Colin C. Haley

Radio frequency identification was thrust into the IT consciousness in late 2003 when Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense mandated that their top suppliers use the wireless tracking technology. Since then, there’s been a lot of work in the field. RFID components, including tags and readers, are more reliable than earlier versions. Systems integrators have […]

Making good on its pledge to be more active this year, Motorola Ventures said it made an investment in Irish telecom software maker Anam Mobile. Anam’s applications range from management platforms for content providers to core network delivery platforms for mobile network operators. The software is designed to run over third-generation networks, and is sold […]

Klausner Technologies has filed a $200 million patent infringement lawsuit against America Online (AOL) over voice platform technology. At issue are features that let subscribers receive visual notification of new voice messages and selectively retrieve messages from their displays. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Virginia, revolves around one patent. In all, Klausner, founded […]

Qwest CEO Richard Notebaert has said it’s time to move on after MCI accepted a lower takeover offer from Verizon, but at least one institutional investor isn’t ready to give up. Deephaven Capital, which owns nearly 5 percent of MCI shares, is launching a last-ditch effort to convince other shareholders to reject the Verizon deal […]

BOSTON — When it comes to radio frequency identification systems, there’s no substitute for trial and error, IT managers and industry experts said at IDC’s RFID Update conference here today. “[RFID] will be a very powerful enabling technology,” Sean Campbell, IBM’s RFID leader, said. “You should build through trials and controlled pilots. There is no […]

Avaya , a communications software, systems and services company, unveiled improvements to its Internet Protocol call center applications today. Upgrades to the Basking Ridge, N.J., company’s Customer Interaction Suite are using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in order to improve customer service and reduce costs. SIP is a signaling protocol best known as the foundation for […]

UPDATED: Putting one vendor on its heels and another on the map, Microsoft will replace its Cisco wireless local area network gear with equipment from Aruba Networks. With more than 25,000 users on the network at any given time in 60 countries, Microsoft’s WLAN is one of the world’s largest. It is deployed in 277 […]

The Federal Communications Commission’s order requiring broadband phone companies to provide enhanced emergency 911 (e911) calling services will shape the future of the nascent industry. Public safety officials say it’s a reasonable and responsible response to an expectation that IP telephony services enable customers to call 911 in an emergency or life-threatening situation. As internetnews.com […]

Nortel announced today that two senior executives have resigned after disagreements with the network equipment maker’s CEO. The departures of President and COO Gary Daichendt and CTO Gary Kunis are effective immediately. Both men, who previously held posts at a number of large IT firms, including Cisco , were just hired by Nortel in March. […]

Questions have long swirled around WiMax , the promising (but unproven) wireless broadband technology. Will industry players hammer out standards? Is there a must-have application to drive adoption? Can companies make money? An increasing number of wireless and IT firms are teaming up to find the answers. The latest are Nokia and Intel , which […]

Further extending its reach from PC to cell phone, Yahoo said a downloadable e-mail client is now available on Sprint devices. Yahoo Mail for Mobile, which works through a PC-like interface, costs $2.99 per month and can be accessed from six phones, including Vision Multimedia handsets from Sanyo and Treo devices from palmOne. It also […]

BellSouth will license telecom technology covered under two patents to Comverse , the companies announced today. The deal settles a legal spat that has dragged on for more than a year. It also highlights an expanding source of revenue for the Baby Bell. “BellSouth’s intellectual property group has negotiated more than 100 licenses since it […]