Light Reading Launches Top Picks, A New Industry Recognition & Awards ProgramNEW YORK - Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the leading integrated media company serving the worldwide communications industry, today calls for nominees for its first annual Light Reading Top Picks awards program, in which top communications products and services from all over the world are recognized for their potential to shake up the industry. Acision Appoints Mark Williams as Senior Vice President & General Manager for Asia-PacificSINGAPORE - - New GM Focuses on Growth and Business Development in Asia by Extending Acision’s Market Reach Vaisala Introduces a Unique Global Lightning DatasetGENEVA - The dataset will provide lightning information throughout the globe to serve the world’s meteorological institutions and other weather-dependent users. Largest Interdisciplinary Research Center in Europe Implements Trapeze Networks’ NonStop Wireless NetworkingPLEASANTON, California - - Julich Research Center Researches Wide Range of Issues With Help of Trapeze Wireless Networking California Micro Devices Introduces New LuxGuard(TM) ESD Protection Solution for High Brightness LEDsMILPITAS, California - - Industry’s First 100v Breakdown Voltage ESD Solution for High Power Solid State Lighting Applications Unite Members at Fujitsu Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike Over Pay and PensionsLONDON - Members of Unite, the UK’s largest union, working for Fujitsu have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action as part of a UK-wide consultative ballot against a proposal to close the company’s main final salary pension scheme and the imposition of a pay freeze. 87 per cent of members voted in favour of strike action and 96 per cent in favour of industrial action short of a strike. VoicePulse Experiences a 33% Increase in New Customer Sign-UpsBroadband phone provider accommodates surge of new customers from AT&T’s CallVantage shutdown Orange to Acquire Unanimis - The UK’s Largest Exclusive Digital Advertising NetworkLONDON - - Combined ad Sales Network Will Create an Unparalleled Reach of Over 70% of Internet Users in the UK, Extending to Over 66% Reach Cumulated Across UK, France, Spain and Poland Neusoft Acquires Finnish Mobile Solutions CompanySHENYANG, China - Neusoft Corporation (”Neusoft”, 600718.SH) announced on Aug. 27 that it has signed an agreement with the Finnish software company Sesca Group Ltd. under which Neusoft will acquire Sesca’s mobile phone software development and testing business operations in Finland and Romania. According to the agreement, Sesca’s subsidiaries, Sesca Mobile Software Oy, Almitas Oy and Romania-based Sesca Technologies SRL will be integrated into Neusoft global mobile solution business unit and will employ nearly 250 employees in Europe. Next Generation Mobile TV Comes to Android PhonesST PETERSBURG, Russia - SPB Software, a leading maker of mobile applications, announces the release of SPB TV for Android phones. SPB TV is a subscription-free mobile IPTV viewer, designed for tuning in to publicly available digital TV channels from all over the world. SPB TV features exclusive and patent-pending usability innovations like picture-in-picture mode, and gives the mobile subscribers easy access to over a hundred of international TV channels, directly from their phones. World Finance Telecom Awards 2009LONDON - Telephony is integral. Not only for the basic day to day upkeep and management of a company, but for any firm’s integrity within the twenty-first century, awash with progress and innovation. Acision Delivers First Managed MMSC Service for Airtel, India’s Largest Mobile OperatorNEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider has selected Acision to provide a fully managed service for its Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC) infrastructure. As the first managed service of its kind in the market, Acision has replaced Bharti Airtel’s existing MMS provider to drive adoption across its subscriber base, as well as improve the MMS experience for customers. Airo Wireless Announces the Release of the Intrinsically Safe A25is Cell Phone/PDAATLANTA - - Airo Wireless is pleased to announce the new Intrinsically Safe A25is - available for delivery in Q4 of 2009 Vodafone UK Makes the Mobile Internet Free to use on Friday - So you can Plan the Bank Holiday on usNEWBURY, England - - Internet Browsing and Webmail on Your Mobile Free to use all day Friday 28th August Turkcell Launches Europe’s First Web Video Streaming on Mobile With NovarraCHICAGO - - Leading Turkish Operator Utilizes Vision(TM) Platform for new 3G Services Novarra, the Internet Mobility(TM) company, and Turkcell, the leading communication and technology company of Turkey, today detailed the critical role of Novarra’s Vision(TM) mobile internet and multimedia platform in Turkcell’s 3G launch. Novarra’s latest release, Version 8.0, will provide services that are core to the success of Turkcell’s innovative 3G data offerings including: Buongiorno Group Results for H1 2009MILAN and LONDON - The Board of Directors of Buongiorno Group (MTA, Borsa Italiana: BNG), a leading multinational in digital entertainment, today approved its half-yearly results for the six months ended June 30, 2009, prepared in accordance with the international accounting standards (IAS/IFRS). In-Stat and Telegent Systems Research Reveals Mass Market for Mobile TV Has Finally ArrivedSUNNYVALE, California - - Free-to-air mobile TV technology spurs rapid adoption worldwide NTT Electronics Full HD H.264 Codec Selected for HD Coverage of 2010 FIFA World CupTOKYO - NTT Electronics Corporation, headquartered in Yokohama City in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (hereafter, NTT Electronics) is pleased to announce that its “HV9100 Series” AVC/H.264 HDTV/SDTV encoder/decoder have been selected by Sentech, a state-owned communication service company in the Republic of South Africa, as the codec equipment to be used for HD coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). The operation of a broadcast transmission system using the HV9100 Series was started in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, which opened on June 14, 2009, as a precursor to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM). Prague.tel LaunchedPRAGUE - - First, Nation-Wide .Tel Network in the World R3 Tel s.r.o, the leading Internet Communications Service Provider for the Czech Republic & Republic Cities Corporation Ltd, the leading intuitive city domain name licensor, announce the launch of the first, nation-wide, .Tel Network in the World, beginning with Prague.tel. OnMobile Developer Network Crosses 1.1 Lakh Subscribers With its Maiden Offering - Antakshari in Less Than 3 Months!BANGALORE, India - OnMobile Developer Network’s first of its kind Speech Applications App Store product, Antakshari, has been successfully received in the market with over 1.1L users accessing the application within the first 3 months of launch. Antakshari is the first of its kind innovative Multi Lingual Speech recognition product to be offered on the Speech App Store. Mobile Antakshari has been developed by Hexolabs, a Mobile VAS product innovation and consulting company, incubated by IIT Kanpur Innovation cell. TynTec Expands International Mobile Messaging Network with Performance Technologies’ SEGway(TM)ROCHESTER, New York - - Link Replacement Solution Saves Signalling Transport Costs Performance Technologies (Nasdaq: PTIX), a leading provider of innovative communications solutions, today announced that TynTec GmbH, a global mobile messaging provider, has purchased the company’s SEGway(TM) Link Replacement Solution to enhance their network performance and support a greater volume of text messages. TynTec offers advanced Short Messaging Services (SMS) to mobile network operators, enterprise carriers, internet companies, and mobile services providers worldwide. California Micro Devices Introduces Low Capacitance Praetorian(R) III EMI Filters for Wireless HandsetsMILPITAS, California - - CM1457 Establishes New Benchmark for EMI Filter Performance for Advanced Multimedia and Smart Phones Discover the Easiest Approach to Web Based Audio and Video Calls: Intellivic Click-to-CallDIEPENBEEK, Belgium - Intellivic Click-to-Call (www.intellivic.com/click2call) enables web users to make audio and/or video calls from within any website without installing any software. Calls can be made to all possible end-points, including mobile, 3G or PSTN/POTS phones and any SIP-capable client. It is also possible to call from one website to another. Spirent Communications and AT4 Wireless Collaboration Results in Industry First for LTE Device TestingSUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent LTE Network Emulator Delivers the Industry’s Only Solutions to Test All Aspects of LTE Multi-Mode Device Performance Speed-Trap’s Mobile Technology Completes the View of Online Customer ExperienceNEWBURY, England - - Speed-Trap Extends the Reach of its Technology to Monitor Visitor Interaction With Websites and Web Applications to Now Include Mobile Customer Experience Measurement by Providing Mobile Internet Analytics of Activity on Mobile Devices From Nokia to Nintendo Associação GSM Apóia Proposta da ANATEL para Alocação de Espectro para Banda Larga MóvelLONDRES - A Associação GSM anunciou hoje que apóia a proposta da Anatel para alocação de mais espectro para banda larga móvel no Brasil. Recentemente, a ANATEL decidiu-se a favor da atribuição da maior parte da banda de 2.5GHz (2500MHz-2690MHz) para as operadoras de telefonia celular implementarem novas tecnologias de banda larga móvel. CDMA Certification Forum Achieves ISO/IEC Guide 65 AccreditationSAN DIEGO - - This accreditation demonstrates the CCF’s technical competence and operation of a quality management system as a Product Certification Body. Disrupting Regulatory Measures and the Overall Tense Economic Situation Impact Results for the First Half Year 2009VIENNA, Austria - - Fixed Net line loss cut by 2/3 in 1H 09 to 20,600 lines - Double digit subscriber growth of 10.1% to 18.1 million customers in Mobile Communication - Revenues decline by 5.8% to EUR 2,388.8 million primarily driven by lower Fixed Net revenues - EBITDA decreases by 5.2% to EUR 904.8 million while operating costs decline by 6.7% - Operating free cash flow grows by 5.9% while free cash flow per share increases by 2.4% to 0.75 EUR - Outlook for 2009 on a constant currency basis fully reiterated, as announced on the occasion of the 1Q 09 results - Dividend per share floor of 75 cent per share reiterated for 2009-2012 - Management Board has resolved to cancel 17 million treasury shares or 3.7% of share capital as of August 24, 2009, thus, the number of shares will be reduced to 443 million - Share buyback envisaged for 2010, subject to stable conditions Maxatec Enters into Distribution Agreement with Group Sense Mobile-Tech Ltd Adding GSML’s Handheld Information Products to the Maxatec Range of Mobile Computing DevicesALTRINCHAM, England - Maxatec has signed an agreement with Group Sense Mobile-Tech Limited “GSML”, Hong Kong, to distribute its range of mobile computing devices in the United Kingdom. Peter Gabriel’s Human Rights NGO WITNESS Elects Marko Ahtisaari, Andrew Puddephatt and Amy Robbins to Board of DirectorsNEW YORK - WITNESS, the international human rights organization founded by musician and activist Peter Gabriel, has elected Marko Ahtisaari, Andrew Puddephatt, and Amy Robbins to its Board of Directors. Over 85% of the World’s POP/IMAP Email Addresses can be Mobilized in Seconds With ServiceMine EmailPOOLE, England - - WDSGlobal Launches ServiceMine Email to Increase Uptake of Mobile Email Among Consumers. ONDAS Media Agrees Content Deal and Development of Tailored Radio Channels with Rotana Audio & VideoMADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, has today announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi-based media giant Rotana Audio & Video. This strategic partnership allows ONDAS Media to broadcast artists’ songs, interviews, concerts and related content owned by Rotana to satellite radio customers across Europe. The agreement with Rotana also includes the development of tailored radio channels and their possible monetization before ONDAS’ full service launch in 2012. A part of Kingdom Holding’s interests, Rotana Audio & Video is the leading TV and radio broadcaster in the Middle East. With more than 100 artists under contract, Rotana Audio & Video is also one of the region’s largest recording labels. RAYSPAN Corporation Announces Grant of Fundamental Metamaterial Air Interface PatentSAN DIEGO - RAYSPAN Corporation, the world’s leading innovator of metamaterial air interface solutions, is proud to announce it has been granted a fundamental patent, ANTENNAS BASED ON METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES. The sweeping claims of this patent encompass a broad range of metamaterial inventions that make possible RAYSPAN’s breakthrough ultra-miniature antennas and related air interface components and systems. With an intellectual property portfolio that now includes over sixty-five awarded and pending domestic and international patents covering the world’s most advanced metamaterial wireless technology, RAYSPAN has established an extremely strong foundation for licensing and protecting its metamaterial solutions in the global cellular handset and wireless LAN markets. This unmatched patent portfolio protects the full span of RAYSPAN’s fundamental enabling structures, antennas and essential radio frequency (RF) components based on those structures, use of those structures in key RF subsystems and systems, and complete end-to-end communication networks. PharmaTelevision Launches the First Daily News Show for the Life Sciences IndustryOXFORD, England - PharmaTelevision(R), the authoritative channel for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries, announced today the launch of its new service PharmaTelevision News (PTV News), the World’s first daily television news and analysis programme for the sector. InformationWeek and Light Reading’s Unstrung Selected as the Official Online Show Daily for International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009(R) and International CTIA WIRELESS 2010(R)NEW YORK - TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, announced today that two of its leading media brands, Light Reading’s Unstrung and InformationWeek, have been selected to produce the CTIA eShow Daily for CTIA-The Wireless Association’s upcoming events: International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment(R), October 7-9, 2009, in San Diego, and International CTIA WIRELESS(R), March 23-25, 2010, in Las Vegas (www.ctiashow.com). |
