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Wireless Carriers Get Religion for Business Applications
ATLANTA—It’s been a long time coming, but wireless carriers are finally getting the idea that cooperation is a good thing when it comes to enterprise applications. Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS Group, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless all have upcoming business application offerings that depend on third-party partners. As a result, enterprise customers will be…
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Intel, Alcatel Team On WiMAX
Alcatel and Intel today said they would team up to develop WiMAX solutions, which are expected to come to market in 2005. WiMAX, also known as the IEEE 802.16 standard, is expected to provide data rates of about 70 Mbits per second over a range of about 20 to 30 miles, with lower data rates…
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Channel Zone Daily News Log — Week of March 22
Friday, March 26 POWAY, CA, and IRVINE, CA, — Computer maker Gateway, Inc.’s (www.gateway.com) board approved a new senior management team, following completion of its acquisition of eMachines Inc. Gateway founder Ted Waitt will serve as chairman and Wayne Inouye will serve as president and chief executive officer. Thirteen senior vice presidents will report to…
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U.S. Lindows Judge Proposes Compromise
The battle between Lindows.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. over the Lindows trademark took an interesting turn today when U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle proposed a deal in which Microsoft can proceed with an appeal of his earlier ruling that a jury must decide whether “windows” had been a generic term before it was…
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AT&T Launches Managed Endpoint Security Offerings
AT&T this week introduced two new services to help enterprise customers thwart attacks. The first service, dubbed AT&T Internet Protect, informs customers about potential threats before they become full-blown attacks. Under the Internet Protect service, AT&T will alert businesses through a secure Web portal to potential threats within minutes of identifying critical malicious activity. The…
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Senator Voices RFID Concerns
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday called for a national debate on RFID technology and the privacy issues related to its use. In an address at the Georgetown University Law Center, Leahy said that Congress might need to take action if members find significant privacy protection concerns arising from the swift emergence of RFID…
