DALLAS-The Texas Instruments Inc. board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 8.5 cents per share of common stock, payable Feb. 16 to shareholders of record as of Feb. …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced it added Tegic Communications’ text input technology to its Premion Interface+ solution. Geoworks said it included Tegic’s T9 technology so users more easily can enter address …
NEW YORK-Perception equals reality for those who believe federal class-action securities fraud cases are filed almost daily against publicly traded companies. Last year’s tally of 235 companies named as defendants …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said its strong fourth-quarter growth was fueled largely by the popularity of its digital service and SingleRate price plans. In September, the company launched SingleRate USA …
REDMOND, Wash.-Data Critical Corp. announced it licensed a patent from Hewlett-Packard Co. for use in its MobileView System of remote access products for the health-care industry. HP’s technology will be …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 were $15.3 million and $65.2 million, respectively, slightly lower than revenues for the 1997 …
ATLANTA-Clear Communications Group Inc. announced the acquisition of Cellular Technology International Inc., a provider of installation, checkout and testing, turnover and maintenance of cellular radio telephone, enhanced specialized mobile radio, …
NEW ORLEANS-The CDMA Development Group reported close to 23 million global Code Division Multiple Access technology subscribers for 1998 after adding about 15 million customers during the year. In North …
TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced it expanded and strengthened its distribution and presence across Canada through several transactions, as well as introduced international calling rates for its Cantel AT&T Pay As …
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced it is offering Nettech Systems’ Smart IP product over its wireless data network. Smart IP allows Internet Protocol applications to run over non-IP-based wireless …
Standard & Poor’s Corp., New York, has placed the low-tier, speculative-grade CCC rating of $350 million in Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. convertible preferred stock due 2011 on “CreditWatch with negative implications.” …
NEW YORK-The Independent Committee of the board of directors of Intek Global Corp. said it retained Bear, Stearns and Co. Inc. to represent it in any potential dealings with Securicor …
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. reported net income for 1998 totaled $608 million, or $1.07 per share, compared with income of $394 million, or 78 cents per share, for 1997. Net …
YPRES, Belgium-Advantra International announced its deal to acquire the paging manufacturing business of Philips Consumer Communications has been completed. The two signed a letter of intent late last year and …
MURRY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, the group formed to create a network-independent wireless protocol specification to extend Internet access to digital …
Sprint PCS Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sukawaty declared his company now has the largest digital wireless footprint in the United States as the company ended 1998 having recorded $2.9 billion …
China Metawave Communications Corp. announced it entered into an agreement with Shanghai Post & Telecommunications Administration and Shanghai New Globe Co. to develop and test a Metawave smart-antenna system for …
BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group and China’s Ministry of Information Industry held a seminar last week at the Beijing Shangri-La Hotel to discuss Global System for Mobile communication handset technology …
PETACH TIKVA, Israel-InnoWave Tadiran Telecommunications Wireless Systems Ltd. announced Lattelekom, the Latvian Post Telephone & Telegraph, placed a $2 million order for additional InnoWave MultiGain Wireless Systems. InnoWave said it …
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Globalstar Caribbean Ltd. announced the Post & Telecommunications Department of Jamaica granted it approval to provide wireless services in Jamaica using the Globalstar satellite-based communications system. This license allows …
