Matt Hines

Sun Microsystems and communications software maker Openwave announced a new relationship through which they are teaming to help accelerate development of mobile device applications and content services. Under the newly signed agreement, the two firms said they will work to help wireless operators and software developers build, customize and distribute new applications and device interfaces […]

In what appears to be a widening incident, Bank of America, MasterCard and Visa all announced this week that they have been informed of a potential security breach at a U.S.-based retailer. The companies refused to name the retailer involved, but at least one bank said that systems belonging to Wal-Mart Stores, the worlds largest […]

Search giant Google has released a beta version of its next-generation browser tool bar application, adding a version of the technology aimed specifically at enterprise customers and promising improved customization throughout the product. Dubbed Google Toolbar 4, the test version of the browser-borne application boasts new capabilities that include the ability for users to create […]

Does your cell phone speak English and Arabic? If your handset does indeed support such wildly different languages, theres a chance that its manufacturer or your mobile carrier is already licensing technology from Monotype Imaging. The company, based in Woburn, Mass., is a largely silent partner to some of the wireless industrys biggest device makers, […]

A federal district court in California permanently barred chip maker Broadcom from prosecuting several of its patent infringement claims against Qualcomm before the International Trade Commission, ruling that the dispute must be resolved under the courts own jurisdiction in San Diego. Judge Rudi M. Brewster said in his ruling the week of Feb. 6 that […]

Hosted applications provider SpringCM launched a new version of its enterprise content management software as it continues its push to recruit mid-market customers hungry for better data administration tools. SpringCM, which was re-christened in January after being founded in 2005 as DocExchange, said that the newest version of its hosted applications boasts a number of […]

Enterprise content management specialists Hummingbird announced a new partnership with Microsoft under which the two companies will work to integrate their current and future technologies. Under the strategic relationship, specific terms of which were not released, Hummingbird will offer out-of-the-box links into Microsoft Office XP and Outlook 2003 applications, as well as the firms SharePoint […]

As someone who works for a telecommunications company that sells wholesale network services to other communications firms, Dave Buschmeyer considers himself to be a pretty savvy user of mobile devices. Buschmeyer, a database and billing manager based in Mount Pleasant, S.C., said he has tried to stay ahead of the curve with most wireless trends, […]

Norwegian browser maker Opera Software will release a new preview version of its desktop software this week that will include support for the BitTorrent file-sharing system and lend the ability for users to build customized interface applications also known as widgets. Company spokesmen confirmed that the firm will introduce a second preview version of Opera […]

Symantec has revealed the latest change in its executive ranks, naming former Oracle executive David Thompson as its new CIO. On a conference call with investors to discuss the security software makers earnings report during the week of Jan. 30, Symantec Chief Executive John Thompson discussed the hiring, saying that David Thompson would replace current […]