Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have today announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR) that relate to 3GPP Long Term Evolution and Service Architecture Evolution standards (LTE/SAE). The companies invite all interested parties to join this initiative which is intended to stimulate early adoption of mobile broadband technology across the communications and consumer electronic industries.
The framework is based on the prevalent industry principle of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory …

HP today announced a major consolidation of facilities and security vendors for most of its worldwide facilities, a move expected to save tens of millions of dollars over the life of the new contracts.
HP awarded a contract for integrated facilities management in its Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) regions to ISS (www.issworld.com) of Copenhagen, Denmark. The EMEA contract is subject to the completion of country legal requirements.
The company also announced it has extended a similar agreement with Johnson Controls Inc. (www.johnsoncontrols.com) of Milwaukee, Wis., for …

Sunnyvale, Calif. - February 5, 2008 - Zimbra, a Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) company, and the leader in open source, next-generation e-mail, today announced the availability of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 5.0. ZCS 5.0 includes hundreds of enhancements that expand Zimbra’s access across desktops and devices while setting the standard for Web-based productivity in a business environment, and showcases Yahoo!’s dedication to providing world-class e-mail and collaboration services.
Yahoo!’s global reach and Zimbra’s expansive partner network are fueling continued growth, reaching key audiences including universities, ISPs and small businesses - further extending …

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Welcome to the Ubuntu
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 84 for the weeks March23rd - March 29th, 2008. In
this issue we cover: new MOTUs, Ubuntu6.10 End-of-Life, Xubuntu refocuses,
Ubuntu countdown graphics,Launchpad 1.2.3, Launchpad logo contest closing,
Ubuntu UK Podcast #2,Reside@HOME: Linux Health Care, PWN To
OWN (Ubuntu wins), and much,much more!
== In This Issue
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 * MOTU Team news * Ubuntu Stats * Launchpad
news * Ubuntu Forum news * In the Press &
Blogosphere * Ubuntu UK Podcast #2 * Reside@HOME: Linux for Elderly Health Care * Automatix
discontinued * Full circle Magazine #11 * CanSecWest PWN2OWN
2008 - Ubuntu Wins! * Meeting & …

Intel is gearing up to launch what may be its most important product since the Pentium processor: The Atom CPU targets key growth markets and could ship hundreds of millions units within a few year. While much of the success will depend on unit numbers, sources told TG Daily that Atom will be big cash cow for Intel.
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Maybank is pleased to announce that it has today entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) to acquire up to 100% of Sorak Financial Holdings Pte Ltd (“Sorak”) for a cash consideration of approximately USD1.5 billion (RM4.8 billion) paving the way for Malaysia’s largest financial services group to be the controlling shareholder of Bank Internasional Indonesia (“BII”). The transaction price was agreed on a willing-buyer and willing-seller basis.
Sorak is 75%-owned by Financial Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, and 25%-owned …

New Capital Will Fuel Global Expansion and Sales Initiatives
Pittsburgh, PA—Vivísimo, (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced the completion of its first institutional investment round of $4 million USD funded by Portland, ME based North Atlantic Capital (northatlanticcapital.com). The financing will support Vivísimo’s continued global expansion and strengthen the company’s sales and marketing efforts.
“We are excited about North Atlantic Capital’s decision to invest in our company and see this funding as a tremendous vote of confidence in our industry leadership and growth strategy,” …

Petaling Jaya, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - PIKOM, the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia hopes that the new cabinet ministers which the association works closely with will further excel the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry.
Chairman of PIKOM David Wong Nan Fay stated that the association hopes the new cabinet will work well as a team, continue to collaborate closely with the private sectors, promote transparency and openness in the decision-making process, emphasize on human capital development, actively promote the local ICT industry, to address …

Beginning at 15 cents per day per employee – including video - new unified communications solutions enable improved customer service, speed collaboration
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Avaya Inc., a global leader in business communications applications, systems and services, today introduced the industry’s most affordable Unified Communications solutions, designed specifically for a new era of global, virtual business. For as little as 15 cents per day per employee – including video,1 Avaya Unified Communications Solutions for remote workers and branch offices help businesses address their top communications challenges to build a more …

IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2008 - WebVisible, Inc., a global leader in local interactive advertising, announced today that it has received $12 million in series B funding led by Silicon Valley’s Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from existing investor Redpoint Ventures. In conjunction, Sutter Hill Ventures Managing Director Jim White will join WebVisible’s Board of Directors. WebVisible, whose robust software platform manages interactive advertising campaigns for small-to-medium-sized businesses around the world, will use the funds to achieve the next level of technology innovation, promote growth in its …