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NEWS FLASH 2000 - 02 (Issued in January 2000) PRODUCTS/APPLICATIONS December
30 Harris Bank Tests a
Wireless Internet Banking with Mobile Phones December 8 Motorola announced that it is working with
Barclaycard of the U.K., on a trial of voice-activated access to the
Internet.
December 17 -- Ericsson, a
leading provider of communications solutions, announced that Omnipoint
Corporation, a digital wireless Personal Communication Services company
using GSM communications technology, has begun trials of Ericssons
General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) solution.
December
28 -- Nokia Completes Development of GPRS Network Infrastructure
Components December
22 Motorola
Opens Application Communication Protocol Specs to Telematics Industry
Players; Motorola Hopes Move Will Encourage Universal Protocol for
Telematics Applications
December
1999 -- Microsoft joins Intel to boost BlueTooth, but devices won't talk
for a while.
ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS AND AGREEMENTSDecember 28
-- Proxim Completes Acquisition of Wavespan Corporation: Addition of
Wireless Broadband Equipment Maker Expands Proxim's Product Offerings with
5 GHz 100 Mbps Wireless Bridging Solutions December 23 -- Qualcomm Sells its CDMA Consumer Business to
Kyocera a Japanese Company Jan
18, 2000 - Nortel invests in RIM, maker of Blackberry and interactive
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