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Kyocera Wireless Corp. is positioning itself for a strong 2004 through new products, technologies and partnerships. The San Diego company is planning a number of new products early this year, including a camera-enabled phone and PTT (push-to-talk) software support, according to company officials. In the next few months, Kyocera plans to introduce a cell phone […]

Vernier Networks Inc. will introduce next week updated wireless LAN security and management software, which controls all the appliances on a network from one central location and supports more users than previous versions. Version 4.0 of the Vernier software can manage up to 10,000 users per domain, said officials at the Mountain View, Calif., company. […]

Visto Corp. has acquired the software division of Psion plc., company officials have confirmed. Psion Software makes Transcend Mail, enterprise-level push-based e-mail software for the Symbian operating system. Psion plc., based in London, is the largest shareholder of Symbian Ltd. Visto makes wireless messaging software, competing with companies such as Research in Motion Ltd., which […]

AppForge Inc. has started shipping its first mobile and wireless application development environment for Microsoft Corp.s .Net platform. Crossfire, which was released last week, provides back-end support to a wide range of device operating systems—specifically those beyond Microsofts. “Crossfire, as the name implies, is the ability to expand the Microsoft .Net framework into not just […]

While wireless industry experts and customers have mixed feelings about the latest wireless carrier merger reports, most agree that carrier consolidation is inevitable. Cingular Wireless LLC has offered more than $27 billion to buy AT&T Wireless Services Inc., according to the Associated Press and several other published reports. Were such a merger to happen, the […]

Handheld computer maker palmOne Inc. on Wednesday announced that it is cutting its workforce by 12 percent, or about 100 employees. The move follows the companys spin-off of its software division and acquisition of fellow device maker Handspring Inc. last October. Handsprings strength is its Treo line of smartphones, which is becoming more of a […]

AppForge Inc. has started shipping its first mobile and wireless application development environment for Microsoft Corp.s .Net platform. Crossfire, which launched on Monday, is designed to support a wide range of device operating systems—specifically those beyond Microsofts. “Crossfire, as the name implies, is the ability to expand the Microsoft .Net framework into not just Microsoft […]

Extended Systems Inc.s latest version of its wireless server software allows automatic access to corporate applications beyond e-mail and PIM data. Version 4.1 of OneBridge Mobile Solution Platform, which will be announced this week, includes support for Live Connect data push, an IP-based technology that sends server information to wireless devices with no user initiation […]

As both a CIO and a medical doctor,John Halamka understands as well as anyone a hospitals need to be technologically advanced and secure. And knowing the value and risk of wireless networking, he is an early, careful adopter. Halamka serves as CIO of CareGroup Health Systems, which comprises several Massachusetts hospitals, including the Beth Israel […]

Intel Corp. has updated the wireless LAN technology for its Centrino line of notebook computer chip sets. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip company on Thursday introduced the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG, a connector for Centrino that supports both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless LANs. Centrino includes a Pentium M processor along with a wireless radio. Up until […]