Handheld devices are great for workers who gather information in the field, but creating an interface tailored to the requirements of a specific job still requires an application developer's time, right?
There are three predominant wireless standards in the U.S.: Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). There are also at least two 3G standards in the works: W-CDMA and CDMA2000.
IBM and Symbian yesterday announced a joint agreement to create wireless enterprise applications for users of Symbian-based smart phones and other devices.
Industrial and commercial businesses in the Northeast will soon have the ability to enter online auctions for their natural gas and electricity needs.
Martlet Venture Management Ltd. needed a centralized server to allow its 20 partners and others to collaborate on contract drafts and Microsoft Office applications. The Montreal-based start-up didn't want to go to the trouble and expense of managing a conventional dial-up network using its own server, so it has been beta-testing a service from Berlin-based Space2go.com GmbH & Co.
Amid the crush of thousands of basketball and hockey fans, vendors of jerseys and other sports merchandise at the United Center arena in Chicago are using handheld computers linked via Oracle Corp.'s Oracle Lite to an Oracle8i database to track inventory and sales.
Illinois Power Co. is plugging wireless technology into its customer service activities in a bid to improve its field operations and help it retain customers as Illinois opens its electric marketplace to competition.
General Motors Corp. this morning reported record sales and earnings for 1999 and credited its e-commerce ventures in part for its strong financial showing.
Compaq Computer Corp. will ship its first $499 iPaq desktop computers at the end of the month. They will be equipped with Windows 2000 and a new automatic PC management software agent.
Two years ago, oil giant Shell started seeing inconsistencies in how its valued seashell logo and other images were being used in different advertising promotions and Web sites around the world.
Gartner Group Inc. projects annual online travel revenue to grow nearly sixfold by the end of 2001.
Microsoft and three other large companies joined the Bluetooth Special Interest Group on Wednesday, more than a year after the organisation was founded.
MCI WorldCom plans to build a second frame-relay network to run parallel to the one that caused 10 days of outage woes for 3,000 companies, company officials said yesterday.
The total annual cost of owning and supporting a handheld computer is about $US2,700, or six times the average purchase price, according to a study released last week.
A new poll found that only a slim majority of businesses say software piracy is an important issue, prompting software vendors to find ways to heighten concern.