Motorola goes wireless
Motorola makes a run for a share of the digital wireless market by acquiring Starfish Software in a deal valued at several hundred million dollars.
Motorola makes a run for a share of the digital wireless market by acquiring Starfish Software in a deal valued at several hundred million dollars. With dramatic flair typical of Starfish founder Philippe Kahn, the combination was announced--and simultaneously Webcast--at a surprise event held last night at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.
Are PDAs the wave of the future? Motorola's buyout of Starfish Software signals the growing convergence of wireless phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants into palm-sized devices.
Motorola to purchase Starfish
Kahn sells--but steals the show |