The IQ Business Group and electronics group Reunert have established a joint venture focusing on developing and delivering products and services arising from the convergence of technology, primarily in the corporate office environment.
ABSA has launched a mobile banking service using a wireless Internet gateway (WIG), an SMS-based transaction alternative to Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). MTN and ABSA say the service will be cheaper, safer and faster.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) have jointly finalised the H.248 standard to connect circuit-switched and IP-based networks.
The m-commerce market will generate great interest, with book and trade sales creating a multi-billion dollar opportunity by 2004, says the International Data Corporation (IDC).
World Online, an Internet service provider, has launched a World Online WAP call centre to assist Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) cellphone users to correctly configure their cellphones.
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 2000 conference kicked off yesterday at the Vodacom Learning, Information and Knowledge Centre in Parktown and will run until tomorrow.
Sybase and Ericsson have unveiled an initiative to develop software and hardware for banks wanting to offer clients banking services on cellphones.
Internet service provider World Online has introduced SpeechMail, which will enable users to communicate via e-mail from any type of telephone.
Hewlett-Packard believes services will drive mobile Internet growth and is incubating start-ups to grow infrastructure demand. Wireless Application Protocol may be a disappointment, but killer apps may woo consumers back soon.
Cisco and Oracle have joined forces to deliver integrated customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning solutions, as well as adding voice over IP technology to Oracle`s line-up.
Siltek Telecoms, local distributor for Active Voice, says Active Voice is now providing its unified messaging solution (UMS) for the Lotus Domino server and Lotus Notes client market.
Hewlett-Packard today announced a partnership with Lucent Technologies at the HP Mobile E-Services Bazaar in Helsinki, saying it will co-brand a bundled wireless local area network solution with Lucent.