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To give IT managers using Cisco Systems CallManager IP telephony system a way to ensure compliance with SLAs (service-level agreements), Nimsoft is rolling its stand-alone software probe that provides reporting and diagnostics out of the shop Feb. 3. Called Nimbus, the probe monitors all aspects of call-processing activity in VOIP (voice over IP), keeping an […]

The U.S. Justice Department on Feb. 1 asked a federal judge to refrain from an injunction shutting down BlackBerry e-mail service until government workers can be assured that they will be exempted from a possible shutdown. But meanwhile, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion maintains that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to keep the […]

Municipal Wi-Fi networks are making headway in the United States, with Philadelphia closing a major contract for citywide wireless service, and a couple of California cities announcing their plans for free municipal Wi-Fi. Philadelphia officials have finalized a contract with service provider Earthlink, wherein Earthlink will own and operate the Wi-Fi service that will serve […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sided with BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research in Motion, but the case is far from over. RIM scored a legal victory Feb. 1 when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the fifth patent at the center of RIMs legal battle with patent-holding company NTP. The U.S.P.T.O. has […]

As the legal case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion drags on, RIMs competitors have begun to turn their litigious attention on each other. Visto on Jan. 31 announced that it is suing Good Technology for patent infringement. The suit, alleging infringement of four wireless e-mail patents held by Visto, was filed in the U.S. […]

The number of worldwide Wi-Fi hot spots has surpassed the 100,000 mark, according to the latest numbers from JiWire, which specializes in hot-spot tracking. According to JiWire, Seoul, South Korea, tops the list of the most Wi-Fi-friendly cities with 2,056 hot spots, followed by Tokyo (1,802) and London (1,627). San Francisco, New York and Chicago […]

The Research in Motion and NTP patent dispute continues its meandering path toward a resolution as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, and a federal court judge set Feb. 24 as a key hearing date. On Jan. 23, the Supreme Court said it would not hear an appeal in the ongoing battle […]

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Jan. 30 announced that a German court has ruled in RIMs favor in a lawsuit brought by InPro Licensing, a Luxembourgian patent-holding company. InPro sued RIM in July 2005, alleging patent infringement with regard to the way BlackBerry devices send and receive data wirelessly. This was a countersuit in […]

The Research In Motion and NTP patent dispute provided a few more twists and turns this week as the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal and a federal court judge set Feb. 24 as a key hearing date. On Jan. 23, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in an ongoing battle that […]

Advisory firm Ameriprise Financial announced on January 25 that financial data of some 158,000 clients and 68,000 advisers was compromised when a company laptop was stolen from an employees car. A file stored on the laptop contained the clients names and internal Ameriprise Financial account identification numbers, but not their Social Security numbers, addresses, phone […]