Vodafone AirTouch announced that it has <A HREF="http://www.vodafone.co.uk/">selected IBM</A> to design, build, manage and run a global Internet portal for wireless devices. These will include mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) from Nokia, Ericsson, Palm Computing and other companies. In addition, IBM will integrate applications and content from e-businesses such as Charles Schwab, Sabre, Travelocity.com and InfoSpace.com. This wireless Web portal is expected to be launched in July 2000 in Australia, Europe and North America.