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Nortel plans a restructuring in Asia
News The Asia-Pacific headquarters of the company that filed for bankruptcy protection last week, said the move will "strengthen the business for the long-term".
Tags: Networking technology, Business plans, Acquisitions, Business planning, Nortel Networks Corp., Asia, Philippines, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Bankruptcy
Hockey fans to participate in rink-side chat
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Microsoft worming into Google's territory
News Microsoft has announced a deal with a digital scanning company Kirtas Technologies to produce digital books, nudging its way further into Google's territory.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Web services, Copyright
Nortel to slash another 3,200 jobs
News Telecommunications equipment maker is laying of more than 10 percent of its workforce worldwide as it tries to survive a bankruptcy restructuring.
Tags: Layoffs, Nortel Networks Corp., Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Bankruptcy, Toronto, bankruptcy protection, Associated Press, 4G, job
Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech
News Deal, under which Nokia Siemens will pay US$650 million, is yet another signal that the end is near for the one-time giant in telecommunications gear.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Financial, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Toronto, wireless technology, Canada
Microsoft reiterates case against Word injunction
News Monday filing is just the latest in the company's appeal of a patent infringement ruling that among other things, bars the sale of Word in its current form.
Tags: Business applications, software company, Toronto, Microsoft Word 2003, tagging, Microsoft Word 2007, Texas, Microsoft Word, XML
Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction
News Landmark injunction would have required the software giant to stop selling its popular Word in its current form by next month.
Tags: Business applications, Patent, software company, Sales, Toronto, spokesman, federal judge, Microsoft Word, XML
US judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
News Patent-infringement ruling in the United States bars the software giant from selling one of its premier products as long as it contains a custom XML feature.
Tags: Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions, Toronto, Microsoft Word 2003, tagging, Microsoft Word 2007, Judge, Texas, Microsoft Word, XML
Microsoft hit with US$200M patent verdict
News A jury rules that an XML tagging feature in recent versions of Word infringed on a patent from a Toronto-based company.
Tags: Patents, Business applications, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Toronto, Microsoft Word 2003, tagging, Microsoft Word 2007, Texas, spokesman
EC initiative aims to shield Europe from cyberattacks
News The draft Critical Information Infrastructure Protection policy complements existing measures "to prevent, fight and prosecute criminal and terrorist activities".
Tags: Security, computer emergency response, Europe, Toronto, computer, e-mail, researcher, European Commission, strategy, Cyberattack
Microsoft shuns Open Cloud Manifesto
News Microsoft will not sign up for the 'Open Cloud Manifesto', and Amazon, a major cloud player, is not enthusiastic.
Tags: Cloud computing, Creative Commons, Wiki, Microsoft Corp., Toronto, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., ZDNet, editor-in-chief, blog
Targets for Google's merger machine
News What's next on Google's mergers and acquisitions list? Head of corporate development lists search, advertising and mobile services as "top priorities".
Tags: Search, Google Inc., Twitter Inc., David Lawee, JumpTap, advertisement, CEO, network, mobile, Search Result
Microsoft tool helps combat threat to kids
News Product created with Canadian authorities has already helped nab one alleged child pornographer, company says.
Short Take: Oops! Britney's bite downloaded again
News Webmasters can often expect high demand for all things Britney Spears, but the Web server at fan site BritneySpears.org has been busier than usual after a number of news outlets tagged it as a source for the now-infamous "Britney swears in Rio" sound bite.
Zi Corp courted for Hong Kong listing
News Chinese text input systems company Zi Corp is being courted by several investment bankers with an eye to the company listing on the soon-to-be launched Growth Enterprises Market (GEM).
