Alliances: WiSpry, DoCoMo team on filters; SmartTrust, Red Bend complete interoperability testing; and more

WiSpry Inc. said it signed an agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to jointly develop tunable filters for mobile phone applications based on WiSpry’s RF-MEMS technology. The agreement calls for both companies to cooperate and combine expertise to design and deveop new and enhanced tunable filters. WiSpry will contribute tunable RF-MEMS technology and DoCoMo will provide system and application technology.
Azimuth Systems Inc., which provides wireless channel emulators and broadband wireless test equipment, said MindTree Ltd. has chosen its ACE MX MIMO channel emulator to test its Next in Wireless product line. The company will use the ACE MX universal wireless channel emulator primarily for 4×4 bi-directional LTE and WiMAX testing.
SmartTrust and Red Bend Software announced they have completed interoperability testing of their products. SmartTrust develops SIM and Mobile Device Management software for mobile operators. Red Bend provides mobile software management products. The companies said the interoperability will give network operators the ability to add new features and applications over the air to handsets and machine-to-machine modules.
Mobile barcode solutions provider Scanbuy Inc. and Lion Nathan Wine Group launched the Caller Key product, which is an integrated 2D mobile barcode marketing platform that gives users mobile access to information on Lion Nathan’s wine brands.
NBC Universal Studio has named ChaCha as the answer services provider for its FCU: Fact Checker’s Unit entertainment series. The series is based on a short film that follows two fact checkers employed to confirm or disprove various statements. Viewers and fans can participate by joining the show’s mobile alerts and check their own facts by texting ChaCha on the show site.
Firethorn Holdings L.L.C., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., announced 1-800-Flowers.com is its newest retail partner for the company’s forthcoming SWAGG mobile application. SWAGG allows customers to purchase, personalize and exchange gift cards directly from a mobile device.
Global Payments Inc. has certified ROAM Data‘s ROAMpay mobile payment solution for its ISOs and resellers.
Empower, which provides field engineering and maintenance services, is using Nokia Siemens Networks‘ field force management approach, which automatically allocates needed resources to place and schedule work as efficiently as possible.