Cisco buys set top box vendor for $US6.9bn
Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire set top box manufacturer, Scientific-Atlanta, in a deal valued at $US6.9 billion.
Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire set top box manufacturer, Scientific-Atlanta, in a deal valued at $US6.9 billion.
Nokia said on Wednesday that it is acquiring Intellisync in a deal valued at US$430 million. Intellisync makes wireless e-mail, synchronization and device management software.
DUBLIN: Microsoft has given an official name to its software for protecting computers against spyware. Formerly known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, the software will be called Windows Defender it becomes available next year.
In a vote of confidence for new high-capacity SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards, Orange SA this month will start to offer handsets by Sagem Communication that include a Gemplus International SA SIM card capable of storing 128M bytes of data.
Sun Microsystems' Galaxy servers will be shipping in large quantities with standard lead times in "a matter of days," Scott McNealy, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, said Wednesday at the Gartner ITxpo in Cannes, France.
Mobile data usage, including Internet access and wireless e-mail, is up compared to last year, according to a study by A.T. Kearney and the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School.
Nokia on Wednesday said its open-source mobile Web browser is now available. It also launched a new portal to share information about its open-source activities.
Orange added two new Windows Mobile 5.0 products to its line of devices geared toward business users, the company said Thursday.
The latest chapter in the often-fantastic saga of Google is now out. This time, it's about how Google plans to crush eBay.
Nokia will offer two new CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) handsets that are part of its continued push into emerging markets, the company announced Wednesday.
For all the developments around enterprise voice over IP solutions, there has been only scattered interest in the related potential security threats but the Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) has shown a spotlight on problems that IT managers ought to be concerned about.
Motorola and PalmSource are among the companies that lined up behind a new initiative Monday that aims to promote the use of the Linux operating system on cell phones. The Mobile Linux Initiative was launched by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to tackle technical challenges and generally support the adoption of Linux on handheld devices.
Mobile e-mail isn't just for the chief executive and president anymore. At least, that's what many of the companies presenting at Symbian's Smartphone Show said on Monday. Companies including Visto, Nokia and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are all talking about their "push" e-mail applications that aim to be attractive throughout the enterprise as well as to smaller businesses.
During the first quarter next year, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will start selling the first smart phone to be based on Symbian OS version 9.1 and the UIQ 3 software platform, the company said on Monday.
Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced on Monday new iPaqs based on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, including one that features a biometric fingerprint sensor. HP also started selling a new portable printer with a Wi-Fi connection.