Yearly Archives: 2003

Court says Palm infringed on Xerox patent

MILPITAS, Calif.-A U.S. Appeals Court affirmed a New York District Court's ruling that Palm Inc. infringed on a Xerox Corp. patent for handwriting recognition,...

Motorola phones to incorporate BVRP software

LEVALLIOS, France-Motorola Inc. will use software from BVRP Software in its mobile phones to allow users to connect to their personal computer using a...

Extended Systems introduces Live Connect enterprise solution

BOISE, Idaho-Wireless enterprise company Extended Systems introduced its new Live Connect technology, which the comapny said allows for automated delivery of e-mail and corporate...

UbiNetics licenses TM200 technology to Rohde & Schwartz

CARY, N.C.-UbiNetics has licensed its TM200 Test Mobile technology to Rohde & Schwarz, which provides test and measurement solutions to the wireless industry.Rohde &...

Nguyen returns to lead Seven

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Bill Nguyen, the entrepreneur who sold Onebox.com (now Openwave Systems Inc.) to Phone.com for $850 million, is back at the head...

Moody’s confirms Dobson speculative-grade rating

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service confirmed its speculative-grade ratings on $2 billion of debt owed by Dobson Communications Corp., Oklahoma City, but also changed its...

EximSoft releases products

NEW YORK-EximSoft Technologies Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, has released commercially two new products, one to enable secure corporate intranet access via mobile phone, the other...

Alvarion buys InnoWave

NEW YORK-Alvarion Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel, a provider of point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire most of the assets of InnoWave...

TI releases battery fuel gauge

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has introduced the world's first complete battery fuel gauge for cellular handsets and personal digital assistants."With today's announcement, TI simplifies...

STMicroelectronics, Aspect Software enter Java agreement

GENEVA, Scotland-STMicroelectronics and Aspects Software Ltd. have signed a license agreement to provide Java card SIM solution for GSM mobile phones markets."The agreement between...

Tektronix extends China partnership

BERVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it has agreed to extend its partnership with China's Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission to develop GPRS networks and elements."Tektronix'...

RPA Wireless to offer ClickSoftware products

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-RPA Wireless Inc. said it has entered a strategic alliance to offer ClickSoftware's product known as ClickSchedule to deliver wireless messaging to...

Agere board approves reverse stock split

PHILADELPHIA-Agere Systems Inc. shareholders have followed recent industry trends to approve proposals allowing the board of directors to undertake a reverse stock split.The board...

Intrado, Mobilaris team for location solution

CANNES, France-Intrado Inc. said it teamed with location-services provider Mobilaris to offer a bundled location-service solution, which the companies said will be capable of...

Agilent to lay off 4,000

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. said it plans to lay off 4,000 more workers as part of its plans to cut costs and move...

Japanese mobile handset shipments decline

TOKYO-The number of Japanese mobile handset shipments in 2002 numbered 405 million units, a 20.2-percent decrease from a year ago, according to statistics compiled...

Matsushita to launch handset train experiment

Matsushita Electric Industries, the leading consumer electronics company in Japan, has launched an experiment of a cashless train riding system in Hokkaido, a Northern...

Movicom Bellsouth defaults on interest payments

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Movicom Bellsouth in Argentina suspended payment of interests and capital of its debt, which is around US$ 500 million, and designated BroadSpan...

NII Holdings sees increased income in 2002

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-NII Holdings' income reached US$780.4 million in 2002, an 18-percent increase on the previous year. The company made a net gain of...

T-Mobile users can text chat with USA

CHANTILLY, Va.-Wireless interoperability company InphoMatch said T-Mobile customers in the United Kingdom will now be able to send text messages to non-GSM wireless subscribers...

Debisys wins Bermuda prepaid contract

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.-Debisys Inc. said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Cellular One Bermuda to provide its turnkey processing technology for Cellular...

OMA finishes interoperability tests, OKs new sets of specs

CANNES, France-The Open Mobile Alliance standards body said it completed two interoperability tests in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress, and that it approved...

Handspring to incorporate Action Engine tools into Treo

CANNES, France-Wireless device maker Handspring Inc. said it will integrate Action Engine's software management tools into its line of Treo mobile phone/personal digital assistants."Providing...

Handsets for the fashion conscious

CANNES, France-In a race to differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market, cell-phone developers are unveiling increasingly bizarre designs. In what would seem...

Qualcomm announces GSM 1x trial in China’s Suzhou

BEIJING-Qualcomm and China Unicom will jointly launch a GSM 1x trial in China's Suzhou in the second quarter of the year. The purpose is...
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