Shelley Solheim

A national shortage of nurses and a reliance on outdated paper-based systems in the nations hospitals lead to thousands of life-threatening medical mistakes each year. In fact, more Americans die each year from medical mistakes in hospitals than from car accidents, breast cancer or AIDS, according to a 1999 study from the National Academies Institute […]

Danger last week announced the latest version of its Hiptop handheld device, sold in the United States as the Sidekick from T-Mobile USA. The Sidekick II retains the lines characteristic swivel screen and QWERTY thumb-controlled keyboard but adds a built-in speakerphone and VGA (640-by-480-pixel) camera. The Sidekick II is thinner than previous versions, measuring 5.1 […]

Avaya Inc. and Motorola Inc. have lifted the veil on their respective collections of products that let phone calls roam seamlessly between enterprise WLANs and public cellular networks. The products are the result of a collaboration announced early last year between the two companies and Proxim Corp., aimed at bridging the gap between wireless networks. […]

Avaya Inc. and Motorola Inc. on Tuesday officially announced several new products that let phone calls roam seamlessly between private wireless LANs and public cellular networks. The products are the result of a collaboration the two companies announced along with Proxim Corp. early in 2003. /zimages/3/28571.gifIn addition, PCMag.com reports that Motorola announced a variety of […]

Major technology vendors are working together to meld for the first time multiple communications technologies in a handheld. Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif., and T-Mobile USA Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., this week will unveil a handheld device that supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) technologies, HP and […]

Dell Inc. on Wednesday announced two Bluetooth-compatible accessories for its Axim X30 handheld computer: a GPS navigation unit and a QWERTY keyboard. The GPS unit includes Navteq maps of North America and software for voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions. It costs $249. The keyboard, priced at $99, is a rebranded Think Outside Inc. Stowaway Portable Keyboard. Think […]

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on Tuesday launched its 3G (third-generation), high-speed wireless service in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix and Detroit, with service in Dallas and San Diego planned by years end. For $25 a month, subscribers of the service can transfer data at speeds of 220 to 320 kilobits per second (kbps) on the Motorola […]

When it comes to transporting people and freight by rail, nothing rolls until the tracks are secure. And for the Union Pacific Railroad, the largest railroad in North America, keeping track of its 33,000 miles of rail is a full-time, year-round, billion-dollar endeavor. One aspect of that maintenance monster is finding and replacing bad wooden […]

Silex Technology America this week will unveil several USB (Universal Serial Bus) servers for printers and other devices. The SX-5000U2 connects printers, scanners, multifunction printers and other USB devices to a network. It has four USB 2.0 ports and one 10/100M-bps Ethernet port. Priced at $229, the SX-5000U2 will ship at months end. The SX-3700WB, […]

In contrast to the democrats utilitarian view, IT officials for the Republican National Convention said technology will play a bigger role than ever in this years RNC, which will hit New Yorks Madison Square Garden next month. “In a lot of ways, this is the first real convention where IT is a prominent piece,” said […]