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WASHINGTON-The Association of Public Television Stations and the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency said they have completed the second phase of a pilot program to design a national digital platform to distribute emergency alerts to cell phones, personal computers and other...

TORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Microcell Solutions Inc. has selected LogicaCMG's multimedia messaging service hosting solution known as RealMMS in a three-year contract.Under the deal, Microcell will offer premium messaging services, such as picture messaging, to its subscribers across Canada.Microcell said LogicaCMG's product offers "us the...

MOSCOW-LogicaCMG said it reached an agreement with Russian operator Mobile TeleSystems to deploy multimedia-messaging services in the Moscow region. MTS will use LogicaCMG's MMS center as part of its MMS system.The Moscow implementation was rolled out in May and will be expanded to other...

Two small vendors have made some progress in the multimedia messaging service center arena this week with global wins announced by LogicaCMG and Comverse.LogicalCMG announced an agreement to supply Ireland's smallest mobile operator with its MMSC. The product includes transcoding and number portability capabilities....

LONDON-Multimedia messaging services continues to drive much of the news in the wireless industry, with LogicaCMG and others announcing moves in the area.LogicaCMG announced an MMS framework agreement with KPN Mobile, and that E-Plus in Germany will be the first carrier to use LogicaCMG's...

CHANTILLY, Va.-The march toward global interoperable text messaging took another step forward as messaging giant LogicaCMG Wireless Networks and InphoMatch Inc. announced they will connect their inter-carrier text messaging systems.Text and multimedia messaging providers have recently begun harping on the need for global messaging...

LONDON-LogicaCMG plc announced the merger between Logica plc and CMG plc is now complete."We are very pleased that the merger has completed on our original schedule so that we can begin the new trading year of 2003 as a single group," said Cor Stutterheim,...

Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at some of the latest initiatives in the industry.But while product releases and new announcements made up the majority of news...

Lucent Technologies Inc. says carrier Movilnet has launched its cdma2000 1x voice and data network using its equipment, software and services. "Movilnet's subscribers will be able to access the cdma2000 network with cdma2000 1x cell phones or personal digital assistants and laptop PCs equipped...

LONDON-Messaging company Logica announced it deployed an intercarrier multimedia messaging service with an unnamed wireless carrier.The company said the service will allow users to send MMS messages across different networks, a capability many have pointed to as essential for any successful wireless messaging service.

LONDON-Logica said it deployed its prepaid solution for Greek operator Cosmote. The system will allow Cosmote to migrate from 2.5-generation (2.5G) to third-generation (3G) technologies.The system offers customer care, recharge card management and credit/debit card recharge capabilities, Logica said.

LONDON-Messaging company Logica reported a 25-percent drop in profits, about US$181 million, for the current fiscal year compared with the previous year, and it said the outlook is bad for its mobile networks division."The first quarter is generally slow due to the holiday season,...

LONDON-Messaging company Logica plc reported a 25 percent drop in profits, about $181 million, for the current fiscal year compared with the previous year, and it said the outlook is bad for its mobile networks division."The first quarter is generally slow due to the...

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region's wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely drawn to a close-and the undisputed winner is Ericsson."The leader in the MMSC (multimedia...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and messaging company Mobileway announced they will team to develop a short message service delivery network to allow mobile users to send text messages to recipients all over the world.The companies said they will pursue direct connect agreements with U.S....

DUBLIN, Ireland-Just weeks after flagging disappointing financial results and with revenues failing to increase in line with expectations, Logica has decided to close its product development facility in southern Ireland. The Cork facility employs approximately 50 staff. The development work undertaken there will be...

SANTIAGO, Chile-Chilean mobile operator Smartcom announced it will replace its current billing system from SchlumbergerSema with a new product from Intec Telecom Systems and Logica.Intec will provide its Inter-mediatE billing product, while Logica will provide the consulting and implementation services."The Inter-mediatE solution is replacing...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—U.K.-based company Logica has just inaugurated its new office for South America in Buenos Aires, with the aim to promote its applications for mobile services."Operators are increasingly outsourcing these services because they are very expensive and are not a part of their...

LONDON-Messaging giant Logica said it will cut 700 jobs in response to slowdowns in information-technology spending and the cautious outlook most operators have for multimedia messaging services.The company's stock dropped almost 20 percent in London trading following the news.Four hundred jobs will be cut...

DUBLIN, Ireland—There are fears that more than 150 jobs could be lost in the Irish mobile telecom software operations of Logica after the company announced plans to lay off 700 workers following a warning of flat revenues and a fall in earnings per share...

LONDON—Logica announced a major deal with wireless giant Telefonica Moviles to provide the carrier this virtually all its messaging products, as well as plans to jointly develop new messaging infrastructure products and solutions.Logica will offer Telefonica and its operators worldwide its short message service...

DUBLIN, Ireland—Messaging company Logica continued to expand its range of messaging products with the release of its Mobile Community Messaging services, which the company said will allow users to form mobile chat sessions, instant message family and friends, and conduct polling and voting.The company...

LONDON—Short message service (SMS) company Logica said it scored two multimedia messaging contracts and is trialing the product with five additional wireless carriers. The company did not name its customers.Analysts have questioned whether Logica, which controls a vast amount of the SMS industry, can...