Microsoft wants to build a better mobile phone through its acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business. One way it hopes to do that? By improving its maps applications to better compete against Google's. "An effective alternative to ...
ICT services provider?Anittel?has reported a $7.3 million net loss for the year as it adapts its business model to take advantage of the Cloud.? The weak results have been impacted by a significant fall in hardware and software revenues ...
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Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of €5.44 billion (US$7 billion) in cash, the companies said ...
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Microsoft is to buy Nokia's mobile phone business and license its patents in a deal worth $7.2bn (£4.6bn). Further reading Nokia whacked by another downgrade – Moody's rates Nokia four notches below investment grade Microsoft ...
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The diversified logistics firm Stobart has announced "solid progress" in the first half of its financial year and the appointment of a new chairman in a pre-close trading statement, ahead of its interim results. Stobart's interim ...
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HP's revenues are continuing to fall, with its third-quarter results showing a decline of eight per cent to $27.2bn - as expected by analysts' (well managed) consensus estimates. All sectors registered falling revenues compared to the ...
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US based radio services provider SiriusXM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the connected vehicle services business of the telematics provider Agero for $530m. After the completion of the transaction, SiriusXM will offer ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported selected financial metrics and business highlights for second-quarter 2013 (excluding revenue and earnings, due to the firm's ongoing ...
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O2 has outsourced four northern UK regions of its customer contact centres to Capita, in a deal worth £1.2bn. Included regions are Leeds, Glasgow, Preston Brook and Bury. Further reading Transport for London installs O2 and ...
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation , a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced its Retail Services business has signed a long-term renewal and expansion agreement to continue ...
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Australian shares have fallen as investors nervously wait for an update on economic stimulus measures in the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 11.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4814.4. The broader All Ordinaries index was down ...
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Xylem Inc. announced that it has acquired Pollmann Pumpen Ltd., a privately owned Germany-based dewatering technology and services company, for approximately $3 million. The actual terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pollmann ...
Northrop Grumman Corp of Redondo Beach, CA, USA has developed a new gallium nitride (GaN) flange-packaged power amplifier targeting military and commercial Ka-band communication applications. The APN180FP represents the first commercial ...
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GE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric, has acquired Unisyn Medical Technologies' Transactional Business, a leading provider of ultrasound probe repair solutions, for undisclosed amount. The products and services from ...
Specialized diagnostic kits manufacturer Corgenix has signed an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company, a US-based pharmaceutical company, to develop diagnostic technology in support of a Lilly oncology pipeline program. As per the ...