Treo 650 Launched on Movistar in Mexico
Palm and Movistar are now offering the Treo 650 smartphone to the Mexican market. The Treo 650 is latest Movistar corporate tool, Oficina movistar, for a portable mobile office solution.
Oficina movistar, which was introduced in February, provides companies with a mobile office solution on a portable handheld device, enabling professionals to access corporate emails, contact lists, calendars, to-do lists, and the Internet while out of the office. Designed to work with Movistar’s EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network, the Treo 650 smartphone has proven to be a powerful device for Movistar’s enterprise customers.
“The demand for all-in-one devices continues to increase, and the Treo 650 smartphone is the perfect solution for business professionals who need fast access to the information and applications that matter most to them,” said Ignacio Gallego, general manager of Palm Mexico. “We are pleased to continue to work with operators like Telefonica Moviles Mexico in an effort to put the latest member of the Treo family within reach of Mexican customers.”
Source: palminfocenter.com
Zapatistas start political tour of Mexico
The leader of the military group promises to advance its socialist, pro-Indian cause through peaceful means.
Twelve years after a short but violent New Year's uprising in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, the Zapatistas have launched a new campaign to reshape the nation - a political campaign.
The leader of the Mayan Zapatistas, Subcomandante Marcos, launched a national tour Sunday to rally support for the group's pro-Indian, socialist policies, reports the Associated Press.
Thousands of supporters cheered as Subcommandante Marcos, the Indian rights movement's ski-masked leader, roared through La Garrucha on a black motorcycle with a Mexican flag
Mexico's Zapatista rebels to start 6-month campaign tour
Mexico's Zapatista rebels were to launch a six-month nationwide campaign tour on Sunday aimed at attracting more support from citizens.
The Zapatistas, who were emerging from their jungle hideouts, said they would carry out the tour in a peaceful way by rejecting rifles or wars.
The rebels launched a brief uprising on the New Year's Day 12 years ago, calling for more rights for Mexico's Indian minority.
During a visit to Mexico's 31 states, Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos promised to
Frontier Continues March Through Mexico With Launch of Acapulco and Cozumel Service
Post-Hurricane Wilma, Cozumel is 'Open for Business'; Frontier is First and Only Airline to Offer Non-Stop Service From Denver
The past weekend was busy for Denver-based Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - News) as the airline launched its latest two Mexican resort destinations -- Cozumel and Acapulco on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 respectively. The two cities are Frontier's sixth and seventh destinations in Mexico, complementing its existing non-stop Denver service to Cancun, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Both Cozumel and Acapulco will utilize Frontier's new 132
Mexico City combats sidewalk pornography
Mexico City launched an uphill battle this week against street vendors who have turned many of the city's sidewalks and subway entrances into in-your-face displays of graphic, triple-X movies and magazines.
Some 600 city police confiscated thousands of pirated pornographic videos from a five-block stretch Tuesday in an effort to force some of the city's unlicensed street vendors to be more discreet with their X-rated wares in this socially conservative society.
The city government also signed an agreement with an association of newspaper vendors this week to keep hard-core pornography magazines off front shelves near schools and parks.
The
Virtual fence to protect US-Mexico border
BOEING has been chosen to build a virtual fence using sensors and cameras along the US border with Mexico and Canada to help control illegal immigration in a contract projected to be worth up to $US2billion ($3.2billion).
The Secure Border Initiative, or SBInet, will be launched along a 45km stretch of the border near Tucson, Arizona, and eventually be expanded to some 9656km of border areas, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
What we are looking to build is a virtual fence, a 21st-century virtual fence, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Mr Chertoff said the
South Korea Speeds Up FTA With Mexico
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun’s visit here will likely be a great challenge for the two countries, which are haggling over a free trade agreement (FTA) across the Pacific Ocean.
During the state visit by President Roh to the Central American nation from Sept. 8 to 10, South Korea hopes to speed up negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA), which includes an FTA and other measures for economic cooperation.
The two countries have been in consultation on the matter since May last year when they launched a joint study team for the EPA.
Metro to start newspaper in Mexico
Metro International and Mxshares SA de C.V. are entering a joint venture to publish a new edition of the free Metro newspaper in Mexico City.
Metro International SA, which publishes newspapers from Santiago to Helsinki, will publish a new edition of its free Metro newspaper in Mexico City through a local joint venture to tap the country's growing advertising market.
Metro and Mxshares SA de C.V. will each have 35 percent stakes in a new company, while 30 percent will be owned by Immobiliaria Torraco SA de C.V., Metro said in a statement Monday. London-based Metro said
Eight people kidnapped by armed group in Mexico
Eight people, including a five-member family, were kidnapped Friday by an armed group in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in northeastern Mexico where drug-trafficking-related violence has been increasing.
According to the police, the 25-to-30-member-strong armed group moving in a five-pick-up-truck convoy kidnapped the family in a violent way.
The attackers, armed with assault rifles and wearing ski-masks,also abducted three other people named Roberto Guerrero Salas, Alejandro Jaime Trejo and Jose Antonio Vara.
The kidnap took place against the backdrop of
Mexico uses athletes to promote absentee vote registration for 2006 elections
Mexican electoral officials announced on Friday that they have launched a campaign featuring well-known professional athletes to promote registration for absentee ballots by Mexican living abroad.
The July 2, 2006 elections will be the first time that Mexicans abroad will be able to request absentee ballots for a federal election; to do so, they must submit request forms by Jan. 15.
As part of the program, infielder Jorge Cantu of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins pitcher Ismael Valdes and San Diego Padres catcher Ramon Hernandez paid a visit
Update 6: Zapatistas Begin Tour to Reshape Mexico
Zapatista rebels met Monday with leaders of poor and Indian groups at the start of a campaign that has carried them from their jungle strongholds for the first time in four years in a bid to reshape Mexico's politics.
The rebels' ski-masked spokesman, Subcomandante Marcos, arrived Monday in a caravan of minivans, SUVS and pickup trucks for the meetings with non-governmental organizations in this mountain city in southern Mexico.
The night before, Marcos formally launched the nationwide tour with a speech railing against capitalism, free trade and the Mexican government before 15,000 rebels
