News Analysis: Wireless e-mail leader RIM contends that Web services hold the key to building handheld device applications that better serve enterprise needs, and some experts agree.

The vision of flexible on-demand services is an enticing one for mobile users. But Adrian Mello says Web services must overcome a few hurdles before they're ready for mobile corporate applications.

A set of new programming tools from IBM enables developers to build Web services applications that can be accessed on mobile devices.

"You want to think Web services when you need to connect to a lot of heterogeneous systems," says Bob Sutor, IBM's director of Web services. Mobile and wireless professional services worldwide ...

IBM on Friday announced a new Web Services Toolkit for Mobile Devices, featuring tools and a Java runtime for building Web services applications that run on Palm OS-based handhelds, Windows CE ...

Web services provide a way for applications written in different languages and running on different platforms to interact with one another. As more enterprises deploy mobile devices in their IT ...

Microsoft and Vodafone are joining forces to extend Web services standards to mobile devices, in an attempt to open up the potentially large and lucrative mobile network services market to Web ...

Novarra provides mobile Internet products for carriers, handset manufacturers and Internet brands to create services and revenue streams for smartphones, feature phones and emerging-market handsets.

The company’s Mobile Web Solution technology lets brands create a complete and consistent shopping experience on mobile. Siteminis’ new service is targeted towards major retailers ...

Canada's Bell Mobility is reportedly already offering real-time location-tracking services based on new server software Microsoft released last week at the CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta ...