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Nortel wins Comcast internet protocol contract

Nortel wins Comcast internet protocol contract

Nortel Networks has won a contract to build an internet protocol backbone for Comcast Corp, the top US cable operator.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2005, 11:30AM Collaboration
ShadowRAM: Vegas baby yeah!

ShadowRAM: Vegas baby yeah!

Our friends at Acer Computer want to send some lucky punters to the city of shotgun weddings, gambling, topless showgirls, bright neon lights and bad Elvis impersonators.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2005, 9:40AM Software
ShadowRAM: Magnetic north on the Gold Coast

ShadowRAM: Magnetic north on the Gold Coast

Storage giant Hitachi Data Systems held its annual reseller shindig dubbed the ‘TrueNorth Leadership Forum’ at the swanky Sheraton Mirage on the Gold Coast from 9 to 11 November.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2005, 2:12PM Hardware
India faces IT staff shortfall: McKinsey/FT report

India faces IT staff shortfall: McKinsey/FT report

India's information technology industry faces a shortfall of 500,000 professionals by 2010, threatening its dominance of global offshore IT services, the Financial Times said, citing a report by business consultancy McKinsey and Nasscom, India's leading IT association.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2005, 1:12PM Software
LG Elec sees 2006 handset shipment up 25-30 percent: Lehman

LG Elec sees 2006 handset shipment up 25-30 percent: Lehman

LG Electronics forecasts its mobile phone shipments to grow between 25 and 30 percent in 2006 over this year's estimated 55 million units.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2005, 11:30AM Mobility
Samsung to set up mobile handset plant in India

Samsung to set up mobile handset plant in India

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has said it will invest US$15 million to set up a mobile handset plant in India as it looks to corner a bigger share of the world's fastest-growing mobile market.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2005, 9:30AM Mobility
Time Warner's AOL seeks technology, traffic: CEO

Time Warner's AOL seeks technology, traffic: CEO

Time Warner's AOL division "needs to catch up" to its internet peers and is engaged in discussions to bolster its underlying search technology, according to the company's top executive.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2005, 9:45AM Collaboration
Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox

Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox

Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer will have to shop around for an Xbox 360 game console this holiday season just like the rest of us -- it doesn't come with his job.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Nortel names former GE exec to head supply chain

Nortel names former GE exec to head supply chain

Nortel Networks has named a former General Electric executive as its new vice-president of global supply chain and quality.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2005, 8:35AM Collaboration
Hitachi sees earlier start to plasma display plant

Hitachi sees earlier start to plasma display plant

A unit of Hitachi Ltd said on Wednesday it will bring forward the start of mass production at a new plasma display factory in western Japan by three months to October 2006 to meet strong demand.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 2:10PM Hardware
Global chip gear sales seen up 9.1 percent in 2006: SEMI

Global chip gear sales seen up 9.1 percent in 2006: SEMI

Global microchip equipment sales will likely rise 9.1 percent in 2006, followed by two years of double-digit growth as chip makers invest aggressively in advanced production plants.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 1:40PM Hardware
Samsung SDI files patent suit against Matsushita

Samsung SDI files patent suit against Matsushita

South Korea's Samsung SDI Co, the world's top plasma display panel maker, said on Wednesday it filed suit against Matsushita Electric Industrial, saying the Japanese firm infringed its patents.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 12:40PM Hardware
France's Thomson, Taiwan's BenQ settle LCD dispute

France's Thomson, Taiwan's BenQ settle LCD dispute

Thomson and Taiwanese technology group BenQ have settled a dispute over patents owned by Thomson and related to LCD colour monitors and analogue LCD colour television receivers.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 12:10PM Hardware
Inmarsat launches global high-speed web access

Inmarsat launches global high-speed web access

Britain's Inmarsat has launched a long-awaited service to provide cheaper voice and high-speed internet access anywhere in the world, as the satellite operator looks to tap additional revenues.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 10:40AM Collaboration
DVD sales likely nearing global peak: report

DVD sales likely nearing global peak: report

Movie sales on DVD are likely nearing their peak worldwide as more people look to computer downloads and video-on-demand to watch their favourite programming, according to a report.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 9:10AM Hardware
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection has 200,000 users so far

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection has 200,000 users so far

Nintendo this week said that nearly 200,000 unique users worldwide have tapped its three-week-old Wi-Fi Connection wireless service available through the Nintendo DS video game player.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 8:40AM Software
Microsoft plans 30 new innovation centres globally

Microsoft plans 30 new innovation centres globally

Microsoft plans to set up 30 new innovation centres around the world, adding to its existing 60, in partnership with local governments, academic institutions and industry organisations.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 8:00AM Software
Microsoft says to raise India engineers to 7000

Microsoft says to raise India engineers to 7000

Microsoft plans to increase the number of engineers working on its products in India to 7000 from 4000 over the next two to three years.
Staff Writers Dec 7 2005, 4:00PM Software
Europe's own internet space starts up Wednesday

Europe's own internet space starts up Wednesday

Trademark holders and government bodies can start claiming their European identities on the Internet from 1000 GMT on Wednesday, when the registers open for the new ".eu" domain name aimed at boosting European e-commerce.
Staff Writers Dec 7 2005, 1:00PM Collaboration
Microsoft, Google still vying for AOL linkup

Microsoft, Google still vying for AOL linkup

Microsoft and Google are in a "two-horse" race to strike an internet advertising partnership with Time Warner's AOL online unit, sources familiar with the talks said.
Staff Writers Dec 7 2005, 12:14PM Collaboration

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