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CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Reflecting the prevailing mood in the wireless industry, Probe Research has demonstrated that marquee telecom as well as information/Internet Protocol vendors will groan from pain in the near future. But the research firm singles out Sun Microsystems Inc. …

LONDON-Operating system company Symbian said ARM, Hewlett-Packard Co., Motorola SPS, RealNetworks and Texas Instruments joined the company’s Platinum Partner program. The company also said it will work with ARM and TI to closely integrate and optimize its operating system with …

Companies bleeding with leviathan losses and flush with embarrassment from weak sales, mismanagement and corruption (the usual stuff in telecom and high-tech sectors these days) are increasingly turning to the tool of last resort-the open letter. The letter begrudgingly acknowledges, …

Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at some of the latest initiatives in the industry. But while product releases and new announcements made …

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project has released for public review on its Web site at www.projectliberty.org a draft of specifications for an open, interoperable standard for federated network identity for the Internet, designed to enable a single sign-on for individual …

NEW YORK-Struggling WorldCom Inc. announced it appointed Michael Capellas as the company’s new chairman and chief executive officer. Capellas is the former president of Hewlett-Packard Co. “I took this job because I am convinced that WorldCom has the assets, the …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Motorola Inc. has expanded its agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co. to help simplify the fault, performance and configuration management in the operations support system for carriers. The solution for operators’ UMTS networks.“Motorola’s use of HP OpenView TeMIP as the …

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to cut 1,800 more jobs in addition to the 15,000 people it laid off in the aftermath of its merger with Compaq. In an internal memo to the staff, the company’s executives wrote that the …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported it would begin marketing its FOMA T2101V 3G mobile phone designed for the carrier’s i-motion video-clip transmission service Sept. 27. DoCoMo said the handset can save up to four 15-second or two 30-second video messages from …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Wi-Fi services are burgeoning in Australia with two companies announcing the launch of commercial services this week. One of the operators, Xone, which launched an Internet zone in a Sydney retail space, has signed Hewlett-Packard as its first corporate …

STAMFORD, Conn.-SmartServ Online Inc. announced the completion of a $3.5 million round of financing that includes private placement of common stock and warrants. In addition, SmartServ has restructured $7 million in vendor financing debt with the Hewlett-Packard Co. in which …

While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path as their worldly brothers when it came to deploying third-generation …

SAN FRANCISCO-Starbucks Coffee Co., Hewlett-Packard Co. and T-Mobile International have combined to launch a hot spot service in Starbucks coffee houses, allowing customers to connect to Internet applications using 802.11b technology. “As easy as ordering their latte, Starbucks customers can …

LONDON-U.K.-based Elata signed an agreement with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to integrate its Senses subscriber services management system into HP’s Mobile e-Services Architecture. Under the agreement, Elata will market Senses to mobile operators worlwide with HP. The software allows operators to download …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Anywhereyougo.com, a Hewlett-Packard Co.-sponsored operation, for wireless developers has shut down, according to the Web site. The site ceased operations on July 30.

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Regardless of concerns expressed by European third-generation (3G) license holders, the German telecom regulator, RegTP, expects wireless local area networks (WLAN) networks to complement 3G services and plans to make more spectrum available for WLAN in the 5 …

DALLAS-Microsoft Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveiled the company’s Mobile Workplace initiative, which he said includes systems integrators such as Hewlett-Packard Services, Accenture and others and involves connecting Microsoft desktop software to wireless devices running on Microsoft’s operating systems. …

NEW YORK-The Open Source Development Lab, Beaverton, Ore., a vendor-neutral non-profit organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide, has posted materials for open source developer community feedback on its Web site at www.developer.osdl.org …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Technology giants IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both continued to reinforce their wireless data offerings through new resale and licensing agreements, a strategy the two companies have been employing a great deal recently. HP licensed Pixo Inc.’s Mobile …

BOSTON—In the aftermath of the Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Corp. merger, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said the company expects to slash 10,000 positions by Nov. 1 and 5,000 more in 2003. She added that the new company will save $500 …

SAN DIEGO—Wingcast L.L.C. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are teaming to provide solutions that will enable original equipment manufacturers to remotely monitor and respond to vehicle conditions, the companies said. The Wingcast Service Delivery Network will support and deliver a wide variety …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. said its shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., according to the preliminary tally of votes taken March 19. According to the preliminary findings, recorded by an independent firm, HP shareholders voted in …

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. said federal prosecutors have asked for documents on the voting by two of its big shareholders, Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust, on the merger plan with Compaq Computer Corp. Industry watchers see the investigation as a fallout …

NEW YORK—EarthLink, the Atlanta-based Internet service provider, will expand the usability of its EarthLink Everywhere wireless access by making it available to Pocket PC 2002 handheld computers by May, said Jeffrey Hendricks, director of product management for devices and appliances. …

NEW YORK—Dismissing a contrary argument by Hewlett Packard Co., Delaware Chancery Court judge allowed dissident board member Walter Hewlett to present his court case against the company’s merger with Compaq. This decision was taken just as both companies await the …