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Orange: Bring Web 2.0 inside enterprise
News Coining itself a "communications integrator", Orange Business Services wants to recreate a Web 2.0 environment for enterprises.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile platforms/communications, IP, business service, network, Web 2.0, Paris, asset, strategy, desktop
Small European phone companies scale back as funds shrink
News Smaller phone companies in Europe, struggling to preserve cash, are scaling back expansion plans as France Telecom SA and other bigger rivals soak up funds in the debt and equity markets.
Ride the wireless broadband wave, expert says
News Fixed and mobile operators should start exploring wireless broadband possibilities now or risk losing out on revenue opportunities.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMax, VoIP/IP telephony, 3G (Third Generation)
Vodafone noncommittal on rumored Mannesmann bid
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Ericsson slips on earnings concerns
News Ericsson shares fell almost 9 percent after Sanford C. Bernstein reduced its rating on the Swedish phone-equipment maker, citing concern about the potential gains from new high-speed wireless networks.
WorldCom may bid for Orange; France Telecom deal in the works
News WorldCom, the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company, last night was considering making a rival bid for Orange, which would thwart France Telecom's efforts to buy the U.K. mobile phone company from Vodafone AirTouch.
France Telecom in exclusive talks for Orange
News France Telecom won the exclusive right to negotiate with Vodafone AirTouch to acquire Orange for as much as $45 billion, people familiar with the French and British phone companies said.
France Telecom chief sees Global One deal soon
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Mobile Linux group gets a name
News Six months after setting up, an alliance including Motorola and Vodafone has become the LiMo Foundation.
Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Linux
American Airlines' site hits turbulence
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France Telecom raises record US$16.4b in bond sale
News France Telecom SA's US$16.4 billion of bonds gained in value after France's largest phone company wrapped up the biggest corporate bond sale.
Novell, Oracle move ahead with Liberty
News Creating more momentum for Liberty Alliance, Novell and Oracle plan to introduce federated identity management software.
Tags: Web services
Time to name partner for TimedotCom by Oct
News Time Engineering Bhd, manager of Malaysia's biggest fiber optics network, said it will name its foreign technical partner by October when it sells shares in its telecommunications unit on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
NTT, France Tel may buy stakes in Unicom
News China Unicom Ltd told analysts that it is in talks to sell a stake in itself to overseas telecom operators including Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp and France Telecom SA, Apple Daily reported.
Hutchison to invest US$400m in China Unicom, shares surge
News Hutchison Whampoa Ltd shares posted their biggest one-day gain in 19 months after Hong Kong's largest conglomerate said it will buy US$400 million in China Unicom Ltd shares, the mainland's Number 2 telephone company.
