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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 …

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. will be active in the upcoming government auctions for 1.9 MHz and 700 MHz spectrum, said Steven M. Shindler, executive vice president and chief financial officer. …

Content is king. That’s the mantra repeated by many looking to make it big in the wireless Internet space these days. But for content to be valuable, it must be …

Since expanding its business around a mobile application service provider model, JP Systems Inc. recently presided over the launch of a wireless Internet portal in India called Netxcell.com, the first …

Metrocall Inc. formed a strategic partnering agreement with WirelessMD Inc. to target the medical community. Specifically, the two hope to upgrade existing one-way paging accounts to two-way interactive paging services …

Telematics services, despite their slow start, are on the cusp of becoming standard features on millions of cars, but the kinds of services that will emerge as the most beneficial …

Leveraging its dominance in the enterprise computing market, IBM Corp. formed a string of partnerships with leading wireless industry players designed to speed the growth of wireless Internet and e-business …

The United States and European Union negotiated a compromise on data privacy that could pave the way for a final deal this summer. An agreement on data privacy is key …

NEW YORK-Last May, 25 technology companies established the ASP Industry Consortium, Wakefield, Mass., to accomplish a delicate but important mission. Bring some order to the burgeoning and somewhat chaotic application …

CLIFTON, N.J.-Vertex Interactive Inc. announced an initiative with IBM to develop wireless services and real-time communication solutions for the next generation of interactive wireless devices. Vertex Interactive will use IBM’s …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced alliances with Aether Systems, Amazon.com, eDispatch.com, Wireless Data Inc., IBM and MicroStrategy to offer wireless Internet applications unique for businesses through Nextel Online. Nextel Online …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Triton Network Systems Inc., a provider of broadband fixed-wireless network products, entered into an agreement with IBM Corp. to purchase the assets and hire approximately 50 employees associated with …

IBM Corp. and American Mobile Satellite Corp. took their existing business relationship to another level last week, allowing AMSC to better target the potentially lucrative business-to-business market IBM commands. The …

TOKYO-The number of Japanese PHS subscribers expanded in the December-January time frame, demonstrating that the long-ailing PHS business is starting to revitalize. The number of PHS users in the country …

L.M. Ericsson introduced a mobile Internet portal solution developed for wireless networks called the Ericsson WISE Portal. WISE was designed as a single point of access for various Internet-enabled devices, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The Symbian initiative unveiled several new product enhancements through deals announced at the Symbian Developers Conference. An agreement with Communication Intelligence Corp. added the company’s Jot handwriting recognition …

Nokia reported it is developing a solution enabling immediate access to mobile commerce sites via Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones. Partnered with Hewlett Packard, IBM and Nocom, the collaboration hopes to …

When you’re moving at Internet-speed, a lot can happen in a year. Those targeting the wireless remote access market found this out quickly. About a year ago, several companies emerged …

France Telecom announced a partnership with IBM Corp. and Palm Computing Inc. for a trial service extending intranet and desktop-environment data to personal digital assistants. The solution integrates France Telecom’s …

In what has been called primarily a preening gesture for Mannesmann AG shareholders, Vodafone AirTouch plc announced plans last week to launch an Internet portal designed for wireless Internet and …

Several telecommunications companies hooked up with auto makers to provide in-vehicle wireless capabilities at last week’s 2000 Detroit Auto Show. General Motors Corp. is in talks with Bell Atlantic Corp. …

This holiday season heralded the beginning of the e-commerce revolution, and wireless operators have the opportunity to cash in on it with the growing proliferation of Internet-enabled wireless phones and …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The principal supporters of the Bluetooth short-range wireless technology used the U.S.-based Comdex exhibition late last year to take the message of its capabilities to a much wider …

TORONTO-Industry Canada conducted its first spectrum sale in November, raising CAN$172.5 million (US$116.7 million) in online bidding for licenses in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz bands. In the process, …

ZURICH, Switzerland-Swissair said it became the first airline to allow customers to check in for flights using Wireless Application Protocol-based mobile phones. The service, which was developed in conjunction with …