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SMIC Announces Successful Qualification of a MEMS Chip for MicrostaqSHANGHAI and AUSTIN, TX, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK) and Microstaq, developer of the world's most advanced silicon MEMS-based fluid control
technology, today announced the successful function qualification of Microstaq's unique Ventilum(TM) MEMS-based chip.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Nokia could seek up to $US1bn for iPhonesAPPLE faces the possibility of having to pay Nokia up to $US1 billion for the technologies used in iPhones sold so far.
Australian IT Monday, October 26, 2009MTN, Vodacom agree to lower interconnect tariffs(Telecompaper) South African mobile operators MTN and Vodacom have agreed to immediately cut termination rates by 19 percent. MTN confirmed in a statement the agreement with Vodacom and said it's pursuing bilateral negotiations with Cell C and other operators. The mobile operators have been under political pressure to cut rates, and communications regulator Icasa has been leading negotiations on possible price cuts. MTN and Vodacom, the two largest operators, proposed a 19 percent immediate reduction of the blended wholesale interconnect tariffs, with further reductions for the following three years. Cell C, the
market's smallest operator, rejected the proposed 19 percent cut, saying it offers no significant change to the current regime. Cell C is calling for a 40 percent cut in the peak interconnection rate. The operator would also like to see different rates for itself, saying asymmetric prices are the best way to ensure a levelled playing field and increase competition. Cell C is pr
dmeurope.com Monday, October 26, 2009ProSecure STM by NETGEAR Stops Up to 50 Percent More Threats Than Competing Spam and Firewall ProductsSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProSecure(TM), the specialist
network security brand by NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced the superior position of their products in the preliminary findings of an in-depth, independent industry assessment of spam filtering products conducted by Miercom. The ProSecure(TM) STM family of Web/Email Threat
management Appliances for medium-sized businesses proved in testing to stop over 50 percent more threats than competitive products tested. Testing focused on the ability of the solution to stop a variety of threats, including spam, email threats, URL filtering, and Miercom's Offensive Security Testing Suite. Preliminary testing is complete considering products from Cisco, NETGEAR and Barracuda Networks. Complete test findings for all products submitted for testing will publish on the Miercom website, http://www.miercom.com, in November 20
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Plateau, a Visionary Leader in Learning Management Systems, Partners with K AllianceTAMPA, Fla., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Plateau and K Alliance, two educational forces in the IT community, recently cemented an association blending their individual strengths and technologies. This collaboration provides huge dividends to employees and corporations. The core potency of Plateau lies in their
talent management Suite, combining the career proficiencies of Learning
management, Performance Management, Compensation
management and Career & Succession Planning. The K Alliance business paradigm, including their blended learning solutions, custom development services, unlimited enterprise server library catalog and other online multi-modal approaches to IT instruction, continues to set the standard in self-paced learning courseware. The K Alliance enterprise learning system assists various departments align and target workforce training with their business objectives in improving the technical expertise of its members, thereby enhancing corporate productivity. The e-learning
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Maxwell Technologies' Q3 Financial Results Press Release, Conference Call and Webcast Set for November 3SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) will issue its financial results news release for the third
quarter ended September 30, 2009, at 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on November 3, 2009.
management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss third quarter results and the future outlook one hour later, at 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Accuvant PCI DSS Merchant Suite Now AvailableDENVER, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuvant, a leading provider of information security, risk and compliance
management consulting services, announced today that its PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Merchant Suite is now available. This new offering consists of two customizable service options, both of which are designed to help merchants that store, process or transmit credit card data to understand, achieve and maintain PCI compliance.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Icahn resigns from Yahoo! board of directors(Telecompaper) Financier Carl Icahn has resigned as a director of Yahoo!, saying the board no longer needed an activist investor, the New York Times reported. Icahn said that his attention was "focused on other matters" and that he did not have the time to concentrate on Yahoo's business. Icahn joined the Yahoo board in August 2008 after settling his proxy challenge to replace the company's directors. Icahn had threatened to unseat Yahoo's board last year after Yahoo - under the direction of its then-chief executive Jerry Yang - rejected a USD 47.5 billion bid from Microsoft for the entire company. Under pressure, Yang, a company co-founder, decided to step down, and Carol Bartz replaced him early this year as CEO.
dmeurope.com Monday, October 26, 2009SafeData Announces New Backup & Recovery ApplianceWARWICK, R.I., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeData, LLC, a
technology company focused on helping companies protect their data, minimize downtime and recover and restore data quickly, today announced its new backup and recovery appliance for both the IBM System i and Windows environments. SafeData Vault provides customers with both local and remote backups allowing them to easily and quickly recover data from their own on-site vault, but also providing the peace of mind that their data is backed up off-site in a secure data center.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Indian govt issues revised plan for 3G, BWA auctions(Telecompaper) The Indian government has issued a revised information memorandum on 3G and wireless broadband spectrum, with the tender for radio frequency licences now planned for January. The auction was previously expected in December, but the government had been unable to reach an agreement with the military on releasing spectrum for communication services. The memorandum from the Department of Telecom covers qualifications for bidding for 3G licences in the 2.1GHz band as well as radio frequencies in the 800MHz band and broadband wireless access in the 2.3GHz band. A call for applications for the licences will be issued on 8 December, applications will be due by 21 December, and the 3G tender will be held on 14 January. The 800 MHz and BWA tender will follow two days later. For 3G, the DoT said it will auction four blocks of 2x5MHz spectrum in most of the nation's 22 telecommunication service areas, with another block reserved for state operators BSNL and MTNL. In the Uttar Prades
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