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The Key to Strategic Mobile Deployments

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:05:00 EST

Over the last year I have been mentioning my thoughts on Mobile Developments and architectures. This week I have seen a great article by my colleague Willie Jow, published on Wireless Week, where he discusses deploying strategic and mobile platforms etc. Willie provides some recommendations as to what CIOs should consider in a mobile enterprise platform, including managing and securing devices/data.

ChannelVission Signs Partnership with Ecessa to Expand New Channels

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:48 EST

ChannelVission, a global business development company, signed a strategic agreement with Ecessa Corporation, manufacturer of WAN Link Controllers, to develop a strategic channel plan and expand the company's channels to market. The comprehensive multi-million dollar agreement forges a strategic partnership aligning ChannelVission's channel sales and marketing expertise with Ecessa's award-winning WAN Link Controllers.

MACH Appoints New CTO to Build its Mobile Exchange Solutions

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:01:00 EST

MACH, the leading provider of hub-based mobile communications exchange solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Burke to the new position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). This appointment signals the beginning of a new phase of service development and provision as the world leader in data and financial clearing responds to the ever-increasing pace of change in the mobile telecommunications industry.

Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press -A Case Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:45:00 EST

We are observing three groups of new media participants on blog portals, Twitter and Facebook as we enter a new decade for online media. 1) Old school journalists with their traditional values - I personally come from a traditional journalism background as I recently described towards the end of this blog entry and this one. 2) Professional "new media" participants and bloggers - The Ulitzer platform we created in 2009 will be one of the most respected and popular new media sites whose participants fall under this category. 3) Underground social media criminals and Internet terrorists - Like any legitimate and lawful business, from time to time we also get our fair share of attacks by underground social media criminals and Internet terrorists. These people attack legitimate companies, businesses and/or individuals with all the online terror tools available to them: DDoS attacks, harassment of your customer base, intimidation of your clients or affiliates. Many of these online terrorists are anonymous bloggers, which makes them almost impossible to locate. They are virtual Osama Bin Ladens as their accomplishments are cyberterrorism.

Fly the Disconnected Skies…

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST

For better or worse, much of my life these days is spent online. Don’t misunderstand – I’m not complaining! In fact, I like it this way. The opportunity to reconnect with long-lost friends on Facebook, to keep updated on ideas and insights via Twitter, to share my thoughts and opinions on this blog – I think it’s great! Naturally…as with anything…something you enjoy can become detrimental if it is overdone. Research indicates you can enjoy a glass or two of wine in the evening, and it’s good for your ...

Searching for Softphones

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST

Remember when your office phone was a solidly built multi-line key system with push buttons for the different extensions? And you had a secretary who would answer all of your calls? It seems so quaint now, like something out of a Tracy/Hepburn movie like the “Desk Set.” (Which for those of you that haven’t seen it, features a plot about a room-sized computer that replaces human workers at the TV station. Amazingly, 50 years ago too.) The biggest change for office telephony these days is the separating of incoming and outgoing calling plans and how we will use computers instead of an actual phone instrument. Maybe, if we all can get our softphones to work properly.

Advice for Mobile Start-Ups: Working with SAP, Part 3

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:42:00 EST

Micro-apps seems to be the hot topic nowadays at SAP. These are small mobile applications for iPhones, Android, Blackberry and Windows mobile. These applications can be limited and provide

iPad on Ulitzer - Steve Jobs' Misunderstood iPad

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:15:00 EST

For all the controversy around the recently introduced Apple iPad, one thing is certain. This is but one in a long series of devices which will continue to be introduced to the market as part of a computing revolution. The advent of these technologies combined with demographic shifts and global ism will fundamentally change everything about our world.

Love it or hate it, the IPad is just one example of many more highly functional internet connected devices with more features delivered at lower and lower prices to come. These devices are highly mobile and will get smaller, becoming more imbeded into our daily lives.

The impact of products like iPad, combined with an increasingly available high speed Internet grid will eventually revolutionize each and every business model and organization existing today - and sooner than one might think.

When one reads analysis of the device, like Rueter's article " Publishers embrace iPad, but revolution unlikely", it shows how many continue to measure the success of an evolutionary product in terms of old paradigms. The device will not rescue a failing publishing industry, such is hope for the dying. It and its off spring to come, however, will lead the way to completely change how people produce, distribute and digest content; leaving the extant industry vanquished in its wake. Just look at the explosion of devices reflected in the graphic below.

The same is true for vast segments of the entertainment industry. When one reads that the iPad device underwhelmed Hollywood, people should laugh aloud. These devices were not designed to save the dinosaurs of that industry. However, they will be a part of redefining the entire method in which entertainment content is created, distributed and deployed as the demonstration below reflects.

Let's see the iPad for what it is. Not a savior but as part of a progression of innovations that will ultimately change everything.

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Netbiscuits Announce Agreement to Expand Mobile Offerings

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:26:00 EST

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, will further expand its line-up of direct-to-consumer mobile content and services for music fans through an agreement with Netbiscuits, the world’s leading mobile publishing platform.

Advice for Mobile Startups: Working with SAP, Part 2

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST

There are several different categories of mobile applications that work with or integrate with SAP.

Those that provide real-time mobile views of complete SAP applications
Those that provide mobile queries and reports on SAP data

Nokia Gains One on Google

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:30:00 EST

The Finnish company touts Ovi Maps as better than Google’s Mobile Maps Service, releases new free, updated version of Ovi Maps for Nokia phones. In the face of acute competition from Google’s Android devices, Nokia is looking for avenues to up its game. It has decided to start with its [...]

In Remembrance of the Term PDA

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:33:00 EST

How long has it been since you stopped using the term PDA? It occurred to me the other day that the PDA has played an important part in my career and I should not let it pass away without a ceremony of some sort. Let's all stop what we are doing for 4 minutes and hold our breath while we ponder the passing of the Personal Digital Assistant. OK... how about 30 seconds as we need to keep Moore's law in mind.

Most Advanced Medical Alert System on the Market Today

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:30:00 EST

The MediPendant has been on the market for only a few weeks and is already a hot topic in the Medical Alert Industry. The MediPendant is a personal emergency response system that gives users access to help at the press of a button, 24/7, 365 days a year. It is the only monitored medical alarm on the market today that allows the user to speak and listen to an operator directly through the pendant. The MediPendant Medical Alarm is designed for use by individuals with physical disabilities, health issues, and seniors.

The Mobile Enterprise UK

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

In a single day, learn how to make your Enterprise Mobility deployment a future-proof success, as industry experts share their experience of mobilizing thousands of workers in multiple industries. Leading IDC analyst, Chris Lewis will exclusively present IDC’s research findings on the business and technology trends that are currently affecting European Enterprise Mobility.

Hotel Bookings via Mobile Phone

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:50:00 EST

hotel.info’s motto “Check & Book” now also applies when using your mobile. Netbiscuits, the leading software platform for the development and operation of mobile websites, has implemented a mobile portal for hotel.info, one of the leading worldwide online hotel reservation services. Users can now book a hotel in the desired location with their mobile phones via m.hotel.info. Furthermore, hotel.info’s best price option means the cheapest offer can be determined with a single click.

SqlXtract - PowerBuilder Version 9 Through 11.5.1

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:00:00 EST

The new versions are for PowerBuilder 11.2, and 11.5.1. STD has also uploaded versions of SQLXtract for PB 9.0.3 and 10.2.1 to SourceForge as well that were previously housed on Sybase's CodeXchange system. The SQLXtract utility can be downloaded from STD's development area on SourceForge (click here). This utility was developed with the anticipation that many PowerBuilder sites use Sybase’s DataWindow technology to gain access to various DataBase Management Systems. The DataWindow however, stores its SQL in a non-DBMS vendor specific format (known as a PBSelect to developers). This does not allow various SQL database analysis products access to the various DW SQL statements for processing.

We've Come a Long Way in Just Five Years!

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:44:00 EST

WiMAX! WiMAX! Read all about it! As we continue to evaluate and expand on our WiMAX network here at Ball State, we thought you might like to read more on where our WiMAX network started, and how far we have come! Just five years ago in 2005, Intel Corporation proclaimed Ball State University as the Nation's Top Wireless Campus. Since then, Ball State has continually strived to test and utilize the newest wireless technologies. In 2006 and 2007, Ball State took advantage of our position in the world of wireless technology and aligned ourselves with key players in the broadband wireless industry. Using Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3500 wireless hardware (pictured on right), including indoor and outdoor customer premises equipment (CPE), we became the first university to test and deploy fixed WiMAX in the United States!

Traveling the Telecom Highway with GTT’s Scott Charter

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:45:00 EST

Ideas. Ideas about technology, about business, about people, and about the world we live in. Beyond the technology, Scott is a guy who genuinely cares about people - an excellent role model for young entrepreneurs.

This Year’s CES Show at Las Vegas, So What’s New and Who’s Interested?

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year was grandiose and overwhelming as always. As my colleague Jeff Shelmire and I represented ChannelVission Inc to scope out the latest in tech madness, we were assaulted by a sensory overload of 3-D screen enablers, perceptive sensors, gaming [...]

The Planet Named "Gold Sponsor" of World's Largest Cloud Computing Event

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:45:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that The Planet, the leading provider of on demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 20,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 18.5 million Web sites worldwide, has been named "Gold Sponsor" of Cloud Expo 2010. The Planet customers have the power to choose from the broadest range of hosting solutions in the industry, from dedicated servers, Managed Dedicated Servers, Northstar Managed Hosting and data center colocation, all backed by 24x7x365 support. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class service, backed by state-of-the-art data centers and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses. For additional information, visit http://www.theplanet.com.

Security Holes in the Mobile World

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

The speed of communication and connectivity today of the smart phone is unparalleled. Even better and faster than the Internet itself, because your phone is always talking to the network, always available and open to receive and send information without you having to dial a number or open a browser. However, this phenomenal capability also has a dark side. Convenience has a price.

Amazon Expands Kindle Digital Text Platform

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:30:00 EST

Amazon.com on Friday announced that authors and publishers around the world can now use the self-service Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to upload and sell books in English, German and French to customers worldwide in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). Until today, DTP was only available to authors and publishers based in the United States. Now, authors and publishers outside the United States can take advantage of this same opportunity and start offering their books to Kindle customers at http://dtp.amazon.com.

Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Comments on Mobile-Giving Efforts for Haiti Earthquake Relief

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST

By texting a keyword to a designated short code via a mobile phone, a micro-donation of $5 or $10 can be made to aid the millions of people affected by this tragedy. 100% of your donation goes to the recipient charity, and the donation appears as a charge on your carrier bill, standard rates may apply.

Rimm Tries to Maintain Its Strong Hold

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:15:00 EST

The BlackBerry maker plans to change all that and retain it’s still strong following of business users with the launch of a $200 gadget called the BlackBerry Presenter that it is demonstrating at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. When you plug the device into a big-screen TV or projector, you can wirelessly run a PowerPoint presentation straight from your BlackBerry itself. You don’t need to then lug your laptop around for meets and actually move around up to 30 feet while presenting. You will be able to navigate through presentations, view speaker notes, loop presentation slides and reference information on one slide while displaying another.

Time For Cloud-Based Online Google Bank?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

I have had it with credit cards, banks, mutual fund companies, PayPal, debit cards, MasterCard and Visa. As far as I'm concerned they are all fired. They do a lousy job, have suspect security, charge too much, stiff you with hidden fees and raise their rates whenever they want. Why pay 15 percent interest on a credit card when money can be borrowed for less than 2 percent? For their service? For their security? Because they can do a basic two-phase commit?

Marketwire Makes Available at No Charge the Distribution of News Releases Related to Relief Efforts in Haiti

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

As a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, Marketwire is waiving fees for all appropriate press releases and announcements sent through its North America, Latin America and Caribbean distribution channels. Marketwire's corporate social responsibility partner CSRwire also is waiving fees for distribution to its related networks. "Now is time to pull together in support of the relief efforts for the hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of people affected by this massive disaster," said Michael Nowlan, president and CEO of Marketwire. "By waiving our distribution fees to support related communications, as is our policy, we hope we can make a small difference in Haiti's recovery. We extend our deepest sympathy to all those in need."

For Sale By Google: Traditional Advertising Price Free!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Google’s recent moves in Location Based Services (LBS) advertising are like dark clouds on the horizon, all moving toward each other, while they suck in energy and gain speed. The collective LBS world is becoming jittery, and for good reason. Google is redefining location based advertising and is setting the stage for a takeover of traditional advertising, using free location-based consumer functionality as effective and unobtrusive cover. On October 12, 2009, well in-advance of predictions on this subject, Google ditched map provider Tele Atlas and rolled their own proprietary base map as fuel for the massive Google Maps engine. On October 28, they dropped the “free navigation bombshell” by announcing that the Android platform (running on approx 35 mobile phones, including the much-touted Droid) will feature no charge turn-by-turn.

Google Acquires admob

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:00 EST

On November 9, 2009 Google announced an agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display ad technology provider, for $750 million. This acquisition will enhance Google's existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new area. Mobile advertising is a rapidly growing and competitive space, and Google and AdMob are currently specializing in different areas. Though Google offers many forms of mobile advertising, its focus to date has been on mobile search ads, while AdMob's focus has been mobile display ads and in-application ads.

Open Kernel Labs Enhances ARM Solution Center for Android with OK:Android

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:01:00 EST

Open Kernel Labs, a provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, and a member of the ARM Connected Community, on Wednesday announced its participation in the ARM Solution Center for Android, a collaborative resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Android, the open-source platform from the Open Handset Alliance.

Gritting the Slippery Slope of Mobile Applications

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST

Today I saw an interesting article by Bill French on iPhoneCTO, entitled Mobile App Strategy: Look Before You Leap - It's a Slippery Slope. I have seen many companies use Mobility to create & expand advantages over their customers and streamline processes, increasing staff & customer satisfaction, so here are some of my articles that will help by 'Gritting the Slippery Slope of Mobile Applications'

New Report: Google vs. Apple in Wireless

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:25:00 EST

A new Jeff Kagan Report & Comment discusses Google and its first wireless phone, Nexus One and Android: how it may change the wireless industry and how it compares to and competes with the Apple iPhone. This report also looks at how Google and Apple will impact others like RIM, Palm, Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and others, as well as networks like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and others.

LG Sets Sights on Becoming Top Global TV Brand

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:34:00 EST

LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display and AV markets, unveiled its plans to achieve the top global position in the TV market with a fundamental shift in the way viewers consume content, from simply watching TV to "usingTV".

Is a Smartphone a Digital Signage Player Too?

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:45:00 EST

Like many people in the industry I have been watching the evolution of these phones and thinking they will pretty quickly get to the point that they could be fully realized digital signage playback devices. This one is capable of playing out 720P HD, the report says. However, the question was always whether that made any sense if small form factor PCs were available for $300-$400 and these handsets were $600. Presumably, the cost breakdown here is for very high volumes and does not include assembly. So baking all that in, these are units that would still probably be more than a very capable small-form factor PC. But if the right deal could be worked with a carrier, and therefore the subsidized handset costs kicked in, these things are now at a point where testing one would not be the goofiest thing ever tried. The open question, probably among many, is whether a smartphone designed to play videos and Flash 10 now and then would behave nicely if it was asked to do that over and over and over, 20 hours or more each day.

One-on-One with FCC Chairman at 2010 CES

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:40:00 EST

Keynote addresses from the leaders of Nokia, Qualcomm and Hisense, a candid discussion with Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Julius Genachowski and thoughts on the future of retail from the leaders of Best Buy, Systemex, Wal-Mart and X-cite were recent highlights at the 2010 International CES. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the 2010 International CES, the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology, runs through tomorrow in Las Vegas.

HelloSoft Demonstrates the Lowest Power Consumption VoWiFi

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

The VoWLAN reference design supports a wide range of peripherals such as USB, SDIO, I2S, I2C, LCD, Keypad, etc and provides user-friendly interfaces for phone-book, contact-list, call-history, 3-way calling, etc. It supports advanced features such as ultra-wideband speech, full hardware security for IPSec/VPN or SRTP, superior range, call quality and seamless roaming across WiFi access points and hotspots to yield the best user experience. The highly-integrated HS100 platform with 360MHz ARM provides ample MIPS for many value added applications.

Panasonic Named Winner of CNET 'Best of Show' Award at CES

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:31:00 EST

Panasonic, on Saturday announced that it has been selected by the editors at CNET (www.cnet.com) as both the winner of the prestigious "Best of Show" and "Best in Television" category at this year's "Best of CES" awards for its Full HD VIERA Plasma television. Winners were announced on Saturday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. (PST) live on the CNET Stage in the South Hall lobby. The "Best of CES" Awards, which are produced and judged by CNET, recognize the hottest products at the 2010 CES in nine categories, plus a Best in Show and People's Voice award selected by the CNET online audience. CNET editors received and reviewed hundreds of entries.

Google Snags Cooliris to Work on It’s New Phone

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

Cooliris which helps facilitate media browsing over desktops and devices is working with Google on a media gallery that will appear on the Nexus One smartphone. The Palo Alto company is concentrating on bringing it's sophisticated user interactivity and visual design capabilities to viewing photos and videos on Google's launch phone. Coolaris is known for it's feature rich video viewing environment called 3DWall and web browser plugins for interactive full-screen slideshows of online images and videos from Flickr, My Space ,Facebook, You Tube etc.

Google to Sell Unlocked ‘Super Phone’ Direct

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

Google whistled up an honest-to-God press conference complete with lunch, something that’s very un-Google, to unveil its iPhone 3G-contesting, potentially Android-cannibalizing “Super Phone,” the Nexus One smartphone. The Android 2.1-based, HTC-produced widget has a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SD card expandable to 32GB and a five-megapixel camera.

QlikView Offers Business Intelligence Application Built on Android

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:32:00 EST

QlikTech has announced its QlikView analytics application will soon be available on the Android operating system. QlikView for Android leverages fully interactive drill down functionality to explore information, not just static reports that traditional BI mobile offerings are limited to provide. The result is fast business answers in the hands of Android users worldwide.

LG Lotus Elite and LG Rumor Touch Exclusively from Sprint

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST

One Click is an award-winning interactive user interface design that lets users personalize the home screen on their LG Lotus Elite by selecting and organizing one-click access to features and content, such as text messaging, Google search, Sprint Navigation, email, favorite Web sites, music and social networking. With One Click, scrolling through the customized carousel-style menu on the home screen provides instant information related to each feature. For example, when a customer with text messaging on their home screen scrolls to that feature, he or she will see the number of new messages received. A single click takes the user directly to the feature selected.

Ulitzer Launches CES 2010 Topic Offering Most Comprehensive News Coverage

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:15:00 EST

Ulitzer.com, the first revolutionary "new-media" platform in the world, launched today "CES 2010" topic (http://ces2010.ulitzer.com) to provide the most comprehensive breaking news covergae of the annual consumer electronics show. The International CES is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

D-Link Unleashes Its Fastest 802.11n Wi-Fi Router

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:11:00 EST

CES, Booth 36232, South Hall, LVCC -- In a giant leap in wireless networking technology, D-Link today announced it is preparing to ship its first 802.11n Wi-Fi router with 3x3 MIMO technology that uses three distinct data streams to enable extremely fast data transfer rates with speeds up to 450 megabits per second*. Most routers on consumer shelves today operate at 300 Mbps or less.

Interactive Projector Turns Surfaces Into Touch Screens at CES

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST

Light Touch incorporates LBO’s proprietary holographic laser projection technology (HLP), creating bright, high-quality WVGA resolution video images that are always in focus. HLP enables extremely wide throw angles, resulting in large images being created at close proximity to the projector’s aperture. HLP can also correct for distortion and optical aberrations in software, enabling novel table-top projection. A unique optical architecture delivers a Class 1 laser safety classification making HLP and devices that incorporate it eye safe.

QUE Mail and QUE Calendar

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:31:00 EST

The announcement coincides with Plastic Logic’s debut of QUE today during CES 2010. The ultra-thin, lightweight and wirelessly enabled QUE is the size of an 8.5 x 11 inch pad of paper, about a 1/3 inch thick, and weighs about a pound. QUE stands out in a crowd because it’s a business reader. QUE also distinguishes itself with powerful tools for interacting with and managing content. In addition to highly valued business and professional newspapers, periodicals and eBooks, QUE supports reading and annotating document formats business users need (including PDF files, Microsoft Office, ePub documents and more). With the QUE software, it’s easy to quickly transfer content from your PC, Mac® computer, or BlackBerry® smartphone to your QUE.

Truphone Brings Wi-Fi Calling To Android

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:22:00 EST

Truphone, the next generation global mobile operator, today announced the immediate free availability of its new application for Android(TM) enabled mobile handsets, introducing Wi-Fi calling on this platform for the first time. The new Truphone for Android release 3.0 integrates a full VoIP engine allowing users to make free calls to Truphone, Google Talk and Skype users when both parties are in Wi-Fi, in addition to low cost calls to landlines and mobiles around the world whether they are in or out of Wi-Fi. This, coupled with a new, refreshed interface makes this the application of choice for the user who wants top quality user experience from their mobile VoIP application. The new release version 3.0 replaces the current live version 2.0.

magicJack Announces Only Plug and Play, Carrier Agnostic Femtocell Technology

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:15:00 EST

magicJack’s femtocell technology enables your cell phone or smart phone to connect through our Voice Network, instead of your carrier network. By utilizing our network via a magicJack account that costs just $20 a year, you may save hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year by offsetting cellular minutes. In addition, when calling internationally, customers will save anywhere from 95-100 percent off current cellular carrier rates. Up to 50 percent of mobile users have terrible phone reception in their houses or small businesses. With our femtocell technology, people will get exceptionally clear quality voice calls every time.

FlyCast Announces appMobi Cross-Platform Mobile App Ecosystem

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:13:00 EST

FlyCast today announced its new mobile application development ecosystem, called "appMobi", which will allow web developers to create rich native iPhone and Android applications simply by using familiar tools like Adobe DreamWeaver™ and Microsoft Visual Studio™. Primarily known for its FlyCast mobile entertainment apps on smartphones, FlyCast is opening up its internal tools to the developer community for cross-platform application creation, deployment and monetization. The appMobi ecosystem offers developers of content-rich applications a "write once, deploy everywhere" capability. appMobi will be offered to developers at no charge.

On-Board Navigation for Android Phones

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:31:00 EST

MobileNavigator relies on the devices’ GPS receiver as well as the pre-loaded maps and critical data providing full function navigation capabilities when a cell signal is not available. Off-board navigation, in comparison, is dependent on a cell phone connection to download map and routing data. Therefore, no cell signal renders navigation useless or interrupted until a connection is re-established. According to the latest market data from Canalys, NAVIGON is the industry and market leader of on-board/perpetual navigation solutions for mobile phones in the U.S. with a market share of 23 percent.

Wireless Display-to-Display Technology at CES 2010

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:11:00 EST

With the increase of multimedia being stored locally on computers, along with the increase of online content such as Youtube, Hulu and Netflix, the need for a clear solution to wirelessly stream high definition content to a HDTV or projection display is growing. Consumers would rather share their photos, video and internet contents with other family members on a high quality HDTV than on a small display of a notebook or netbook. The NeoVue platform aims to solve this problem with its easy plug-and-play and affordable transmitter and receiver.

Enabling Communication for the Smart Grid

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:01:00 EST

“Enabling Communication for the Smart Grid” – an event designed to foster dialogue about collaborative technologies among utility representatives, smart grid industry analysts and executives from the largest wireless network providers. The event will be held April 26-28 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Headlined by keynote speaker and broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw, the event will feature formal and informal discussions about using open, public communications to enable grid digitization at a truly universal scale.