Mobic News January-June 1999; WAP, Bluetooth, Symbian, Wireless Internet, Palm, Windows CE, and more

May - No doubt about WAP?
During May, Microsoft joined the WAP forum, confirming Microsofts tactics; if you cant beat them, join them. This increases the probability that wap will be a success, at least for the short term.

Read more about what this war is about.

Alliance Mania Grips CeBIT, CebitNews, CebitNews, March 19th

Revenge of the Jedi: Psion Adds Java to EPOC Platform, CebitNews, March 19th

Not Windows CE?, CebitNews, March 19th

Ericsson and Telenor present solution for wireless e-commerce, March 19th

Symbian Announces Key Initiatives and Products to Create New Growth Engine For Wireless Information Device Industry, March 19th

Schlumberger and VIAG Interkom to Demonstrate Mobile Banking Service at CeBIT 99, March 18th

Internet due on all Motorola handsets, CNN Interactive, March 18th

ORANGE DEMONSTRATES WAP-BASED MULTIMEDIA SERVICES AT CeBIT '99, March 18th

ORANGE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NOKIA TO BEGIN MAJOR TRIAL OF WIRELESS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, March 18th

Audio Web Browser for Mobiles, March 18th

Ericsson brings new e-services over the Internet to the smart home and small office, March 18

Bluetooth Shows it's for Real, Cebit News, March 18th

Ericsson demonstrates Bluetooth at CeBIT ‘99, March 18

Ericsson unveils mobile phone equipped for communication and organisation, March 18

The new Nokia Artus USSD Center - fast response times for interactive messaging services, March 18th

WWW:MMM (Mobile Media Mode) defines a new space on the Internet, optimized for access via mobile devices, March 18th

The Sabre Group, IBM and Nokia team to create traveler service for enhanced mobile phone, March 18th

Nokia Announces the Nokia WAP Server for the Corporate Market, March 18th

IBM and Nokia team up to put mobile employees in touch with their data, March 18th

DE LA RUE AND SYMANTEC PARTNER TO INTRODUCE GSM STANDARD APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND SIMULATION TOOL, March 18th

HP'S VERIFONE ANNOUNCES SOLUTION WITH DE LA RUE TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF NEW MOBILE E-COMMERCE CAPABILITIES TO GSM MARKET, March 18th

DE LA RUE SETS THE PACE FOR MOBILE BANKING, March 18th

SAGEM DEMONSTRATES FIRST DUAL BAND GSM HANDSET RUNNING UNWIRED PLANET MICROBROWSER, March 18th

Sendit demonstrates powerful GSM mobile e-mail solutions for Windows CE and Outlook at CeBIT 99, March 17th

Sun and Symbian announce alliance to incorporate Java^TM technology in over 40 million EPOCTM Wireless Information Devices, March 17th

ALCATEL AND 3COM ENTER WIDE RANGING COOPERATION, March 17th

PANASONIC LICENSES UNWIRED PLANET'S WAP MICROBROWSER FOR FIVE AIRLINK PROTOCOLS, March 17th

Bill Gates's Other Bugaboo, In the mobile Net market, tiny Symbian has a head start, Business Week, March 15th
- TABLE: Pocket-Size Peril

NTT DoCoMo and Symbian establish strategic relationship to accelerate growth of Wireless Information Device industry, March 15th

Nokia to deliver Asia's first GPRS network to KG Telecom, Taiwan, March 15th

High Noon for Mobile Operating Systems, Cebit News, March 15th

New technology crucial as mobile workers demand speed and efficiency, newsalert, March 15th

Ericsson unveils new mobile companion MC 218, March 12th

CeBIT to focus on handhelds, Net connectivity, March 8th

Bluetooth - A reason to smile, March 2nd

ALCATEL INTEGRATES UNWIRED PLANET TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER END-TO-END WAP-READY SOLUTIONS TO WIRELESS CARRIERS, March 1st

Gemplus, Nokia, Omnitel and Sonera to explore the potential of Mobile Internet, February 24th

HP's VeriFone Announces Solution with De La Rue to Enable Delivery of New Mobile E-Commerce Capabilities to GSM Market , February 23rd

ALCATEL GSM USERS GET ON-LINE, February 23rd

Nokia unveils the world's first media phone for Internet access, February 23rd

CNN Interactive and Nokia Join Forces to Develop CNN Mobile, 24-Hour News Service for Digital Mobile Phones, February 23rd

Nokia to supply comprehensive WAP solution for France Telecom Mobiles, February 23rd

SAMSUNG LICENSES UNWIRED PLANET'S WAP MICROBROWSER FOR GSM HANDSETS, February 23rd

UNWIRED PLANET AND REUTERS TO PROVIDE INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES TO WAP-ENABLED WIRELESS HANDSETS, February 22nd

Amazon.com Purchases Minority Stake in Geoworks, February 16th

New Mobile Banking, Leisure And Retail Applications Now Possible With Latest High Capacity Java SIM Card, February 12th

WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL EMBRACED BY ALL SECTORS OF WORLDWIDE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, February, 11th

LOGICA ALDISCON and APiON conduct WAP Interworking Trials, February 9th

BYEDESK.COM WIRELESS INTERNET TRIAL SERVICE FROM FUJITSU REACHES 10,000-USER MILESTONE, February 9th

Schlumberger Demonstrates Unique Value-Added Loyalty Application At CTIA Wireless '99, February 8th

UNWIRED PLANET UNVEILS UP.SM@RT PHONE APPLICATION SUITE ENABLING LIGHTWEIGHT, AFFORDABLE SMARTPHONES, February 8th

IGS DELIVERS A SIMPLY MORE INTELLIGENT SMARTPHONE, February 8th

WIRELESS KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL MAGIC PLAN TO ADD VOICE-ENABLING CAPABILITIES TO REVOLV, February 8th

WIRELESS KNOWLEDGE AND MSNBC.COM PARTNER TO BRING NEWS AND OTHER CONTENT TO WIRELESS DEVICE USERS, February 8th

Nextel Teams with Motorola, Netscape and Unwired Planet to Offer Wireless Internet Services on Its Guaranteed All-Digital National Network, February 8th

Motorola Unveils First 'Internet-Ready' Integrated Digital Wireless Handset: Palm-size iDEN Handset Combines Microbrowser and Wireless Modem Functionality, February 8th

Nextel Licenses UP.Link Platform To Enable Wireless Internet Computing Services On Display of Nextel Phones , February 8th

SignalSoft Corp. to Conduct Live Demonstration of New Location-Based Information Service During CTIA Wireless '99 Conference, February 8th

Hutchison Telecom And American Express Bank Launch Flexible Mobile Phone Banking Service Based On Advanced GSM Phase 2+ SIM Cards From Schlumberger, February 4th

Schlumberger and In Fusio Join Forces To Redefine The Mobile Games Market, February 3rd

Nokia and MeritaNordbanken jointly developing new banking services for GSM phones, February 3rd

Lucent Technologies brings multi-standard expertise to wireless application protocol forum, February 2nd

MobileOne to Offer Easy-to-use Info-on-demand Services with De La Rue's SIM toolkit, February 1st

InterDigital and Nokia announce multi-year development project for third generation technology, February 1st

Ericsson and T-Mobil in world's first GPRS contract, January 26th

Nokia Announces WAP Technology Licensing and WAP Toolkit Availability, January 21th

Bull and AU-System Mobile form a partnership regarding distribution and integration of AU-System’s Over the air servers into Bull solutions, January 21th

Intel is positioning for handheld computers and wireless media phones, January 21th
According to Computer Sweeden, Intel will position for the future of wireless handheld computers and cellular phones. Intel bought the Strongarm processor from Digital, and will use this processor for new handeld computers and wireless phones, says Benny Ginman, Intels europen manager for Strongarm. Strongarm is very battery efficient, and is therefore very well fit for handhelds. This processor is now the brain of several Windows CE devices.

COMPUTER INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN THE WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL FORUM, January 20th

WIRELESSKNOWLEDGE UNVEILS PREMIER WIRELESS DATA ACCESS SERVICE, REVOLV, January 19th

Nokia and Unwired Planet announce interoperability testing of WAP based products, January 13th

Symbian expands into Scandinavia with acquisition of Ericsson Mobile, January 13th

Ericsson and China go for WCDMA cooperation, January 13th

Geoworks Creates Professional Services Consulting Group to Share Smart Phone Expertise With Wireless Market, January 13th

Citibank and M1 Introduce World's First Most Comprehensive Mobile Phone Banking Service, January 12th

Moving a step closer towards a Wireless Information Society - Nokia to supply WAP compatible solutions for operator trials, January 12th

Geoworks and APiON Demonstrate WAP Interoperability, January 12th

Symbian and STNC to provide the world’s most advanced Internet Access solutions for wireless products, January 11th

Nokia 800Xi - Large LCD with world class picture quality, January 11th

BlueTooth Wireless Networking - Best future technology, January 7th

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