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Telstra sounds revenue warning
News There is further proof of the perilous state of the Australian IT&T industry with Telstra issuing a warning that it would suffer a steep decline in its revenue growth--for the first time in its recorded history.
Where's the money for Asian telcos?
News Asian telcos can expect an improved business climate after taking a beating in 2001, said Gartner Dataquest.
S'pore calls for NBN's operating company
News update ICT regulator opens bids for the operating company to build and run the active infrastructure of the planned next-generation National Broadband Network.
Tags: Networking technology, LANs and WANs, Next-generation technology/networks
Global SMS hit 50b messages in Q1
News Short messaging system messages are making big strides, with cell phone users sending upwards of 50 billion text messages in the first quarter of this year.
SingTel net profit dips 2.5% to S$579m
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd today reported a net profit of S$579 million for the first quarter ended June 2001, a dip of 2.5 percent from the same period last year.
Qala under new management
News For weeks, speculation was rife about the possible demise of Qala Singapore Pte Ltd. However, the dust has since settled. Today, the Singapore-based telecommunications and broadband service provider said it is under a new management.
Palm still waiting for new products to end losses
News Palm's fourth fiscal quarter was just like the last few: sales of the Centro are taking off, but Palm's making little if any money on the sale of each US$99 smartphone.
Tags: PalmOS compatibles, PalmOS, Earning reports/forecasts, Financial, Palm Inc., Mobile, Google Inc., Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, software
Xbox 360 keeps its voice
News Microsoft extends contract with Fonix Speech for voice recognition software found in original Xbox.
Tags: Games
Oracle cuts prices for S'pore SMEs
News Software maker Oracle Corp Singapore has slashed the price of some of its applications and bundled them with consultancy and integration services.
Mobility mindset key to driving 3G for businesses
News Industry watchers say adoption of 3G depends largely on how mobile Asian companies want to be.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Corporate culture, Corporate communications
Rollable display device to launch soon
News Polymer Vision's e-book reader/PDA will be shown off next week, with the first announced deal going to Italian operator TIM.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks
Axia-led consortium makes S'pore NBN bid
News update Group comprising Canada's Axia, SingTel, Singapore Press Holdings and SP Telecoms submits bid for country's next-gen National Broadband Network.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, SingTel, Fiber, Hong Kong, Singapore, Broadband, consortium
Oracle judge won't bar disputed witnesses
News Neither Oracle nor U.S. Justice Department manage to keep other's witnesses off the stand.
Tags: Business applications, Legal
U.K. CIOs: Businesses shun Windows on Macs
News Issues such as high cost of hardware and lack of support do not make Macs running on Windows OS a viable commercial option for now.
Tags: Personal Computers, Operating systems
Gateway to cut 3,000 jobs amid poor earnings
News Amid a rapidly deteriorating PC market, Gateway on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings below even lowered expectations, again slashed its 2001 forecast, and said it will cut at least 3,000 jobs--more than 10 percent of its work force.
