Nancy Gohring

Lack of equipment interoperability and confusion over security responsibility are to blame for the lack of security in voice over IP (VoIP), an issue that IT administrators say is a major concern for them, experts speaking at last month

EBay Inc. is offering its users in Germany a customized version of the Opera Mini cell phone browser to make it easier for them to buy and sell things through the eBay site from their mobile phone.

Enterprise software developer Hummingbird Ltd. said today that it agreed to be purchased by holding company Symphony Technology Group in a deal valued at US$465 million. The Toronto company develops enterprise content management (ECM) software that helps organizations manage documents, records, correspondence and contracts.

Mobile TV took another step forward Thursday when Nokia Corp. said it would help to build one of the first dedicated networks for such services, in Finland. Nokia will offer a service management product for Digita Oy's DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) network. Digita is building the network, which can be used by mobile operators to deliver mobile TV to mobile phone users.

Google Inc. said Tuesday that it has complained to the European Commission about the way that Microsoft Corp. bundles its own search mechanism in the newest version of Internet Explorer.

Qualcomm Inc. has signed its first licensing agreement for patents it owns covering broadband wireless technology, the company said in an announcement some WiMax observers have been dreading.

A European Commission proposal aimed at lowering mobile international roaming costs will lead to higher local calling charges for some, a consulting company hired by a group representing mobile operators said on Thursday.

A European Union proposal to regulate Internet TV and other new media services has created an uproar among Internet and telecommunications companies, which banded together and released on Tuesday a paper detailing their complaints.