Wireless News articles from February 2009

Wireless News archives from February 2009

Datamation Systems Aims New Netbook Security Cart at Schools.
February 2, 2009... With more and more school districts using subcompact notebooks (netbooks) as part of their daily curriculum, concerns about convenience and security have been raised, reports Datamation Systems. Small, light and in-demand, netbooks are...

Comcast Names Kenneth Carrig as EVP of Human Resources for Comcast Cable.
February 2, 2009... Comcast Corp. announced that it named Kenneth J. Carrig, Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Cable. Carrig will join the company on February 2 and will report to Stephen B. Burke, Chief Operating Officer, Comcast Corp.,...

CEA-CNET Indexes: Consumer Confidence Continues to Decline in January.
February 2, 2009... Consumer confidence in the overall economy continues to slide downward in January, according to figures released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and CNET. The CEA-CNET Indexes also show consumers are less likely to spend...

Trusted Computing Group Releases 3 Storage Device Specifications.
February 2, 2009... The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) this week released final versions of three storage specifications that will enable stronger data protection, help organizations comply with increasingly tough regulations, and help protect important information...

SiOnyx Bolsters CMOS Sensor Team, Opens West Coast Office.
February 2, 2009... SiOnyx, a company focusing on shallow junction photonics - a patented semiconductor process coined 'black silicon' that radically alters the photonic properties of semiconductor devices - has added several leading image sensor scientists and...

Patty Morrison Joins UST Global Advisory Board.
February 2, 2009... UST GlobalSM (UST), a provider of IT services and solutions for Global 1000 enterprises, announced that Patty Morrison will be bringing her more than 12 years of CIO experience in four industries to the UST Global Strategic Advisory Board. ...

IDC-CA White Paper: PPM Software Delivering Over 500% ROI.
February 2, 2009... Successful organizations worldwide are leveraging project and portfolio management (PPM) software to significantly increase efficiencies, cut costs and drive revenue, according to a new IDC White Paper. The white paper was sponsored by IT...

CoreXchange Secures Expansion Funding for Network and Colocation Services.
February 2, 2009... Network infrastructure and colocation provider CoreXchange announced that it has secured convertible debt financing from Red Barn Investments for infrastructure expansion. Terms were not disclosed. "CoreXchange has achieved significant...

hawkeye Names Megan Talbott as Director of Insight & Strategy and New Business Development.
February 2, 2009... Megan Talbott has been named director of Insight & Strategy and New Business Development at hawkeye, the agency that uses insight and data intelligence, the company announced. "We're fortunate to have someone with Megan's depth of...

Steve Roop Joins TriNet as VP of Marketing.
February 2, 2009... TriNet, a of human resource (HR) outsourcing services for small and medium-sized companies, announced that Steve Roop has joined the company as vice president of marketing. The company said that Roop brings nearly 20 years of experience in...

Tegal Secures Order for Silicon DRIE Multi-Module Cluster Tool.
February 2, 2009... Tegal Corp., a designer and manufacturer of DRIE, plasma etch, and deposition systems used in the production of MEMS, power semiconductor, and optoelectronic devices, announced that the Company received an order for a Tegal DRIE 3200...

Survey: Just 42% of Companies Calculate ROI of Applications They Develop.(Survey)
February 2, 2009... A survey of 300 software application developers at Fortune 1000 and other leading companies reveals that just 42 percent of companies calculate return on investment of the applications they develop. In addition, just 7 percent of...

Pulse Inks Pacts with 2 Wisconsin Institutions.
February 2, 2009... Pulse, a national ATM/debit network, has signed long-term network participation agreements with two Wisconsin financial institutions: Madison-based Park Bank and Altra Federal Credit Union in La Crosse. Park Bank, a Pulse participant since...

InterSystems Ensemble Tapped as Number One Interface Engine in KLAS' Healthcare Industry Survey.
February 2, 2009... InterSystems Corp. announced that InterSystems Ensemble, the company's rapid integration and development platform, was rated as the industry's best Interface Engine in the 2008 annual survey of healthcare organizations conducted by KLAS, a...

Batteries Plus Gets a Boost from Ifbyphone Application.
February 2, 2009... Batteries Plus, a retail outlet for batteries, says its business received a boost from a toll-free Store Locator application developed by Internet telephony innovator Ifbyphone. According to the companies, Batteries Plus wanted to improve...

Sangoma Reports Interoperability of Its VoIP Cards with Elastix Appliance.
February 2, 2009... Sangoma Technologies Corp. has announced interoperability between its VoIP cards and Elastix's entry-level appliance, the Elastix ELX-025, and its newer LCD-driven Elastix ELX-3000. Elastix Appliance is full-featured, Linux-based open...

BenQ's New Pocket Projector Leverages Luminus' PhlatLight LEDs.
February 2, 2009... Luminus Devices announced that BenQ's new GP1 pocket projector is powered by the high-brightness PhlatLight LED PT-39 chipset. PhlatLight said its LEDs offer high levels of brightness and performance not available today in pocket projectors...

UnitedHealth Group's Evercare Business Gets Award Innovation in Coordinated Care.
February 2, 2009... UnitedHealth Group announced that its Evercare unit has received the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) Impact Award for its significant contribution to improving the health of older persons and their quality of...

Decisiv Certifies the Motion F5 Tablet PC for Use with the Decisiv SMP.
February 2, 2009... Decisiv, Inc., a provider of an advanced web-based technology designed to enable more informed and timely decisions critical to maintaining commercial vehicles, announced that it has certified the F5 rugged tablet PC from Motion Computing, a...

PeopleCube Names New VP of North American Sales.
February 2, 2009... PeopleCube, a provider of intelligent workplace and resource management technology, has announced the hiring of Sean Mulvey as the new vice president of North American sales. The addition of Mulvey expands PeopleCube's ability to penetrate...

Orange Business Services Positioned in Gartner's Leaders Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers.
February 2, 2009... Orange Business Services reported that it has been placed in the leaders quadrant in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers. The report defines "leaders" as vendors who "have a full portfolio of voice and data...

Solectek Deploys Cell WiMAX with High Desert Internet Services.
February 2, 2009... Solectek Corp., a manufacturer of broadband wireless equipment, announced a successful fixed WiMAX deployment with High Desert Internet Services (HDIS). Based in Reno, NV, HDIS has been serving the Northern Nevada region with broadband...

Sarnoff Intros CMOS/CCD Image Sensor Testing System Based on EMVA 1288 Standard.
February 2, 2009... Sarnoff Corp. has announced the launch of Camera Commander, a complete CMOS and CCD imaging device and camera testing system for camera manufacturers and their users. Camera Commander is the first imaging testing system compliant with the...

Oki Printing Solutions Portfolio Gets Top Honors from BERTL.
February 2, 2009... Oki Data Americas, which markets its products under the Oki Printing Solutions brand, has received top honors for its color and monochrome printers, color MFP and color control/management application from industry analyst BERTL. The awards...

Electronic Products Magazine Names AMCC's Pemaquid 10G Metro Ethernet Framer/Mapper/PHY a 'Product of the Year'.
February 2, 2009... Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), a provider of silicon solution to process transport and store applications, announced that the newest member of its MEtrON family, the Pemaquid 10-Gigabit Ethernet device (S19258), has been awarded...

Former HP Exec Tapped as AirPatrol's CEO.
February 2, 2009... AirPatrol Corp. announced that Ozzie Diaz has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. Diaz was most recently the Chief Technology Officer for Wireless and Mobility at Hewlett Packard, and is a seasoned technology executive...

Sitel to Supply Contact Center Services to Travel and Tourism Company.
February 2, 2009... Sitel announced that it was selected by a global travel management company to provide business process outsourcing (BPO) services. According to a release, nearly 300 Sitel associates in India, Morocco, Singapore and the Philippines will...

Accela Communications Touts Financial Growth in 2008.
February 2, 2009... Accela Communications, Inc., a provider of interactive multimedia communications, has announced record gains in revenue in 2008, with a growth rate of 31 percent over 2007. In a release, the Company noted that significant gains were...

Association Management Solutions Moves Its Clients to Native IPv6 Network Connectivity.
February 2, 2009... Association Management Solutions announced that it has implemented IPv6, the upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. The Company said the move to native IPv6 connectivity allows AMS clients to use exponentially more...

Orbit Gets Qualification Order to Support CH-53E Sea Stallion Helicopter Upgrade Program.
February 2, 2009... Orbit International Corp., an electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, announced that its Electronics Group has received a design and qualification contract from a leading global prime contractor to support...

NCTA Rolls Out Online Job Board.
February 2, 2009... The North Carolina Technology Association has announced the launch of an interactive Job Board on its Web site. The NCTA said the added feature is part of the organization's recent Web site makeover and can be found at...

Young Broadcasting Gets NASDAQ Delisting Notice.
February 2, 2009... Young Broadcasting Inc. announced that it received a notification from the NASDAQ Hearings Panel that the Company's common stock will be delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market since the Company failed to meet certain of the NASDAQ requirements...

Sparton Corp. Bolsters Leadership Team.
February 2, 2009... Sparton Corp. announced that it has appointed three new key members to its leadership team to help strengthen the Company's financial and operational performance. Led by its new CEO Cary Wood, appointed to the position in Nov. 2008, the...

SafeNet Experts to Present for the NATO RTO Task Group.
February 2, 2009... SafeNet, Inc., a provider of information security, announced that the company will host a presentation on how to secure sensitive data in protected core networks for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Research and Technology Organisation...

Omtool Releases AccuRoute 2.3.
February 2, 2009... Omtool, a provider of of document capture and handling solutions, announced the availability of AccuRoute 2.3, the latest update to the company's platform for streamlined document workflows. The company said this version of AccuRoute...

NetScout Bolsters Commitment to Charitable Giving.
February 2, 2009... NetScout Systems announced that is has made year-end donations totaling $100,000, with the monies allocated to three organizations: Lowell General Hospital, a 200-bed hospital serving the community in which NetScout is headquartered; the...

ILS Technology Teams with Florida Atlantic University on Industry Standards Initiative.
February 2, 2009... ILS Technology, a company enabling intelligence through connectivity, and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) announced a new research and development partnership in the field of device connectivity. ILS Technology, creators of the...

Azaleos Tapped as a Finalist in Washington Technology Industry Association Awards.
February 2, 2009... Azaleos Corp., a managed Microsoft Exchange services company, announced that it was selected as a finalist in the 14th Annual Washington Technology Industry Association's (WTIA) Industry Achievement Awards in the Service Provider of the Year...

Research and Markets Adds Report: The Taiwanese Basic/Feature Phone Application IC Market, 4Q 2008.
February 2, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Taiwanese Basic/Feature Phone Application IC Market, 4Q 2008" report to their its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Americas Market Perspective / Vol. 9, Issue 1, Edition 1.
February 2, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Americas Market Perspective / Vol. 9, Issue 1, Edition 1" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: AT&T is the leading...

BlueCat Networks and immixGroup Team to Supply IP Address Management Solutions to US Government Customers.
February 2, 2009... immixGroup, Inc., a provider of technology representation, channel programs, and government contract management services, announced that it has joined forces with BlueCat Networks. immixGroup said the partnership will simplify the...

Matisse Networks Gets MEF 14 Traffic Management Certification.
February 2, 2009... Matisse Networks, a company in the field of optical burst switching (OBS), announced that its EtherBurst Traffic Aware Transport solution has successfully passed MEF 14 Traffic Management testing by Iometrix, Inc., the MEF's authorized testing...

White Sky's ID Vault Software to Be Pre-Loaded on Lenovo IdeaPad Notebook Computers.
February 2, 2009... White Sky Inc., formerly Guard ID Systems, Inc., announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Lenovo Group to include its ID Vault identity theft prevention software on Lenovo IdeaPad notebook computers and select versions of Lenovo...

White Sky's ID Vault 4.0 Offers Consumer Online Identity Theft Prevention with Two Factor Authentication.
February 2, 2009... Marking a shift in its corporate strategy, White Sky, Inc., formerly Guard ID Systems, has unveiled ID Vault 4.0, a software-only version of the company's online identity theft prevention subscription service that banks, credit unions, credit...

Nero Software Now Bundled with Sanyo Xacti HD Dual Cameras.
February 2, 2009... Nero announced that the company's digital media software is now bundled with the newest Sanyo Xacti high-definition (HD) Dual Cameras. The Company said that Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 Dual Camera, and VPC-FH1 all come with Nero 8 Essentials...

D3Publisher Rolls Out Laika and Focus Features' Coraline for Wii, Nintendo DS, and the PlayStation2 System.
February 2, 2009... D3Publisher, a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, announced that the Coraline videogame is now available in stores nationwide. Based on Laika's new movie Coraline - the first stop-motion animated feature to be...

Sitecore IDs 3 Key Trends that Will Impact Web Content Management in 2009.
February 2, 2009... Sitecore, a provider of .NET Web Content Management System (CMS) and portal software, announced that it has identified three key Web content management trends from its second annual customer survey. The Company said the trends are the...

In-Stat, SSDs and Video Capture from Digital Video Cameras Are Fastest Growing NAND Flash Applications.
February 2, 2009... NAND flash revenue in two key applications, Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Video Capture from Digital Video Cameras (DVCs), will see compound annual growth rates (CAGR) of over 100 percent through 2012, reports In-Stat. In-Stat said this...

N.H.'s Hollis Brookline High School Deploys U4EA Wireless Technology.
February 2, 2009... U4EA Technologies, a provider of integrated access technology for unified communications, announced that Hollis Brookline High School has deployed U4EA's Fusion 300 Wireless LAN Controller and Fusion 50 Access Points (APs) at its New Hampshire...

Yodlee Expands Client Roster.
February 2, 2009... Yodlee, Inc. has announced four new launches in three countries: Australia, India, and England. The Company said the new customer launches include Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited's ANZ MoneyManager service, YES BANK's...

Barracuda Networks Purchases Yosemite Technologies.
February 2, 2009... Barracuda Networks Inc., a supplier of email and Web security appliances, announced that it has acquired Yosemite Technologies, a provider of data backup and disaster recovery solutions. Barracuda Networks has incorporated the Yosemite...

eWeek Magazine Names SpringSource dm Server as One of Top Application Development Products of 2008.
February 2, 2009... SpringSource, a provider of infrastructure software and the company behind Spring, a platform to build, run and manage enterprise Java applications, has been recognized as providing one of the top application development products of 2008 by...

xTuple ERP 3.2 Debuts.
February 2, 2009... xTuple, a provider of open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, said that it is releasing xTuple ERP 3.2, which adds over 300 enhancements developed in direct response to dialogue with customers and within xTuple's online...

dynaTrace Names Roger Andrews as VP Sales, EMEA.
February 2, 2009... dynaTrace software, a provider of continuous application performance management across the application lifecycle for business critical Java and .NET applications, announced that the former Wily Vice President of Sales for EMEA Roger Andrews has...

Blue Coat Moves into New 'Environmentally Friendly' HQ.
February 2, 2009... Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a provider of WAN optimization and Secure Web Gateway, announced that it has occupied its new corporate headquarters that are designed to minimize its environmental impact through reduction in electricity and water...

Shop Direct Group Leverages ATG.
February 2, 2009... ATG (Art Technology Group), a provider of e-commerce solutions, announced that Shop Direct, a UK online and home shopping retailer, will deploy ATG's e-commerce suite across its multiple sites and brands to deliver faster and more agile web...

Colorado Springs Utilities Implements FM:Systems Products.
February 2, 2009... FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, announced Colorado Springs Utilities, a municipally-owned, four-service utilities company, is utilizing FM:Interact...

Imation Acquires Fast Logic Portfolio License.
February 2, 2009... Alliacense announced that Imation has purchased a Fast Logic Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Imation is a developer and marketer of branded products that enable people to capture, save and enjoy digital information. "We welcome...

Juniper Networks Names New EVP.
February 2, 2009... Juniper Networks, a provider of high-performance networking, announced the appointment of Lauren Flaherty to the position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Flaherty will oversee the full breadth of the company's...

CA, IDG Reveal Results of IT Professionals Survey.
February 2, 2009... CA announced the results of a survey of IT professionals on how companies view the online customer experience and how they are managing application performance. The survey, conducted online by IDG Research Services, found that a majority...

DAC Panel Committees Developing Panel Lineup.
February 2, 2009... The 46th Design Automation Conference (DAC) Technical Panel Committee (TPC) and the Pavilion Panel Committee (PPC) volunteers are hard at work developing the lineup of technical and pavilion panels for the 46th DAC, which will be held July 26 -...

Digium and Braxtel Communications Ink Pact.
February 2, 2009... Digium, the Asterisk Company, and Braxtel Communications, a provider of customer contact solutions, announced that Braxtel has become a Digium Software Partner. As a partner, Braxtel will be able to offer its open source Contact Q contact...

DirecTV Schedules 4Q Conference Call and Webcast.
February 2, 2009... DirecTV will host a conference call and Internet Webcast to discuss its 2008 fourth quarter financial results, outlook and other forward-looking information on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. PT. Dial-In: 866-409-1555 (US) ...

TNS Media Research Launches DirecTView for RPD Measurement.
February 2, 2009... TNS Media Research, a division of TNS Media providing TV, Internet, and radio audience measurement, announced the launch of the DirecTView Service, an advanced TV ratings analytics tool that the company called the largest national audience...

The Orchard Joins DDEX Board.
February 2, 2009... Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) announced that The Orchard has joined DDEX as a Charter Member and has accepted a seat on the DDEX Board. The Orchard joins existing DDEX Board members including: - EMI Music - Sony Music Entertainment...

V.i. Labs Reports CodeArmor Intelligence Support for Linux.
February 2, 2009... V.i. Laboratories (V.i. Labs), a provider of software protection solutions for securing high-value and mission-critical applications, announced that its CodeArmor Intelligence solution now supports Linux platforms. Built upon V.i. Labs'...

Epson Signs On with RPX Defensive Patent Service.
February 2, 2009... RPX, a defensive patent aggregator, announced that Epson has joined the RPX Defensive Patent Aggregation service. "IT companies like Epson have become very common targets for patent assertion from non-practicing entities and RPX addresses...

International Rectifier Participating at APEC.
February 2, 2009... International Rectifier (IR), a provider of power management technology, announced it will showcase its latest power management solutions at a power electronics event later this month. IR will participate in the Applied Power Electronics...

Topspin LBO Buys Hart Systems.
February 2, 2009... Topspin LBO announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hart Systems from the company's founders, Harvey and Jared Goldsmith. Hart Systems is a provider of inventory counting equipment and services to retailers, primarily in the U.S....

Entuity Inks Reseller Pact with NetSpeed.
February 2, 2009... Entuity, a provider of network management solutions and the developer of its Eye of the Storm (EYE) software suite, announced that NetSpeed Technologies, a supplier of network and security solutions in hardware and software format, has joined...

Planisware Recaps 2008.
February 2, 2009... Planisware, a provider of corporate portfolio management solutions for companies across industries including such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, energy, aerospace and defense, automotive, and high-tech, stated that it closed out 2008 with...

Goldman Sachs to Present at Credit Suisse Conference.(Conference news)
February 2, 2009... The Goldman Sachs Group announced that David Viniar, Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the Credit Suisse 2009 Financial Services Conference in Naples, Florida, on Wednesday, February 4, at 8:45 am. A live audio webcast of the...

Sybase Reports 4Q Quarter Results.(Financial report)
February 2, 2009... Sybase, a provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. In a release, the company stated: - Total revenue for the fourth quarter of...

Answers Corp. Names WikiAnswers WAmmy Winners.
February 2, 2009... Answers Corp. announced the winners of the 2008 WAmmy Awards at answers.com/static/wammy_awards_2008.html. The WikiAnswers WAmmy Awards is an annual contest held to honor excellence in contributing to WikiAnswers, the collaborative...

Epocrates Essentials Reference Offered on iPhone OS.
February 2, 2009... Epocrates, a provider of clinical information and decision support tools to healthcare professionals, has introduced its premium Epocrates Essentials suite for the iPhone and iPod Touch operating systems. Building on the company's free drug...

Discovery Communications Taps Signiant for Content Distribution Management.
February 2, 2009... Signiant, a developer of content distribution management announced that Discovery Communications, the number one nonfiction media company with 100-plus networks including Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet, has chosen its Content...

Samsung Survey: Football Fans Would Visit In-Laws with HDTV.
February 2, 2009... Samsung Electronics America, a provider of HDTVs and the Official HDTV of the NFL and Super Bowl XLIII, announced additional findings from a recently commissioned survey. The survey revealed that an HDTV can entice your spouse to visit the...

WikiAnswers.com Claims Fastest Growing U.S. Domain.
February 2, 2009... Answers Corp., creators of the answer engine offering Answers.com and WikiAnswers.com, announced that, according to analysis using comScore data (comScore, US Top 200 Web Domains Report, December 2007 vs. December 2008, ranked by percent...

eHarmony Chooses Netezza for Business Analytics.
February 2, 2009... Netezza, a provider of data warehouse and analytic appliances, announced that eHarmony has deployed Netezza as its enterprise data warehouse to analyze large volumes of member data to better understand how its customers interact with its site....

Eaton Adds to Board.
February 2, 2009... Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton announced that Arthur E. Johnson was elected to its board of directors. Johnson's election brings the number of Eaton directors to 12. "We are delighted to welcome Art to our board," said...

Eaton Sets Dividend Payment Date.
February 2, 2009... The Board of Directors of diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton declared a quarterly dividend of $.50 per common share payable on February 27, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9. Eaton has paid dividends...

IntelliNet Introduces Femtocell Gateway.
February 2, 2009... IntelliNet Technologies announced the development of an integrated femtocell gateway which combines a femtocell access point controller with a carrier grade security gateway in an AdvancedTCA platform. The all-in-one solution gives service...

Coupons.com Buys GroceryIQ.
February 2, 2009... Coupons, Inc., (coupons.com) a digital coupon provider, has acquired the GroceryIQ application for Apple's iPhone from its publisher Free State Labs. Version 2 with mobile coupons is already in development and planned for a February...

NCR Names New Sales SVP.
February 2, 2009... NCR has named Peter Leav as its senior vice president of Global Sales. Leav replaces Malcolm Collins, who has announced his intention to leave NCR to pursue other interests. "Many thanks to Malcolm for his service and we wish him the...