Cisco to pick up Net calling gear maker   26 Apr 2005 19:51 GMT
Purchase of Sipura Technology should let Cisco add more VoIP features to Linksys home networking products.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft Pushes Ultra Mobile Computing   26 Apr 2005 19:38 GMT
Microsoft is aiming for broad, general acceptance of a whole new category of carry-everywhere, always-connected computing devices with batteries that last all day long.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Verizon adds Showtime to Fios TV roster   26 Apr 2005 19:34 GMT
Carrier adds 11 Showtime channels to the list of programming it will broadcast on its fiber-to-the-home network.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia makes more room for Yahoo   26 Apr 2005 16:44 GMT
New smart phones from the Finnish handset maker come with Yahoo messaging, search and Web browsing.
Source: ZDNet

MontaVista's Mobile Linux Pushes into 3G Wireless (NewsFactor)   26 Apr 2005 16:41 GMT
NewsFactor - MontaVista Software has launched its latest open-source mobile OS, seeking to build on the small but growing interest in Linux among manufacturers and operators rolling out third-generation wireless technology.
Source: Yahoo

Q&A: Cisco Execs Talk About Airespace Acquisition   26 Apr 2005 15:59 GMT
Two Cisco executives talk about the company's new approach to enterprise WLANs following its acquisition of wireless switch vendor Airespace.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

In Brief: Dell NAS device consolidates data on a SAN   26 Apr 2005 15:20 GMT
Dell on Tuesday announced a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device that enables customers to consolidate data from heterogeneous systems on a common Dell/EMC Storage Area Network (SAN). The Dell/EMC NS500G NAS gateway eliminates the need for stand-alone devices, thereby reducing storage costs and complexity. The NS500G reduces management complexity through ease of use and configuration, common management interfaces and simplified operations such as backup and recovery. The device provides automated failover software, cache vaulting, and data scrubbing to help ensure data integrity. The NS500G is intended for customers needing high-availability, high- performance file-serving solutions for applications such as heterogeneous file sharing, engineering data, high performance computing clusters, and Web content serving. The Dell/EMC NS500G NAS gateway will be available later this year.
Source: InfoWorld

Enterprise Data On Smartphones At Risk, Survey Finds   26 Apr 2005 14:33 GMT
Most smartphone owners are not subject to corporate security rules or support but still store confidential enterprise data on them, according to a survey.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Nokia, Yahoo Team Up on Phone Internet (Reuters)   26 Apr 2005 13:57 GMT
Reuters - New smartphones from top global mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will have pre-installed internet services, like email, from internet media company Yahoo Inc. , Nokia said on Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo

A Wireless Culture Clash   26 Apr 2005 13:35 GMT
Reports last week that wireless operators will launch their own music services and exclude popular services like iTunes provide a possible explanation of why cellcos sometimes seem so clueless: It's cultural.
Source: Mobile Pipeline