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IBM today introduced the T30, a new ThinkPad computer that features the TCPA-compliant Embedded Security Subsystem and a programmable touchpad. This is the first laptop to feature ESS, a standardized combination of hardware and software that includes user-selectable automatic file, folder and e-mail encryption and decryption. The T30 also is the first computer to feature […]

Cisco Systems Inc. last week announced WLAN offerings designed for IT managers who eventually want to deploy faster wireless products but still support existing ones. The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point supports the simultaneous operation of 802.11b and 802.11a wireless LAN radios. 802.11b, also known as Wi-Fi, is the prevalent WLAN standard today, offering […]

New third-party server software that supports multiple wireless platforms could make life easier for IT managers increasingly looking to support more than one type of handheld device. Wireless server software developers Extended Systems Inc. and Neomar Inc. are each developing new versions of their respective products with comprehensive cross-platform support. The evolution of wireless servers […]

Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson on Monday announced that the company is axing about 20 percent of its work force, following a tough financial first quarter. Officials at the Stockholm-based company said that Ericsson had a net loss of 2.97 kronor for the quarter, as compared with a net profit of 424 […]

Cisco Systems Inc. today announced a series of wireless LAN products designed for IT managers who want to migrate to faster products but still support the existing ones. The Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point supports the simultaneous operation of 802.11b and 802.11a wireless LAN radios. 802.11b, also known as Wi-Fi, is the most prevalent […]

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. today unveiled a high-speed wireless data service for consumers called mMode. The service will be similar to NTT DoCoMo Inc.s iMode service, which is popular in Japan. DoCoMo, which owns 16 percent of AT&T Wireless, was integral in designing mMode. The service runs on the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network […]

Siemens AG on Monday announced that it plans to buy chips and software from rival Motorola Corp. for upcoming 3G cell phones. The phones will use Motorolas i.300 Innovative Convergence platform, which uses UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) technology. Phones based on the platform are due early in 2004, said officials at Siemens in Munich. […]

Macromedia Inc. is getting serious about mobility and is forming a business unit that will focus on putting the companys Flash technology in wireless devices. The company is looking for someone to head the new division, and the short list includes Microsoft Corp.s former mobility vice president, Paul Gross, according to sources close to the […]

In keeping with a recent trend toward vertical markets, wireless data delivery company AvantGo Inc. last week introduced an application designed for inspectors. AvantGo Mobile Inspection targets industries such as energy, government and manufacturing, whose employees usually carry clipboards around. “Information technology hasnt really reached this area of people,” said Richard Owen, CEO of AvantGo, […]

In describing computers, “deep” and “sensitive” are not the first words that come to mind. But a San Jose, Calif., startup wants to change that. Canesta Inc. has secured U.S. patents for chips and software that enable a computer to see an image in three dimensions and process that image for various functions. Canesta calls […]

The organization that drove the adoption of the popular 802.11b WLAN specification is now struggling with how to test and market future wireless LAN products. At issue in the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance is how to best route developers from Wi-Fi (802.11b) to the more prestigious Wi-Fi-5 certification. The task is formidable and could lead […]

Qualcomm Corp. this week acknowleged that it had found some glitches in some early shipments of 3G cell phone components, which could result in performance problems. The San Diego, Calif. company said that the problematic components included its CDMA2000 1X MSM5100 and MSM5105 chipsets and related software. Company officials said that the error has been […]