/C O R R E C T I O N — eventIS/EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands - In the news release, “eventIS Eolls out new Video on Demand Back Office Suite With UPC” issued on 9 Sep 2009 11:37 GMT, by eventIS over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the headline should have read “eventIS Rolls out new Video on Demand Back Office Suite With UPC” as incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Fiber is a Necessity for Telcos in Europe’s Post-Recession Growth, Pyramid Research FindsCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - At the dawn of post-recession growth in Europe, it is time for large telcos to revise capex cuts and resume fiber rollout plans, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). New Solar-Powered Bluetooth Headset from i.Tech Provides Green Power for Users On The GoHONG KONG - - SolarVoice 908 is the first solar-powered Bluetooth headset to feature noise reduction for clear calls Handheld Launches the all New Ultra-Rugged PDA Nautiz X7LIDKOPING, Sweden - Handheld announced today the worldwide premier of the ultra-rugged Nautiz X7 PDA. The IP67 rated Nautiz X7 is a one of a kind ultra-rugged PDA with a lightning fast processor and more advanced integrated features than any ultra -rugged product on the market. Launch of the First Internet Platform to Offer Encryption and Planning for Emails & SMSBRUSSELS - Belgium based, Emailplanning.com is the first internet platform to bring together a set of innovative solutions: securing your electronic correspondence, planning the delivery time of emails and sms, effectively managing your emailing campaigns as well as verifying good receipt of the messages sent. Ranking of European Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) Penetration Shows Scandinavia and Smaller Economies Still AheadBRUSSELS - - Full Global Findings, and Other Unique Research, Available at FTTH Conference in Lisbon in February 2010 Redknee’s Customer Care Solution Wins InfoVision AwardTORONTO - - One Call Resolution Named Best at Industry Innovation Award Redknee (TSX: RKN), a leading provider of business-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, is pleased to announce that its customer care solution, One Call Resolution, was awarded the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) InfoVision Award for providing the best network and services management and operations solution available. This latest recognition by the IEC was presented at the awards ceremony held at Broadband World Forum Europe yesterday. Alcatel-Lucent Launches IP Transformation Center in IndiaPARIS - - First of its Kind Competency Centre in Chennai to Serve as Innovation Test Bed for Both Indian and Global Customers Sherif Hamoudah Appointed as Senior Vice President & General Manager for Acision Middle East, Africa and PakistanDUBAI, UAE - - Acision Increases Commitment to Middle East and Africa With Hire of New GM The Handheld Group and Getac Technology Corporation Enters Into Strategic PartnershipLIDKÖPING, Sweden - The Handheld Group and Getac Technology Corporation jointly announced today the beginning of a strategic partnership to expand rugged handheld business. This partnership will see co-branded products to be sold through Handheld’s extensive network of 250 authorised partners worldwide. Mobile Technology Innovation Keeps Security Guards and Emergency Personnel InformedSTOCKHOLM - - European Consortium Led by Appear Receives the Prestigious EUROSTARS Award in the Deployment of Context-Aware Mobile Services for Emergency Services and Security Personnel Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) Starts Management of SEACOM Cable System Linking the World and Eastern & Southern AfricaMUMBAI, India - Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a leading provider of business transformation, telecom BPO and consultancy services, announced that they have launched NOC operations, subsequent to SEACOM commissioning the 1.28 Terabytes per second (Tb/s), 17,000-kilometre cable system. TCTS NOC has started managing the network administration, operations and maintenance functions of this SEACOM cable system which connects the African continent to the rest of the world. Alcatel-Lucent Opens up Award-Winning GPON Platform to Third-Party Optical Network TerminalsPARIS - BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - - Allowing Service Providers to Create True Multi-Vendor GPON Networks, Without Operational Challenges Alcatel-Lucent Pioneers Live 10G GPON-based LTE BackhaulPARIS, BROADBAND WORLD FORUM EUROPE - - Next-generation Wireline and Wireless Access Technologies Converge Seamlessly du TV+: the Next Generation Interactive TV Arrives in the Middle East, Enabled by Alcatel-Lucent as Network Integrator and Powered by Microsoft MediaroomBroadband World Forum Europe - PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(du), has successfully launched du TV+, an advanced IPTV service, providing subscribers in its current fixed line areas with high-quality TV programming, and other multimedia content services delivered by Alcatel-Lucent. Farncombe Consulting Group Opens Dusseldorf OfficeBASINGSTOKE, England - - Anette Schaefer to Lead new German Practice Farncombe Consulting Group, the privately-held European TV services consultancy, has appointed the highly-regarded industry consultant Anette Schaefer to run its new German practice, which opened for business today in Dusseldorf. TelcoTV Asia ‘09 - Execs From More Than 40 Chinese & Asian Operators to Attend Along With Government Officials as Part of Shanghai’s Annual Technology Week CampaignSHANGHAI - - Representatives from carriers such as Jiangsu Telecom, Guangdong Telecom, and Shanghai Teleocom to attend, joining Shanghai ministry officials, as well as leading video exhibitors such as ZTE and Microsoft Polkomtel Poland Signs With MACH for Advanced Roaming Business Management SolutionsLUXEMBOURG - MACH, the leading provider of solutions to simplify and accelerate the creation and operation of the mobility supply chain, announced today that it has signed a deal to provide roaming business management services to Polkomtel, the largest mobile operator in Poland. Garmin nüvi(R) 1690 and nüLink!(SM) Connect Drivers With Relevant, Online InformationSOUTHAMPTON, England - - Pan-European GPS Device Offers More Coverage in More Places - With Photo New Cables Will Kick-Start Africa’s New Broadband Era, Pyramid Research FindsCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Total broadband adoption in Africa will increase at a CAGR of 28 percent through 2013 as new undersea cables boost Africa’s international bandwidth, reducing the number of coastal countries without any cable access from 19 to one, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). IFA 2009: NAVIGON Takes an Innovative Direction With New Product PortfolioHAMBURG - - Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/15250/navigon_ag/?keygroup=bild John Armitt CBE Appointed as Advisory Board Member of Siemens Holdings PlcLONDON - - With Photo Siemens has today announced the appointment of John Armitt, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority and former Chief Executive of Network Rail plc, as an advisory board member of Siemens Holdings plc. stream5 Convinces Investors: Fresh Capital for Online Video Technology ProviderMUNICH - stream5, one of Europe’s leading online video technology providers, has secured fresh capital. Under the leadership of existing shareholders, DuMont Venture and Tiburon Partners, new investors KfW and private investor Klaus Wecken have climbed aboard. The financing involved is a seven-figure sum. stream5 will use the capital to finance the continuing development of its technologies. The Munich enterprise has set itself the goal of becoming the number one provider of this technology. Alcatel-Lucent - Full Exercise of the Over-Allotment Option Increasing Issue From Approximately EUR870 Million to EUR1 BillionPARIS - - Issuance by Alcatel-Lucent of OCEANEs The Joint Lead-Managers & Joint Bookrunners of the OCEANEs offering have informed Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) that they exercised today in full the over-allotment option. Alcatel-Lucent Launches an Offering of Bonds Convertible Into and/or Exchangeable for New or Existing Shares (OCEANE) in an Amount of EUR750 MillionPARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) launches today an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares of Alcatel-Lucent (the “Bonds”) due January 1, 2015 in an initial nominal amount of EUR750 million, which may be increased by 15% to approximately EUR862.5 million in the event that the over-allotment option granted to the Joint Lead-Managers and Joint Bookrunners of the offering is exercised in full at the latest on September 8, 2009. Vlingo Brings Mobile Voice Recognition Technology to Europe With Availability on the Ovi Store by NokiaLONDON - - Nokia Preloads Vlingo on the New Nokia N97 & Nokia E72 The world’s most popular mobile voice-powered application is set to transform the on-the-go lives of many people in Europe - with a fast and easy-to-use mobile interface that will enable them to save time and get more done. GSMA Announces comScore as UK Partner for Mobile Media Metrics InitiativeLONDON - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that it has formally selected comScore to be its measurement partner for the GSMA’s Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) commercial implementation in the UK. TAAP Releases Card Payment Feature for Mobile DevicesBOREHAMWOOD, England - TAAP has recently released its new card payment transaction feature for Windows Mobile devices. Called ‘TAAP Transaction’ the system allows card payments to be processed on devices without the need for magnetic-swipe card readers or chip and pin technology. Increase of the Amount of the Issuance by Alcatel-Lucent of Bonds Convertible Into and/or Exchangeable for New or Existing Shares (OCEANE)PARIS - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) launched today an offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares of Alcatel-Lucent (the “Bonds”) due January 1, 2015. Alcatel-Lucent has decided to increase the initial nominal amount up to EUR870 million, which may be increased by 14.9 % to EUR1 000 million in the event that the over-allotment option granted to the Joint Lead-Managers and Joint Bookrunners of the offering is exercised in full at the latest on September 8, 2009. The In-Car GPS with TV Market Experiences Huge Growth Despite Auto CrisisPARIS - - DiBcom Observes Strong Increase in Sales of Components Destined for GPS Systems With Integrated Digital Television Alcatel-Lucent : Repurchase of 11.97% of the 2011 OCEANEsPARIS - - Not for Publication, Release or Distribution Directly or Indirectly in Canada, Australia or Japan Essence, a Rapidly Growing UK Digital Marketing Agency, Choose DediPower to Provide all its Managed Hosting NeedsREADING, England - With clients such as Ebay, Google, Sony Music and Carphone Warehouse, Essence has firmly established themselves as an innovative and creative full service digital marketing agency providing services to some of the world’s most dynamic brands. They join a growing list of digital marketing agencies that have chosen DediPower as their primary managed hosting provider. Frost & Sullivan: European Femtocells Markets - Will the Hype Lead to Mass-Market Adoption?LONDON - Apart from a few mobile operators, most European operators will continue to trial femtocells in 2009 with commercial deployments of standard-based femtocells projected to occur in 2010. Commitment to wide-scale deployment of femtocells are subject to trials but also dependent on equipment certification based on industry-accepted standards. ClearOne CHAT 50 and CHAT 150 Certified Interoperable With Mirial SoftphoneMILAN - Mirial, a leading provider of products and solutions for professional video conferencing and for the development of multichannel audio/video services, today announced that it has certified the CHAT(TM) 50 USB Personal Speakerphone and the CHAT 150 VC from ClearOne to be interoperable with the Mirial Softphone desktop video conferencing solution. IPTV, VoIP, Mobile Data to Drive Revenue Growth in South Korea’s Telecom Market, Finds PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The main engines of growth in South Korea’s telecom market from 2010 to 2014 will be services built around broadband technologies such as VoIP, IPTV, and mobile data, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). |
