Feb.18 -- PRNewswire/AsiaNetWIRELESS DEVELOPMENTS... CANNES: Microsoft today announced a series of new developments in the wireless industry at the 3GSM World Congress 2003, a media release said. www.samsungelectronics.com or www.microsoft.comNEW SMART-PHONE... CANNES: The first Microsoft and Intel Windows Powered Smartphone has been launched at the 3GSM World Congress 2003, a media release said. www.samsungelectronics.com or www.microsoft.comPOCKET PC... CANNES: Samsung Electronics and Microsoft today unveiled a GSM/GPRS-enabled Windows Powered Pocket PC at the 3GSM World Congress 2003, a media release said. www.samsungelectronics.com or www.microsoft.com BIOTECHNOLOGY BUSINESS... TOKYO: Japanese biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Kyowa Hakko Kogyo has set up an office in the USA to further the development of its biological technologies, a statement said. www.kyowa.co.jp/eng SECURITY PATENT... SAN DIEGO: Chipset developer Magis Networks will patent its wireless local area network (WLAN) security services, a media report said. www.magisnetworks.com WLAN SOLUTION... PARIS: Fabless solutions provider STEPMIND plans to introduce the first version of its complete hardware and software WLAN solution in mid 2003, the company announced today. www.stepmind.com TECHNOLOGY TRIAL... SAN DIEGO: CDMA wireless technology provider QUALCOMM is conducting the world's first GSM1x technology trial with Chinese wireless technology provider China Unicom, a report said. www.gsm1x.com or www.qualcomm.com EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS... SAN MATEO: Mobilitec appointed a new President and CEO to direct its global business strategy, a company report said. www.mobilitec.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)