The state of Utah awarded Applied Cellular Technology Inc.'s Communications Infrastructure division a $6.1 million contract to provide infrastructure and construction improvements for the 10 buildings on the University of Utah campus that will be used to house Olympic athletes, said the company. Applied...
Aether Technologies announced it is joining BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and Research in Motion Ltd. to bring financial market data via wirelessly connected handheld and laptop computers to the Atlanta, Los Angeles and New Orleans markets.Datalink.net announced it can allow companies to extend Web-based...
In what may be the beginning of a trend, BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and Paging Network Inc. entered into a strategic alliance last week under which PageNet will resell BellSouth's Interactive Paging Service, effective in May.According to the agreement, PageNet will be the primary...
CHICAGO-Practical Sales Tools Inc. introduced its UnwiredContact wireless data interface for use between contact-management programs and portable devices. The product works with ACT! and the SalesLogix Sales Information System. As it is a wireless data interface, it requires no synchronization between the mobile device...
Competition in the mobile remote access space has begun to heat up of late, most notably as several companies have turned their attention to the same target-the corporate mobile businessman.Mobile remote access applications long have been a staple of the wireless data industry, but...
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems said it is using Cellular Digital Packet Data and Cellemetry to provide wireless data services to its markets, which are primarily in rural areas."We want our customers to think of Dobson in connection with any of their communication needs," said...
The evolution of the wireless handset has gone from the mobile in the car, to the transportable in the car, to the portable in the purse or suit jacket and now is going back to the car-with a new twist.Does this mean we all...
Called one of the largest deployments of mobile computing technology to date, BellSouth Corp. introduced a new, $163 million mobile computing platform created to give its 15,000 service technicians access to customer service and network information in the field.The BellSouth TechPlus System equips technicians...
While wireless data applications made a big splash at Wireless '99 last week in New Orleans, a new company quietly slipped into the pool with the introduction of a new end-to-end mobile data service solution called Saraide.com.Saraide.com is a joint venture among Microcell Telecommunications...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector announced it entered into a software alliance agreement with Cerulean Technology Inc. in an effort to beef up its wireless information solutions aimed at public-safety agencies.Under terms of the agreement, Motorola will resell Cerulean's PacketCluster...
SWINDON, U.K.-Cellnet announced it will build a General Packet Radio Service wireless data network supplied by Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector, in a $50 million deal.The GPRS capability will give Cellnet subscribers the ability to access the Internet and Internet Protocol-based services from mobile...
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 is that it conforms to existing Wireless Application Protocol standards and thus can format content...
PRINCETON, N.J.-Nettech Systems Inc. announced an expansion plan that included establishing a Professional Services consulting division to help software developers deploy wireless data solutions and opening three regional sales offices across the country."Over the past year, we have seen tremendous growth in the wireless...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Communications Inc. announced an agreement with Cellemetry L.L.C., under which it now offers new services for remote monitoring or control of security systems, utility meters, moving vehicles and machines over the control channels of existing wireless networks.Cellemetry Data Service is an...
Omnipoint TechnologiesOmnipoint Technologies Inc. introduced a Global System for Mobile communications radio module called Eagle One as the latest addition to its GSM-based wireless solutions product suite. The original equipment manufacturer solution provides developers the tools needed to integrate wireless data communications with their...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced new hardware and software options to provide cdmaOne wireless operators investment protection with an evolution path to cdma2000 third-generation wireless services.Lucent said a cost-effective cdma2000 hardware module for its Autoplex networks complements the company's newly announced next-generation Flexent...
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 Jambala WAP Gateway is a network node that serves as a bridge between the...
When BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced its Interactive Paging service at PCS '98 last year, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing Janet Boudris said she expected financial applications to be a big driver of the two-way messaging paradigm.If recent announcements are any indication, that...
NEW YORK-w-Trade announced its Wireless Internet Trading System now supports both the Research In Motion Inter@ctive 950 handheld wireless device, as well as those on Palm Computing Inc.'s platform, such as the PalmPilot and the Palm III from 3Com Corp.w-Trade's solution can be used...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced a new wireless data solution marketed jointly with Videre L.L.C., called TechID.The new mobile data software package developed by Videre and running exclusively over BellSouth's network, was designed for service companies with field technicians at customer sites, such...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced it is offering Nettech Systems' Smart IP product over its wireless data network.Smart IP allows Internet Protocol applications to run over non-IP-based wireless networks without modification. The agreement allows BellSouth to offer other Nettech products, including InstantRF and...
February 8-10Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. MorialConvention Center, New Orleans.(202) 785-2842.Post-CTIA '99February 10-12Wireless Institute of Technology. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (210) 344-6660.Radio-frequency SiteSafety Awareness SeminarFebruary 9Radiofrequency Safety International Corp. Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. (316) 825-4600.Expo Comm Mexico '99February 9-12E.J....
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it plans to incorporate Sun Microsystems' Jini technology into a Motorola networking software project code-named Piano.Currently in the research and development stage, Piano involves technology that would enable most electronic devices to be aware of other nearby electronic devices and...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association will host two-day sessions prior to Wireless '99 in New Orleans to address small market operations, wireless data and Y2K.The "Market Operations Forum: Solutions for Networking Our Communities" targets wireless professionals in smaller markets. Topics include key financial benchmarks; best...
