Michael Singer

Hoping to target all of those elusive business-class customers, Research In Motion (RIM) Tuesday took the wraps off a BlackBerry device that includes traditional Nextel Direct Connect walkie-talkie functions. Similar to its previously launched BlackBerry 6710, the new 6510 handheld includes 2.5G wireless functions and support for J2ME and other open standards. The 6510 also […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A standards group Tuesday said the wireless technology known as 802.11 or Wi-Fi should completely enter the mainstream by 2004 and has the potential to equal the sales of the most successful name brand consumer goods. Speaking at the 802.11 Planet Fall 2002 Conference & Expo, Wi-Fi Alliance chairman and Intersil […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Wireless networking provider NewLogic Tuesday said it is making its most “WiLD” modem IP core available just in time for the 802.11 Planet Fall 2002 Conference & Expo (December 3-5). The Lustenau, Austria-based company’s 802.11a standard compliant OFDM Modem is the latest in its WiLD (Wireless LAN IP for LSI Designs) […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The focus for Cisco Systems in 2003 is to build a network of what it calls “Intelligent Information Networks” based on their systems. The San Jose, Calif.-based computer-networking equipment maker Tuesday said it is planning on spending $1 billion on new growth markets and an “aggressive” combination of strategic partnerships and […]

Hoping to expand its footprint to all things South, wireless phone giant Ericsson Monday said it has begun installing one of South America’s first national Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) networks. With the help of Columbia-based Flycom Comunicaciones (a new company formed by ISA Group Interconexion Electrical), Sweden-based Ericsson is using its MINI-LINK point-to-multipoint broadband […]

In preparation for its next generation of PC and server semiconductors, Intel Tuesday released new compiler software designed for Windows and Linux operating systems. Software developers use compilers to translate a programming language, such as C++ or Fortran, into the machine language understood by the processor. Version 7.0 of Intel C++ and Intel Fortran compiler […]

A poll of mostly U.S. CIOs released Monday says that spending on information technology is on the upswing and the worst of the tech slump could be behind us by the second half of 2003. The optimism circulates mostly around replacement needs, such as computer hardware, security and infrastructure software. However, the good news is […]

In a show of support for standardizing mobile devices, Sun Microsystems Monday say they have completed the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP 2.0) standard. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company worked with some 50 wireless players, including Motorola, Nokia, Vodafone, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, Palm, Research in Motion (RIM) and NTT DoCoMo. The standard also includes the […]

Open-source project Mozilla Tuesday released version 1.2 of its multi-platform Web browser. The Mountain View, Calif.-based consortium said more than a dozen improvements have been made to the native look and feel in both the browser interface and the browser content area. The Mozilla Technology and Standards Evangelism Team also said it worked with many […]

There is a new leader in the UNIX server revenue, and it isn’t perennial favorite Sun Microsystems . According to the latest numbers from server research firm IDC, Hewlett-Packard now leads the pack when it comes to the overall UNIX server market with a 32.9 percent market share, while Sun fell to the number 2 […]

Hoping to advance its strategy to support GSM/GPRS networks in the United States, Nokia Tuesday took the wraps off of three new handsets, two of which target business users. As in the past, Nokia’s partner Cingular Wireless will be offering its new phones. The deliveries include the Nokia 6340i phone, a dual-band/tri-mode GAIT compliant handset […]

IBM Tuesday said it has inked a development and manufacturing deal that pools its resources with one of the world’s top three silicon foundries. Under terms of the multi-year agreement, Armonk, N.Y.-based Big Blue and Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing say they will jointly develop 90 nanometer (nm) and 65nm logic processes for foundry chip production […]