Topic: General

Posted by : Anonymous on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 10:12 PM

After a successful suit against Redline Communications, Wi-LAN Inc. has turned the legal heat on Cisco Systems Inc.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:21 AM

Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia announced on Monday (28 June) that its global developer programme Forum Nokia now had a total of 14 Nokia CDMA Series 40 developer platform compliant devices.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:19 AM

Telematics and tracking services supplier GlobeTrac Inc (OTC BB: GBTR) has teamed with wireless solutions supplier WebTech Wireless to launch the WebTech 5000 locator.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 05:45 AM

TOKYO (AP) - Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. will establish a joint venture in October to develop and manufacture network equipment such as routers and switches, the Japanese electronics giants announced Friday. Hitachi and NEC said they hope the new company - with initial capital of about 5.5 billion yen (US$51.06 million) - will take on rivals such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. It will focus on high-end to mid-range routers and switches.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 05:43 AM

IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered into an agreement to expanding its relationship with IT giant IBM to cross-sell each other's products and services. Under the agreement TCS will train its employees and create new solutions using IBM hardware and middleware platforms, and the two companies will market each other's products and services in selected markets such as banking, financial services, insurance, telecomms, retail and manufacturing.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 05:40 AM

Selling on the online auction eBay may be lucrative, but it can also be fiercely complicated. You must know how to shoot and download digital pictures, appraise and list items, set up a payment account and master the ins and outs of the Web site. It's a process that can be so intimidating to the uninitiated, they often throw their hands up and make plans for a garage sale.

Posted by : Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:52 AM

Sprint Corp. today said the company will lay off 1,100 more employees, cutting jobs from its long-distance operations. About half of the layoffs will be in the Kansas City area. Employees will be notified by mid-July and receive severance and employment assistance. Howard Janzen, president of Sprint Business Solutions, said the layoffs are necessary to keep the Overland Park-based telecommunications company competitive.

Posted by : Anonymous on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 11:49 AM

TORONTO, Jun 17, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The head of Cisco Systems said Thursday he would like to join forces with telecommunications group Nortel Networks. "I believe in strategic partnerships. I would love to have Nortel as a partner," said Cisco's chief executive John Chambers at a conference in Toronto. But the head of the California-based router maker also suggested Cisco would not be interested in buying out the Canadian telecom company.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:10 AM

Shoppers will soon be able to buy some of Gateway's MP3 players, home entertainment systems and flat-panel television sets at Best Buy stores. ateway is liquidating inventory left over from its 188 Gateway Country stores, which it closed in April as part of a reorganization. Most of the products are slightly outdated, so they could be sold at a discount, though Best Buy won't say. All Best Buy stores and its Web site are expected to have the products soon. Best Buy will not sell Gateway PCs. Many tech analysts have been expecting such a deal because new Gateway CEO Wayne Inouye is a former Best Buy vice president.

Posted by : Anonymous on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:08 AM

Arrests have been made in the theft of computer code behind Half-Life 2, which is expected to be one of this year's best-selling titles, the game's manufacturer announced yesterday. The theft last year had a role in the delayed delivery of the game, originally scheduled for release in September 2003, as Valve Corp., based in Bellevue, Wash., rewrote parts of its programming and assisted in an FBI-led investigation. Valve chief executive Gabe Newell said at the time that he believed the code was stolen by hackers from a company computer.