Research in Motion

Aether Systems Inc. added yet another tier to its ever-expanding services platform last week by partnering with Critical Path Inc., one of the largest messaging solutions providers in the industry. …

TORONTO-724 Solutions Inc., an Internet infrastructure software developer for financial services providers, has licensed a Wireless Application Protocol gateway designed by Neomar Inc. and integrated it into its Financial Services …

SOMERSET, N.J.-Scantron Services Group said it will use Dynamic Mobile Data Systems Inc.’s MobileDispatch and wireless technology to help it reduce the response time of technicians by as much as …

NEW YORK-Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., San Francisco, launched its PocketBroker wireless service in the United States, developed in an alliance with Aether Systems Inc. The service includes access to …

NEW YORK-ThinAirApps L.L.C. released its ThinAirServer 1.1, which permits two-way, real-time information access to a range of out-of-the-box applications from a variety of wireless devices. The new platform is compatible …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc., a WorldCom Inc. company, has begun offering the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion Ltd., branded BlackBerry by SkyTel, to customers nationwide. The service …

ATLANTA-XcelleNet Inc., a mobile enterprise management solutions firm, announced strategic technology alliances and partnerships with Microsoft Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., the Symbian initiative and Symbol Technologies Inc. in an …

ORLANDO, Fla.-United Messaging Inc. announced it has integrated Motient Corp.’s eLink wireless e-mail service into its hosted mailbox services, using devices from Research In Motion Ltd.

AUSTIN, Texas-Neomar Inc. said it will use Wireless Transport Layer Security Protocol technology from Certicom to protect transmissions using its WAP browser technology designed for Research In Motion Ltd. devices …

Whatever you do, don’t tell John Beletic he’s running a paging network. “We spend $580 million building a two-way messaging network and $90 million on the one-way paging network and …

Anticipating substantial future growth in the mobile and wireless computing industries, Sybase Inc. launched a new subsidiary to provide mobile business-to-business services and support. Sybase created iAnywhere Solutions Inc. to …

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 …

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 …

As last week’s Love Bug virus painfully illustrated, more computer viruses are being spread via e-mail, and they are growing increasingly destructive. But despite the growing popularity of wireless e-mail …

Now that wireless phone providers have jumped on the Wireless Application Protocol bandwagon, it seems only fitting that the dedicated data network providers should follow suit. And they are, with …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has changed its name to Motient Corp., with the new Nasdaq symbol MTNT. “Motient is information in motion, solutions in motion and instant …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. is acquiring NetSearch L.L.C., a wireless e-commerce provider, for $25 million in cash at closing and up to an additional $654 million payable over 13 …

Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.’s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the …

BALTIMORE-ReachNET Inc. introduced an instant messaging application for Research In Motion Ltd. Inter@ctive pagers called Pulsar, which it said is compatible with existing instant messaging products like AOL Instant Messenger …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Open Text Corp., a provider of collaborative e-business applications, and Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strategic relationship with plans to integrate Livelink and BlackBerry features allowing mobile Livelink …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. placed an order for a branded version of Infowave Software Inc.’s Symmetry software that Rogers will offer to new and existing subscribers using digital …

BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced two new initiatives at its WAVE developers conference this week-a new branding effort for its two-way messaging service and a plan to become the premier …

BOSTON-Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group announced it has added customized news, information services and group messaging capabilities to its Mobile Investor Network two-way pager program. The service uses the BellSouth …

NEW ORLEANS-Compaq Computer Corp. added to its wireless interests this week, unveiling its Mobile Internet Platform for e-commerce solutions, as well as a long term partnership with Research In Motion …

I missed out on the conga line of carriers, vendors and Digerati who stole the show last week in New Orleans. It’s a wireless data world after all. The Net …