Mobile ESPN killed.

"Mobile ESPN is shutting down, according to their web site. Mobile ESPN will cease operations as an MVNO Dec. 31 and will refund the purchase price of all Mobile ESPN handsets."

Jajah just launched killer VOIP product.

"Once configured, the Jajah software handles certain types of calls made from the phone, bypassing the carrier entirely. When you place a call, Jajah routes the call to its own local number, moves the call over VOIP to the destination and calls the recipient via a local number where they are located."

Report from visiongain: Mobile Device Management 2006-2011.

"Combined, visiongain estimates the enterprise and operator MDM markets will achieve global revenues in excess of $1.3 billion by 2009 and see exponential growth thereafter, by which time operator MDM will have overtaken its enterprise counterpart."

plus a direct link to the report: visiongain intelligence - Mobile Device Management Report 2006-2011: Evaluating the business case of FOTA and beyond.

RIM device would thwart thieves.

"The new device would be carried in a holster armed with a wireless transceiver. The handheld unit could be switched to a pickpocket mode so that once it's removed from the holster, a wireless alert message would be sent to the user. Unless a user authentication code is input in a predetermined length of time, the device's data would be rendered unusable."

Sprint dons Mobile Armor for security gig.

"This packages encryption and authentication services for laptops and wireless handhelds, and a delete data function to zap stolen devices. Enterprise spoilsports can dictate what applications their workers can download, at the same time ensuring that they meet those pesky compliance obligations. Last but not least, sysadmins get to play with a web portal through which they control the 'mobile workforce assets'."

Motorola acquires Symbol: It's about the channel.

"At a product level, Motorola gets a competitive line of ready-for-the-enterprise handheld devices, some of which are ruggedized. All of these devices are designed for verticalized business applications and not as consumer products. Also in the toolbox is enterprise-class wireless infrastructure that makes Motorola competitive with the likes of Cisco on the WLAN side of the business. Throw in some barcode scanners, RFID equipment and a few other pieces, and Motorola will be the first vendor to have mobile enterprise solutions for everything from the shop floor to the checkout counter and all the way to the executive boardroom."

TAT and Red Bend partner to enable OTA embedded UI customization.

"Red Bend Software... and TAT (The Astonishing Tribe)... announced a joint marketing and technology partnership that will allow greater personalization of mobile handset user interfaces. Using Red Bend's Embedded Feature Delivery (EFD) technology, TAT customers will be able to dynamically modify deeply embedded UI elements within mobile handsets, allowing new graphical objects and components that define the complete phone experience to be provisioned directly to end users over-the-air."

Synchronica among first to support new FUMO standard.

"Synchronica plc, an international developer and provider of mobile device management and synchronization solutions, has today announced its full support for the recently ratified Firmware Update Management Object (FUMO) version 1.0 standard."

Bitfone's FusionDM energizes the mobile user experience.

"FusionDM's coordinated modules can be catered to meet the needs of the growing mobile market with features including diagnostics, firmware management, handset configuration, enterprise and application management."

InnoPath announces iMDM Solutions Suites Version 5.1.

"iMDM 5.1 provides an integrated platform for delivery of MDM services and includes support for Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) interoperability standards. It provides mobile operators with a single common view of subscribers, devices and network traffic points, and expanded integration to back-end systems. New diagnostics capabilities enable operators to rapidly gather device configurations for improved customer satisfaction and service quality. Workflow Director, featuring a drag and drop interface, enables mobile operators to easily create their own MDM business processes for customizing firmware, configuration and diagnostic transactions. An enhanced user interface unifies overall system management, reporting and monitoring."

Manage your mobility with Synchronica's Mobile Manager.

"Synchronia, a software developer out of the UK, has released Mobile Manager, an enterprise-level software package for maintaining Windows-based SmartPhones 'over the air,' which in effect means you information technology managers can now start 'slamming' phones with a default setup before issuing phones, and then manage them remotely without having the phone in-hand... The biggest downside is that Mobile Manager only works with Windows Mobile devices–so my boss probably won’t be buying into it, as we all use PalmOS-based phones. But, as Windows-based smartphones gain popularity, Synchronica stands poised to ride up on Microsoft’s coattails–assuming Redmond doesn’t have its own remote-management plans in the works for the next generation of Windows Mobile."

Sybase makes big mobile play.

"'The mobile messaging market in the U.S. alone is expected to grow to $7.5 billion by 2008,' said John Chen, Sybase chairman, CEO and president, in a statement. 'Getting closer to this exploding mobile market through carriers is a key extension of our Unwired Enterprise strategy.'... 'Given Sybase's leadership in enterprise mobility, this acquisition is a perfect fit,' said Mike Daniels, Mobile 365 executive chairman. 'With Mobile 365's technology, Sybase can now deliver any mobile message or application to any handset -- anytime, anywhere.'"