John Blau

New picture-messaging, information and entertainment services over packet-switched mobile networks have the potential to become a multibillion dollar business in just over one year, provided mobile operators move quickly to offer cross-network services and offer affordable handsets, according to a study published on Tuesday by Juniper Research Ltd.

SAP AG and the German Defence Ministry are embroiled in what could become a nasty brawl over a prestigious outsourcing project, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported Friday, citing several officials involved in the project.

LAS VEGAS - The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), a standards body for the mobile phone and wireless computing industry, has introduced eight new technical specifications for mobile data applications in the first phase of a three-phase release program, the group announced late Tuesday at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas.

The Liberty Alliance Project has released version 1.1 of its open specifications for federated network identity as a maintenance update to version 1.0 released in July, the business and technology consortium said Tuesday in a statement.

Deutsche Telekom AG (DT) has decided to seek a partner for expanding the international footprint of its IT unit rather than investing directly in new operations, the company said Thursday.

Scientists at Infineon Technologies AG have successfully integrated plastic electronic circuits on commercially-available packaging film, the company said Tuesday.

Siemens AG posted Wednesday a fourth-quarter profit on lower sales, forecasting a declining business volume for the coming year.

The number of citizens worldwide using the Internet to access government services or products during the past 12 months increased 15 per cent, according to the second Government Online Study published Thursday by the London-based market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC.