Kayentis executives trial the new technology; see immediate benefits with customers
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Feb. 22, 2010 — Sprint’s 4G technology is making a Philadelphia-based software provider for the pharmaceutical and health care industry more efficient, responsive and valuable to its customers, and leaders at the company have taken note.
Executives at Kayentis, intrigued by the benefits of much faster download speeds and significant Web experience improvements of the technology, began experimenting with Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300 mobile broadband cards last year.
“Communicating by our North American executives with each other and with our pharmaceutical customers has been greatly improved with the use of the Sprint 3G/4G broadband cards,” said Guy Maestre, vice president, North American Operations, Kayentis. “The new e-mail and data exchange speeds that we see when acquiring research data, RFP information, and accessing our applications in our central servers through more…
Strategic acquisition enhances Motorola’s On Demand Portfolio
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 19 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT - News) today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a leading provider of content management and delivery systems, specializing in video on demand for IPTV. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Integrated into Motorola’s Home business, the acquisition of BitBand will complement Motorola’s existing on demand product line which includes the Adaptive Media Management framework for content management and high-performance streaming servers for centralized and edge-based on demand networks. BitBand brings products tailored for IP video and expertise in IPTV solutions, as well as solutions for content delivery networks (CDN) and Over-the-Top video services. With the addition of BitBand’s products, Motorola can offer comprehensive on demand solutions for customers worldwide, addressing a wide range of deployment scales, access networks, video formats and business models.
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Finance leaders across the US will meet to discuss Mobile Banking Growth
Mobile companies are now jumping on the Finance bandwagon, Nokia have just announced the launch of a mobile financial service which they plan to roll out next year. The growth potential of Mobile banking has not yet been harnessed by the banking community, and it is the mobile providers who have made the first move. The opportunities available to the financial industry are to be discussed at the upcoming FST US Summit (hosted by GDS International).
Some of the key points to be raised will focus on Understanding the U.S. wireless ecosystem, Finding the reality of mobile internet, Defining business opportunities, Comparing technology options and managing security complexity while utilizing mobile services to expand on consumer satisfaction.
“Wireless and mobile services are changing the way people live more…
VIERA, FL—February 17, 2010—SkyCross, a global antenna designer and manufacturer, announced today that the GSM Association named iMAT MIMO antennas winner of “Best Network Technology Advance” at the annual Global Mobile Awards 2010 on February 16 in Barcelona. Within this category, the GSMA judges were looking for products or services that deliver demonstrable improvements both for end users and network operators and are applicable to multiple markets on a global scale. SkyCross iMAT antenna technology enables enhanced MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) performance in sleek devices. With its carrier-proven ability to boost capacity, data rates, and reliability of 4G networks, iMAT convinced the judges that SkyCross deserved this prestigious award.
The judges, all highly experienced wireless professionals, had this to say about SkyCross: “Realizing the real need for high speed in the mobile device is vitally important to fully exploit the massive investment in super fast more…
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Partnership Delivers Strategic Consulting, OSS and Systems Integration Solutions to Enable Telecom Operators to Drive Revenues and Improve Operational Efficiencies
TORONTO and OVERLAND PARK, KS, February 18, 2010 — Sigma Systems, an industry leader in Advanced IP Service Fulfillment solutions, and TMNG Global (Nasdaq: TMNGD), a leading provider of professional services, products and services to the converging communications, media and entertainment industries, today announced a strategic alliance to enable next-generation operators to increase revenues through the cost-effective and efficient delivery and support of complex service offerings.
This partnership provides a comprehensive portfolio of software solutions, implementation, strategic consulting, business case development, and collaborative business and operational assessment to enable service providers to rapidly and cost-effectively launch new services. Through this combination of operational services, the partnership addresses the entire “Business Plan to Cash” lifecycle, providing service providers with reduced time to market, more…
HSPA 7.2-capable Motorola BACKFLIP Coming Soon to AT&T Stores Nationwide
DALLAS and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Feb. 18 — AT&T and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that the Motorola BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR will be available in AT&T stores nationwide and online at www.wireless.att.com beginning March 7.
MOTOBLUR offers AT&T customers a new way to connect to their favorite people, content and applications, whether it’s work or personal email, messaging or social networking. Motorola’s exclusive Android experience syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, Picasa, work and personal e-mail, and Last.fm — and automatically delivers them to live widgets for immediate reply, right from the home screen. And, for customers who prefer multi-tasking, AT&T’s 3G network offers the added advantage of talking and surfing the Web and accessing applications at the same time.
BACKFLIP features a unique form-factor with more…
Numerex CTO Jeff Smith Elected Chair; ILS Technology Product Manager Jim Wert Elected Vice-Chair
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 16 — The Telecommunications Industry Association’s newly launched Smart Device Communications (SDC) Engineering Committee (TR-50) met recently, electing Dr. Jeff Smith, Chief Technology Officer at Numerex Corp (Nasdaq: NMRX) as Committee Chairman, and Jim Wert, Product Manager of deviceWISE Products at ILS Technology, as Vice-Chairman.
TR-50 was established in December to develop standards to enable, monitor and ensure interoperable interfaces to the network. At the February 4th meeting, representatives from more than 40 companies, the U.S. government and trade associations engaged in lively discussions about the scope, requirements, definitions and architecture of smart devices.
“Having worked in standards development, I could not be more pleased with the speed and cooperative effort I see in TR-50. It’s evident by the level of participation and urgency that there’s a real need for more…
Expansion of Managed SSL VPN Portfolio Features Global Load Balancing; Launch Includes Free 60-Day Trial and Live Webinar
Key Enterprise Benefits:
Unique global load balancing design delivers highest reliability – guaranteed
Worldwide coverage with no upfront capital expense
Self-service portal for instant service turn up plus moves, adds and changes
DENVER, February 17, 2010 – Virtela, the world’s largest independent managed network services company, today announced the industry’s first cloud-based remote access solution backed by a 100% global availability guarantee. Virtela’s cloud-based SSL VPN service now features the ability to dynamically load balance remote access network traffic within and between regions on a worldwide basis, leveraging a unique design to deliver the highest availability and performance on the market.
SSL VPNs have grown in importance as companies strive to find a simple, secure and cost-effective way to provide anytime, anywhere more…
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, and Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle’s Sun Java™ Wireless Client for Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform™ (Brew MP). With this release, Sun Java™ Wireless Client, Oracle’s Java implementation for mobile handsets, is now pre-integrated with Brew MP. Handset manufacturers and developers alike are provided with a turnkey solution to incorporate Java technology into mobile devices based on Brew MP in a consistent manner across devices, ensuring seamless integration and coexistence of Java applications with Brew MP native applications.
The pre-integration and pre-optimization of Oracle’s Sun Java Wireless Client on Brew MP extends the Brew MP value proposition of providing open platform solutions across a wide variety of device types and tiers. In addition, the availability of customization and configuration tools from Oracle-Sun enables device manufacturers to fine-tune the solution to their target more…
Today, Oracle announced availability of the latest release of Oracle Database Lite, a comprehensive solution for developing, deploying and managing applications for mobile and embedded environments.
With Oracle Database Lite, mobile users gain continuous access to data unconstrained by mobile network bandwidth and coverage, allowing them to access enterprise data even in the absence of a network connection.
New in this release of Oracle Database Lite is the ability to bi-directionally synchronize data between the open source SQLite database and Oracle Database.
This release also provides centralized user and device provisioning and management of SQLite-based mobile applications, allowing disconnected users to have an experience virtually identical to users who are connected.
Easier and More Secure Mobile Synchronization
Oracle Database Lite consists of:
Oracle Database Lite Client, a small footprint SQL database that runs on many devices and platforms and can be bi-directionally synchronized with an more…
