Free: What A Concept!   07 Apr 2005 15:56 GMT
It's heartening to hear that a small coffee shop chain is fighting the Starbucks of the world by advertising free wireless access.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

AnyDATA's CDMA Product OK'd For Verizon Network Use   07 Apr 2005 15:43 GMT
AnyDATA's CDMA Product OK'd For Verizon Network Use
Source: Mobile Pipeline

AOL will bring Net phone service to 40 cities   07 Apr 2005 15:19 GMT
Company will offer prices as low as $13.99 per month as part of an aggressive rollout campaign.
Source: ZDNet

Antivirus company warns of new Symbian Trojan   07 Apr 2005 15:15 GMT
Antivirus company F-Secure is warning mobile phone users about a new malicious software program that infects phones that use the Symbian Series 60 operating system, preventing the phones from starting.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: Network Appliance acquires Alacritus   07 Apr 2005 14:40 GMT
Network Appliance announced Thursday an agreement to acquire privately held Alacritus for approximately $11 million in cash. Alacritus' Virtual Tape Library (VTL) software makes disks emulate tape, providing high performance for large-scale backup environments without disrupting established tape backups. In December 2004, NetApp announced a solution that combined Alacritus VTL with NetApp NearStore and FAS storage systems. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005.
Source: InfoWorld

MSN Messenger gets video call update   07 Apr 2005 12:16 GMT
Microsoft released an update to its MSN Messenger application on Thursday, offering improved video and voice calls in an effort to catch the eyes and ears of more Internet users. At the same time it launched a finished version of an online scrapbook service it has been testing, MSN Spaces, and rolled out new advertising opportunities.
Source: InfoWorld

AOL brings Net phone service to 40 cities   07 Apr 2005 11:48 GMT
Company will offer prices as low as $13.99 per month as part of an aggressive rollout campaign.
Source: ZDNet

Cable girds for wireless fight   07 Apr 2005 11:00 GMT
As Bells scramble to build TV services into the ultimate telecom bundle, cable rivals face an equally daunting task.
Source: ZDNet

Tadpole Improves Handling Of Sensitive Information   07 Apr 2005 10:00 GMT
New solution provides secure encrypted wireless networking for Federal network and communications systems.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

RFID policy panel raises privacy concerns   06 Apr 2005 21:57 GMT
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has many current and future benefits, but U.S. policymakers need to be aware of potential privacy and security problems of the rapidly evolving technology, a privacy advocate and a security expert said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld