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Cisco breaks ground on US$50mln campus in Bangalore

Cisco breaks ground on US$50mln campus in Bangalore

Cisco Systems has said it broke ground on a US$50 million, one-million-square-foot campus in Bangalore that will host as many as 3000 staff in research and development, IT, sales and customer support.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2005, 10:00AM Collaboration
Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO

Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO

In a few short years, users can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction fees, eBay's chief executive said on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2005, 2:16PM Mobility
One minute with...Colin McKenna

One minute with...Colin McKenna

CRN chats with Colin McKenna, managing director at Avnet Partner Solutions.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2005, 11:18AM Strategy
TCS says buys Aussie firm FNS for US$26 million

TCS says buys Aussie firm FNS for US$26 million

India's largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, said on Thursday it had acquired Sydney-based Financial Network Services (FNS) for US$26 million to strengthen its offering for the banking industry.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 3:20PM Strategy
BlackBerry maker aims for more Asian partners

BlackBerry maker aims for more Asian partners

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry wireless email devices, expects to form partnerships with up to 10 Asian carriers over the next six months to tap strong demand.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 3:00PM Mobility
Samsung, Sharp see LCD TV market of 100 mln in 2010

Samsung, Sharp see LCD TV market of 100 mln in 2010

Senior executives from Samsung Electronics and Sharp this week said the global LCD TV market will balloon to 100 million units in 2010 from an estimated 20 million in 2005 as prices continue to fall.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 2:30PM Hardware
ShadowRAM: iPods, mobiles 'essentials' for schoolkids?

ShadowRAM: iPods, mobiles 'essentials' for schoolkids?

Looks like there’s something in the water over at non-profit IT and communications company education.au.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 1:55PM Software
Google cedes Gmail name in UK in trademark dispute

Google cedes Gmail name in UK in trademark dispute

Internet search leader Google has been forced to change the name of its free Gmail email service in Britain after failing to secure the necessary trademark.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 1:00PM Software
HP requests Blu-ray to add technologies

HP requests Blu-ray to add technologies

Hewlett-Packard, the world's number two computer maker, this week asked the makers of Blu-ray, a new DVD format backed by a group led by Sony, to include two technologies currently supported by a rival format.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
DoCoMo unveils walkie-talkie phones

DoCoMo unveils walkie-talkie phones

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, has unveiled a new line of high-speed phones with a walkie-talkie feature that was first made popular in the United States.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 9:34AM Mobility
Seagate net jumps on laptops, consumer electronics

Seagate net jumps on laptops, consumer electronics

Seagate Technology, the largest US hard-disk drive maker, on Tuesday posted quarterly profit five times earnings a year earlier amid growing demand for notebook computers and consumer electronics such as Microsoft upcoming Xbox 360 gaming console.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:31PM Hardware
Emerson adds regional support

Emerson adds regional support

Powerline products vendor Emerson Network Power has added regional telephone and email support to its local support offering from Australasian engineers and branch offices.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:07PM Collaboration
Wipro Q2 net up 17 pct, meets forecast

Wipro Q2 net up 17 pct, meets forecast

Wipro Ltd, India's third-largest software exporter, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 17 percent, matching analyst forecasts as Western clients led by telecoms gear makers ramped up technology outsourcing.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:00PM Software
LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Electronics is targeting US$6.7 billion annual sales in India in 2010, an executive at the South Korean appliance maker told an investors' meeting on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 1:30PM Hardware
Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, wants to build a new factory in either the Czech Republic or neighbouring Poland, a Czech newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Ericsson wins network expansion orders in China

Ericsson wins network expansion orders in China

Mobile equipment giant Ericsson has won orders worth US$290 million to expand the GSM networks of two Chinese mobile operators.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 12:00PM Mobility
EBay stops bird flu drug auction

EBay stops bird flu drug auction

Internet auction site eBay pulled the sale of Roche Holding AG's flu drug Tamiflu from its website on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 11:30AM Software
Yahoo buys Whereonearth to bolster local search

Yahoo buys Whereonearth to bolster local search

Yahoo has acquired a small UK company called Whereonearth to help improve its local search and mobile phone services and compete more effectively with search leader Google.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 10:30AM Collaboration
Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Armed Iraqis stole millions of dollars worth of personal computers and internet equipment donated by South Korea while it was being transported near Baghdad late last month, according to a South Korean official.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 10:00AM Hardware
Sony Ericsson launches 3G Walkman mobile phone

Sony Ericsson launches 3G Walkman mobile phone

Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new third generation technology mobile phone handset which includes a digital music player and a camera.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2005, 1:00PM Mobility

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