Wayne Rash

A controversial telecommunications bill that has raised the issue of whether high-speed Internet providers should be able to charge premium rates has made its way out of a Senate committee, but its future in the full body is less than certain. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on June 28 approved the much-amended […]

Dell is replacing Microsofts wireless setup wizard in its laptops and mobile workstations with one from a smaller vendor that officials say offers improved functionality and troubleshooting support. The product from SingleClick Systems provides a sophisticated application for sensing the characteristics of a wireless network, setting up connections to the network, and managing a variety […]

It may not be the World Cup, but in one way, at least, France and Germany are working together in the United States. Orange Business Services, the enterprise unit of Orange France, which in turn is the wireless division of France Telecom, announced July 5 that it had entered into an agreement with T-Mobile USA […]

A spokesperson for Verizon Communications told eWEEK June 30 that Verizon has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt, Md., against Montgomery County, Md. The suit, which was filed on Thursday, June 29, claims that the countys cable franchise agreement violates federal law and infringes on the Verizons […]

NEW YORK—Mobotix, the German maker of high-resolution, full-frame-rate digital security cameras, announced at C3 Expo here that it has released the highest-resolution, lowest-cost addition to its IP camera line. The M22M includes the ability to monitor sounds as well as video images and delivers up to 30 frames per second at 640-by-480-pixel resolution, which is […]

NEW YORK—Research In Motions co-CEO and Chairman James Balsillie says the company will release a version of its popular BlackBerry handheld device by the end of the year that includes both Wi-Fi and cellular technology. In addition, RIM, of Waterloo, Ontario, will expand its BlackBerry Connect service in the United States, with the service coming […]

NEW YORK—Red Hat Chairman, CEO and President Matthew Szulik told attendees at the C3 Expo here that open-source software is already highly successful. Szulik was the opening keynote speaker at the C3 conference the week of June 26. He said the best-known open-source product, Linux, already runs on 13 platforms ranging from laptop computers to […]

NEW YORK—Transitive CEO Bob Wiederhold announced on June 27 a new version of the companys virtualization software, QuickTransit, for Solaris/SPARC applications. The new software will allow Intel-based computers running Linux to run Solaris/SPARC applications in the same memory space as Linux applications. This makes QuickTransit different from products such as VMware, which can run several […]

West Kingston, R.I.—American Power Conversion is bringing out a new version of its InfraStruXure line of power backup and management devices aimed at the small and midsize business market. A company spokesperson revealed the details on this new system at a meeting at the companys headquarters here. The new InfraStruXure is coupled with a SmartUPS […]

Good Technology is releasing its new service for IBM Lotus Domino users that will allow wireless PDA and smart phone users to have access to their Notes e-mail remotely. The new product, Good Mobile Messaging for IBM Lotus Domino, will support a wide variety of wireless platforms, such as the new Motorola Q, Palm Treo […]

WASHINGTON—Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, told eWEEK on June 22 that he does not want any sort of net neutrality legislation to be part of the telecom bill currently being debated by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “Until somebody tells me what net neutrality means, until they can give me a definition, I dont […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on June 21 approved two changes in Universal Service Fund charges for carriers. The first was to change the “Safe Harbor” percentage for wireless carriers from 28.5 percent to 37.1 percent. The second was to require VOIP (voice over IP) carriers to contribute to the USF with a “Safe Harbor” […]