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Market research firm, In-Stat (www.instat.com), believes we are entering a very critical time for smartphone OSs, as exemplified by four major smartphone announcements on October 6 from AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Palm, and Microsoft. “With Android on the upswing, Palm’s Web OS starting to...Oct. 12, 2009 01:01 AM EDT Reads: 869
Cisco and Openet today announced that Turkcell, Turkey's leading communications and
technology company, has deployed a combined solution to provide a flexible
charging system for its general packet radio service (GPRS) mobile data
network. The joint solution from Cisco and Openet, w...
In response to a growing demand for advanced security solutions among mobile device users, VeriSign, Inc., is putting its VeriSign® Identity Protection (VIP) strong authentication into the hands of millions more users. VeriSign today announced that the latest release of VIP Access for ...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3d123b/mobile_wimax_devic) has announced the addition of the "Mobile WiMAX Devices—2009 Global Mid-Year Update" report to their offering. This report provides an update to In-Stat's annual 802.16e, mobile WiMAX, device fo...
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the mobile communications
industry, today announced the release of the next set of Rich Communication
Suite (RCS) service specifications, RCS Release 2. The GSMA has also launched
the RCS DevChallenge, a competition for developers that ...
In an effort to provide mobile device users an easier and more natural way to control their applications, AT&T* and Vlingo today announced a licensing agreement and strategic alliance to incorporate AT&T's Watson technology into Vlingo's speech-enabled applications. The alliance will d...
iPass Inc. has launched a global enterprise Wi-Fi® client for the popular BlackBerry® platform. With the addition of the iPassConnect Client for BlackBerry, iPass supports the leading smartphones used by large enterprises – including the iPhone, and Windows Mobile- and Symbian-based sm...
"Sybase is a proven leader in device management software and together we are well placed to minimize the pain points for customers through our new highly accessible, comprehensive managed mobility service," said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products at Verizon,...
Volantis Systems, a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, has announced that it has added enhanced scalability and integration to the latest version of its Mobile Content Storefront. This latest release of Volantis Mobile Content Storefront includes out-of-the-box integration with Oracl...
Clickatell announced that Clickatell's SMS messaging and gateway services will be used by mFoundry to enable Text Banking message delivery for mFoundry's three-mode mBanking product. mFoundry offers the most complete solution in the market with integrated SMS, WAP, and mobile applicati...
Symsource Limited has announced it is a new member in the ARM® Connected Community, the industry’s largest ecosystem of ARM technology-based products and services. As part of the ARM Connected Community, Symsource will gain access to a full range of resources to help it market and depl...
Sybase iAnywhere has announced that Afaria® now supports Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) standards for device management. The latest release of Afaria expands upon its proven, enterprise-class device management and security capabilities by offering OMA DM-based device m...
Meta System Spa and Wavecom have announced that they are collaborating to develop two joint automotive telematics solutions. The companies are both suppliers to the automotive market: Meta System, a MetaSystem Group company specializes in research, development and production of electro...
Sybase has announced two industry award wins for its enterprise mobility platform. Frost & Sullivan awarded Sybase with its 2009 North American Mobility Award for Mobile Enterprise Platforms and Info Security Products Guide named Sybase the winner of the 2009 Global Product Excellence ...
Symsource Ltd. announces it is now offering a one-stop shop for software services taking mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian into major online mobile application stores. Offering product design and software development services on all major mobile platforms,...
Vantrix has announced that Sybase 365 has extended its contract with Vantrix and will integrate the newest version of Vantrix Message Optimizer and Mediadvance software platform. The agreement broadens a longstanding partnership between the two companies and provides Sybase 365 with ac...
Chairman, CEO and President of tw telecom, Larissa Herdam, called on the competitive business broadband providers to engage Congress and the FCC in establishing a national Broadband Policy for Businesses that will spur innovation for enterprises and create jobs in a New Broadband Econo...
Xirrus has announced the release of the latest addition to its family of Wi-Fi utilities for Windows clients. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is a standalone application for managing and troubleshooting a laptop’s Wi-Fi connection in addition to scanning and monitoring the Wi-Fi environment...
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin for production of F-16 Ammunition Handling Systems (AHS). The total potential value of the five-year contract is $39 million, with an initial order of $8.9 million for systems for Turkish a...
RMI Corporation has announced that Digital Cube has selected the Alchemy Au1300 Processor for its next generation platform. Digital Cube’s next generation platform will fuel its Mobile Internet Devices and Portable Media Players with high definition video playback and a rich 3D user in...
Flash Player 10 will soon be introduced on high-end mobile phones, Adobe announced during the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Adobe also announced today the availability of the Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player, an over-the-air mobile runtime which is available immediately a...
Enterprise open source commentator Glyn Moody says that Android-based ARM systems, such as the chipsets for Google's Android operating system announced this week by Freescale, could be part of the next wave of price reductions that will push netbooks down to $150 and less. 
Adobe announced the availability of the new Adobe Reader Mobile SDK, a software development kit (SDK) designed to enable companies to deliver mobile phones and handheld devices that can easily download, manage, and display PDF content and eBooks. The new software engine delivers suppor...
Parvus Corporation announces the availability of the DuraCOR 820, a rugged, ultra-small tactical mission computer measuring less than 3.0" in height and 3.0 lbs in weight. The DuraCOR is fully qualified to MIL-STD-810F environmental specifications (altitude, thermal, shock, vibration, ...
Amazon has introduced Amazon Kindle 2, the new reading device that offers Kindle’s wireless delivery of content in a new slim design with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage, sharper images, and a new read-to-me feature. Kindle 2 has a high-resolution,...
AT&T announced that it has achieved a major milestone in its program to move some 5,000 high-tech jobs that had previously been outsourced back to the payrolls of AT&T's U.S. operating companies. The vast majority of the jobs had been placed offshore by contract vendors. The company ha...
2008 proved to be a Year of Two Halves. In the first half, mobile handset shipments happily chugged along at ~14% YoY. In the second half, 3Q handset shipments slowed to 8% before crashing into the Red in 4Q with -10%. The underlying root cause? “Sheer fear sapped the confidence of con...
Aligned with government's top priorities, Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) is attracting hundreds of millions of R&D funding in several recession-proof markets, according to a recent study by ON World. Including both public and private sources, WSN R&D spending will reach $1.3 billion ...
Bytemobile announced the new Media Optimization application of its Media Fidelity Suite. This application enables operators to manage video traffic on mobile broadband networks, which is increasing rapidly due to consumers’ growing appetite for rich multimedia content. The Media Optimi...
ComAbility has been awarded another contract to provide subscriber management on a European Tier 1/PTT operator network. The initial stage of the project will include several million subscribers, and is the third win of similar scope for ComAbility over the past year. The neXus platfor...
In a recent report, IDC recognized Sybase iAnywhere as a top mobile middleware market leader for the sixth consecutive year. The mobile middleware market grew to $775.7 million in 2007, up from $666.9 million in 2006, resulting in growth of 16.3%. IDC currently forecasts this market to...
Genius Inside announced several important product unveilings for Genius Project and Genius Project4Domino: Genius Project Version 2.0 and Genius Project4Domino Version 6.0. Heading the list of new capabilities are an invoicing module that speeds calculation and creation of invoices, an...
Telegent Systems has announced the TLG2300, a single-chip CMOS hybrid TV receiver that adds live TV to PCs and portable devices. The TLG2300 delivers the performance, low power and high integration needed to embed live TV in laptops, netbooks and mobile internet devices. The TLG2300 su...
Ultra-high-speed wireless connectivity – capable of transferring 15 gigabits of data per second over short distances – has taken a significant step toward reality. A recent decision by an international standards group could help bring this technology to market soon. Short-distance 60 g...
AML, a developer and manufacturer of wired and wireless automated data capture products, announced the new M8050 PDA. Purpose built functionality and power manageability, the new AML M8050 PDA is equipped with a choice of 1D or 2D imager bar code scan engine, magnetic stripe reader (MS...
Skyhook Wireless upgraded the publicly available Skyhook SDK to include Android support, hybrid positioning that combines WPS, cell tower triangulation, and GPS, and reportedly simpler deployment models. The supported platforms list now includes Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac, Android, S...
Despite hiring former Motorola executive Mike Zafirovski to turn things around after its accounting and management imbroglio a few years ago, Nortel Networks has opted today to file for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. The Toronto Globe & Mail notes ruefully that filing for...
