Wi-Fi catches up with Indy 500 racers   26 May 2005 15:47 GMT
The Red Bull Cheever Racing Team and Cisco adapt Wi-Fi gear for cars traveling in excess of 230mph.
Source: ZDNet

In Brief: Veritas set to release Panther to public beta   26 May 2005 14:50 GMT
Veritas Software next week will release to public beta a Web-based end-user file recovery solution, code-named Panther. The Veritas solution captures granular changes to individual files in real time, delivering true continuous disk-based data protection. Panther enables users to recover files through a simple Web browser interface on their desktops or laptops, eliminating the need for IT assistance and reducing overall administration costs. Veritas' Backup Exec SmartLink technology, introduced in Version 10 of Backup Exec for Windows Servers, works with Panther to deliver integrated monitoring of Panther job status and alerts from the Backup Exec Console. The beta software can be downloaded starting June 2.
Source: InfoWorld

Young Wireless Users Want Music, Survey Finds   26 May 2005 14:50 GMT
About 40 percent of young users want the ability to listen to Internet radio or download music to their mobile devices, outpacing video and gaming, a new study found.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Mobile Security Software Extended To Pocket PC   26 May 2005 14:11 GMT
Fiberlink's Extend360, which provides a unified log-in and security interface for mobile users, now is available for Pocket PC PDAs.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

WiMAX Will Succeed As Fixed Broadband, Study Predicts   26 May 2005 13:40 GMT
A study predicts that WiMAX will succeed as a form of fixed broadband but that questions remain about the viability of the mobile version of the wireless broadband technology.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

The PDA Redefined -- At Last   26 May 2005 13:05 GMT
With the introduction of two novel new types of PDAs in the last week, it's starting to look like mobile voice will be an add-on to future devices rather than a centerpiece.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

The Peril Of Parallel Mobile Universes   26 May 2005 12:21 GMT
'Push' e-mail devices, while popular, require parallel mobility efforts that make lives complex for IT managers, an expert maintains.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Mobile industry moves to clean up its act   26 May 2005 12:18 GMT
Two U.S.-based mobile industry groups are trying to rein in a Wild West market for cell-phone downloads, publishing a set of "best practices" for selling content such as ringtones, daily messages, and screen backgrounds.
Source: InfoWorld

Young mobile users most interested in music-survey (Reuters)   26 May 2005 04:06 GMT
Reuters - Commercial-free radio over mobile phones and the ability to download music to phones are the two most interesting advanced mobile services to young adults, according to a recent study.
Source: Yahoo

European Union clears Vodafone Group acquisition of Oskar Mobil (Canadian Press)   25 May 2005 19:33 GMT
Canadian Press - BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union regulators on Wednesday cleared Europe's largest mobile phone company, Vodafone Group PLC, to buy the eastern European operations of Canadian company Telesystem International Wireless Inc.
Source: Yahoo