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Build A Linux Distro With SUSE Studio; SUSE-based Linux distributions can be built with little more than a working knowledge of the open source operating system.
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2009-10-10 |
Overlaying Files This tab allows you to add files to your build, but layers them in after all the selected packages are installed; hence the term "overlay." You#;ll want to use this to add files that are not touched |
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| HP Launches High Performance Music Notebook; The HP Envy 15 Beats is the result of a partnership between HP and a company co-founded by rapper/producer Dr. Dre.
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2009-10-10 |
Hewlett-Packard is taking on Apple in high-end laptops, introducing a notebook optimized for music, with with high-performance sound and graphics. The HP Envy ## Beats is the result of a partnership between HP and Beats Electronics, which |
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| Enterprise Driving SSD Market; The rising cost of flash memory is keeping solid state drives out of laptops, but not out of the data center.
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2009-10-10 |
Soaring memory prices have derailed efforts to replace hard disk drives (HDD) with solid state drives in laptops. Nevertheless, SSD use in data centers is growing and will drive a sevenfold increase in SSD market revenue this year, a research |
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| SPAIN INFRINGING LAW ON FREE MOVEMENT OF SAILORS.
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2009-10-09 |
The European Commission has decided to take legal action against Spain (letter of formal notice) for failure to comply with a European Court of Justice ruling on the nationality condition to become a master or chief mate on ships flying |
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| TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ROAMING : COURT EXPECTED TO CONFIRM CAP ON ROAMING CHARGES.
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2009-10-09 |
Miguel Poiares Maduro, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, states in his opinion issued on # October (#) that the roaming regulation, which caps charges for cell phone calls made or received outside the user#;s home network |
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| EU/UNITED STATES : WASHINGTON BACK ON THE OFFENSIVE OVER CHLORINE-TREATED CHICKEN.
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2009-10-09 |
The inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the US last January tended to take the edge off the trade disputes between the opposite shores of the Atlantic, but now the United States is relaunching the dispute over chemically treated |
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| POLISH SCHEME FOR ENTERPRISES.
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2009-10-09 |
The European Commission has authorised on # October a Polish scheme allowing aid for entreprises in the form of direct grants and debt conversions concluded by ## December ####. The scheme meets the conditions of thea Temporary framework for state |
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| MEDIA/COMPETITION : MEPS AT ODDS ON EU'S ROLE.
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2009-10-09 |
Should the EU adopt rules on media concentration? The question prompts diametrically opposed responses, which is nothing new, but was illustrated amply yet again in the European Parliament#;s stormy debate on freedom of the press in Italy, on # |
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| Weekend B.O. preview.
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2009-10-09 |
Weekend B.O. Preview Variety.com/weekendopeners #;Retreat#; sallies forth Universal hopes to capitalizes on "Swingers" alums and a wide-open release date as "Couples Retreat" bows today. A look at U#;s past few openers: Pic Opening B.O |
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| Prep school laffer enrolls East Coast auds.
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2009-10-09 |
Micro-distrib NeoClassics launches English girls#; school comedy "St. Trinian#;s" in limited U.S. release this weekend, hoping to tap into a recent groundswell of niche marketing achieved by college-scene phenom "Paranorreal Activity." Paramount#;s low-budget horror |
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| Not all eyes can be on the prize.
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2009-10-09 |
California#;s new incentive program for film and television entertainment purposefully focuses primarily on feature films and higher-budget productions for the tube, which tend to be job intensive. The break comes in the form of a ##% credit against |
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| MArt's mood upbeat: Mipcom ends with sense of optimism.
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2009-10-09 |
Not even the return of cloudy skies and talk of thunderstorms after days of sunshine could dampen spirits as the ##th Mipcom sales mart wound down on a high. Organizers Reed Midem said that with more than ##,### participants |
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| Disney Theatrical Prods. has hit a milestone, notching up 20,000 theatrical licensees.
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2009-10-09 |
Disney Theatrical Prods. has hit a milestone, notching up ##,### theatrical licensees. With its partner org Music Theater Intl., which licenses the Mouse#;s stage shows to schools and theaters around the globe, licensed productions of Disney-branded stage |
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| Not all eyes can be on the prize.
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2009-10-09 |
California#;s new incentive program for film and television entertainment purposefully focuses primarily on feature films and higher-budget productions for the tube, which tend to be job intensive. The break comes in the form of a ##% credit against |
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| MArt's mood upbeat: Mipcom ends with sense of optimism.
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2009-10-09 |
Not even the return of cloudy skies and talk of thunderstorms after days of sunshine could dampen spirits as the ##th Mipcom sales mart wound down on a high. Organizers Reed Midem said that with more than ##,### participants |
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| Disney Theatrical Prods. has hit a milestone, notching up 20,000 theatrical licensees.
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2009-10-09 |
Disney Theatrical Prods. has hit a milestone, notching up ##,### theatrical licensees. With its partner org Music Theater Intl., which licenses the Mouse#;s stage shows to schools and theaters around the globe, licensed productions of Disney-branded stage |
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| Asos sales explode.
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2009-10-09 |
Asos has revealed a ##% sales rise, a huge achievement at a time when many retailers are battling just to cover costs. However, profits from the online retail upstart are less likely to be less impressive as it has had |
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| Bulldog to start exports next year.
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2009-10-09 |
Three year old UK men#;s grooming brand Bulldog is eyeing the export market. "We#;re looking all over," press manager Patrick Hobbs told Cosmetics International. "We#;ll start with Scandinavia because we#;re all about natural products and it |
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| Maymo rebrand by Dew Gibbons.
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2009-10-09 |
UK design consultancy Dew Gibbons has worked with Spanish contract manufacturer Maymo to help rebrand its image and products. The new Maymo website went live last week ahead of the official relaunch, which is scheduled to take place later this |
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| Parlux reports 8% sales jump.
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2009-10-09 |
US fragrance company Parlux says its unaudited Q# results show an #% increase in net sales to $##.#m. First half sales came in at $##.#m, a gain of #%. Chairman and ceo Nell Katz attributed much of the |
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| The soy chemicals market will be worth $2.7bn in 2013, says The Freedonia Group.
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2009-10-09 |
The soy chemicals market will be worth $#.#bn in ####, says The Freedonia Group. The company#;s Soy Chemicals report claims that soybean oil derivatives will continue to sell well, fuelled by continuing consumer demand for green products and |
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| Ruiz plucks tune for Tweezerman.
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2009-10-09 |
Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has teamed up with cult beauty appliances company Tweezerman to create a trio of decorated eyebrow tweezers. The Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Designer Series is said to be "beautifully happy". The tweezers |
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| Mattel Consumer Products's Barbie brand has partnered with high street fashion retailer New Look.
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2009-10-09 |
Mattel Consumer Products#;s Barbie brand has partnered with high street fashion retailer New Look to launch a range that includes the All Dolled Up cosmetics and toiletries range. |
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| Art & Fragrance cuts its debt levels.
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2009-10-09 |
Swiss luxury house Art & Fragrance says it made significant inroads into its debt in the first half of ####. The owner of Lalique Parfums cut its group debt from SF#.#m to SF#m, even including the SF#m costs related to |
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| Walgreen profits surprise experts.
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2009-10-09 |
Walgreen shares gave an exuberant leap last week climbing almost ##% to $#.##--last week on higher quarterly profits from the US drugstore chain. Earnings topped ## cents a share; most analysts were reckoning on a sub-## cents |
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| Bed Bath & Beyond has reported net earnings of $135.5m for its fiscal second quarter ended 29 August 2009, representing a rise of 13%.
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2009-10-09 |
Bed Bath & Beyond has reported net earnings of $###.#m for its fiscal second quarter ended ## August ####, representing a rise of ##%. The retailer#;s net sales were up #.#% to $#.#bn, but comparable store sales |
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| Alas Groupe has reported a 7.4% drop in turnover to 84.7m [euro] in the first half of 2009.
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2009-10-09 |
Alas Groupe has reported a #.#% drop in turnover to ##.#m [euro] in the first half of ####. The owner of Caron and Phyto saw its gross margin fall back even more sharply, down ##.#% to ## |
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| The sweet smell of luxury: Packaging design is a key element to any prestige fragrance. Design agency Pearlfisher's creative partner, Jonathan Ford, says this year has been more creative than ever, but worries that the demand for visibility and inclusiveness are forcing compromises on luxury.
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2009-10-09 |
Fragrance is always one of the most directional sectors within the personal care market, particularly in terms of new materials, structure and design. And, not to disappoint, the last ## months have seen some amazingly creative breakthroughs in terms of |
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| Joop! loses its trademark appeal!
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2009-10-09 |
German fashion and fragrance brand Joop! has failed in its latest bid to trademark its exclamation mark. The European Court of First Instance has ruled that the punctuation mark lacked "distinctive character". [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joop! had appealed a previous ruling |
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| Procter & Gamble has announced a partnership with Team USA athletes for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
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2009-10-09 |
Procter & Gamble has announced a partnership with Team USA athletes for the #### Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Skaters Allison Baver, Tanith Belbin and Apolo Ohno, along with skier Lindsey Vonn, snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis and bobsledder Vonetta Flowers, will be |
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| Marionnaud employees have demonstrated in Paris, Rennes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Grenoble against job cuts.
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2009-10-09 |
Marionnaud employees have demonstrated in Paris, Rennes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Grenoble against job cuts. The AS Watson-owned perfumery chain plans to axe ### of its #### jobs in France, although it intends to keep all ### of its stores open. |
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| From 12 lipstick shades launched at Barneys in November 1994, Nars has developed into a colour, face and body care line that caught the attention of Japanese giant Shiseido in 2000. On the eve of Nars' 15th anniversary, Cosmetics International spoke with ceo Louis Desazars to reflect on the history of Nars and find out where the brand is headed next.
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2009-10-09 |
In ####, fresh out of the Carita Makeup School in Paris, Francois Nars moved to New York, where he become well known for working with top designers such as Dolce # Gabbana, Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld. His reputation allowed |
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| Celebrities and blogs under scrutiny.
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2009-10-09 |
US regulators are cracking down on celebrity endorsements and blog reviews. The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that anyone who endorses a product must make clear their connection with the product#;s manufacturer and disclose any compensation they have received |
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| The Choo fits for Inter Parfums licence deal.
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2009-10-09 |
Inter Parfums#; French arm has signed a ##-year licence deal with luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo. The licence will take effect from # January #### and will cover the creation, development and distribution of fragrances under the Jimmy Choo |
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| Half a billion broadband connections coming soon.
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2009-10-09 |
Global broadband growth will be in the ##% range over the next ## to ## months, which will bring the worldwide total to over ### million, according to Point Topic. |
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| Joltid's suit against eBay and partners.
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2009-10-09 |
A copy of Joltid#;s suit against eBay and some eBay partners is at: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/########/Joltid-versus-e-BaySkype-Lawsuit-Complaint The suit alleges that eBay used Joltid#;s Global Index software without permission to |
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| Arqiva changes Project Kangaroo to SeeSaw.
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2009-10-09 |
Arqiva will change the name of its Project Kangaroo online video service to SeeSaw, according to Pierre-Jean Sebert, the operation#;s CEO. Arqiva acquired Project Kangaroo from the BBC when the government regulator Ofcom, having failed to see the |
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| Revenue from sales of recorded music down by half since 1999.
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2009-10-09 |
US sales of recorded music peaked in #### and have declined on an inflation adjusted basis by more than half since then, according to the RIAA as reported by the New York Times. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |
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| Mobile video up 70%.
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2009-10-09 |
According to new Nielsen numbers, mobile video usage in the US has grown ##% since ####, but there#;s a dark cloud on the horizon. While usage is taking off, dissatisfaction is also on the rise, up ##% since #### |
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| Major telcos to have 40m pay-TV subscribers by 2014.
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2009-10-09 |
The big incumbent telcos--tier #-such as AT&T, China Telecom and France Telecom will have about ##.# million pay-TV subscribers by the end of ####, according to IMS Research. IMS Research analyst and report author Rebecca |
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| YouTube, Viacom suit heats up.
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2009-10-09 |
Viacom#;s lawyers in a $# billion copyright lawsuit apparently have discovered evidence that employees of Google#;s YouTube were among those involved in uploading unauthorized content to the user-generated video service. Internal YouTube e-mails seem to show |
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| UK wants mobile 'try before you buy'.
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2009-10-09 |
The UK Communications Consumer Panel is calling on the regulator Ofcom to work with mobile network and service providers to make some improvements it feels are needed quickly. The two main things on the agenda are improved coverage and increased |
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| Patent lawsuit goes after Hulu; everyone else is next.
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2009-10-09 |
Ever get free Web content or downloads after watching a video advertisement on the Net? There#;s a patent for that. Ultramercial holds US patent #,###,### covering a "method and system for distributing or obtaining products" on the |
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| US law targets blogger endorsements.
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2009-10-09 |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new guidelines this week governing testimonials and endorsements published by bloggers who are paid or compensated for their coverage. "Bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller |
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| Apple, Eminem settle iTunes lawsuit.
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2009-10-09 |
Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by music artist Eminem and his publishing company over digital distribution rights of his songs, which were allegedly placed for sale on iTunes without his approval. The publishing company Eight Mile Style alleged that |
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| Sony sees PS3 as home's central entertainment device.
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2009-10-09 |
- Does it All & Should Be Displayed with Blu-ray Players and Digital Cameras Sony#;s PlayStation # might be a gaming console at its core but it#;s really the home#;s central entertainment device, according to Sony Computer Entertainment |
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| Sibeam tries to outrun the big guns in WirelessHD.
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2009-10-09 |
A wireless network will always be consumers#; first choice but developing one that has ironclad security and guaranteed flicker-free video has been harder than some expected. Every chipmaker in the world salivates at the thought of having such a |
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| This week in content deals.
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2009-10-09 |
Companies Details Warner Music Group, Warner Music Group inked a new licensing deal with YouTube YouTube in order to return the label#;s music videos to the site after being removed for the last nine months. The new deal gives |
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| Hardcover book sales following music industry's downward path.
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2009-10-09 |
Sales of hardcover books are down ##.#% so far this year after dropping ##% in ####, according to the Association of American Publishers in a New York Times report titled "Will Books Be Napsterized?" As with the music industry |
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| Tatanet notches up highest additions in VSAT connections for second successive quarter.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom operator Tatanet emerged as the fastest-growing company in the very small aperture terminals (VSAT) segment by achieving a growth rate of more than ## percent in the March quarter, although the growth faded to ##.## percent |
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| India's rural mobile user base witnessing an impressive growth.
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2009-10-09 |
The rural region of India, which has been neglected until now on virtually all fronts because of the lucrative opportunities offered by the urban segment, is fast capturing the attention of mobile operators which are diligently taking steps to tap |
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| Videocon initiates talks with Elcoteq.
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2009-10-09 |
India-based Videocon Group, which plans to enter the mobile telecom segment of India, initiated talks with Finland#;s Elcoteq for a takeover deal. The two entities have apparently involved in a nonbinding deal. In a filing with the stock |
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| Etisalat-Allianz merger runs into lock-in-period trouble.
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2009-10-09 |
The proposal of new telecom entrant Etisalat, which was originally intending to buy Allianz Infratech#;s licenses for Bihar and Madhya Pradesh circles, has been rejected owing to the lock-in-period guidelines introduced recently by the Department of Telecom |
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| SSTL launches its services in Delhi.
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2009-10-09 |
India-based Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) introduced its telecom services in the capital city of Delhi under the MTS brand. SSTL is a ##:## joint venture between Russia#;s Sistema and India#;s Shyam Group and offers a pay |
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| MTNL looking to buy a holding in Zambian telecom operator.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian state-run telecom operator State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) announced that it is looking to acquire a holding in Zambia#;s biggest telecom operator, Zamtel, and has signed a nondisclosure agreement with the company. This was revealed by |
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| MTNL, BSNL want controlling say to take part in Zain bid.
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2009-10-09 |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam outlined their terms to participate in an attempt by an Indo-Malaysian consortium to acquire a stake in Zain Telecom group of Kuwait. BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldip Goyal said they were |
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| Zain gets official confirmation from BSNL and MTNL.
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2009-10-09 |
The Kharafi Group, which own a majority stake in Kuwait-based Zain, announced that they have been officially told by Indian telecom operators BSNL and MTNL that they plan to buy a holding in the firm#;s Africa-based operations |
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| BSNL keen to buy a majority stake in consortium that has bought 46 percent stake in Zain.
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2009-10-09 |
The chief managing director of India#;s state-owned telecom operator BSNL, Kuldeep Goyal, stated that the company is keen to buy a majority holding in the consortium that recently bought ## percent stake in Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain |
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| BSNL plans to expand its presence in rural Karnataka.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to implement the pay-per-second tariff plan in Karnataka in the existing fiscal year. The firm is now keen to make its presence felt in rural India |
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| Etisalat DB appoints MRM Worldwide and Karishma initiative as its media agencies.
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2009-10-09 |
Telecom operator Etisalat DB has chosen McCann Worldgroup#;s MRM Worldwide as its communications and advertising partner for generating and sustaining brand communication/awareness. It has also appointed Lintas affiliate Karishma Initiative as the media-buying agency. The company said |
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| Tata wins LiveBroadcast deal from NDTV convergence.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom service provider Tata Communications announced that it has won a new deal from media company NDTV Convergence as per which the former would undertake the responsibility to offer LiveBroadcast service to NDTV, thus allowing it to provide three |
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| Airtel forms alliance with Cisco to focus on the enterprise segment.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has entered into a strategic partnership with Cisco for focusing on the enterprise space. The partnership would aim to provide services such as hosted unified communications, managed data services, and branch services, among others |
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| Comviva aims to be VAS domain leader globally.
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2009-10-09 |
Comviva (erstwhile Bharti Telesoft) aims to be the VAS domain leader in domestic and international telecom markets. It currently works with more than ### global mobile operators and has a customer base of about # billion. Comviva chief strategy officer |
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| BSNL launches new tariff plans.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian state-run telecom service provider BSNL launched new tariff plans ahead of the imminent festival of Diwali. The firm is offering a scheme that allows users to make local phone calls for $#.### a minute in addition to |
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| IBM bags IT/Telecom deal worth $200 million deal from Datacom.
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2009-10-09 |
Technology firm IBM announced that it has secured an IT infrastructure/services contract from India#;s new telecom entrant, Datacom Solutions, which belongs to Videocon Industries. Datacom plans to commence its GSM services across the county later on in the |
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| Millenium Telecom to lay undersea cable system from east and west coast of India.
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2009-10-09 |
Millennium Telecom Ltd.--a Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. joint venture--plans to launch undersea cable project to link India with Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. Axiom Systems of France will be the consultant |
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| Bharti confident of sustaining monthly additions of around 3 million.
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2009-10-09 |
India#;s biggest mobile service provider, Bharti Airtel Ltd., announced that it remains undeterred by the ever-growing competition in the telecom segment, adding that it is confident of sustaining its monthly additions of about # million in the future |
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| RCom introduces $0.01/minute rate for all its services.
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2009-10-09 |
With effect from October #, ####, Reliance Communications of India launched its new scheme, "Simply Reliance Plan," that will offer a flat rate of $#.## per minute. This rate will apply for all STD, local, outgoing, and incoming roaming |
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| Tata DoCoMo plans to launch a new R&D center in India to focus on development of VAS.
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2009-10-09 |
India#;s new telecom operator Tata DoCoMo signaled its intention to capitalize on its Japanese partner DoCoMo#;s experience in the design and development of new value-added services (VAS) by announcing that it plans to launch a new R |
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| 3G auctioning likely to be delayed further.
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2009-10-09 |
The much-awaited #G (third-generation) auctioning, which has already been delayed several, is all set to be delayed even further. Although the Indian government has developed a new information memorandum, it could not launch it owing to the dearth |
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| Mobile operator Aircel signs tower-sharing deal with state-run BSNL.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom service provider Aircel inked a new infrastructure-sharing agreement with state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for increasing its presence in the country. The firm did not reveal the financial details of the deal. The |
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| NSN signs GPRS network deployment deal with new entrant Uninor.
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2009-10-09 |
India#;s new mobile entrant, Uninor, is looking to cash in on the burgeoning mobile data segment with its foray into the segment. The company plans to introduce mobile data services along with the usual mobile services on the GSM |
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| Motorola plans to introduce seven new phones in India.
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2009-10-09 |
Motorola announced that it plans to introduce seven new mobile phones over the next three months in the Indian market in order to increase its market share in the world#;s fastest-growing mobile market. The company#;s new low |
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| TRAI plans to make per-second billing mandatory for all players.
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2009-10-09 |
The recent launch of per-second billing plan by Indian telecom operator Tata Teleservices attracted the attention of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which now intends to make it mandatory for all operators to implement the per-second |
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| TRAI to allow operators to fix rates for per-second tariff plans.
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2009-10-09 |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that although it plans to make per-second billing compulsory in the tariff plan for mobile operators, it is also willing to launch offers which would allow mobile users to make the |
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| DoT may have to defer 3g spectrum allocation due to defense delays.
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2009-10-09 |
India#;s Defence Ministry informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that it would release the committed ##MHz of spectrum in June #### instead of December ####. Hence, the successful bidders for #G telecom services may have to wait six months |
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| TRAI mulling compulsory per-second tariff.
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2009-10-09 |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India plans make the one-second pulse a mandatory tariff option for all operators. Consumers will benefit due to potentially lower call charges and improved transparency in tariff plans. Some telecom firms put "wastage" per |
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| TFM Networks partners with Cloud Computing to offer hosted business applications.
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2009-10-09 |
Worldwide Computer Products News-# October ####-TFM Networks partners with Cloud Computing to offer hosted business applications(C)####-#### M# COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m#.com TFM Networks, an infrastructure service provider and Cloud Computing, a provider of hosted |
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| Half a billion broadband connections coming soon.
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2009-10-09 |
Global broadband growth will be in the ##% range over the next ## to ## months, which will bring the worldwide total to over ### million, according to Point Topic. |
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| Joltid's suit against eBay and partners.
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2009-10-09 |
A copy of Joltid#;s suit against eBay and some eBay partners is at: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/########/Joltid-versus-e-BaySkype-Lawsuit-Complaint The suit alleges that eBay used Joltid#;s Global Index software without permission to |
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| Revenue from sales of recorded music down by half since 1999.
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2009-10-09 |
US sales of recorded music peaked in #### and have declined on an inflation adjusted basis by more than half since then, according to the RIAA as reported by the New York Times. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |
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| Major telcos to have 40m pay-TV subscribers by 2014.
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2009-10-09 |
The big incumbent telcos--tier #-such as AT&T, China Telecom and France Telecom will have about ##.# million pay-TV subscribers by the end of ####, according to IMS Research. IMS Research analyst and report author Rebecca |
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| YouTube, Viacom suit heats up.
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2009-10-09 |
Viacom#;s lawyers in a $# billion copyright lawsuit apparently have discovered evidence that employees of Google#;s YouTube were among those involved in uploading unauthorized content to the user-generated video service. Internal YouTube e-mails seem to show |
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| Patent lawsuit goes after Hulu; everyone else is next.
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2009-10-09 |
Ever get free Web content or downloads after watching a video advertisement on the Net? There#;s a patent for that. Ultramercial holds US patent #,###,### covering a "method and system for distributing or obtaining products" on the |
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| Apple, Eminem settle iTunes lawsuit.
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2009-10-09 |
Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by music artist Eminem and his publishing company over digital distribution rights of his songs, which were allegedly placed for sale on iTunes without his approval. The publishing company Eight Mile Style alleged that |
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| Hardcover book sales following music industry's downward path.
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2009-10-09 |
Sales of hardcover books are down ##.#% so far this year after dropping ##% in ####, according to the Association of American Publishers in a New York Times report titled "Will Books Be Napsterized?" As with the music industry |
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| Tatanet notches up highest additions in VSAT connections for second successive quarter.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom operator Tatanet emerged as the fastest-growing company in the very small aperture terminals (VSAT) segment by achieving a growth rate of more than ## percent in the March quarter, although the growth faded to ##.## percent |
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| India's rural mobile user base witnessing an impressive growth.
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2009-10-09 |
The rural region of India, which has been neglected until now on virtually all fronts because of the lucrative opportunities offered by the urban segment, is fast capturing the attention of mobile operators which are diligently taking steps to tap |
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| Videocon initiates talks with Elcoteq.
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2009-10-09 |
India-based Videocon Group, which plans to enter the mobile telecom segment of India, initiated talks with Finland#;s Elcoteq for a takeover deal. The two entities have apparently involved in a nonbinding deal. In a filing with the stock |
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| Etisalat-Allianz merger runs into lock-in-period trouble.
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2009-10-09 |
The proposal of new telecom entrant Etisalat, which was originally intending to buy Allianz Infratech#;s licenses for Bihar and Madhya Pradesh circles, has been rejected owing to the lock-in-period guidelines introduced recently by the Department of Telecom |
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| SSTL launches its services in Delhi.
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2009-10-09 |
India-based Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) introduced its telecom services in the capital city of Delhi under the MTS brand. SSTL is a ##:## joint venture between Russia#;s Sistema and India#;s Shyam Group and offers a pay |
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| MTNL looking to buy a holding in Zambian telecom operator.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian state-run telecom operator State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) announced that it is looking to acquire a holding in Zambia#;s biggest telecom operator, Zamtel, and has signed a nondisclosure agreement with the company. This was revealed by |
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| MTNL, BSNL want controlling say to take part in Zain bid.
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2009-10-09 |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam outlined their terms to participate in an attempt by an Indo-Malaysian consortium to acquire a stake in Zain Telecom group of Kuwait. BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldip Goyal said they were |
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| Zain gets official confirmation from BSNL and MTNL.
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2009-10-09 |
The Kharafi Group, which own a majority stake in Kuwait-based Zain, announced that they have been officially told by Indian telecom operators BSNL and MTNL that they plan to buy a holding in the firm#;s Africa-based operations |
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| BSNL keen to buy a majority stake in consortium that has bought 46 percent stake in Zain.
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2009-10-09 |
The chief managing director of India#;s state-owned telecom operator BSNL, Kuldeep Goyal, stated that the company is keen to buy a majority holding in the consortium that recently bought ## percent stake in Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain |
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| BSNL plans to expand its presence in rural Karnataka.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to implement the pay-per-second tariff plan in Karnataka in the existing fiscal year. The firm is now keen to make its presence felt in rural India |
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| Etisalat DB appoints MRM Worldwide and Karishma initiative as its media agencies.
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2009-10-09 |
Telecom operator Etisalat DB has chosen McCann Worldgroup#;s MRM Worldwide as its communications and advertising partner for generating and sustaining brand communication/awareness. It has also appointed Lintas affiliate Karishma Initiative as the media-buying agency. The company said |
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| Tata wins LiveBroadcast deal from NDTV convergence.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom service provider Tata Communications announced that it has won a new deal from media company NDTV Convergence as per which the former would undertake the responsibility to offer LiveBroadcast service to NDTV, thus allowing it to provide three |
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| Airtel forms alliance with Cisco to focus on the enterprise segment.
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2009-10-09 |
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has entered into a strategic partnership with Cisco for focusing on the enterprise space. The partnership would aim to provide services such as hosted unified communications, managed data services, and branch services, among others |
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| Comviva aims to be VAS domain leader globally.
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2009-10-09 |
Comviva (erstwhile Bharti Telesoft) aims to be the VAS domain leader in domestic and international telecom markets. It currently works with more than ### global mobile operators and has a customer base of about # billion. Comviva chief strategy officer |
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