Wireless News articles from April 2009

Wireless News archives from April 2009

Research and Markets Adds Report: Cardiac Defibrillators - Global Strategic Business Report.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cardiac Defibrillators - Global Strategic Business Report" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This report analyzes...

Mobile Money Ventures Appoints Jin Lee as CTO.
April 1, 2009... Mobile Money Ventures (MMV), a solutions provider of mobile financial services, announced it has appointed Jin Lee, Ph.D. as its new CTO, reporting directly to Steve Kietz, CEO. Dr. Lee will be leading all technological initiatives behind...

Time Warner Cable President and CEO Glenn Britt Releases Statement.
April 1, 2009... In a release dated March 31, Time Warner Cable Inc. released the following statement from Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Britt on the company's separation from Time Warner Inc.: "Today, Time Warner shareholders will begin to receive the...

Rohm and Haas and Tasnee Sahara Olefins Name Fluor as Project Management Consultant for JV in Saudi Arabia.
April 1, 2009... Rohm and Haas reported that Fluor Corp. has been awarded a contract to act as the Project Management Consultant for its Saudi Acrylic Monomer company joint venture with Tasnee and Sahara Olefins company (TSOC). Fluor also has been awarded...

TranSwitch's Atlanta Communications Processor Powers SK Broadband's Broad&Fone Service.
April 1, 2009... TranSwitch Corp. announced the deployment of its Atlanta communications processor in SK Broadband's roll-out of its Broad&Fone Voice over IP (VoIP) service throughout South Korea. TranSwitch reported that Atlanta 80M communications...

Peerless Rolls Out Restructuring and Expansion of Retail Stores Organization.
April 1, 2009... Peerless Industries, Inc., a developer of audio/visual mounting solutions, announced the restructuring and expansion of its retail sales organization to 16 regional sales team members. "We examined the market conditions and challenges our...

Canwest Canspell Reports 22 Finalists for 2009 National Spelling Bee Final.
April 1, 2009... Canwest Canspell reported that the winners of Regional Spelling Bees in 22 communities from St. John's to Victoria will take to the stage of the Canadian Museum of Civilization from April 16-18 for the 2009 National Final. "We launched...

AT&T Reports Quarterly Dividend.
April 1, 2009... In a release dated March 31, the board of directors of AT&T Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41 a share on the company's common shares. The dividend is payable on May 1, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April...

Teletouch Reports 1Q 2009 Fiscal Year Results on Form 10-Q.(Financial report)
April 1, 2009... Teletouch Communications, Inc., a U.S. cellular services provider and mobile electronics retailer, reported its consolidated results for the 1st Quarter 2009 fiscal year on Form 10-Q, for the period ended August 31, 2008. "The ongoing...

Sybase Schedules 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
April 1, 2009... Sybase, Inc. announced that it has scheduled its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, April 14, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Sybase's Annual Meeting will take place at its corporate headquarters located at One Sybase Drive,...

AtriCure's Cryoablation System, Cryo1, Gets FDA Clearance.
April 1, 2009... AtriCure, Inc., a medical device company and provider of surgical cardiac ablation, announced that its disposable cryoablation system, Cryo1, received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for the cryosurgical...

Fractal Antenna Systems Demos Wideband Performance From Metamaterials.
April 1, 2009... Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc., an antenna and electronics firm, reported it demonstrated the first wideband, high fidelity performance from metamaterials. Metamaterials are man-made structures that are built from patterns of electronic...

Crocus Gets 2 Additional Patents for MRAM Technology.
April 1, 2009... Crocus Technology, a developer of Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), announced two new patent grants by the US Patent and Trademark Office and the French Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle (INPI). "We are more driven than...

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of American Financial Group and Its Property/Casualty Subsidiaries.
April 1, 2009... A.M. Best Co. on March 27 reported it has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of Great American Insurance Companies, Mid-Continent Group (Tulsa, OK) and Republic Indemnity...

Ludia Partners with CBS Consumer Products for Video Games Based on 'The Amazing Race' TV Series.
April 1, 2009... Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. and CBS Consumer Products announced that Ludia will create video games based on the seven-time Emmy award-winning "The Amazing Race" television series. The North America-wide deal will see the...

Harmonic Develops Video Compression and Stream Processing Solutions for AT&T CruiseCast Service.
April 1, 2009... RaySat Broadcasting Corp. announced that it has contracted with Harmonic Inc. to provide video compression and stream processing solutions that enable delivery of the AT&T CruiseCast mobile TV service. AT&T said that its CruiseCast is a...

National Gypsum: ProForm Joint Compounds Get GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality Certification.
April 1, 2009... National Gypsum, a gypsum board manufacturer based in Charlotte, N.C., reported it has achieved GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality Certified status for its complete line of ProForm Brand joint compounds. The company announced the certification...

MedPro Safety Products Reports Warrant Restructuring.
April 1, 2009... MedPro Safety Products, Inc. announced that its two largest preferred stockholders, Vision Opportunity Master Fund and Vision Capital Advantage Fund, have agreed to exercise a portion their stock purchase warrants for cash totaling $3,000,000...

TTP Group Buys Back Its Shares from 3I.
April 1, 2009... TTP Group plc announced that it had bought back the 12.6 percent interest in the company owned by the venture capital company 3i plc for an undisclosed sum. In release on March 27, the company noted that the shares will be transferred to...

IDG Media Brands Win Five Neal Editorial Awards.
April 1, 2009... International Data Group (IDG), a technology media company, has earned five Neal Awards at the annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards. Computerworld and CSO each won two awards and Macworld one at a ceremony last week in...

Cyberlux Launches Line of Lighting Products.
April 1, 2009... Cyberlux Corp., a provider of LED lighting solutions, announced that the company has introduced two new categories of outdoor commercial-grade lighting products, the Outdoor Area Lighting and the Outdoor Overhead Lighting. To capture these...

CD Projekt RED Licenses Havok Complete.
April 1, 2009... Havok, a provider of software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries, announced that CD Projekt RED has licensed Havok Complete for use in several of its game titles for the Playstation3 computer entertainment...

Visible Light Communications Consortium Demos Telecom Experiments.
April 1, 2009... The Visible Light Communications Consortium reported it has conducted telecommunication experiments using two newly developed visible light communication technologies: Long-distance Photodiode Communication and Image Sensor Communication. ...

Xerox Provides Kansas School District with Print Center.
April 1, 2009... Xerox announced that it has supplied a scan-to-print shop solution for a Kansas school district. Previously, tests, reading packets and study worksheets at the Blue Valley School District were transferred through interoffice mail to the...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Solution Processing of Inorganic Materials.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Solution Processing of Inorganic Materials" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The search...

Research and Markets Adds Report: The Future of Mobile Communication.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of Mobile Communication" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The mobile communications market is largely...

Research and Markets Adds Report: US Professional Services Business Applications Expenditures, 2008-2013.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "US Professional Services Business Applications Expenditures, 2008-2013" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This...

Blade.org Survey: Blade Servers Are Preferred Virtualization Platform Among Both SMBs and Enterprise IT Organizations.
April 1, 2009... Blade.org, an open industry consortium focused on BladeCenter-based solutions, announced the results of an Internet-based survey on virtualization adoption. The group reported that results recorded during 4Q 2008 and 1Q 2009 show both...

Best Buy Reports Revenue and Net Earnings Results.
April 1, 2009... Best Buy Co., Inc. has announced net earnings of $570 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, for its fiscal fourth quarter ended on Feb. 28. In a release on March 26, the consumer electronics retailer reported that net earnings declined by 23...

SnapMyLife Survey: People More Likely to Be the Grinch Than a Good Samaritan If Encountering a Car Accident.
April 1, 2009... SnapMyLife, a mobile photo-sharing site, announced results from a social media survey, designed to report on mobile social networking and consumer usage trends. The group noted that 61 percent of people surveyed said that if they came upon...

Acer Rolls Out Veriton X270 Desktop Series.
April 1, 2009... Acer America announced that the Acer Veriton X270 series of business desktop PCs are available in the North American commercial channel. The Veriton X270 leverages a choice of Intel processors, including Intel Core 2 Duo, Serial ATA hard...

SeaChange Partners with Sigma Systems to Develop On-Demand TV Advertising.
April 1, 2009... SeaChange International and Sigma Systems have announced a partnership aimed at the development of on-demand cable television for targeted advertising. Among their initial goals for enabling targeted ad delivery in accordance with SCTE 130...

U.S. DoD Certifies Juniper Networks Firewalls for IPv6 Interoperability.
April 1, 2009... Juniper Networks, Inc., a developer and provider of networking solutions, announced firewall solutions that have been tested and certified as interoperable with Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency...

AdvancedIO Systems Launches Dual 10-Gigabit Ethernet AMC with PCI Express Fabric.
April 1, 2009... AdvancedIO Systems, a provider of 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity solutions for real-time embedded systems, announced the release of the V3021 dual-channel 10GbE connectivity and packet processing Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) module....

RaySat Broadcasting Partners with AT&T CruiseCast Service.
April 1, 2009... RaySat Broadcasting Corp. announced it has formed partnerships with six providers of hardware, software, satellite and other services to enable delivery of AT&T CruiseCastSM service. AT&T CruiseCast is a service that will provide 42...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Demand for IT services in the Domestic Australian Market.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Demand for IT services in the Domestic Australian Market" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Australia offers...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Mobile Application Stores: Google Android.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Application Stores: Google Android" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Google has managed to build...

Nexxus Lighting Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results.(Financial report)
April 1, 2009... Nexxus Lighting, Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2008 results. In a release on March 27, the company noted that revenue for 2008 increased 40 percent to approximately $14,233,000 compared to approximately $10,200,000 in...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Telecom E-commerce Software Market 2008-2013.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Telecom E-commerce Software Market 2008-2013" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: E-commerce software comprises...

Charter Communications Commences Pre-Arranged Financial Restructuring.
April 1, 2009... Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries reported that it has commenced the next phase of its previously announced financial restructuring, which is expected to reduce the company's debt by approximately $8 billion. As announced...

Research and Markets Adds Report: 2009 Annual Analysis Report on Export of China LCD TV Set.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2009 Annual Analysis Report on Export of China LCD TV Set" subscription to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Based on the...

Quark XML Author 3.0 for Microsoft Word Debuts.
April 1, 2009... Quark has announced the release of Quark XML Author 3.0 for Microsoft Word, the next version of Quark's XML authoring tool that allows users to create XML content within Microsoft Word. "Quark XML Author enhances the user-defined XML...

Best Buy Reports Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
April 1, 2009... The board of directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. has authorized payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on May 7, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on...

Track Data Reports Annual and 4Q Results.(Financial report)
April 1, 2009... Track Data Corp. has announced results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. In a release on March 27, the group reported revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 were $30,659,000 compared to $34,080,000 for the...

Skyworks Wins 2008 Best Supplier Award from LG Electronics.
April 1, 2009... Skyworks Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received LG Electronics' 2008 Best Supplier Award. This is the second consecutive year Skyworks has received this award, the company noted. "We are delighted to present Skyworks with our...

The Black Library Releases Dark Storm Gathering.
April 1, 2009... Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, have announced that the original Warhammer novel Dark Storm Gathering is now available in stores. It is the second in a series based...

The Planet to Showcase IT Solutions at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco.(Conference notes)
April 1, 2009... The Planet, a developer and provider of IT hosting solutions, announced its participation in the Web 2.0 Expo, which runs through April 3 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. The company said it will showcase its IT...

NDS Supplies Security, Middleware and Interactive TV Solution for AT&T Cruisecast Service.
April 1, 2009... RaySat Broadcasting Corp. (RBC) and NDS announced that RBC has chosen NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, to enable the secure delivery of the AT&T CruiseCast mobile TV service, a source of entertainment for people on...

DreamWorks Animation Employs HP Technology for its 3-D Film Monsters vs. Aliens.
April 1, 2009... DreamWorks announced that it has leveraged several HP technologies in its newest film Monsters vs. Aliens. DreamWorks noted that it employed HP workstations, HP ProLiant blade servers and other HP technology that enabled the increased...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Signal Integrity Lab Series (SiLab) - Volume III.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Signal Integrity Lab Series (SiLab) - Volume III: High-Speed Noise & Grounding: More Black Magic" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Patient Monitoring Industry: Focus on Capnography Market.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Patient Monitoring Industry: Focus on Capnography Market" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The capnography...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Broadband via Satellite - Europe & North Africa Outlook for the Residential Market (2nd Edition).(Industry overview)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Broadband via Satellite - Europe & North Africa Outlook for the Residential Market (2nd Edition)" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012.
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The Indian mobile market has recorded...

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography to Host Third Annual Young Investigator Awards.
April 1, 2009... The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), an international professional society devoted to cardiovascular computed tomography (CT), reported it is now accepting submissions for the third annual Young Investigator Awards. ...

SpinVox CEO Christina Domecq Wins CNBC's European Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
April 1, 2009... SpinVox CEO and co-founder Christina Domecq has been named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the CNBC European Business Leaders Awards (EBLA) 2009. The Award was presented at a reception in London by CNBC, in partnership with the Financial...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Prospects for the Textile and Garment Industry in Hong Kong.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of Textiles Intelligence's new report "Prospects for the Textile and Garment Industry in Hong Kong" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:...

Nabriva Therapeutics Appoints Dr. David Chiswell as CEO.
April 1, 2009... Nabriva Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing antibiotics for serious infections caused by resistant pathogens, has announced the appointment of D.r David Chiswell as its CEO. Dr. Chiswell founded and led Cambridge...

Oki Enhances Enhances CenterStage NX4300.
April 1, 2009... Oki Electric Industry announced that it has added new functions to its security gateway "CenterStage NX4300," which is equipped with a translator function to allow communications over different protocols, such as IPv4 and IPv6. The company...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Shanghai Business Directory 2009 CD-ROM.(Directory)
April 1, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Shanghai Business Directory 2009 CD-ROM" directory to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The Shanghai Business Directory...

Great American Insurance Bolsters Security Offerings.
April 1, 2009... Great American Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty insurance, announced that data breach and identity theft services from Identity Theft 911, an American identity theft resolution and education services provider, are...

Honda, ATR and Shimadzu Jointly Develop Brain-Machine Interface Technology.
April 1, 2009... Honda Research Institute Japan, a subsidiary of Honda R&D, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Shimadzu Corp. announced they have collaboratively developed the world's first Brain Machine Interface (BMI)...

Devon IT Releases Line of Thin Clients for IBM in India.
April 1, 2009... Devon IT Solutions India has announced its new line of thin client solutions, orderable with IBM part numbers. Devon noted that it worked directly with IBM to launch the line of thin client solutions that complements IBM's Virtual Client...

ABI Research: Vehicle Manufacturers Are Leading Intelligent Transportation Systems Efforts with Obstacle Detection Systems Launching in 2009.
April 3, 2009... ABI Research has released a report where the group reports that Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have been under development for more than a decade and while the promise of road-infrastructure based traffic management is still years...

Research and Markets Adds Report: El Salvador - Telecoms Mobile and Broadband.
April 3, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "El Salvador - Telecoms Mobile and Broadband" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: El Salvador's fixed-line teledensity...

CableLabs Partners with Canoe Ventures to Provide Advanced Advertising 1.0 Spec.
April 3, 2009... Canoe Ventures and CableLabs announced the issuance of a new draft reference architecture specification called Advanced Advertising 1.0, created to further the development of cable advertising products. Advanced Advertising 1.0 comprises a...

Swisscom Partners with 724 Solutions for Mobile Internet and Mobile Broadband Services.
April 3, 2009... 724 Solutions, a supplier of mobile data solutions that enable access and communications in an IP-based world, announced that Swisscom, a converged service provider, is deploying 724 Solutions' Seamless Access to power its mobile internet and...

Agilent Unveils Drive Test Solution for VoIP.
April 3, 2009... Agilent Technologies announced the introduction of a drive test solution for Voice over Internet Protocol that allows network equipment manufacturers and wireless service providers to integrate voice-quality measurements with drive test RF data...

BMW North America OKs One View's Electronic Document Scanning Solution Scan-View for Electronic Storage and Retrieval of Documents.
April 3, 2009... One View reported that its Electronic Document Scanning Solution (Scan-View) has been approved by BMW NA for electronic storage and retrieval of documents. Upon completion of the BMWNA Electronic Archiving Certification Program,...

Boch Automotive Releases Intransa Surveillance Solution.
April 3, 2009... Intransa, a provider of video data management and retention solutions for physical security, announced it has been selected by Boch Automotive, northeast automotive group, to upgrade the company's surveillance systems. "With one...

Envision to Host Webinar on Applying Time Management Principles to Increase Contact Center Effectiveness.
April 3, 2009... Envision Telephony, Inc., a provider of workforce optimization solutions for the contact center and enterprise, announced a webinar for contact center professionals and executives titled, "Apply Time Management Principles and Increase the...

Agilent Demos Mobile Communications Test, Measurement Solutions at CTIA Wireless 2009.
April 3, 2009... Agilent Technologies Inc. reported it is demonstrating a set of test and measurement solutions for the mobile communications market at CTIA Wireless 2009. Agilent's test solutions enable engineers in R&D and manufacturing, deployment and...

Agilent Releases Signaling Analyzer Real Time for Femto.
April 3, 2009... Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the introduction of its Signaling Analyzer Real Time (SART) for Femto. Agilent said the technology extends the test industry's end-to-end wireless analysis and troubleshooting solution to femtocells,...

Cymbet Releases EnerChip EH Module for Zero Power Solar Energy Harvesting Devices.
April 3, 2009... Cymbet Corp. announced that it has introduced the EnerChip EH CBC5300 Energy Harvesting Module to be used with small photo voltaic cells to power devices using ambient solar energy harvesting. The EnerChip EH provides energy conversion,...

Agilent to Participate as Sole Test, Measurement Presenter at JEDEC Flash Storage Summits.
April 3, 2009... Agilent Technologies announced its participation in JEDEC's Flash Storage Summits on April 2 and April 6-7. Agilent said that a memory-applications executive, Perry Keller, memory program manager at Agilent's Digital Test Division and JEDEC...

CTDI Touts Field Tests on New DSL Extension System.
April 3, 2009... Independent field tests recently conducted in four states have demonstrated that the XCel-4e DSL extension system from Communications Test Design, Inc. provides greater extended DSL reach for rural areas than any competitive extension product...

Convergys Launches Field Service Manager for Communications Service Providers.
April 3, 2009... Convergys Corp., a developer and provider of relationship management solutions and offerings, announced the availability of workforce optimization products and services for the global communications industry. Convergys Field Service...

Datamation Systems Releases AV Equipment Cart.
April 3, 2009... Datamation Systems, a provider of notebook security carts, announced the release of a security cart for use for a variety of equipment configurations while securing and recharging notebook PCs. "This is simply the most versatile security...

Tatara Partners with Airvana to Demo SIP-Based CDMA Femtocell at CTIA Wireless 2009.
April 3, 2009... Tatara Systems, a provider of SIP-based femtocell convergence, announced that it is demonstrating its SIP-based femtocell convergence solution with Airvana in Tatara's booth during CTIA Wireless 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The...

Research and Markets Adds Report: GPS-Enabled Handset Forecasts.(Report)
April 3, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "GPS-Enabled Handset Forecasts" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This report discusses the research assumptions...

ReportLinker.com: Asian Convenience Store Market Forecast to 2010.
April 3, 2009... Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Asian Convenience Store Market Forecast to 2010. In a release, Reportlinker.com noted that report highlights include: The convenience store...

Commex Releases Content-Aware Bypass Network Interface Card.
April 3, 2009... Commex Technologies announced the availability of its Vulcan SP HT6210, a dual-channel 10GbE Network Interface Card with Commex content-aware bypass. Commex Content-Aware Bypass (CAB) is the ability to perform Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)...

Gartner Names Axxana to List of Cool Vendors in Storage Technology and Systems.
April 3, 2009... Axxana announced that it has been named to the list of "Cool Vendors in Storage Technology," by Gartner, Inc. The company reported it is one of five storage vendors named to the analyst firm's list. Axxana noted that its technology is the...

CWNP Releases Training Video on Networking.
April 3, 2009... With 802.11n enterprise-class equipment sales now approaching that of 802.11a/g, CWNP (Certified Wireless Network Professional), a provider of Wi-Fi training and certification, has unveiled a tutorial video designed to explain 802.11n's...

Virtual Global Launches TeamHost Cloud Computing System.
April 3, 2009... Virtual Global has announced the release of the TeamHost Cloud Computing System, an online toolkit where users can create their own "dotcoms" without programming a single line of code. TeamHost lets web designers go beyond the limits of...