Flarion TechnologiesFlarion Technologies, a new company formed to commercialize a wireless data technology for Internet mobility market, announced that Matthew J. Desch has been appointed to a new seat on the company's board of directors. Desch is chairman of Airspan Networks Inc. and former...
CHICAGO-Video content may be the new show to watch on the wireless Internet.Content is the name of the game in the wireless Internet evolution going forward. And while it is by no means a new concept, companies are paying more attention to the wireless...
MCLEAN, Va.-Ventera Corp., an e-business solutions provider, announced it has formed a wireless Internet and mobile commerce practice group.The company already uses WAP technology to allow network system administrators to use wireless phones to access Windows NT servers for maintenance and monitoring activities. The...
NEW|YORK-Texas Instruments plans to release next year a third-generation wireless solution for independent developers of modules for the Springboard expansion slot on Handspring's Visor handheld computers."We are pleased to be working with TI to provide high-speed 3G wireless expansion capabilities to our line of...
CHICAGO-Was last week's Personal Communications Industry Association GlobalXChange show a success?It depends on who you ask. While some exhibitors complained loudly about the lack of traffic, others said they received more attention since some traditional large vendors opted out of the show.Before the event,...
Sygate TechnologiesInternet security and access management solutions provider Sygate Technologies Inc. introduced its OneNIC Internet Sharing Solution through the release of the newest version of its flagship software product, Sygate Home Network 4.0 Internet access sharing software. Sygate said the OneNIC technology is designed...
WASHINGTON-In a move with major implications for the future of mobile commerce and the $183 billion merger between America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc., the Federal Communications Commission last week launched an inquiry into whether high-speed Internet open access should be mandated for...
CHICAGO-Partnerships are the key to success in the wireless Internet space, was the resounding theme at last week's PCIA GlobalXChange convention keynote session."The wireless Internet is like the proverbial wild West or the first blast off into space," Janiece Webb, senior vice president and...
In this time of money-hungry megacorporations, there still exists at least one philosophy that ultimately benefits the little guy-Open Source.Since January of last year, Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Lutris Technologies Inc. has offered its Enhydra software up for public trial and error, and so far...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-GiantBear entered an agreement with Advertising.com to extend wireless Internet advertising services to wireless carriers. The agreement will combine GiantBear's knowledge of Web-to-wireless technology with Advertising.com's wireless ad serving, tracking and optimization tools, the companies said.Compaq Computer Corp., through advertising agency Foote,...
While the convergence of computing and communications may be the future, and the future may be now, the convergence of ideas to actual product line takes longer to reach fruition.This could leave the wireless industry a little discombobulated as it journeys to a world...
Being the new kid on the block is always a challenge. Besides trying to keep your own sense of identity, there is the pressure of trying to fit in to an unnatural surrounding that may or may not receive you graciously.A few years ago,...
TOKYO-NEC do Brazil, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., won a total of 50 billion yen (US$466 million) in communications contracts from major Brazilian carriers and has started shipping them, the company announced Sept. 15.Including the deal, NEC is expected to win a total of...
COMPTON, Calif.-Belkin Components introduced a wireless Internet connection kit compatible with Samsung's browser-enabled phones and Motorola Inc. iDEN and StarTAC phones.The kit connects notebook computers to the supported phones, which in turn act as a wireless modem.
TOKYO-Intel Corp.'s stock took a beating early Friday after the world's largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts' expectations.The company's stock lost about 22 percent of its value, dropping more than $14 per share as soon as the market...
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless operator Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced a flat-rate wireless Internet service allowing its PCS and Mike clients unlimited access to wireless Internet content for one monthly fee.Customers can choose from two wireless Internet services, which are scheduled to roll out across Canada...
BEIJING-According to China Unicom President Wang Jianzhou, prices of mobile-phone equipment have dropped to such an extent that capital expenditure per subscriber has decreased 40 percent since June last year. Fast subscriber growth is also a contributing factor.China Unicom has added 700,000 subscribers in...
With all the wireless enabling solutions, wireless application service providers, devices, software and networks available today, it's not too difficult to see how dot-coms and corporate entities mulling wireless extension of their content may feel a little overwhelmed.Even reporters and analysts attempting to keep...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. signed an agreement with ePhones to resell BlackBerry handheld devices using Aether Wireless' e-mail services through the ePhones Powered Network.Aether said its BlackBerry offering is an integrated package of hardware, software, airtime and customer services designed to provide wireless...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After spending the spring revamping his organization and moving it in a new direction with a new show, Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, is upbeat about PCIA Global Xchange, which begins tomorrow in Chicago.In preparation for the show, RCR...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week's announcement that it has agreed to offer its popular ProLiant server pre-installed with WAP server software, via a deal with Nokia Corp.Expected to roll out...
L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. took the next solid step in their alliance by launching a new company, called Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, designed to develop and market mobile e-mail solutions to wireless operators worldwide.Ulf Avrin of Ericsson was named president of the...
