ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. has begun a market test of its Airmanager, a wireless service featuring BlackBerry Internet Edition from Research In Motion Ltd. The new service allows EarthLink members to send …
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Dolphin Telecommunications Ltd. launched ResponseNet, the first of its Industry Net products, and confirmed that beta trials of the service have been successfully concluded. The new service allows …
OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported it has purchased equipment and developed a strategic alliance in anticipation of launching wireless Internet services later this year. A company spokesman said Dobson will …
DENVER-Daniels & Associates, a global provider of financial services to media, Internet and telecommunications companies, named Kevin Brynestad and David Tolliver senior vice presidents. Brynestad will provide corporate finance services …
MANASSAS, Va.-Toshiba Corp. and SanDisk Corp. signed an agreement to create a new semiconductor company, FlashVision L.L.C., to produce advanced flash memory using fabrication space at Dominion Semiconductor in Manassas, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Funny.com’s entertainment services will be available to Sprint PCS Wireless Web customers directly on their Internet-ready wireless phones. Sprint noted the jokes will be delivered in more than …
LISBON, Portugal-Portugal Telecom announced the creation of PT Moveis, a sub-holding company for the carrier’s mobile businesses. The sub-holding company will combine all of Portugal Telecom’s domestic and international mobile …
RESTON, Va.-Proxicom Inc., an e-business consulting and development company, was hired by USA Today to help develop a wireless business strategy targeted at the newspaper’s business-traveler customers. “The business traveler …
WASHINGTON-Federal regulators, lawmakers and consumer groups are ratcheting up pressure for stronger privacy protections for consumers in the Digital Age, a development with major implications for the wireless Internet sector. …
Blame it on the glut of recent mergers and acquisitions. Blame it on the abundance and promise of working at a start-up company. But for these reasons and more, recruiters …
BOSTON-Radio spectrum is scarce and becoming concentrated in the hands of fewer and more powerful players, according to a new report by Ovum, an independent research and consulting company. In …
Solectron Corp. completed its acquisition of Americom Wireless Services, a privately held company specializing in wireless handset repair and refurbishment and outsourced technical customer-support services. Solectron, a supply-chain facilitator of …
BOISE, Idaho-Extend Systems Inc. said it will provide Motorola Inc. with a software kit enabling Bluetooth wireless file exchange and synchronization technology in Motorola products. According to Extend, key components …
NEW YORK-MobileSys Inc. commercially debuted today a new global data roaming product that allows encrypted information to be exchanged between corporate enterprises and wireless devices that use different networks. “Now, …
TORONTO-Microcell Connexions Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced their intent to proceed with trials to jointly test mobile data services based on General Packet Radio Services wireless technology and …
RICHMOND, British Columbia-Mobile Data Solutions Inc., which provides wireless work force management solutions, reported a definitive agreement to acquire Connectria, an application service provider and provider of online service management …
TORONTO-Maptuit and 724 Solutions Inc. announced they entered an agreement to deliver wireless, location-based solutions to the financial services industry. Maptuit said it will provide its mapping technology, which will …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. formed a new venture to develop integrated systems in silicon chips to improve the performance and reduce the cost and size of next-generation Internet appliances, …
Leap Wireless International Inc. is finding that selling off its international properties has become more beneficial to shareholders than operating them. Last week, Leap made a surprise announcement that it …
To the Editor: We would like to respond to the letter from Mr. Jules Neuringer, president of Portronix Communications, printed in your April 24 issue. In recent years, Motorola and …
