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Tanner names interim data centre panelTHE federal government has unveiled its interim data centre facilities and services panel, comprising five companies.
Australian IT Monday, September 28, 2009Telstra's Moffatt resignsTELSTRA'S consumer boss David Moffatt has resigned after almost a decade with the company.
Australian IT Monday, September 28, 2009China Unicom buys back 3.8% stake from SKT(Telecompaper) China Unicom will buy back 899.75 million of its own shares from south Korean carrier SK Telecom (SKT). SKT will sell the 3.79 percent stake at HKD 11.105 per share, or about HKD 10 billion in total. The independent shareholders of China Unicom still need to approve the transaction. Following completion, the repurchased shares will be cancelled and the total shares of China Unicom will be reduced to approximately 22.868 billion.
dmeurope.com Monday, September 28, 2009Korean regulator details mobile fee cuts(Telecompaper) The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has unveiled details of the mobile rate cuts. The regulator earlier announced it planned to lower mobile phone and mobile internet fees but has now unveiled details, the JoongAng Daily writes. The fee reductions differ for each operator but the fee cuts all mostly benefit consumers with monthly fees exceeding KRW 50,000. SK Telecom will lower mobile fees by changing its billing to every two seconds, instead of the current ten-second billing practice. SKT, as well as rival KT, will also cut its activation fees by as much as up to 20 percent. The new billing practice will begin in March 2010. All three operators (SKT, KT, and LG Telecom) will reduce the basic rate for prepaid services by up to 25 percent and also lower charges for long-term customers. Furthermore, mobile data fees will be lowered by as much as 88 percent.
dmeurope.com Monday, September 28, 2009Venture Technologies, Inc. Brings its Engineering Design Expertise to the Texas Instruments Elite Design House NetworkBOSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been chosen by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) to be a member of the Elite Design House Network, a group of independent design services companies offering system design, development, prototyping and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. "We are delighted to accept TI's invitation to join this prestigious network," said Don Miffitt, President of Venture Technologies. The TI Elite Design House Network is a select group of 20 design services companies world-wide and is represented in the northeastern United States by Venture Technologies, Inc.
prnewswire.com Monday, September 28, 2009IBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Moving AtomsSAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On this day in 1989, IBM Fellow Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom. Shortly thereafter, on November 11 of that year, Eigler and his team used a custom-built microscope to spell out the letters IBM (NYSE: IBM) with 35 xenon atoms. This unprecedented ability to manipulate individual atoms signaled a quantum leap forward in nanoscience experimentation and heralded in the age of nanotechnology.
prnewswire.com Monday, September 28, 2009STMicroelectronics Introduces MotionBee(TM) Platform for Remote Motion ControlGENEVA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in MEMS and wireless technologies, has introduced MotionBee(TM), a complete, ready-for-use platform that combines state-of-the-art motion sensing with ZigBee wireless
technology in a single ultra-compact module. Boasting low power consumption and high level of integration, ST's MotionBee enables system developers to quickly and cost-effectively build wireless sensor networks for remote motion recognition and tracking in many different application areas, including healthcare, security, industrial control and environmental monitoring.
prnewswire.com Monday, September 28, 2009SAIC Awarded $49 Million Delivery Order By U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems CenterSAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a delivery order by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to provide technical analysis and risk assessments in support of SMC's Independent Readiness Review Team (IRRT). The delivery order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of more than $49 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in El Segundo, Calif.
prnewswire.com Monday, September 28, 2009K Alliance Releases CompTIA A+ 2009 Certification Training VideosTAMPA, Fla., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- K Alliance, a provider of online IT training videos, has recently released an A+ online training video that covers the 2009 Edition of the A+ certification. In the ever-changing world of IT, certification programs such as the entry-level A+ certification program from CompTIA must constantly be upgraded to reflect the latest technological innovations. As certification programs evolve, so too must the training programs that prepare exam candidates for certification. In 2009, CompTIA revamped the A+ certification by releasing the A+ 2009 Edition. A+ training must evolve with
technology along with the latest changes implemented by the CompTIA A+ certification program.
prnewswire.com Monday, September 28, 2009Iran consortium buys 50% stake in TCI(Telecompaper) A consortium has bought 50 percent plus one share in Iran's state telecommunications company TCI for the equivalent of around USD 7.8 billion, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reports, citing an official of Iran's Privatisation Organisation. The agency said two Iranian consortia were competing for the stake in Telecommunication Company of Iran and Etemad Mobin won, buying each share for IRR 3,409. The official IRNA news agency said Etemad Mobin belongs to the cooperative foundation of the Republican Guards. Mehdi Aghdaie, deputy director of the Privatisation Organisation, said the stake sold in the telecommunications company amounted to around 10 percent of the stock market's total value. According to Reuters, the gradual sale of TCI, which provides all of Iran's landlines, is part of a wider drive to speed up the sale of state-owned companies, though not in the upstream oil and gas industry which will remain in government hands. Shares representing 5 percent of the co
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