Shelley Solheim

Research In Motion Ltd. for several years has had the corporate mobile e-mail market virtually all to itself. But the honeymoon is about to end as wireless carriers prepare to ink new deals with RIM competitors and Microsoft Corp. readies its next mobile operating system with push e-mail capabilities. Push e-mail provider Visto Inc., of […]

MontaVista Software will soon start shipping a Linux operating system designed for mobile phones that MontaVista said will increase flexibility and cut costs for handset manufacturers. Mobilinux 4.0, based on the Linux 2.6 kernel, is scalable from lower-end handsets to higher-end smart phones, said Jacob Lehrbaum, product manager for wireless and mobile devices for MontaVista. […]

Research In Motion Ltd. and its development partners last week continued their push to help businesses extend enterprise applications such as CRM to RIMs BlackBerry devices. Among those working with RIM to make this happen is iEnterprises Inc., of Murray Hill, N.J., which launched its CRM on the Go offering for the BlackBerry at RIMs […]

Sprints first-quarter revenue rose to $6.9 billion, from $6.7 billion for the same period a year ago. The company earned $472 million, or 31 cents per share, compared with $225 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago.Sprints growth was driven in large part by its wireless business—which added 1.3 […]

PalmOne this week released a low-end PDA for business users, the Tungsten E2, which replaces the Tungsten E, released in 2003. Among new features in the E2 is nonvolatile flash memory, so that data is preserved if the battery runs out, and Bluetooth wireless technology. Like its predecessor, the E2 has a 320-by-320-pixel color display, […]

PalmOne Inc. Wednesday released a new low-end PDA for business users, the Tungsten E2. Among the new features in the Tungsten E2 is nonvolatile flash memory, so that data is preserved if the battery runs out, and Bluetooth wireless technology. Like its predecessor, the Tungsten E, which was released in October 2003, the Tungsten E2 […]

Wireless push e-mail provider Seven Networks Inc. is set to acquire its rival Smartner Information Systems Ltd. this week. The move will allow Seven to expand its geographic footprint, especially into Europe, where Smartner, based in Helsinki, Finland, has made inroads with its wireless push e-mail offering. The acquisition will also expand Sevens partnerships with […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning a spring debut for the next version of its iPaq, which will include considerable functionality and performance improvements. The new iPaq hw6500 Mobile Messenger works with quad-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and high-speed EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) networks, according to documents submitted […]

BlackBerry device maker RIM posted a loss in the fourth quarter as a result of settling its three-year patent dispute with NTP. Despite this drop, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie remains confident, pointing out in an earnings conference call that BlackBerry has broad appeal due to its wide applications integration and globalized administration. Research In Motion […]

Xerox is shipping its first color multifunction printer, or MFP, based on the companys solid- ink technologies. Xeroxs solid-ink printers use large blocks of ink that sit side by side inside the printer, instead of the more common toner cartridges. The solid-ink technology uses fewer consumables, is cleaner and generates less environmental waste than toner-based […]

Before a U.S. Air Force pilot ever climbs into a fighter jet for combat, there is a long chain of people and steps in the process of making sure that the plane is ready for a mission. Deep behind the front lines of the Air Force, there is an unofficial mantra among the IT team […]

In the years following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist hijackings of American Airlines Inc.s Flight 11 and United Air Lines Inc.s Flight 175, departing from Logan International Airport in Boston for Los Angeles, the Massachusetts Port Authority has beefed up the airports security, including new baggage-screening systems, a door access-control system for employees and new […]