Wednesday, August 31, 2005IP3 Signs Asian DistributorSan Diego-based IP3 Networks has signed on an Asian distributor for its access control systems for broadband networks. The company said that it has signed on system integrator Tomen Cyber-business Solutions to distribute its products in Japan and Southeast Asia. IP3's hardware is used by hotels, resorts, and conference centers for providing metered broadband services. The company's solutions allow users to purchase broadband Internet access.
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RF Magic Taps Jazz SemiSan Diego-based RF Magic and Newport Beach-based Jazz Semiconductor said this week that the two compnaies have been working together to ship radio frequency ICs to RF Magic customers. Jazz is acting as the foundry for RF Magic's RF System-on-a-Chip ICs. The companies claim they have shipped over 2 million radio frequency ICs as part of the collboration. RF Magic develops ICs for broadband wireless access and cable satellite applications.
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Empirix Lauches Cisco Monitoring SoftwareSan Diego-based Empirix has launched a new software suiet for testing and managing Web and voice applications using Cisco CallManager. The company said that its practive monitoring and management solution manages Cisco IP Contact Center (IPCC) Enterprise Edition telephony environments. The software helps monitor Voice-over-IP performance and customer issues. Empirix also has software for Nortel, Avaya, Concerto, and other Voice-over-IP hardware.
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JAMDAT Launches Football TitleLos Angeles-based mobile entertainment firm JAMDAT Mobile said this morning that it is launching JAMDAT SPORTS NFL 2006, a National Football League licensed game. The new title provides NFL-focused entertainment and current NFL rosters. JAMDAT also said that Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison and Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme would be the cover athletes for the mobile enteratinment titles, which will be launched at the start of the professional football season.
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Napster Expands Mobile Phone SupportLos Angeles-based Napster announced this morning that the company's Napster To Go service is now available on the Motorola Moto Q. The phone support is the latest in the company's list of compatible cell phones. Napster uses the Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 format and platform for supporting its digital music download service. Napster competes against Apple's iTunes, and markets an all-you-can-eat digital music subscription service based on a monthly fee.
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Cell Phone Cameras Drive Digital Camera MarketA new study just released from IDC shows that camera phones are helping to drive the digital camera market. The study, released this week, found that the camera phone in the U.S. creates, rather than destroys digital camera users. The study said that over 30% of camera phone owners plan to purchase a digital camera because they were introduced to digital imaging through a camera phone. However, the study also found that printing of images captured on camera phones is also on the decline, with on (More info...)
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