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Amazon to open second India tech centre in Chennai

Amazon to open second India tech centre in Chennai

Internet retailer Amazon.com said on Friday it would open a software development centre in the southern Indian city of Chennai, once known as Madras, to focus on developing innovative website features.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2005, 1:00PM Collaboration
Nortel strikes multi-million dollar CEO pay deal

Nortel strikes multi-million dollar CEO pay deal

Nortel Networks plans to pay its incoming chief executive an annual base salary of US$1.2 million and several million dollars more in bonuses and stock options, it said in a filing to US regulators.
Susan Taylor Oct 24 2005, 12:30PM Collaboration
Interview: German publishers to build own online book network

Interview: German publishers to build own online book network

German publishers, keen to defend their copyrights as internet search engines seek to put the world's literature online, aim to set up their own web-based database allowing readers to browse, borrow or buy books.
Georgina Prodhan Oct 24 2005, 11:00AM Collaboration
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
Rivals Taobao, eBay clash on whether free is best

Rivals Taobao, eBay clash on whether free is best

What's the better deal? Is free always better than cheap?
Eric Auchard Oct 21 2005, 3:15PM Collaboration
TalkNet launches South Africa network

TalkNet launches South Africa network

Australian VoIP provider TalkNet has set up a successful operation in South Africa that its director says will serve as a springboard into telecommunications-starved African nations.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005, 2:48PM Collaboration
Publishers sue Google over copyright dispute

Publishers sue Google over copyright dispute

Five major publishers filed suit against Google on Wednesday, seeking to block plans to scan copyrighted works without permission and derail Google's push to make many of the world's great books searchable online.
Eric Auchard Oct 20 2005, 2:45PM Collaboration
Cisco to invest US$1.1 bln in India, triple staff

Cisco to invest US$1.1 bln in India, triple staff

Cisco Systems, the world's largest internet equipment maker, plans to invest US$1.1 billion in India over the next three years, marking its largest investment outside the United States.
Shailendra Bhatnagar Oct 20 2005, 2:00PM Collaboration
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
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
ShadowRAM: Vroom vroom! Kutteh takes Porsche

ShadowRAM: Vroom vroom! Kutteh takes Porsche

The folks at printer vendor Kyocera have announced the first winner of their Porsche Boxster promotion.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2005, 9:42AM Collaboration
Nortel names Mike Zafirovski as CEO, president

Nortel names Mike Zafirovski as CEO, president

Nortel Networks has named former Motorola number two Mike Zafirovski as president and chief executive to replace Bill Owens at one of the world's largest makers of telecoms equipment in a surprise move that was cheered by analysts.
Sue Thomas Oct 18 2005, 9:00AM Collaboration
EBay completes acquisition of Skype

EBay completes acquisition of Skype

EBay has completed its acquisition of internet-based telephone services firm Skype, paying US$2.5 billion plus up to US$1.4 billion in potential performance-based consideration.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 10:00AM Collaboration
Siemens denies report it is mulling buying Nortel

Siemens denies report it is mulling buying Nortel

German engineering conglomerate Siemens denied a newspaper report on Friday that it was considering buying Canadian telecoms equipment firm Nortel Networks.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
Google to report pro forma earnings, not just net

Google to report pro forma earnings, not just net

Google on Thursday said it plans to meet Wall Street halfway on how it reports quarterly results, seeking to dispel confusion created by its strict adherence to accounting rules and putting it in step with many of its peers.
Eric Auchard Oct 14 2005, 3:00PM Collaboration
Google, Comcast talks on AOL progressing: sources

Google, Comcast talks on AOL progressing: sources

Talks for Google and Comcast to buy a minority stake in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online are progressing, sources close to the matter said on Thursday, even as a top Time Warner executive declined to confirm the negotiations.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 2:06PM Collaboration
US says Samsung to plead guilty, pay US$300 mln

US says Samsung to plead guilty, pay US$300 mln

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has agreed to plead guilty to a charge that it conspired to fix the price of memory chips and will pay a US$300 million fine, the US Justice Department said on Thursday.
Peter Kaplan Oct 14 2005, 10:12AM Collaboration
Linksys, Skype team on Internet phone

Linksys, Skype team on Internet phone

Cisco-owned Linksys and internet communications company Skype will market a cordless phone that lets users make free Skype calls when they’re not sitting at a computer.
Byron Connolly Oct 13 2005, 3:36PM Collaboration
Ingram Micro Australia wins global Ferrari prize

Ingram Micro Australia wins global Ferrari prize

The Australian division of Ingram Micro has beaten other subsidiaries of the giant distributor in a Vodafone channel competition, with one lucky local manager taking a trip to the Ferrari factory in Italy as first prize.
Fleur Doidge Oct 12 2005, 5:08PM Collaboration
Delpride launches BI consultancy

Delpride launches BI consultancy

Data warehousing and storage management provider Delpride has launched a business intelligence consultancy called GT Consulting.
Fleur Doidge Oct 12 2005, 4:25PM Collaboration

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