Tuesday, January 24, 2006Networks In Motion, Intrado In Marketing AllianceIrvine, California-based Networks In Motion and Longmont, Colorado-based Intrado announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly market location-based services. The companies will integrate Network in Motion's applications with Intrado's software to provide location-relevant content to mobile users. The applications include voice-promted turn-by-turn navigation, mobile workforce management, and a tool that allows parents to track and locate their children (More info...)
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BakBone Adds VP SalesSan Diego-based BakBone Software has hired a new vice president of North American sales. The firm said that it has appointed Charles Giametta to the VP position, where he will focus on enterprise data protection software sales. Giametta was most recently at Fatwire Software, and was VP of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic for Legato Systems, prior to its acquisition by EMC. Giametta has also served at Computer Asssociates and GE Capital. BakBone is a provider of backup and recovery software for the st (More info...)
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Quorum Systems Unveils CMOS DeviceSan Diego-based Quorum Systems said today that it has introduced a new, ultra low power, multi-band and multi-mode radio frequency (RF) transceiver. The firm said that its Sereno QS3000 device provides a single-chip solution based on CMOS, for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and 3G HSDPA. The firm's highly integrated chip allows for low power consumption and is targeted at providing manufacturers with 3G and GSM/EDGE on a single-chip. Samples of the product will be available in first quarter 2006, and volume prod (More info...)
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Xirrus Signs European DistributorWestlake Village-based Xirrus has inked a deal to distribute its wireless switches into Europe. The firm announced today that it has signed SEiCOM Communications Systems, to market its Wi-Fi switching equipment through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Xirrus designs and develops a wireless LAN array that combines a WLAN switch and integrated access points. SEiCOM is based in Germany.
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CalAmp Licenses Software To StarzSan Diego-based CalAmp said that its solutions division has licensed its CalAmp Media Manager software to Starz Entertainment Group. CalAmp said that Starz has deployed its software in its Vongo movie and video download service. Vongo provides movie and video content over broadband, to PCs and portable devices. CalAmp's software provides control over distribution of the content. CalAmp provides wireless products, engineering services, and software.
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Ixia Buys Video and Multimedia Test ToolsCalabasas-based Ixia announced this morning that it is acquiring video and multimedia test tools from Dilithium Networks, a provider of 3G video telephony network analyzers. Ixia said that it would pay $5.1M in cash for the product lines from Dilithium. Dilithium's Network Analyzer test product provides network analysis of 3G video telephony, and serves mobile equipment manufacturer and operators. Ixia said that the acquisition will allow it to expand its wireless test capability into the cellul (More info...)
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TI Completes Chipcon BuyTexas Instruments has completed its acquisition of Chipcon, a provider of low-power, wireless, Zigbee-compliance RF transceivers. TI said that the acquisition will expand its high performance analog portfolio and enable it to provide ZigBee-compliant solutions and proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits for low-power wireless. TI is paying approximately $200M for Chipcon. Chipcon's ZigBee product line was acquired from Figure 8 Wireless, a San Diego-based startup that was backed by Aval (More info...)
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Botmaster Pleads Guilty in Los AngelesA "botmaster" has plead guilty in Los Angeles to federal charges to creating "botnets", networks of compromised computers used to send spam across the Internet. Jeanson James Ancheta plead guilty in Los Angeles yesterday to operating a "botnet", and selling access to that botnet to hackers. Ancheta used adware and computer vulnerabilities to create a remotely controllable network of machines that could be used to send spam and which he made available to spammers and hackers. Ancheta pleased guil (More info...)
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