a worldwide cellular telephone and telecommunications company, said it sold 900,000 class B shares from a total of almost 6 million class A and class B shares held in NetCom AB, a provider of telecommunication services in Scandinavia, the Baltics...
Although some rumblings continue over Geoworks Corp.'s licensing program for Wireless Application Protocol technology, WAP-related announcements continued making news at last week's GSM World Congress in Cannes.Phone.com Inc. announced it formed a WAP interoperability testing lab, a software upgrade preview center and the latest...
CANNES, France-Vodafone Ltd. said it bought CMG Telecommunications Inc.'s WAP Service Broker solution to bolster its Wireless Application Protocol services.
NEW YORK-ThinAirApps L.L.C. introduced its ThinAir Server, a platform that allows corporate users to access enterprise data from wireless devices.The first set of products includes the ThinAir Server for Microsoft Exchange and ThinAir Server for IMAP and POP e-mail accounts.Wireless devices supported include Palm...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Hong Kong's mobile operator, Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd., selected Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group to implement its Wireless Application Protocol platform for wireless Internet-based services.The deal calls for Siemens to provide Hutchison with a complete WAP solution including Phone.com Inc.'s UP.Link server...
CANNES, France-At the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Motorola Inc. showcased a range of location-aware solutions delivered directly to the mobile handset. The solution is enabled by combining key technologies over the new General Packet Radio Service data network.According to Motorola, the new...
When you're moving at Internet-speed, a lot can happen in a year.Those targeting the wireless remote access market found this out quickly. About a year ago, several companies emerged with the intent to provide solutions that would extend corporate data to wireless handsets. At...
LONDON-BT Cellnet said it will be the first U.K. mobile phone operator to commercially launch General Packet Radio Service this summer. The carrier also officially launched commercial Wireless Application Protocol service.BT Cellnet's GPRS service will begin with a 500-person trial, followed by commercial service...
Attention to wireless security concerns emerged as the de facto theme of this year's RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., where several internationally recognized corporate security software firms stated their intention to concentrate on the wireless industry going forward."Everybody has made the leap...
Geoworks Corp. last week unveiled a licensing program to collect royalties on a user-interface method employed by the Wireless Application Protocol and Wireless Markup Language for which it says it holds essential intellectual property rights.While others have made essential IPR claims on WAP technology,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia is taking the Chinese market seriously, announcing an agreement with SOHU.com and Beijing Mobile Communications Corp. to offer end users services covering sporting events, entertainment, news, stock quotes and shopping guides.The three companies will jointly develop mobile Internet services and applications for...
UTRECHT, The Netherlands-diAx, the second-largest Swiss wireless operator, said it will provide wireless Internet service using the Wireless Application Protocol beginning in the first quarter.The company is commercially deploying CMG Telecommunications' WAP Service Broker, location-based services using SignalSoft Corp. technology and an intelligent network...
As the United States gears up for the commercial launch of Wireless Application Protocol services, the question of interoperability between WAP vendors has become an increasing concern to carriers looking to offer Internet-based services on a variety of handsets.WAP exists as a standard that...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish airline SAS announced it has developed a flight reservation solution for Wireless Application Protocol phones.The service also provides access to the SAS timetable, flight status and details of EuroBonus points. Selected corporate customers are testing the new service before it is made...
LONDON-The Radicchio initiative announced 16 new companies have joined the group, which hopes to set a Public Key Infrastructure standard for secure e-commerce transactions over wireless networks.The new members include security notables like Baltimore Technologies Inc., Entrust Technologies and VeriSign Inc. Other members include...
In what has been called primarily a preening gesture for Mannesmann AG shareholders, Vodafone AirTouch plc announced plans last week to launch an Internet portal designed for wireless Internet and mobile data services, delivering data, audio, graphics and video to wireless devices.The company expects...
This holiday season heralded the beginning of the e-commerce revolution, and wireless operators have the opportunity to cash in on it with the growing proliferation of Internet-enabled wireless phones and handheld computers.Optimism among the analyst community is rampant. Most recently, Strategy Analytics predicted the...
SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. took another step in providing Internet capabilities for wireless phones with the first demonstration in Asia of General Packet Radio Service using the Wireless Application Protocol over Global System for Mobile communications networks.The demonstrations took place in Singapore using test frequencies from...
OSLO, Norway-Telenor Mobile and Sun Microsystems Inc. have agreed to develop new mobile Internet services.The agreement specifically involves development of an electronic organizer/calendar with combined Web and Wireless Application Protocol access from the Sun-Netscape Alliance. The organizer will be released this spring.The planned calendar...
In its second major acquisition since going public last spring, Phone.com Inc. signed an agreement to acquire voice portal technology provider @Motion Inc. for $285 million.Phone.com said it hopes to integrate @Motion's Internet voice portal to add voice-recognition services to its MyPhone Wireless Application...
