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Proposed government legislation regarding spectrum allocation is drawing support from federal departments and commercial wireless agencies, but concerns remain about whether the bills adequately protect the military. Sponsored earlier this month by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act would create a fund to relocate military and other government agencies from commercially valuable […]

Intel Corp. last week introduced three handheld computer processors designed to save battery life while still performing faster than previous versions. The chips consist of the PXA263, the companys first “stacked” processor for handheld computers; the PXA260, which is designed to make PDA upgrades easier; and the PXA255, which is a replacement for the PXA250, […]

Synchronization software company Pumatech Inc. on Monday announced the acquisition of Starfish Software Inc., previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc. that also makes synchronization products. Pumatech, of San Jose, Calif., traditionally has focused on personal digital assistants and PCs. Starfish, of Scotts Valley, Calif., is a co-founder of the SyncML Inititative standards body. […]

Nortel Networks Corp. on Monday unveiled several new wireless LAN products and a companion strategy aimed at enterprise customers and service providers, marking the Toronto companys entry into the WLAN market. Nortels goal is to provide roaming capability across public and private networks as well as commercial “hot spot” WLAN enivironments, officials said. “Nortel Networks […]

John Stanton on Tuesday announced that he is stepping down from his post as CEO of T-Mobile USA Inc. Stanton, 47, was the founder of T-Mobile predecessor VoiceStream Wireless, of Bellevue, Wash., which was bought by German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom A.G. in 2001. He will remain chairman of T-Mobile. Robert Dotson, president of T-Mobile […]

As the wireless industry pushes for the proliferation of public wireless LANs, security experts continue to issue warnings about keeping the data from becoming public. At the in New Orleans last week, several companies announced products and services for deploying Wi-Fi, or 802.11b WLAN, services. Vivato Inc., a Wi-Fi infrastructure startup funded by Intel Corp., […]

NEW ORLEANS—Major carriers disagree on the commercial viability of public WLAN hot spots and, as such, are taking very different approaches to the market. While companies such as Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint PCS Group are taking a wait-and-see approach to 802.11b, or Wi-Fi, others such as Verizon Wireless Inc., AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and […]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is testing a system that uses personal digital assistants to send biological warfare information to health-care workers. The three-month pilot test of the PDA network is meant to determine the best way for federal officials to communicate with clinicians on the front line in the event of […]

Cisco Systems Inc.s foray into the small-office/home-office networking space, with its purchase of Linksys Group Inc. last week, is being met with mixed reactions from customers and industry watchers. While some believe the move is a natural extension, others worry that Ciscos influence could ultimately result in traditionally simple products becoming more difficult to install […]

Handheld computer maker Palm Inc. on Thursday posted a loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The Milpitas, Calif., company reported a loss of $172.3 million, or $5.93 per share, on revenues of $209 million for the third quarter, down 28.6 percent from last year when the company posted revenues of $292.7 million. The […]