SOFTWARE company Altamedius, formerly called Artic Web, has been acquired by American company Qpass for an undisclosed sum.

Telenor Interactive, the US arm of Norwegian mobile communications company Telenor Mobile, has purchased the XIAM Media Platform. It will use the platform to provide mobile interactive services to North American broadcasters.

SchlumbergerSema and XIAM have announced details of a new business alliance that will enable the two companies to bring powerful telecom operators throughout the world.

Dublin company Altamedius, formerly Artic Web, is to provide micro payment services to Eircell Vodafone's 1.6 million customer base.