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Several major software companies are teaming with traditional mobile hardware companies to address enterprise wireless needs on the client side and the back end. High-tech powerhouses including IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are planning to unveil significant software support deals this week at the 3GSM World Congress show in Cannes, France. IBM, for […]

Cingular Wireless LLC on Tuesday announced plans to buy AT&T Wireless, following years of rumors and an 11th-hour bidding battle with Vodafone Group. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., will pay some $41 billion in an all-cash deal that is expected to close by years end if shareholders and federal […]

Nokia Corp. is taking control of smart-phone software company Symbian Ltd. The Espoo, Finland, phone vendor plans to buy all Psion plc.s shares in the London-based Symbian, officials said last week. The deal is expected to close in the next few months. Psion, also of London, will receive $250 million for its 31.1 percent stake, […]

Securing the wireless networks of growing small and midsize businesses is the focus of several top providers such as Symbol Technologies Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., each of which is readying security upgrades and features. Symbol Technologies plans to release this week its WS 2000, a switch thats designed for offices and that works in […]

Everypath Inc. is introducing a new version of its mobile application gateway software focused on ease of deployment. Everypath MTA (Mobile Task Automation) 5.0 comes with a set of prepackaged components designed to build mobile applications for key vertical markets, including sales force automation, service and supply chain management, said officials at the Santa Clara, […]

PalmSource Inc. has a new strategy focused on multitasking, both within its new operating system and within the company as a whole. While the handheld software maker plans to make a big splash with its upcoming version of Palm OS, it will keep marketing, supporting and tweaking the current version. “Were really trying to drive […]

Proxim Corp. will introduce a WLAN system designed to support voice and data across Wi-Fi networks, including the eventual support of cellular traffic. The Orinoco Switching System was designed from the ground up to support voice traffic, which is how Proxim is differentiating it from the myriad other wireless LAN switches on the market. “This […]

IBM is set to launch a lightweight, ultraportable notebook that features, among other things, a new one-touch file recovery system. Depending on configuration, the ThinkPad X40 weighs as little as 2.7 pounds, making it 14 ounces lighter than its predecessor, the X31, and maintains the 12.1-inch display. “This is the most active ThinkPad, the one […]

Nokia Corp. is taking control of smartphone software company Symbian Ltd. The Espoo, Finland, phone giant plans to buy out all of Psion PLCs shares in the London-based Symbian, officials said Monday. The deal is expected to close in the next few months. Psion, also of London, will receive the equivalent of $250 million for […]

IBM officials said the company next week will unveil its lightest ultraportable notebook yet. Depending on configuration, the ThinkPad X40 will weigh as little as 2.7 pounds, which makes it 14 ounces lighter than its predecessor, the ThinkPad X31. The X40 also is the first notebook to include Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore, a […]