Parents should not be surprised if cell phones top their teenagers' back-to-school shopping lists this year, advises IDC. A recent IDC and SMS.ac survey of nearly 8,000 U.S. teens, ages 13 to 18 who use mobile phones, suggests that many in this age group perceive a...

Alterian announced it has established two new partnerships in Europe, with MDS Nordic and Loyalty Works GmbH, continuing its expansion into the region. This brings the total number of partners in mainland Europe to 11, resulting in almost 30 end-user installations...

Talisma has launched Talisma Australia Pty Ltd to increase its regional customer base and accelerate revenue growth.   According to Talisma, the new location will provide localised sales, marketing, and service support to Australia and New Zealand customers from...

Andreas Bernhardt will join the Group Executive Management of the Communications Group of Siemens AG effective October 1, 2005. Bernhardt was previously CEO of Alcatel SEL AG in Germany.   Bernhardt, who holds a Diplom-Ingenieur degree with a specialty in...

Nokia and Austrian mobile operator mobilkom austria have signed an agreement for the delivery of a Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) network solution. The deal includes the provision of PoC services, with Nokia to operate the PoC platform.   With push to talk,...