Wireless News articles from March 2009

Wireless News archives from March 2009

NCR Releases APTRA Consumer Passport Software.
March 3, 2009... NCR Corp. has introduced software that it said will allow consumers to deposit checks into their checking or savings accounts without leaving their homes and without purchasing any new hardware. The software, called NCR APTRA Consumer...

L2 Consulting Services Completes 737NG Iridium Certification Project for Major Carrier.
March 3, 2009... L2 Consulting Services, Inc. announced that it certified an International Communications Group (ICG) NxtLink series ICS-220A Iridium satellite communication system on a 737NG aircraft. The system allows voice and ACARS operations beyond...

Study: Consumers Continuing to Embrace Credit, Debit Cards.
March 3, 2009... Consumers' use of cash is declining as they continue to embrace a range of card-based payment options, according to the 2008 Study of Consumer Payment Preferences, a nationwide study conducted by BAI Research and Hitachi Consulting, and...

Dell'Oro Group Report: VDSL Port Shipments Are Silver Lining for the Declining DSL Infrastructure Market.
March 3, 2009... DSL port shipments on infrastructure equipment fell more than 10 percent in 2008, according to a report by Dell'Oro Group, a source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries. Within total ports, ADSL...

Columbitech Provides Saukville P.D. with Wireless Access.
March 3, 2009... Columbitech, a security software provider, announced that the Saukville Police Department in southeast Wisconsin has chosen Columbitech for a citywide implementation of its mobile VPN. Columbitech's security solution now allows Saukville...

Microchip Unveils Line of EEPROM Devices.
March 3, 2009... Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced a series of I2C EEPROM devices that it says has the lowest operating voltage available on the market. The 24VLXX series of devices has an...

Avnet Completes JV with Sanko Holding Group in Turkey.(Company overview)
March 3, 2009... Avnet, Inc. announced that it has completed its joint venture with Sanko Holding Group in Turkey. The joint venture, Avnet Technology Solutions Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., will now be part of the operations of Avnet Technology Solutions...

Hearst-Argyle Television Deploys iPerceptions Solution.
March 3, 2009... iPerceptions Inc., a provider of voice-of-customer web analytics, announced a deal to provide Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. with online offerings for its audiences in U.S. markets. Hearst-Argyle's television-station websites in Sacramento,...

Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Deploys Wireless Solution from Meru WLAN.
March 3, 2009... Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torun, Poland, announced that it has adopted a wireless network from Meru Networks to provide secure wireless Internet access without dropped connections for students and faculty. The university, known in...

uconnect web Garners Good Housekeeping VIP Award.
March 3, 2009... Chrysler's uconnect web, powered by Autonet Mobile, has received a VIP Award (Very Innovative Products) from Good Housekeeping. The VIP Awards were announced in this month's Good Housekeeping magazine. Good Housekeeping reported in its...

Attivio Ranks as One of KMWorld's 100 Companies That 'Matter in Knowledge Management'.
March 3, 2009... Attivio, Inc. announced that it has been named to KMWorld magazine's list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management." The KMWorld 100 is compiled through discussions with knowledge management practitioners, theorists, vendors,...

NEC of America Deploys Public Safety Network to Grundy County, Illinois.
March 3, 2009... NEC Corp. of America (NEC), a provider of network, IT and identity management solutions, announced the Emergency Telephone Systems Board of Grundy County, Illinois has successfully deployed its digital microwave radio systems to enable...

OAUG Names Participants in 2009 Star Partner Program.
March 3, 2009... The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), a knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users, announced the 2009 list of associate member organizations participating in the OAUG Star Partner Program. Participants for 2009 include: EiS...

ImpreMedia Study: Households More Connected, Engaged and Likely to Influence Others.
March 3, 2009... ImpreMedia, an Hispanic news and information company in the U.S. in Online and Print, announced that it has completed an engagement study of its audience. The research study shows that, compared to US Hispanics in general, impreMedia...

KMWorld Names Noetix to '100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management'.
March 3, 2009... Noetix Corp., a software provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, announced that it has been selected for the sixth consecutive year in KMWorld's 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management. The annual list, currently in its...

Sigma Systems Names Alejandro Couce as Head of CALA Region.
March 3, 2009... Sigma Systems, a developer of IP Service Fulfillment solutions, has announced the appointment of Alejandro Couce as director for the Caribbean and Latin America region. Based in Latin America, Couce will be responsible for increasing the...

KMWorld Names Endeca to List of '100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management'.
March 3, 2009... KMWorld magazine has named Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search and information access software company, among 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. The list is published in the March issue and compiled by KMWorld editorial...

mSpot and Sony Music Entertainment Sign Customizable Ringtone Deal.
March 3, 2009... mSpot, Inc. a mobile music and entertainment company, announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Sony Music Entertainment to add the company's catalog to mSpot's current collection, which now includes more than 400,000 song titles....

Mentor Graphics Appoints New GMs.
March 3, 2009... Mentor Graphics Corp. announced it has appointed Robert Hum as VP and general manager of the Deep Submicron Division, Glenn Perry as general manager of the Embedded Systems Division, and Guy Moshe as general manager of the Design Creation...

DubMeNow Launches Line of Mobile Phones.
March 3, 2009... DubMeNow, a technology that allows you to instantly exchange (via text or email) contact information (email, phone, company, address, title, etc.) from mobile phone to mobile phone, is now available on all US based phones. DUB loads...

Digital Defense Releases Security Benchmarking Report.
March 3, 2009... Digital Defense, Inc. hs announced the release of its Peer Review and Security Ecosystem Analysis (PREA) benchmarking study. The company said the document provides participants with confidential information on how their information security...

Covad Deploys Nationwide MPLS Backbone and Capacity Upgrades.
March 3, 2009... Covad Communications, a provider of voice and data communications, announced it has completed a nationwide MPLS deployment and network capacity upgrades that will enable its partners to deliver video, voice and data services. "Businesses...

Empirix Garners 2008 Product of the Year Award from Customer Interaction Solutions.
March 3, 2009... Empirix announced that OneSight for Contact Centers has received a 2008 Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corp.'s Customer Interaction Solutions magazine, a publication covering CRM, call centers and teleservices. Empirix...

3M Unveils Fiber Aerial Terminal Closure.
March 3, 2009... The 3M Communication Markets Division has announced the introduction of the SLiC Fiber Aerial Terminal Closure 530 for factory-terminated external cable assembly module (ECAM) FD drop. Like the also-introduced SLiC 530 closure for direct...

Check Point Rolls Out ZoneAlarm Security Offering.
March 3, 2009... Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of Internet security solutions, announced the release of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, a software suite that combines core technologies with browser security to give consumers protection against...

DDC-I: RTOS to Integrate with LDRA Analysis and Test Tools for Safety Applications.
March 3, 2009... DDC-I, a supplier of software and services for safety applications, and LDRA, a provider of automated software testing technology, announced that they are partnering to deliver an integrated safety-critical software platform that combines...

SensAble Unveils SensAble Dental Lab System.
March 3, 2009... SensAble Technologies, Inc, a provider of force-feedback haptic devices and touch-enabled 3D modeling solutions, announced that its SensAble Dental Lab System is now the first dental CAD/CAM system to support the design and fabrication of...

Devon IT Releases Line of Thin Client Solutions Orderable from IBM.
March 3, 2009... Devon IT has announced its line of thin client solutions orderable with IBM part numbers. Devon said it has worked directly with IBM to launch the complete line of thin client solutions that complements IBM's Virtual Client Solutions (VCS)...

Full Tilt Poker Deploys Unica's Email and SMS Marketing Solutions.
March 3, 2009... Unica Corp., a provider of enterprise marketing management (EMM) software, announced that online virtual card-room, Full Tilt Poker, has selected Unica to deliver marketing to its players. Full Tilt Poker said it will use Unica's marketing...

Kopin Schedules Conference Call for Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Financial Results.
March 3, 2009... Kopin Corp. said it plans to announce its fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 financial results on Thursday, March 5. In conjunction with the announcement, the company will host a conference call that day at 5 p.m. ET. To hear the...

Spacenet Releases Customized Network Support Offerings.
March 3, 2009... Spacenet Inc., a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and provider of satellite networking solutions, announced availability of its Enhanced Support Program, a family of customer support and network management services. "In response...

ILS Technology's deviceWISE Solution Gets Certification for Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center.
March 3, 2009... ILS Technology announced that its deviceWISE platform has been certified for Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center. ILS said the testing was done in a lab of Geometric Ltd. that included a complete set up of Oracle Manufacturing Operations...

Azima DLI Releases DCA-60 Vibration Data Collector for Machine Condition Monitoring.
March 3, 2009... Global condition monitoring services company Azima DLI has announced the release of the DCA-60 vibration data collector and real-time analyzer. The DCA-60 is specifically designed for use in the field at plants and other industrial sites,...

NetQoS Integrates Performance Center with EMC Smarts.
March 3, 2009... NetQoS announced that its Performance Center reports are now directly accessible within the EMC Smarts Service Assurance Manager. The NetQoS Connector for EMC Smarts brings application response time and network traffic analysis performance...

Silicon Labs Unveils Embedded Wireless Solution.
March 3, 2009... Silicon Laboratories Inc., a provider of analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has announced the introduction of an embedded wireless solution, the EZRadioPRO family and C8051F9xx series low-power MCU. The EZRadioPRO embedded wireless radio...

Day Software Garners Awards for CQ5 Release.
March 3, 2009... Day Software Holding AG, a supplier of global content management software and content infrastructure software, announced three industry awards after the introduction of its Web Content Management platform, CQ5. Day said its CQ5 software...

Tech Coast Angels Touts Investments.
March 3, 2009... Tech Coast Angels (TCA), an angel network in the United States, announced that more than $1B has been invested in TCA-funded companies since the group's inception in 1997. TCA noted that its members have personally invested more than $99M...

Safari Books Adds Support for Mobile Devices.
March 3, 2009... Safari Books Online, a provider of a digital library for technology and business professionals, announced it is supporting additional mobile devices in the United States. The company said that its website, m.safaribooksonline.com, adds...

Spyrus Unveils Hydra PC USB Encryption Drives with McAfee Antivirus Technology.
March 3, 2009... Spyrus, Inc. announced that Hydra PC Virus Protected (ViP) USB encryption drives incorporating antivirus protection from McAfee Scan Engine technology. Combining McAfee antivirus scanning with Spyrus hardware-based file encryption provides...

Thunderhead Garners IBM's ISV Partner of the Year Award.
March 3, 2009... Thunderhead, a provider of document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, announced IBM's enterprise content management (ECM) software group named Thunderhead its 2008 ISV Partner of the Year. An IBM business partner,...

VirnetX Adds 2 Patents to Portfolio.
March 3, 2009... VirnetX Holding Corp., a provider of secure real-time communications and collaborations technology, announced that it has been awarded two patents #7,490,151 and #7,418,504 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patents build upon...

PLX Technology Samples PCI Express Switches Providing Integrated DMA.
March 3, 2009... PLX Technology, Inc., a developer of PCI Express (PCIe) switch and bridge silicon, announced the sampling of three PCIe switch devices whose architecture features integrated direct memory access (DMA) engines and multicast capabilities. ...

expressor software Signs BitWise as a Systems Integrator Partner.
March 3, 2009... expressor software, a developer of semantic data integration solutions, announced that it has signed BitWise Solutions as a systems integrator partner. BitWise also announced that it will offer an ETL conversion methodology and proprietary...

Navistar Unveils MXT-Based Units for MRAP All Terrain Vehicle Testing.
March 3, 2009... Navistar Defense announced that it will compete to supply MRAPs with a vehicle based on its International MXT vehicle platform. The company noted that it has delivered two vehicles to undergo testing in the U.S. military's Mine Resistant...

Wilson Electronics Partners with DSI Systems.
March 3, 2009... Wilson Electronics, a provider of quality amplifiers and antennas for cellular phones and data cards, announced its partnership with DSI Systems, a distributor of television, DirecTV, and accessories. The partnership provides Wilson...

Reveal Imaging Technologies Appoints Robert Falk as Managing Director EMEA.
March 3, 2009... Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of threat detection solutions, announced that it has appointed Robert Falk to the position of Managing Director EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Falk will oversee sales and marketing...

SpaceX's Heat Shield Material Passes High Temperature Tests Simulating Reentry Heating Conditions of Dragon Spacecraft.
March 3, 2009... Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced the passing of a technical milestone in the development of its Dragon spacecraft with the arc jet testing of PICA-X high performance heat shield material. Subjected to temperatures as...

Hella Acquires Remaining Shares of Relay JV in China.
March 3, 2009... Hella Hongfa (Xiamen) Automotive Electronics (HAE) of China has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., a supplier of automotive lighting and electronic equipment. Hella announced it recently acquired the 30 percent...

China's Communication Standards Association Adds 2.5G EPON.
March 3, 2009... Teknovus, a provider of Gigabit Ethernet Optical Network (G-EPON) chips for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, announced that CCSA (China's Communications Standards Association) has added 2.5G EPON as a...

Samsung Unveils Pair of 12 Mega-Pixel, 24mm Wide Angle Compact Digital Cameras.
March 3, 2009... Samsung Electronics America has announced the introduction of two 12 mega-pixel compact digital cameras featuring 24mm ultra-wide angle Schneider lenses. Samsung's TL320 features a three-inch AMOLED screen with HVGA resolution. The HZ15W,...

GraphOn Partners with K-Soft to Market Go-Global Application Deployment Solution in Arabian Gulf Region.
March 3, 2009... GraphOn Corp., a developer of application publishing and Web-enabling software solutions, announced that it has signed a reseller partnership agreement with Bahrain-based K-Soft company to market GraphOn's Go-Global application deployment...

NEC Display Solutions Releases HD 46-Inch Display.
March 3, 2009... NEC Display Solutions of America, a stand-alone provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, has announced an addition to the MultiSync 15 Series, the 46-inch LCD4615. The full HD 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080) display offers a...

Westec Garners US $20 Million in Growth Funding.
March 3, 2009... Westec Intelligent Surveillance, a remote video monitoring company, announced that it has secured an additional US $20M in equity funding. The investment was co-lead by Argonaut Private Equity and Egis Capital Partners with support from...

VMB Selects VocalTec for VoIP Network Roll Out Services.
March 3, 2009... VocalTec Communications, a provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, announced that VMB, a city carrier in St. Petersburg, Russia, has selected VocalTec's solutions for its VoIP...

Research and Markets Adds Report: 'China Enterprise Directory CD'.(Directory)(Report)
March 3, 2009... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Enterprise Directory CD" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The CED is the authoritative directory covering...

DTS Posts Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results.(Financial report)
March 3, 2009... DTS, Inc. has announced strong financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. In a release, the company noted that the fourth quarter of 2008, DTS reported revenue of $18.3 million, an increase of 8...

Tellabs Presenting at Morgan Stanley Conference.(Conference news)
March 3, 2009... Tim Wiggins, Tellabs executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak to the investment community at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco, on Wednesday, March 4, at 2:10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. ...

Sony Online's Free Realms Game Moves to Closed beta.
March 3, 2009... Free Realms, a free online virtual world developed for kids and families by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), has entered the closed beta stage of development, the company reported. SOE is currently accepting early registration for open...

Evo Media DevHub.com From Stealth Mode.
March 3, 2009... The Evo Media Group said it has been working in stealth mode over the last year and a half with a select group of customers on a pre-release version of its new website development platform - DevHub.com. Within less than one week of its...

InformationWeek Magazine Launching Digital-Only Issues.
March 3, 2009... InformationWeek, the anchor brand of the InformationWeek Business Technology Network, said that it is launching a full scale green initiative to minimize its effect on the environment. As part of the initiative, the brand is launching...

AGA Medical Launches Web-Based Stroke Education Video Featuring Tedy Bruschi.
March 3, 2009... AGA Medical has launched the second in a series of web-based stroke education and awareness videos featuring Tedy Bruschi, a professional football player who suffered a stroke in February 2005, subsequently recovered and returned to his career....

Rentrak's Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending February 22.
March 3, 2009... Rentrak Retail and Home Video Essentials, business units of Rentrak, announced the Top 10 DVD sales and rentals for the prior week based on estimated consumer spending. According to the company's proprietary tracking services, the top ten...

Iomega DVR Expander Drive Certified With Pace STBs, DVRs.
March 3, 2009... Iomega, an EMC Company and a provider of data protection, announced that the Iomega DVR Expander Drive is certified for compatibility with Pace Americas cable set-top boxes and digital video recorders. The company said the 500GB Iomega DVR...

Western Union Searching for 'Yes Ambassadors'.
March 3, 2009... Money-transfer company Western Union has launched a cause-marketing website and an online search for six "yes ambassadors" to share their stories on the site. The website is part of Western Union's "yes! campaign," which embraces the hopes...

Channel 1 Media Gets a 'SAMMY'.
March 3, 2009... Channel 1 Media Solutions, a developer of digital marketing tools, was recently recognized by sports executives at the National Sports Forum for its entry into the best Sales, Advertising, Marketing and Management idea of the Year (SAMMY). ...

Ask.com and Web Wise Kids Team to Drive Internet Safety Campaign.
March 3, 2009... Because exploring safely on the Internet is as important as driving wisely on the race track, Ask.com, a search engine and an operating business of IAC, and Web Wise Kids, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering today's youth...

Hyde Park Group and Platinum Studios Begin Production on 'Dead of Night'.
March 3, 2009... Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios said they have begun production on "Dead of Night". The film is based on the Italian comic book series, "Dylan Dog," created by Tiziano Sclavi and published by Italy's...

Trans World Entertainment to Host 4Q Results Conference Call.
March 3, 2009... Trans World Entertainment announced that it will host a teleconference call for members of the financial community on Thursday, March 5, at 9 AM ET to discuss its press release regarding its Fourth Quarter and Annual 2008 results, which will be...

Total Nonstop Action's Multimedia Library Is Available on Apple's iTunes Store.
March 3, 2009... Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling announced that its extensive library of professional wrestling action is now available via Apple's iTunes store. The group said that fans can download episodes of TNA's weekly Spike TV show "TNA...

iSkoot Adds Support for Twitter to Consumer Handsets.
March 3, 2009... iSkoot, a mobile software provider known for mobile Internet calling solutions, has added support for the Twitter community to its Kalaida mobile services platform, which can deliver real-time Internet functionality to almost any handset sold...

Panasonic Brings Out DivX Certified HDTVs.
March 3, 2009... Digital media company DivX has announced the first line of DivX Certified HDTVs from Panasonic, available in Europe. The Panasonic Viera Z1, V10 and G15 series is a 1080p full-HD flat panel digital TV that enables consumers to playback...

DivX Subsidiary Offers New Decoder Pack for Windows.
March 3, 2009... MainConcept, a subsidiary of DivX and a provider of video/audio codecs and software development kits (SDKs) to the broadcast, film and consumer markets, announced the release of its Decoder Pack for Windows. The company said the new set of...

AnalogicTech Flash Driver IC Listed Moves to Finals of EDN Innovation Award.
March 3, 2009... Advanced Analogic Technologies (AnalogicTech) announced that the AAT1282 Flash Driver IC has been selected by EDN Magazine as one of three finalists in the Power IC: Drivers category for the publication's EDN Innovation award. Introduced...

Singapore LTA Deploys March Networks' VideoSphere Solution.
March 3, 2009... March Networks, a supplier of intelligent IP video and business analysis applications, announced that the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has selected the company's VideoSphere solution for enhanced passenger and staff security. ...

Frost & Sullivan: IPTV Paves the Way for Telco Transformation.
March 3, 2009... According to Frost & Sullivan, telecom operators believed they had found the next killer application after the IPTV debut in 2000. Since growing almost 85 percent from less than 3 million subscribers in 2006, to 5.5 million in 2007,...

Tandberg Opts for Verizon Business Private IP Solution.
March 3, 2009... Tandberg, a provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing, and mobile video products and services, has selected a Verizon Business Private IP solution for the company's worldwide corporate communications network. The fully...

Nvidia Names Bob Sherbin as VP for Corporate Communications.
March 3, 2009... Nvidia has appointed Bob Sherbin, a 25-year communications veteran, to the newly created role of vice president, corporate communications. Sherbin will be responsible for strengthening corporate communications at the company, with...

K's Media Inks Deal with Guangdong Advertising.
March 3, 2009... K's Media, a company engaged in specialized media and advertising activities in China, has signed a full year contract with Guangdong Advertising Shanghai Office (Guangdong Advertising) at a projected value of RMB5,000,000 annually (approx....

RMD Entertainment to Acquire UK-based Music Recording Company.
March 3, 2009... RMD Entertainment Group announced that it has entered into negotiations to acquire a UK-based music recording company. RMD said the recording company currently works with a variety of major label artists as well as an established song...

Belden Declares Dividend.
March 3, 2009... The Board of Directors of Belden on February 25 declared a regular quarterly dividend of five cents per share payable on April 2, to all shareholders of record as of March 16. The company has also established May 20, as the date for its...

Christopher Awards Are Set for April.
March 3, 2009... The 60th annual Christopher Awards in April will celebrate feature films, books for children and adults, broadcast and cable television programs, adding to the list of 1,336 authors, illustrators, screenwriters, producers and directors honored...

Stardock Entertainment Offers Micro-Expansion for Sins of a Solar Empire.
March 3, 2009... Stardock Entertainment announced that the micro-expansion to Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, is now ready for download on Stardock's digital download platform, Impulse. The company said that fans that have the original Sins of a Solar...

Harris Offers Punctuate Business Management Solution.
March 3, 2009... At the recent Digital Signage Expo, Harris unveiled Punctuate, an advanced software solution that manages the scheduling and placement of advertising and promotional content -- the key enabler of new revenue streams that many digital signage...

Mirial Softphone 6.2 Debuts.
March 3, 2009... Mirial has released version 6.2 of its Mirial Softphone, the advanced video conferencing software client for professional visual communication on IP networks. Featuring Full-HD resolution up to 1080p for both decoding and encoding, the...