BT simultaneously slashes Openzone WiFi access costs in the UK and Ireland, and hints at further hotspot numbers by partnering with a key rival. Is this a sign of desperation, ...

Orange NL launches a dusted off version of its Orange Smart prepaid service, featuring a three-month free SMS promotion. The ensuing Dutch SMS price war shifts audibly into a higher ...

webMethods announced the GA of webMethods Portal 6.1.5. webMethods continues to build out its portal, and this release offers a number of attractive features for enterprises. Still, webMethods is playing ...

3 UK teams up with record company BMG to offer a video jukebox service enabling customers to stream complete music videos direct to their handsets. At GBP 1.50 per download, ...

Following up on an earlier announcement, Siemens shows it is preparing for the merger of ICM and ICN in the U.S. While the new company blend sets the stage ...

Avaya churns out new software releases and applications for the company's IP Office integrated communications platform at a steadier rate than competitors-as evidenced by this version 2.1 release-but market acceptance ...

Telefonica announces its plans to double the data transfer rates of its business and consumer DSL products without any associated price changes. The positive enhances the carrier's sales messages and ...

Sun expands its JES middleware platform, which includes fixed pricing per employees, to include HP-UX and Windows. The move will help Sun be a credible player in middleware, since most ...

Avaya is preparing to make good on promises to develop mobility solutions that seamlessly hand off voice calls between cellular and WLAN environments. But will enterprises shell out for a ...

EWE TEL's introduction of a 4Mbps ADSL connection ups the ante against many rivals offering slower downstream speeds. Yet coverage is limited to the carrier's regional footprint. ...

Comcast is the latest provider to expand into multiple service tiers, with a 4 Mbps service. But it will find few buyers at the premium price point, especially in a ...

Alcatel augments its optical portfolio and gains the ability to address RFPs, but despite positive past trials and SBC interest, it needs to prove Tropic can compete effectively as Tier ...

Cisco and IBM are delivering upgrades to the IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller for the Cisco MDS 9000 that expand the pool of possible customers by providing more certified arrays ...

Paradyne, an established but peripheral player in the DSLAM space, has acquired Net to Net to strengthen its IP DSLAM portfolio and push into new markets, but Paradyne faces long ...

Although few of the enterprise application vendors have shown any interest in the hosted CRM market, they should be buying their way into the space. Without a quick entry, these ...

XO adds a co-marketing agreement with PayPal for its Web Builder tool. It's a plus for its SME prospects, but the company is behind other players such as Interland and ...

DataFlux Corporation announced the availability of its Web services capabilities. While the company is late in officially announcing these capabilities, it nevertheless comes to market supporting all the major Web ...

With the Beta 2 release of SQL Server 2005 Microsoft moves closer to meeting its current expectation of a 2005 availability date while adding new features, functions, and hardware platform ...

Vodafone Spain slashes its 3G data card price and tariffs once again, with a special offer for loyalty scheme customers. This is the fourth Spanish data card price revision in ...

Motorola and Apple are teaming up to bring iTunes to Motorola 3G devices. The ability to transfer songs from the PC to the handset via USB or Bluetooth offers ...