Wireless Report: The year of the new mobile operating system

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WIRELESS REPORT

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Thursday, Dec 20, 2007
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Table Of Contents:

* The year of the new mobile operating system
* Wi-Fi mesh lights up Mecca for Hajj
* Unlocking encryption management
* Cognos puts BI on Nokia, Windows Mobile phones
* Qualcomm buys noise-reduction company SoftMax
* Software tracks BlackBerry messages
* Cisco's WiMax focus is in developing world

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THE YEAR OF THE NEW MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

2007 could be called the year of the mobile operating system. Since
Microsoft entered the scene around five years ago, the smartphone
operating system industry has been fairly stable. Symbian, Linux,
Research in Motion, and Windows Mobile make up the bulk of smartphone
software, each to varying degrees of success in different regions.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/20/year-of-new-mobile-operating-system_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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WI-FI MESH LIGHTS UP MECCA FOR HAJJ

The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual
gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi
mesh network covering a large part of the city.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/19/Wi-Fi-mesh-lights-up-Mecca-for-Hajj_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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UNLOCKING ENCRYPTION MANAGEMENT

Someday, encryption features built into a wide range of IT products --
from operating systems and messaging gateways to hard drives and storage
systems -- may work in concert to offer central policy enforcement
across different types of network assets and devices.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/19/Unlocking-encryption-management_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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COGNOS PUTS BI ON NOKIA, WINDOWS MOBILE PHONES

Cognos said Monday that its Cognos 8 Go! Mobile business intelligence
software now supports Windows Mobile 6 smartphones, as well as Nokia E-
and N-series devices running S60 Third Edition on Symbian OS.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/17/Cognos-BI-Nokia-Windows-Mobile-phones_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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QUALCOMM BUYS NOISE-REDUCTION COMPANY SOFTMAX

Qualcomm made a clear statement about its vision for future mobile
devices on Monday by buying SoftMax, a provider of noise-reduction
algorithms.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/17/Qualcomm-buys-noise-reduction-company-SoftMax_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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SOFTWARE TRACKS BLACKBERRY MESSAGES

Gwava, a developer of security software, plans to introduce on Monday a
new product that lets enterprises easily track and find text messages
and phone calls that BlackBerry users send and receive.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/17/Software-tracks-messages-sent-to-and-from-BlackBerrys_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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CISCO'S WIMAX FOCUS IS IN DEVELOPING WORLD

Cisco Systems sees a big market for WiMax, but not primarily in
high-profile deployments in the developed world such as Sprint Nextel's
nationwide network, planned for commercial launch in the United States
next year.

More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/14/Cisco-WiMax-focus-is-in-developing-world_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2007-12-20

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