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Novell, Oracle move ahead with Liberty
Insight The latest fuel for the Liberty Alliance initiative are Novell and Oracle, which both plan to introduce federated identity management software based on the consortium specs.
Tags: Web services
Symbian: Mobile Linux 'fragmentation city'
News Enterprises will not touch Linux as a mobile platform because the companies involved are too fragmented, claims a Symbian executive.
Tags: Symbian
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Global One spends US$4m on S'pore data center
News Global One, a member of the France Telecom group, has invested US$4 million in its first Asia Pacific data center located in Singapore, a company official said.
New services to boost Global One's AP data center business
News Global One expects to expand its Internet data center business in Asia Pacific with the introduction of three new global services today--namely, Global VPN (virtual private network), Global Direct Dial and Global Call Center.
China Unicom seeks foreign investment
News China Unicom Ltd, a unit of China United Telecommunications Corp, said it is seeking foreign money and technology to expand its 22 percent market share in China's market for mobile phone services.
BT makes waves in IT services
News The company has won around 1,000 international networking and IT contracts in the past 15 months, and it forecasts its global services revenue will double within three years.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
France Telecom eyes stake in German long-distance firm
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China Unicom IPO to raise HK$34.8b
News China Unicom, China's second largest telecommunications operator, plans to raise about HK$34.8 billion (US$4.47 billion) in what is anticipated to be Hong Kong's largest ever initial public offering.
China Telecom may buy 7 cellular networks
News China Telecom (HK) Ltd, the nation's No.1 mobile phone company, is negotiating with parent China Mobile Communications Corp to buy seven mobile phone networks to secure its market dominance ahead of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
MCI WorldCom, Sprint holding merger talks
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WorldCom selling as much as US$8b in corporate bonds
News WorldCom Inc, the No. 2 US long-distance company, is preparing to raise as much as US$8 billion in the bond market in what's poised to be the biggest debt sale by a US company so far this year.
BT considers alternatives to mobile IPO
News British Telecommunications Plc, the UK's second-largest telephone company, said it may spin off some of its cellular business or sell the shares to existing shareholders, rather than holding a public offering for the unit.
British Telecom considers alternatives to mobile IPO
News British Telecommunications Plc, the U.K.'s second-largest telephone company, said it may spin off some of its cellular business or sell the shares to existing shareholders, rather than holding a public offering for the unit.
F-Secure makes M'sia its Asian hub
News Security vendor sets up research center which, together with its counterpart in Helsinki, will provide security response services for the global market.
Tags: Business security, PC security, Data security, Network security
M1 may share 3G network costs with rivals
News MobileOne Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore's second-largest cell phone company, said it's in talks with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and StarHub Pte Ltd to share some costs for high-speed Web services on mobile phones.
