Emerging Tech

3Com Corp. announced it would close its consumer Internet appliance unit following the posting of a pro forma net loss of US$122.8 million for the company's third quarter.

Lucent Technologies and Research In Motion Limited (RIM) announced a broad-based alliance to accelerate commercialization of third generation (3G) mobile solutions using Lucent

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday delivered details on consumer privacy enhancements that will come bundled in Microsoft's upcoming browser release, Internet Explorer 6.

Dell Computer Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday that they have entered into a $16 billion hardware and research and development alliance.

AOL Canada Inc. and Telus Mobility announced Tuesday that AOL's Mobile services would be available to clients using dot.com ready phones on all Telus Mobility digital networks across Canada.

Widespread broadband access and increased industry competition are forcing traditional network operators to move beyond offering standard voice and data transport services to offering high-value services, according to a global study.

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Intel Corp. will use IBM Corp.'s embedded software in Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA) for wireless devices and other Internet appliances the companies announced Tuesday.