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Consumers in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will have the opportunity to experience the ease and speed of Verizon Online DSL firsthand at a series of events at popular shopping malls. The tour, which kicked off on October 21 at the White Flint Mall in Rockville, Maryland, will feature experts on
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Wireless instant messaging has become a popular way to stay connected with family, colleagues, and friends on the go, thanks to the nationwide availability of AOL Instant Messenger on Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phones. This new service offers customers a clear and convenient way to communicate with others directly from their
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Sprint PCS, the nation's largest all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network, has selected Oracle Internet Application Server (iAS) Wireless Edition to offer personalized wireless services to its eight million subscribers. The partnership enables Sprint PCS to create unique, custom services by combining data from multiple sources, and delivers advanced,
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The University of Hawaii has announced the upgrade of its Hawaii Interactive Television System (HITS) using Optivision's streaming MPEG video products. Verizon Communications, formerly GTE, has been awarded a major contract to utilize Optivision's network attached broadband streaming video over IP products for the project. The
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Wireless technology has enabled mobile professionals to access corporate data from anywhere, but the process is often slow and cumbersome. The recent partnership between Equinox Solutions, Inc. and Sprint PCS has addressed this issue by combining Equinox's ActiveNet with Sprint's all-digital nationwide network. This integration allows
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Sprint, a global communications company, has announced the launch of its broadband wireless high-speed Internet service, Sprint Broadband Direct, in Houston. This new service provides two-way, high-speed access to the Internet, using fixed wireless technology and featuring EarthLink's award-winning Internet service. With average downstream rates of up to
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Ariel Corp., a leading supplier of Windows NT and Linux network access solutions, has successfully completed SS7 network testing with GTE TSI. This milestone allows Ariel to connect its new SS7-enabled network access system, BypaSS7, directly to GTE's national SS7 network. The BypaSS7 system enhances network efficiency and
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Sprint, a global communications company, has introduced its revolutionary broadband wireless high-speed Internet access product, called Sprint Broadband Direct, for consumers and small businesses in Colorado Springs. This innovative product provides two-way, high-speed access to the Internet using fixed wireless technology and features EarthLink's award-winning Internet service. With
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Lucent Technologies has announced that Sprint has selected its ORiNOCO system to offer high-speed wireless networking within homes, apartment complexes, and small businesses to the two million residents of Phoenix, Arizona. The ORiNOCO system enables high-speed Internet access without wires or cables from almost anywhere in a home or small
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HyperSecur Corp., a contactless smart-card technology licensing company based in Itasca, has signed a nonexclusive reseller agreement with Cherry Electric Products, a division of The Cherry Corp. This agreement will allow HyperSecur to re-sell Cherry's smart-card and biometrics products worldwide. The products are used in Cherry's
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Verizon Online, a national internet service provider, has reduced its DSL (digital subscriber line) rates for residential and business customers and waived modem fees for all new subscribers. The move aims to make high-speed connections more accessible and attractive to consumers. With lower pricing, customers can enjoy the benefits of
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AT&T Corp.'s rollout of interactive television services may be delayed due to technical issues with the necessary software developed by Microsoft Corp. The problem arises from Microsoft's slow progress in developing the software, which was expected last year to be ready for "showcase
