Monday, February 14, 2005
MPs issued with Blackberry threat
BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | MPs issued with Blackberry threat
MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails.
The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to a Newsnight journalist. Mr Martin revealed some MPs had been using their Blackberries during debates and he also cautioned members against using hidden earpieces.
MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails.
The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to a Newsnight journalist. Mr Martin revealed some MPs had been using their Blackberries during debates and he also cautioned members against using hidden earpieces.
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Spyware Nation
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Friday, October 29, 2004
Sendia Inks Deal with PeopleSoft
Sendia Inks Deal with PeopleSoft
Santa Monica-based Sendia said that it has inked a deal with PeopleSoft to include the company's wireless enterprise solutions as part of PeopleSoft's new SFA products. Sendia's wireless technology platform will be used to extend PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales on Research in Motion (RIM) handhelds. Sendia's solution leverages the Blackberry wireless platform to allow the exchange of information with third party enterprise applications. Sendia is backed by Globespan Capital Partners and Mobius Venture Capital.
Santa Monica-based Sendia said that it has inked a deal with PeopleSoft to include the company's wireless enterprise solutions as part of PeopleSoft's new SFA products. Sendia's wireless technology platform will be used to extend PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales on Research in Motion (RIM) handhelds. Sendia's solution leverages the Blackberry wireless platform to allow the exchange of information with third party enterprise applications. Sendia is backed by Globespan Capital Partners and Mobius Venture Capital.
Thumbthing For Everyone
Thumbthing For Everyone
The three hottest new handhelds: Which one is right for your mobile messaging needs?
Thumbs. For centuries, they have conveyed the simplest of messages. Up/down, good/bad, salvation/lion chow. But look at the folks in the elevators, the checkout lines, even crawling along in traffic jams. They're tapping madly with thumbs on the tiny keyboards of wireless gizmos. The other eight digits -- who needs 'em? For digital nomads, this trend promises to lighten the load. It just might be time to leave the laptop at home and to trust in a pocket-size smart phone and a pair of typing thumbs.
The options have never been richer. For the past three years, the Treo, the RIM (RIMM ) Blackberry, and a youth-oriented gadget called the Sidekick have sparked much of the mobile messaging excitement in the U.S. market. All three are now launching enhanced models. While other options continue to pop up, most shoppers are likely to end up weighing these three alternatives. So how about an old-fashioned bake-off? We've picked up these three, banged out some messages, tried some wireless Web surfing, even made a few old-fashioned phone calls. Now it's just a matter of picking a winner.
It doesn't take long to spot the turf each of these machines is staking out. PalmOne's (PLMO ) new Treo 650 is for mobile digerati who want just about everything. It has a snazzy camera and a touchscreen. Plug in a memory card and you have an MP3 player that can hold some 300 songs. The slimmer Blackberry 7100T feels much more like a normal phone than the other two -- but one with a highly innovative and peculiar keyboard. And T-Mobile's Sidekick II, far less geared toward corporate use, is suited to a generation that lives on instant chat and wants to do it everywhere.
The three hottest new handhelds: Which one is right for your mobile messaging needs?
Thumbs. For centuries, they have conveyed the simplest of messages. Up/down, good/bad, salvation/lion chow. But look at the folks in the elevators, the checkout lines, even crawling along in traffic jams. They're tapping madly with thumbs on the tiny keyboards of wireless gizmos. The other eight digits -- who needs 'em? For digital nomads, this trend promises to lighten the load. It just might be time to leave the laptop at home and to trust in a pocket-size smart phone and a pair of typing thumbs.
The options have never been richer. For the past three years, the Treo, the RIM (RIMM ) Blackberry, and a youth-oriented gadget called the Sidekick have sparked much of the mobile messaging excitement in the U.S. market. All three are now launching enhanced models. While other options continue to pop up, most shoppers are likely to end up weighing these three alternatives. So how about an old-fashioned bake-off? We've picked up these three, banged out some messages, tried some wireless Web surfing, even made a few old-fashioned phone calls. Now it's just a matter of picking a winner.
It doesn't take long to spot the turf each of these machines is staking out. PalmOne's (PLMO ) new Treo 650 is for mobile digerati who want just about everything. It has a snazzy camera and a touchscreen. Plug in a memory card and you have an MP3 player that can hold some 300 songs. The slimmer Blackberry 7100T feels much more like a normal phone than the other two -- but one with a highly innovative and peculiar keyboard. And T-Mobile's Sidekick II, far less geared toward corporate use, is suited to a generation that lives on instant chat and wants to do it everywhere.
Thursday, October 28, 2004
New software will enhance Blackberry abilities
Blackberry Apps
Improved software that's just around the corner will make that trusty Blackberry even more useful, according to Research in Motion vice-president of enterprise David Werezak.
Werezak told 75 members of the Mississauga Technology Association recently that new software is being developed to enhance the performance of the wireless hand-held device.
Research in Motion is a Waterloo-based company that developed the Blackberry in 1998
It gives users access to e-mail, corporate data, phone, web and a wide rage of organizer features.
It has since become an essential tool and status symbol for business people.
Getting and sending e-mail while you are mobile, whether travelling globally or simply mobile on your own campus is the biggest benefit Blackberry users experience.
Software improvements will allow executives to access even more information when they're online.
"Many people no longer give out their mobile phone number," said Werezak. "Business people prefer e-mail because it's easier and faster to manage. Our goal with the Blackberry is not just to give people access to you at all times of the day and night, but to make people's lives materially better by giving them control."
Improved software that's just around the corner will make that trusty Blackberry even more useful, according to Research in Motion vice-president of enterprise David Werezak.
Werezak told 75 members of the Mississauga Technology Association recently that new software is being developed to enhance the performance of the wireless hand-held device.
Research in Motion is a Waterloo-based company that developed the Blackberry in 1998
It gives users access to e-mail, corporate data, phone, web and a wide rage of organizer features.
It has since become an essential tool and status symbol for business people.
Getting and sending e-mail while you are mobile, whether travelling globally or simply mobile on your own campus is the biggest benefit Blackberry users experience.
Software improvements will allow executives to access even more information when they're online.
"Many people no longer give out their mobile phone number," said Werezak. "Business people prefer e-mail because it's easier and faster to manage. Our goal with the Blackberry is not just to give people access to you at all times of the day and night, but to make people's lives materially better by giving them control."
