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Cisco unveils global blueprint for cities
News Its "Intelligent Urbanization" pilot aims to help Indian city, Bengaluru, use the network to integrate city management to bring economic growth and better quality of life.
Tags: Networking, Government, City, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IP network, globalization, Bengaluru, Indian City, network
Samsung bids US$5.85B for SanDisk
News After four months of meetings, the South Korean electronics products giant has made a hostile bid to acquire the U.S.-based computer chip maker.
Tags: Memory, Acquisitions, Mergers, SanDisk Corp., Japan, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., U.S., merger, Seoul, licensing agreement
IBM Korea's scandal brewing since 1998
News The bribery scandal at IBM's Korean subsidiary dates back half a decade, according to prosecutors.
Tags: Business ethics
US beef shakes up Korean media
News Public outcry over government's decision to import U.S. beef has escalated into fiery squabble between South Korean major newspapers and news portal Daum.
Tags: Lawsuits, Web sites, Politics, Google Inc., Portal, Government, Advertisement, phone, Internet User, portal site
Cisco using the Internet to help turn cities green
News Router and switch maker assisting cities around the world to consume less power and produce less pollution. And, of course, company hopes to pick up some business in the process.
Tags: Green IT, City, Cisco Systems Inc., IP, collaboration tool, San Francisco, WebEx Communications Inc., Amsterdam, partnership, Internet
Samsung electronics: Same CEO, new leadership team
News Korea's biggest company reorganizes hopes a reorganization of its will help it through tough times.
Tags: Sales strategy, Sales/revenue, Best strategies, Business structures, Mobile, TV, Cell Phone, Chip, Choi Gee Sung, CEO
Korean Trusts agree to purchase Hynix Semiconductor bonds
News Hanwha Investment Trust Management Co and 14 other Korean investment trust companies that own Hynix Semiconductor Inc bonds agreed to buy new debt from the third-largest computer-memory-chip maker, clearing the way to reorganize US$3.8 billion of its debts.
US$2.5m boon for 40 universities
News Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) and chipmaker Intel Corp today announced that they will give US$2.5 million worth of HP-Intel Itanium-based systems to 40 universities around the world.
Clarent opens offices in Hong Kong and Singapore
News Clarent, a provider of IP telephony products to carriers and ISPs (Internet service Providers) has expanded its presence in Asia, with the opening of offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Microsoft, Hyundai Motor form technology alliance
News Microsoft Corp, the world's biggest software maker, and Hyundai Motor Co, Korea's largest automaker, have forged an alliance to develop information technology products for the automobile industry.
Panpac Media.com launches Asian lifestyle portal
News Sesdaq-listed Panpac Media.com today launches its regional lifestyle and leisure portal ZingAsia.com.
Korea to push for e-payment of taxes
News The Korean government has launched a project to establish a system by the end of 2002 in which notification and payment of taxes and other public charges are made through the Internet.
Microsoft gives to Asia-Pac schools' Windows studies
News Microsoft has donated US$266,000 to Asia-Pacific schools doing research on devices running flavors of its embedded Windows operating system.
Korea to decide mobile phone license method in June
News The Korean government will decide how it will award licenses for new mobile phone services by the end of next month.
Korean antitrust regulators visit Intel
News A "dawn raid," as AMD describes, or an unscheduled visit during office hours? Intel's marketing practices come into question in Seoul.
Tags: Processors, Antitrust
