Trucking Technology Report - March 8
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Today's Technology Headlines:
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Personal Technology: Kyocera's Smartphone Finds a Clever Way to Wed Palm to Cell
Verizon Wireless introduced the Kyocera QCP 6035 Smartphone this week for $499. The phone combines the features of a cell phone and personal digital assistant (PDA).
The Kyocera offers wireless e-mail and Web access. Some wireless device manufacturers are taking a different approach than Verizon.
Rather than design a phone with a PDA built in, they are developing PDAs with cell phone capabilities to appeal to more data oriented users. Meanwhile, products like the Kyocera appeal primarily to cell phones users who want some data features. Wall Street Journal (03/08/01) P. B1; Mossberg, Walter S.
Wireless-Web Industry Has Issues to Clear Before Its Devices Begin to Flood Market
Jupiter Media Metrix has released a report indicating the wireless industry must overcome several significant problems before the wireless Web can grow in popularity.The report forecasts that wireless Web devices will become common in the future, with 96 million Americans using Internet-equipped cell phones, two-way pagers, and wireless PDAs by 2005. Last year, only 4.1 million Americans owned these devices.
To encourage users to access the wireless Web, Jupiter analyst Zia Daniell Wigder says that problems, such as bandwidth limitations, must be solved. The uptake of wireless Web services has been slower than the industry anticipated.
Jupiter says the industry must also improve how data is entered into a device. Currently, users have to enter text messages and move through Web sites via small number keys. Wall Street Journal (03/08/01) P. B11; Miles, Stephanie
Feds Sound out Plan to Silence Cellphones
The Canadian government is contemplating licensing technology capable of blocking cell phone signals in public places, such as restaurants and theaters.According to sources, the government will allow Canadians to express their opinion on the matter during a 90-day period beginning next week.
Many countries have refused to employ any technology to block cell phone signals. In addition, the wireless industry has strongly opposed such bans. The Radio Advisory Board of Canada said in an article last fall that the government and those employing technology to block cell phone signals could face legal consequences. One out of three Canadians currently own cell phones. London Free Press Online (03/08/01)
Transora Will Offer Shipping Logistics
A new program designed to pilot an Internet-based transportation logistics on-line service is about to be launched by Transora, the consumer-packaged goods B2B e-marketplace firm.The Chicago-based Transora has partnered with Texas-based Transplace.com to offer a Web enabled transportation management system called Dense Network Efficiency (DNE). Transplace.com's DNE platform will allow shippers to obtain real-time news on shipments, collaborative initiatives, and other logistical services.
Transora plans to use a new Megahub operation to exchange information directly with Transplace, but shipper and carrier transactions will be through the DNE platform. Supermarket News (03/05/01) Vol. 49, No. 10, P. 33; Perrotta, Peter
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