Wireless data and electronic-commerce applications should become increasingly popular in the future, with users trading stocks, comparison shopping and making travel arrangements all via wireless devices.However, for such transactions to be completed, sensitive data such as personal identification information and credit-card numbers must pass...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or user-customized wireless data services that depend on specific customer information.The data call is initiated by the customer from a handset...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net announced several agreements at the Wireless I.T. show last week, including the deployment of its Microburst cellular control channel technology by Echoport Inc. and NeoTech Products Inc.Echoport licensed the technology to introduce a wireless data imaging solution for remote information acquisition...
NEW YORK-The irony inherent in the proliferation of communications devices and technologies is the difficulty of getting them to interact with home base.Therein lies a business opportunity for MobileSys Inc., a Mountain View, Calif., start-up that provides middleware. Its mission is to serve as...
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) had the biggest coming-out party of its 20-month lifespan during Telecom '99 in Geneva, with more than 100 carriers, vendors and content providers displaying WAP and WAP-related products-warts and all.While WAP's momentum has grown all year, many consider Telecom...
SINGAPORE-Mobile data is quickly taking off in many parts of Asia, with growth rates in the region comparing favorably to take-up rates in Europe and the United States, say analysts.Although overall percentages of Asian wireless subscribers that use data services are not available, Steven...
Finland. Sonera began offering High Speed Circuit Switched Data services to its data customers 6 September, but without available handsets. Sonera said it wanted to be ready when handsets are available later this year.France. At Telecom '99 in Geneva, Alcatel, French carrier SFR/Cegetel, Phone.com...
Perhaps the greatest indicator of how the wireless data industry has matured is the almost giddy buzz of excitement generated by this week's Wireless I.T. show in Santa Clara, Calif., sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association.In the fall of 1997, some 56 companies...
ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. introduced the Scout HPC, a ruggedized full-screen wireless handheld computer powered by the Windows CE operating system.The Scout HPC contains two type III PC card slots for wireless modems to connect to networks owned by American Mobile Satellite Corp., BellSouth...
Wireless Internet start-up firm OpenGrid Inc. found itself in the wireless spotlight last week when industry titans Motorola Inc. and Philippe Kahn-chief executive officer of Motorola's Starfish Software subsidiary-invested in the company.Additionally, the charismatic Kahn was named OpenGrid's chairman.While the total investment equaled only...
There was a time, not so long ago, when reasonably priced voice service with decent coverage delighted most wireless subscribers. But subscribers soon were demanding the same features-like voice mail, caller ID and three-way calling-offered on wireline phones.These features, previously known as enhanced services,...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Riverbed Technologies said it formed a strategic relationship with Aether Systems Inc. under which the two will cross-license their technologies to develop new wireless solutions for the mobile computing market.Riverbed said it will incorporate the Aether Intelligent Messaging middleware in its ScoutWare...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-At the PalmSource '99 conference, several companies announced support for the Palm computing platform, while others developed services formatted for the Palm VII connected organizer.Nettech Systems Inc. said it will offer a middleware suite for corporate developers and independent software vendors to...
In an attempt to position paging devices and services as Internet appliances, as opposed to telephone appliances, PageMart Wireless Inc. said it will change its name to WebLink Wireless Inc., effective Dec. 1, and also introduced a new line of products and services called...
The Wireless Application Protocol had the biggest coming-out party of its 20-month life span during Telecom '99 in Geneva, with more than 100 carriers, vendors and content providers displaying WAP and WAP-related products, warts and all.While WAP's momentum has grown all year, many consider...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced Metricom Inc. signed a 10-year master license agreement for up to 500 wireless data sites on Crown Castle's domestic communications towers.Metricom is expected to collocate Wired Access Points in order to launch its 128-kilobit-per-second service next year. Rental rates...
BellSouth Corp. last week announced plans to restructure the company to better position itself to provide bundled services.The move comes just weeks after BellSouth failed in a bid to acquire Sprint Corp., which agreed instead to merge with MCI WorldCom Inc.Jeff Battcher, a spokesman...
Phone.com Inc. added to its mounting momentum last week by signing a definitive agreement to buy the Wireless Application Protocol products and operations of infrastructure software company APiON Ltd. of Belfast, Northern Ireland.According to the agreement, APiON shareholders will get 1.3 million shares of...
GENEVA-3Com Corp. unveiled its third-generation technology strategy last week that calls for the company to develop wireless networking technologies that will give people and businesses total network availability and secure access to voice, video, data and e-business applications, regardless of their physical location."Wireless access...
AgilentAgilent Technologies debuted the SQL server 7.0 database scanner and HP SFCommand. HP SFCommand will help network operators integrate all security applications, such as monitoring and the implementation of security policies, across every server in their networks. The SQL Server 7.0 database scanner enables...
Palm Computing Inc. introduced the Palm VII wireless organizer nationwide last week, featuring a sale price of $500, $100 less than originally expected.The Palm VII-first available in May in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut-features many of the same organizer functions of its predecessors,...
Wireless middleware and software provider Aether Systems Inc. filed an initial public offering prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week with the intention of selling 6.9 million shares at $15 a share by next year.The offering will consist of 6 million...
Speculation that BellSouth Wireless Data Ltd. would not immediately renew its supply contract with Research In Motion Ltd. has proven accurate, expected to result in lower third-quarter earnings for RIM. But the drop is expected to be short-term as more customers sign on to...
ItalyOlivetti plans to split Telecom Italia, which it won in a takeover bid in May, into two operating companies under its Tecnost acquisition arm. Telecom Italia Mobile, TI's mobile phone company, will transfer to Tecnost. The deal will help Tecnost pay off debts incurred...
