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National Wireless Phone Distributor Streamlines Operations With Flexible ERP Solution

Celluphone, a leading wireless phone distributor based in Los Angeles, California, was experiencing growing pains with its financial and warehouse systems. These systems were not integrated and lacked the functionality to adequately support the company's multicompany business model. Recognizing that its systems could not scale to meet growth goals, the...

Tags: Telephone Company, Business Management, Wireless Phone, ERP, Inventory Management, Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless And Mobility, Strategy, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Enterprise Software, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software

Case studies 2009-06-01

Cable’s Conundrum: Does It Need Wireless?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The iPhone has been the object of the creation of more applications than any other platform, Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts noted on stage today at the 2009 Cable Show. Now, Skype is available on the iPhone. Besides Skype, there are and will be...

Tags: Phone, Wireless Phone, Wireless, Cable, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-01

What "iPhone?" RIM investors party like it's $199.99

What "iPhone?" RIM investors party like it's $199.99IT WAS A BATTLE OF 2 FRUITS - THE BERRY WON.What's in a name? WURD GAMES should be Word Games - a BlackBerry versus an Apple, and AT&T versus RIM, alphabet competition. My children, who are all professionals, and successful, prefer...

Tags: Handhelds, iphone, wireless phone, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., investor, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-06-30

More than 15ò0of people carry two wireless phones

More than 15ò0of people carry two wireless phonesTwo personasI personally keep a work phone and a private phone. Why? If I port my personal number to my corporate account I won't get it back if I leave the company.Regarding phone + other device. "Convergence" is not very...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, wireless phone, wireless, Single-Use Devices, phone

Discussion threads 2006-11-25

23-37% of US wireless subscribers to rely on wireless phone as primary phone by 2009

Between 23% and 37% of US wireless subscribers will use a wireless phone as their primary telephone by 2009, reports In-Stat. About 9.4% of US wireless subscribers already use a wireless phone as their primary phone, and compared with earlier surveys, fewer consumers feel that a wired phone is necessary.

Tags: wireless, telephone, wireless subscriber

Blog posts 2006-01-06

40% would buy a cell phone with Wi-Fi, only 12% want to get TV on cell phones

According to Instat, Wi-Fi- and Skype-enabled handsets, voice activation for text input, and mapping and traffic routing features resonate well. However, few respondents expressed interest in wireless phones that could be used as a wallet for purchases, or for watching TV programs.42% of the respondents were very or extremely interested...

Tags: telephone, wireless phone

Blog posts 2005-04-28

40% would buy a cell phone with Wi-Fi, only 12% want to get TV on cell phones

According to Instat, Wi-Fi- and Skype-enabled handsets, voice activation for text input, and mapping and traffic routing features resonate well. However, few respondents expressed interest in wireless phones that could be used as a wallet for purchases, or for watching TV programs.42% of the respondents were very or extremely interested...

Tags: wireless phone, telephone

Blog posts 2005-04-28

Cingular closes $41 billion ATT Wireless buy

Cingular closes $41 billion ATT Wireless buyWhen it's time to switch wireless carrier, take your phone with youIt sounds like many ATT customers will take their phones to another GSM network. Would Cingular allow ATT customer to keep using the same phone or force them to buy new ones? Phone...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, phone, Cingular Wireless, ATT Wireless, wireless phone, wireless

Discussion threads 2004-10-27

156.4 mln wireless phones shipped in Q2 2004

In Q2 2004 wireless phone makers shipped 156.4 mln handsets to customers all around the world, according to Gartner. That was up 3.4 mln QTQ, and up 35% YTY. The wireless-phone industry is on track to ship almost 650 mln units in 2004. 520 mln phones were shipped in 2004....

Tags: Q2 2004, telephone

Blog posts 2004-09-02

All I want for Christmas is a service plan

Cingular reports that teenagers in the US, ages 13 to 17, want wireless phones and service plans as gifts this holiday season more than PCs, DVD players, even video game consoles. Cingular commissioned International Communications Research to survey teens, finding that nearly 50% of respondents say they want wireless phones...

Tags: wireless phone, wireless, telephone

Blog posts 2003-12-23

Wireless Telephones Help Anne Arundel Medical Center Improve Patient Care

Hospitals are constantly looking to improve the care and attention they give their patients. One of the most effective ways to improve care is by improving the communication between patients and their caregivers. However, doctors and nurses aren't always able to be as close at hand as they would like...

Tags: Patient, Phone, Wireless Phone, SpectraLink Corp., Wireless, Anne Arundel, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies

Wireless Phone Service Provider Monitors System With Avaya and IQ Services

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Interactive Quality IQ Services, Inc. is a leader in load testing and availability monitoring for contact center and e-commerce business solutions. The company wanted to proactively monitor their wireless service, identifying system issues before they affected customers. As a solution the company deployed two Avaya Interactive...

Tags: Monitor, Wireless Phone, Avaya Inc., Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Web Technology, Monitors & Displays, E-business/E-Commerce, Call Centers, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Components, Internet, It Operations

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Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy

The commercial it selfand the AT & T action on it, tell me to never EVER do any business with such a lousy and inferior company. AT&T? who, in is right mind will do business with those crooks?AT&T Focuses on Wrong Thing -- Again...Rather than trying to change its competitor's...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, advertisement, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., 3G

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Cell Phones

Even though 2009 was a difficult one for many in regards to finances, the mobile phone market continued to grow and manufacturers continued to roll out some excellent phones for the consumer. In this issue of the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide we will take a look at two selected mobile...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Did you know the BlackBerry Storm2 is also now available?

Most of the excitement in the mobile phone space this week focused on the announcement of the Motorola DROID on Verizon Wireless. Looking at the Verizon Wireless press release archive page you have to scroll down to the 6th or 7th story to find that the RIM BlackBerry Storm2 was...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless, Crackberry.com, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-30

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, display, Color Support, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28