News
Issue #2001 - 49 (December 2001)
(Updated Dec. 5, 2001)

INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES :
> Japanese Brokerage Firm Offers Wireless Services
> Bandspeed & Open Interface Enable Bluetooth to Coexist with WLAN
> Maporama & SignalSoft to Offer Location-Based Services to Operators
> Qualcomm & Eutelsat Launch Mobile Communications Solution for European Transportation Sector
> PeopleSoft Selects Starfish Software to Mobilize CRM Solutions
> E.U. Forces Mobile Advertisers to Get Consent for Commercial Messages
> Airborne’s PocketBoxOffice Gets Micro-Billing Capabilities

APPLICATIONS :
> Disney World Goes Wireless
> Home Depot Benefits from Xplore Tech’s Mobile Computer Solutions
> Smart Phones Feed Smart Parking Meters

TECHNOLOGY :
> Med Center Successfully Delivers Radiological Images to PDAs
> Nextel Proposes Solution to Clear Public Safety Airwaves
> Symbian OS Scores Points with Mobile Handset Makers
> SyncML to Develop Open Device Management Standard
> Qualcomm Joins Rush To Make Aircraft Safer
> Zeosoft Launches Wireless P2P (Server-on-handheld-device) Technology

MARKET OUTLOOK & TRENDS :
> Nokia Presents an Upbeat Forecast for 2002
> Potential in Public Wireless LAN Services, study says

ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS & AGREEMENTS :
> LGC Wireless Secures Funding to Drive Wireless In-Building Market
> Veratium Secures Equity Investment