Articles by Wireless News Desk

Acceleware and CST Announce Faster Electromagnetic Simulations with NVIDIA’s CUDA

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:13:00 EDT

Acceleware and Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announced a new CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) based Acceleware solution for accelerating EM simulations with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO (CST MWS). Trial tests of this new acceleration product have delivered performance gains of up to 40% compared to the current product. This faster version is compatible with current generation GPUs, delivering significant speed-ups to CST customers without having to upgrade hardware.

Carlson Wireless Announces Rollout of the SafeTCOM Wireless PBX/PA System

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:08:00 EDT

Carlson Wireless announced the addition of the SafeTCOM Wireless PBX/PA System to its existing line of fixed wireless solutions. The SafeTCOM is a point to multipoint digital microwave radio system specially designed for outdoor industrial facility and campus public safety applications that require both fixed phone and PA services. The system is available in unlicensed frequencies 2.4, 5.4, and 5.8 GHz as well as the licensed public safety 4.9 GHz frequency with a range of up to 30 miles.

Google Developer Advocate Announces Beta Release of the Android SDK

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:15:00 EDT

"If you're one of the many developers who were waiting for something a bit more mature," wrote Google Developer Advocate Dan Morrill yesterday on the Android Developers Blog, "this might be a good time to take another look." The occasion of his suggestion was the beta release of the Android SDK, Android 0.9 SDK beta.

Enis Berberoglu, Ozcan Alpagut, and Senator McCain

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:45:00 EDT

I graduated from Bogazici Universitesi in 1982, from a four year Business Administration program which took five years for me. During my five year tenure at the world's best university campus, I was mostly busy with the exctracurricular activities than the academics program. I enrolled to the school's Arts & Science Faculty to study English Literature & Language, which lasted only one semester after I getting kicked out of the program when I finished my first semester with 1.28 grade point average, which was below the minimum passing grade of 2.0 points, or "C" average. With that verdict in my hands, I transferred to Business Administration and later graduated from that faculty.

PhoneFactor 2.1 Enables Enterprise-Wide Deployment of Critical Two-Factor Authentication

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Positive Networks announced PhoneFactor 2.1, the newest version of the company's phone-based, two-factor authentication service. In an effort to combat the growing number of attacks against corporate networks, PhoneFactor 2.1 includes enhancements which enable companies to deploy and manage two-factor authentication across their entire enterprise.

Sony Ericsson Unveils James Bond's Latest Phone

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:16:00 EDT

Sony Ericsson is launching a limited edition Titanium silver C902 Cyber-shot phone as used by James Bond in the eagerly awaited QUANTUM OF SOLACE which will be released worldwide November 2008. The new mobile phone will make sure you are ready for any challenge, immersing you into the world of a secret agent with interactive 007 content and a spy-style game.

QUALCOMM's COO Becomes Co-CEO of Motorola

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:15:00 EDT

"I am delighted Sanjay will be joining Motorola as Co-CEO and as CEO of Mobile Devices, and I look forward to partnering with him," said Greg Brown, Co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions business today, as the wireless giant announced that its Board of Directors has named Dr. Sanjay Jha as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Motorola and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, effective immediately.

Sybase iAnywhere Mobile Office Offers Secure Support for iPhone 3G

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere announced immediate support for the new iPhone 3G model to extend wireless email from Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email systems. Sybase iAnywhere was early to market in offering iPhone users wireless email access to Lotus Domino with its product release in Q1 2008, and continues to innovate with support of the new iPhone 3G.

ARC Wireless Solutions Announces the Official Launch of the Freedom Blade

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EDT

ARC Wireless Solutions' Wireless Communications Solutions Division announces that the Freedom Blade and supporting Freedom Clip Pack have been fully launched and are now available to ship domestically and internationally via their retail and distributor partners. The Freedom Blade is the natural progression from the Freedom Antenna. It is the sleeker, more compact wireless signal booster that uses the same patented technology as the Freedom Antenna.

Carlson Wireless Announces A Trade-in Program for Optaphone Telephone Line Extenders

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:00 EDT

Carlson Wireless Technologies announced a trade-in program for Optaphone telephone line extenders. Carlson is offering a $500 trade-in credit that can be applied to an upgrade toward any of Carlson's Trailblazer point-to-point or point to multipoint digital radio systems. While Carlson Wireless was not the manufacturer or distributor of the Optaphone, Carlson's position in the fixed wireless phone market provides them with an opportunity to assist Optaphone owners as their equipment come to the end of its life.

Nokia to Acquire Symbian

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Nokia announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already own will be approximately EUR 264 million.

Lifeboat Announces Agreement to Distribute Sybase iAnywhere Mobile Office

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Lifeboat Distribution announced the availability of Sybase's iAnywhere Mobile Office to its worldwide network of solution providers, value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators, corporate resellers and consultants. iAnywhere Mobile Office, a component of the Information Anywhere Suite, is a flexible and powerful solution that lets enterprises securely extend Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange email and PIM data, as well as business processes, to mobile workers.

Sybase iAnywhere New Mobile Security Capabilities Address Growing Concerns Over Malware, Hackers and Viruses

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Sybase iAnywhere announced that it has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld antivirus and firewall capabilities. Sybase Information Anywhere Suite's Afaria management and security solution will be enhanced with antivirus and firewall technology, addressing growing concern over an increase in malware, viruses, hackers and spam targeting handheld devices. These new security components, combined with Afaria's mobile device authentication and encryption technology, provide complete protection for Windows Mobile, Symbian and Blackberry mobile devices from viruses, data compromise, hackers and the effects of mobile device loss or theft.

Voyager Offers Android, .NET CF, Java Runtime Support

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:15:00 EDT

Recursion Software released a private beta version of their Voyager mobile platform, with powerful interoperability for Android, Microsoft .NET and Compact Framework (CF), all Java editions (JME CDC, JSE and JEE), and more than 15 embedded operating systems. The Voyager platform is a powerful cross-platform development environment that allows developers to write one code-set natively in either Java or .NET and publish the code to mobile or desktop nodes that can execute transactions at runtime regardless of the virtual machine they employ. This beta version is an important step towards write once, run everywhere for application messaging and communications.

Aperto Networks Announces Complete Product Line for Mobile WiMAX

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Aperto Networks announced the complete line of PacketMAX base stations and subscriber units supporting the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. This line includes the new Wave-2 compliant PacketMAX 4000, the company's 1-4 sector modular Mobile WiMAX base station.

Aperto Networks Selected By NextPhase Wireless for Nationwide WiMAX Deployment

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Aperto Networks announced that its line of PacketMAX base stations has been chosen by NextPhase Wireless, a service provider based in Southern California, for a nationwide WiMAX network in the 3.65 GHz band.

Asurion Mobile Applications Announces Mobile Services Platform 2.0

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:30:00 EDT

Asurion Mobile Applications has released CellBackup on its next generation Mobile Solutions Platform (MSP 2.0), providing subscribers with the power to easily share the user-generated content stored on their mobile phones wherever and with whomever they want.

ComScore Acquires M:Metrics

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

comScore announced the acquisition of M:Metrics. The acquisition places comScore in high standing within measuring the emerging and strategically important mobile Internet market and adds to comScore's standing in measuring PC-based Internet usage. The transaction involves a cash payment of $44.3 million and the issuance of approximately 50,000 options to purchase shares of comScore common stock to certain M:Metrics unvested option holders.

REDFLY Mobile Companion Joins Citrix Ready Program

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Celio announced its REDFLY Mobile Companion has joined the Citrix Ready Program, and compatibility with Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure. Using a REDFLY-tested and Citrix ICA enabled smartphone and Citrix XenApp, a user can connect to a back-end server and then access Windows applications on the REDFLY Mobile Companion, allowing the user to fully use the power of a smartphone with an 8-inch screen and full QWERTY keyboard.

Si.mobil Deploys Velocent Systems Network Monitoring Solutions

Fri, 23 May 2008 13:15:00 EDT

Velocent Systems announced that Si.mobil will be launching its solution. As the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia, part of the mobilkom austria group and a partner of Vodafone Group, Si.mobil has integrated the Velocent Session Engine (VSE) 2000 into its existing network. This will give Si.mobil the tools to monitor the quality and performance of its wireless data network so that they can resolve problems before customers experience any issues.

Opera Mobile 9.5 Sparkles On the HTC Touch Diamond

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Raising the bar even higher for Web browsing capabilities, Opera announced the availability of Opera Mobile 9.5 on the new HTC Touch Diamond. The customized HTC-specific version enables one-handed viewing and effortless navigation. As a result, your favorite Web sites look exactly the way they were intended to be seen without compromise. The HTC-specific version of Opera Mobile 9.5 introduces a new intuitive user interface (UI) and includes numerous innovative features that elevate the Internet experience on a phone.

DeviceAnywhere Delivers Palm Virtual Developer Lab

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

DeviceAnywhere unveiled the new public Palm Virtual Developer Lab (VDL) - a remote testing service designed to reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor, and deploy applications and content for Palm smartphones. The on-line service is available globally to all developers who register for DeviceAnywhere's Palm package and provides support for in-market devices released by Palm, including the Treo 755p and the new Palm Centro smartphone.

British Telecommunications Selects SMobile Systems to Secure Its Newest Broadband Offering

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Subscribers to British Telecommunications (BT) BT Total Broadband Anywhere service, will receive the top-of-the-range broadband service at home and BT ToGo, an all-in-one, Internet-enabled phone designed to email and surf the Internet, in-or-out of the home. These new phones will come protected with mobile security software provided by SMobile Systems.

Capcom Interactive Partners with Handango to Bring Powerhouse Games to Smartphone Devices

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Handango and Capcom Interactive announced a partnership to distribute top gaming titles to North American smartphone users. Capcom's top franchises include Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Street Fighter and Mega Man, among many others. The first titles to launch on Handango will be from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire franchise. This partnership marks Handango's continued goal of bringing high-profile, branded games and other popular consumer applications to its customers.

AccuRev Selected by PacketVideo to Enhance its Geographically Distributed Development Process

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:45:00 EDT

AccuRev announced that PacketVideo (PV) has standardized on AccuRev for process-centric software configuration management (SCM) to enhance the efficiency and collaboration of its worldwide development organization. PV conducted an exhaustive evaluation of SCM solutions to replace its existing SCCM tool. AccuRev was chosen as it proved to be the best performer and for its ability to efficiently manage PV's geographically distributed software development release process, eliminate merging and branch mastership issues and substantially reduce administration and training costs.

ShoZu Adds Eight New Destinations to Mobile Social Media Service

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

ShoZu announced that it has expanded its mobile social media service to Photobucket, Dailymotion, Friendster, Twitter and four additional Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 communities. With these eight new integrations, ShoZu now enables mobile users to interact with their choice of 36 social networks from a single screen on their handsets - reducing the time, effort and money required to upload images, update social profiles and check friends' latest posts from the phone.

Eurasia's ICT Capital Attracting U.S. Companies In 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Interest from the international arena for CeBIT Bilisim Eurasia is on the increase every year. CeBIT Bilisim Eurasia, serving as a gateway between East and West is enriching its content every year in line with the global trends. In 2007 the show hosted 140,000 local and international visitors and 1,852 press members and it is expected to attract a myriad of professional visitors this year. CeBIT Bilisim Eurasia hosts delegations from international non-governmental organizations in ICT sector from the Eurasian countries such as Egypt, Ukraine, India among others. It is, thereby, poised to offer a complete job development platform.

Truvo Mobile Goes Live in Belgium with mobilePeople

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Truvo has launched a downloadable Java search service for mobile users in Belgium based on mobilePeople's liquid platform. Truvo, formerly called World Directories, is an international directory publisher that adds multiple content sources in a searchable format next to their own yellow and white pages listings.

Cybera's Wireless Broadband Approved For Shell Coolband Program

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:00 EDT

Cybera in conjunction with Shell Oil announced that Cybera's Wireless Broadband network connectivity solutions are approved for use within the Shell Coolband program. Shell's Coolband program provides a set of approved network connectivity options for Shell branded payment solutions. Now any Shell branded store can access Shell's payment processing solutions through Cybera's managed Wireless Broadband services. As a wireless broadband solution approved for use in the Coolband program, Cybera's fully managed services are deployed in the c-store environment to meet three critical areas of need: rapid deployment for store grand openings, primary network connectivity, and diverse-routed broadband backup.

Cisco and Nokia Gain Momentum in Mobile Unified Communications

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EDT

Cisco and Nokia announced growing customer and partner acceptance of their combined mobile unified communications solution. The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia extends the rich Cisco Unified Internet Protocol (IP) Phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smartphones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks to offer users a seamless mobile experience in the enterprise environment and public cellular networks. The two companies also announced that they are beginning to deploy each other's mobile solutions. Cisco is beginning to deploy Nokia Eseries smartphones for its sales organization in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific theaters, while Nokia will begin with Cisco Unified Wireless Network in its offices, labs, and manufacturing sites.

Beijing Komoxo Mobile Software Licenses Patents From Microsoft

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Microsoft and Beijing Komoxo Mobile announced a patent licensing agreement on text-input technologies for mobile devices. The licensed patents allow Komoxo to integrate Microsoft's statistical language modeling methods into its next-generation text-input engine for reduced keypad and touch-screen devices, and deliver new mobile innovations to consumers around the world.

Rhythm NewMedia and AccuWeather.com Join in Offering Ad-Supported Mobile Video

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EDT

AccuWeather.com and Rhythm NewMedia announced that AccuWeather.com forecast videos are now included in Rhythm's range of ad-supported mobile content. Local forecasts for over 100 cities, regional forecasts, national forecasts, and breaking severe weather videos will now be available inventory for mobile video ads sold by Rhythm NewMedia. AccuWeather.com forecasting videos will be offered in two-minute segments, alongside other snack-sized video content offered to consumers for free in exchange for watching a short pre- or post-roll video ad.

Gooer Brings Mobile Phone Support for Remote Desktop Access

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Gooer announced a mobile phone service that enables customers to access their remote PC using mobile phones or PDAs. Unlike other service providers, Gooer does not need the remote PC to have a public IP or route configuration. Customers can access their PC behind NAT or firewalls without any configuration to their network.

Avaya Selects Nuance Communications to Speech-Enable Avaya Unified Communications

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:15:00 EDT

Nuance Communications announced that Avaya has selected speech solutions from Nuance to enhance the employee productivity and collaboration options of its unified communications offering. As part of the agreement, Nuance speech recognition will ship as a standard component of Avaya Modular Messaging 4.0, with the inclusion of Avaya one-X Speech. Avaya one-X Speech is a 'hands-free' user interface enabling users to access, interact with and manage email and voice mail, tasks and calendaring, and calling and conferencing capabilities - all via speech commands from any telephone.

Fortress Technologies to Support Development of Prototype Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Network

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Fortress Technologies announced that it has been selected to assist in the development and delivery of a prototype mobile ad hoc wireless network for deployment in the wireless tactical battlespace. Partnering with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dam Neck - a component of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) - Fortress will execute the delivery of the prototype protocol system, which includes a complete mesh network, under the $1.4 million grant program titled 'Secure, Robust Tactical Wireless 'Mesh' Network.'

kannuu Launches kannuu Developer Network (kDN)

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDT

kannuu announced the kannuu Developer Network (kDN). kannuu unveiled its network with SDKs, which will boost content discovery, in multiple environments. Expected to drive a needle moving advancement, kannuu's Developer Network provides SDKs, empowering effective application development for indispensable services to consumers, developers, and publishers.

Service Monitors Windows/Unix Systems from Mobile Phones

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDT

The SCO Group announced the availability of a new release of its HipCheck solution, version 1.1. HipCheck sets triggers for real-time event alerts and the ability to respond to alerts by viewing critical parameters and executing system commands from the convenience of a mobile phone. These new enhancements provide system administrators with monitoring and intervention features, and provides support on a wider variety of smart phones, including BlackBerry, Nokia, and Samsung models. HipCheck is a mobile administration solution that combines system monitoring and alerts with secure mobile intervention. HipCheck allows IT managers to use Windows Mobile or Java-capable mobile phones to monitor Windows or UNIX systems or other UNIX variants.

Siemens Announces OpenScape Contact Center Solution for the OpenScape Unified Communications Server

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EDT

Siemens Communications introduced the OpenScape Contact Center, a comprehensive voice, unified communications and customer interaction software solution designed to work with virtually any existing telephony environment. It is based on Siemens' OpenScape Unified Communications (UC) Server, which removes the artificial legacy barriers between separate voice, video and unified communications systems to enable a comprehensive suite of UC applications.

Apatar Maximizes Customer Data Quality Efforts with CDYNE Phone Verification

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Apatar announced the CDYNE Phone Verification connector for the Apatar Open Source Data Integration toolset. The new connector determines the validity of any U.S. or Canadian phone number using CDYNE Web services, all without coding. Now Apatar enables any business user to verify and filter customer phone numbers extracted from databases (such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), files (Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, CSV/TXT files), applications (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM), and the top Web 2.0 destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3, RSS feeds).

Microsoft Enables Real-Time Business Decisions with BizTalk RFID Mobile

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Microsoft unveiled Microsoft BizTalk RFID Mobile - a lightweight platform for a variety of mobile devices, which simplifies the development of mobile applications that expose relevant, real-time business information. BizTalk RFID Mobile enables delivery of relevant information from mobile devices to core business processes. Microsoft made available a private beta with general availability expected in late 2008.