BROWSING: OMA

Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting in millions of CrackBerry addicts hunched over their flashy devices who don't mind paying a premium - or charging their...

As the days get longer and the mercury rises, a handful of mobile e-mail developers are reaching for the LEMONADE. Shorthand for the License to Enhanced Mobile Oriented And Diverse Endpoints-thank goodness for shorthand-LEMONADE is a group of standards designed to optimize mobile e-mail...

To accelerate adoption of DVB-H-based mobile TV services, Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will work on interoperability of their devices that run on that standard, the two companies announced.The vendors will work in tandem to support solutions based on the OMA BCAST...

Intertrust Technologies Corp. unveiled a licensing program in an effort to bridge the longstanding gap between the wireless industry and Open Mobile Alliance-supported digital rights management technology.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer announced a patent licensing initiative for all patents from Intertrust, Philips Royal Electronics and...

DALLAS-The Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. (OMA) will lead a consortium of companies looking to create an open gaming specification for high-end wireless games. The OMA said the members of the mobile gaming initiative-which was launched early this year-will join the OMA's Game Services Working...

DALLAS—The Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. (OMA) will lead a consortium of companies looking to create an open gaming specification for high-end wireless games. The OMA said the members of the mobile gaming initiative—which was launched early this year—will join the OMA’s Game Services Working...

LOS ANGELES--In the heart of the world's entertainment capital, Paul Reddick told content providers it was time to show him the money.The vice president of business development and product innovation at Sprint Nextel Corp. took to the stage at last week's MECCA event prior...

In the heart of the world’s entertainment capital, Paul Reddick told content providers it was time to show him the money. RCR @ CTIAClick here for complete coverage of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show. Click here for the latest headlines from the show.The vice...

Research In Motion Ltd. will likely continue to dominate the high-end mobile e-mail market, according to Strategy Analytics. But the growing number of open-standard service providers will drive the market in the long term, the market research firm predicted. The BlackBerry maker's market share...

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Kyocera Wireless Corp. selected Bitfone Corp.’s Device Management Client Suite software for use in its mobile devices, said Bitfone. The suite includes Bitfone’s mProve and Mobile Variance Agent solutions. MProve will allow Kyocera handsets to have their core software and applications updated...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—InnoPath Software and Red Bend Software proposed a new format standard for packaging and distribution of firmware over-the-air updates between mobile industry players to make FOTA between parties easier and less expensive. Wireless carriers use FOTA and mobile device management to provision, diagnose,...

OSLO, Norway-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. selected products from mobile digital rights management specialist Beep Science AS to ensure its mobile devices are OMA v2 DRM interoperable, according to a partnership agreement announced by the companies. Beep Science said its DRM products support the Open...

In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their wares. But many believe all those "solutions" are actually a problem.Behind-the-scenes haggling over royalties continue between MPEG LA, which holds...

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced several new offerings and product updates, wares it plans to show off during its upcoming Mobility Conference in Barcelona, Spain. First up, the company launched version 2.0 of its push-to-talk solution. The company said the product complies with the Open...

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced several new offerings and product updates, wares it plans to show off during its upcoming Mobility Conference in Barcelona, Spain.First up, the company launched version 2.0 of its push-to-talk solution. The company said the product complies with the Open Mobile...

SAN DIEGO-The Open Mobile Alliance made publicly available six new Enabler Releases that address both existing mobile services and future offerings. The releases include:OMA Multimedia Messaging Service Version 1.3, which enhances the existing MMS specifications to include support for new multimedia objects and content...

While the wireless industry haggles over the price of anti-piracy software supported by the Open Mobile Alliance, Microsoft Corp. is quietly gaining traction in the mobile world with its proprietary digital rights management technology. The standoff continues between industry groups such as the GSM...

SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced it will team with the Open Mobile Alliance standards group to develop copyright protection measures for removable MMC cards in mobile phones. Specifically, the MMCA said it will extend the OMA's digital rights management specifications to its SecureMMC version...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said the Open Mobile Alliance has re-elected its senior software architect, Lars Brenk, as the chairman of OMA's Game Services Working Group.Brenk will focus on interoperability specifications, APIs and protocols for network-enabled gaming in his role as chairman. The working group's...

LONDON-The backlash against proposed rates to license digital rights management technology continued this week, with a powerful group of wireless carriers threatening to abandon the open-standard system. The GSM Association blasted royalties for the technology proposed earlier this year by the MPEG Licensing Authority...

The backlash against proposed rates to license digital rights management technology continued this week, with a powerful group of wireless carriers threatening to abandon the open-standard system.The GSM Association blasted royalties for the technology proposed earlier this year by the MPEG Licensing Authority for...

SAN DIEGO-The Open Mobile Alliance clarified its role in digital rights management license pricing Thursday, going out of its way to say that it is not affiliated with the MPEG Licensing Authority.The move follows a controversial announcement from MPEG LA touting an agreement to...

BELCAMP, Md.-Security technology provider SafeNet Inc. said it has been tapped by Royal Philip Electronics to provide the security foundation for Philips' Trust v2 DRM (digital rights management) Solution. The companies will team to deliver an integrated DRM offering to original equipment manufacturers."Our partnership...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions appointed Michael E. Luna chief technology officer where he will lead all engineering, architecture and product development initiatives for the company.Luna most recently was with Openwave. Luna also has served as chairman of the WAP Forum Interoperability Executive Committee, a...