Content & Mobile Marketing

Hong Kong Transcrypt International Inc. signed an agreement with Union Communications of Hong Kong for the exclusive distribution of all of Transcrypt’s voice security and signaling products in Hong Kong, …

HERNDON, Va.-LifeMinders.com, a direct marketing infrastructure company, named Air2Web as a distributor of its personalization technology and content to wireless users under an application service provider model.

Pine Belt Wireless, based in Arlington, Ala., said it will introduce prepaid wireless services to its cellular and personal communications services markets using National Telemanagement Corp.’s SmartPay Wireless real-time billing …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AlterEgo Networks Inc., a provider of adaptive network services for the wireless Internet, and Inktomi Corp., a developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, will deliver a service-based network …

ATLANTA-Wireless infrastructure vendors made their wireless Internet plans a major priority at SuperComm here last week, introducing network solutions portfolios that, while different in makeup, have the same goal-to help …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-M2card Inc., a payment solution provider, and Inciscent, a wired-to-wireless application service provider, announced they have formed a strategic alliance to develop wireless transaction services designed to complement …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. said it intends to use PacketVideo Corp.’s MPEG-4 wireless multimedia solution on a future generation of multiple communication phones for integrated Digital Enhanced Network wireless networks. PacketVideo’s …

ALTANTA-Convergence was the word at SuperComm 2000 this year, with computing firms like Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both naming wireless Internet a priority for their business strategies going …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Wireless Internet application service provider GiantBear.com Inc. signed an agreement with Hollywood.com Inc. to serve as the centralized Web-to-wireless application provider for Hollywood.com’s wireless expansion. GiantBear.com said it …

As the wireless Internet evolution develops, government should resist the temptation to bury the industry in regulations and instead, let competition for customers shape the market. In France, customer ownership …

NEW YORK-Mobilocity Inc. will develop and deliver wireless business offerings to its Global 1000 clients using AvantGo Inc.’s Enterprise solutions. AvantGo’s infrastructure software and services are designed to mobilize intranet …

TORONTO-Zacks Investment Research Inc. announced plans to make content from its personal investing Web site, Zacks.com, available on wireless devices using technology provided by Wysdom Inc.

NEW YORK-IBM announced alliances with eight Internet professional services firms to build mobile e-commerce solutions for IBM’s wireless Internet initiatives. IBM said the companies-Agency.com; Answerthink; Luminary Worldwide Corp.; Organic; R/GA; …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced Toshiba Corp. has licensed its Premion Server+ technology to allow Toshiba’s i-Value Creation Company to develop custom mobile content and commerce applications for businesses in Japan. …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless application service provider 2Roam Inc. introduced a wireless solution enabling Web site businesses to specify and deliver content and services to wireless devices. Companies including eBay, Fogdog, Linkstime, …

A running joke dogging the Wireless Application Protocol industry is that its initials, WAP, stand for “Where are the phones?” Applying that to the messaging industry, desperate to be included …

Time will tell if new prepaid plans offered by U.S. nationwide operators this year spur more growth in the wireless industry. Verizon Wireless plans to introduce a new nationwide prepaid …

Nokia Nokia Corp. unveiled its new 8260 wireless phone that the company says blends colorful and stylish options into a small digital handset. The 8260 is Time Division Multiple Access …

IPmobile Wireless communications infrastructure company IPmobile Inc. hired Louis Wooldridge as its vice president of sales in Asia, and Chuck Derrick as its vice president of product development. Wooldridge will …

WENATCHEE, Wash.-Internet service provider network US Online said it will offer GoAmerica Inc.’s wireless Internet content to its 130 network partners, which combined represent more than 500,000 subscribers. US Online …

Two-way messaging took a leap forward last week as Motorola Inc. introduced a new two-way pager and JP Systems Inc. implemented a mobile Internet portal service. Motorola unveiled its Talkabout …

NEW YORK-24/7 Media Inc. and i3 Mobile have formed a strategic marketing relationship to extend advertising to mobile phones and other wireless devices, the companies announced. i3 Mobile said it …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced the U.S. patent office has allowed Cell-Loc three new patents pertaining to handset-based wireless location technology. The patents outline technological advancements for wireless Internet location-based content …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. and Redback Networks announced they are merging Redback’s Subscriber Management System with ArrayComm’s i-Burst technology to produce wireless systems for integration with wired networks. The system …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. signed an agreement with Telecom Italia Mobile to provide a range of Yahoo!’s Wireless Application Protocol-enabled content and services in Italian to TIM’s customers. “The wireless …