The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation to strengthen the legal standard law enforcement must meet before obtaining mobile-phone tracking information. The bill also places certain restrictions on law enforcement access …
CHICAGO-At what was overall a relatively slow show in terms of floor traffic, Handspring Inc. took a piece of the spotlight by introducing an attachment to its Visor organizer product …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stay the Dec. 12 scheduled re-auction of its licenses. NextWave asked for the stay …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.-John McCann, chief executive officer of Conti Communications, has been named as one of New Jersey’s 40 under 40 successful business people by Business News New Jersey. McCann …
CHICAGO-Commtouch Software Ltd. signed an agreement with MobileID, an open standards-based wireless platform provider, for Commtouch to deliver e-mail and messaging solutions for MobileID’s Integrated Personalization Platform and also extend …
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. …
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Centerpost Corp. announced the formation of the MessageML Forum, a not-for-profit association focused on developing an open, XML-based electronic communications specification for wireless devices. The association is backed and …
MARKHAM, Ontario-Centrinity Inc., a developer of unified communications and collaborative groupware technologies, launched its FirstClass Unified Messaging solution, allowing users to capture, consolidate, sort and prioritize messages from any source …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. entered a joint-venture agreement with Chinadotcom Corp., a pan-Asian integrated Internet company offering e-business strategies and portal and online marketing services. The agreement calls for CellStar to …
The Canadian government delayed its personal communications services spectrum auction for a second time until mid-January, giving officials enough time to respond to concerns about strategic alliances. The auction was …
MIAMI-Brightstar Mexico, a subsidiary of Brightstar Corp., was selected as the fulfillment partner for Telular Corp.’s Wireless Local Loop digital initiative supporting Mexican wireless operator Telcel. “We are pleased that …
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Anatel, Brazil’s regulatory authority, released the official PCS licensing guidelines, making few changes from the text that had been submitted for public consultation last month. Anatel also postponed …
Verizon Wireless’ recent announcement that it would back laws restricting the use of cell phones while driving in Illinois may pump fresh life into attempts by local communities across the …
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. has teamed with Bell Mobility of Canada to make Bell Mobility’s Mobile Browser service accessible via Wireless Knowledge’s WorkStyle Server. The combined solution will allow business …
CHICAGO-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation honored individuals and companies with its PCIA Foundation Leadership Awards during last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange show. The awards included the Albert Gore Jr. LifePage …
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Avaya Communications Inc., the former Enterprise Networks Group at Lucent Technologies Inc., celebrated its just-completed $8 billion spin-off by introducing a half-dozen additions to its Enterprise Class IP …
NEW YORK-AvantGo, a San Mateo, Calif., designer of software permitting handheld computers to access Web content, went public to an enthusiastic reception Sept. 26. The company priced its 5.5 million …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it signed a memorandum of understanding with KPN Mobile of the Netherlands, in which DoCoMo holds 15 percent, to consider establishing a joint venture to provide mobile …
NEW YORK-Asia Cellular Satellite System, Jakarta, Indonesia, announced the commercial debut Sept. 27 of its dual-mode satellite and GSM 900 voice, fax, Internet, paging and data communications. The carrier said …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and America Online Inc. last week announced their long-expected business alliance. The combination of the largest mobile carrier in Japan and the largest Internet service provider in …
