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Finnish startup bets on universal media managerHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish startup Linkotec hopes to create a flourishing business by making consumers' lives easier: its free software links all digital media devices to all key social networks.
Reuters Friday, October 02, 2009NEHTA releases strategic planTHE National E-Health Transition Authority has released a strategic plan repositioning itself as an implementation agency.
Australian IT Friday, October 02, 2009VinaPhone to launch 3G services on 12 October(Telecompaper) Vietnamese mobile operator VinaPhone will launch 3G services on 12 October. The company will be the first of the 3G licensees to offer 3G services, one month after being granted the licence. VinaPhone has concluded tests successfully for video calls, mobile TV and internet services over its 3G network, Viet Nam Net reports citing deputy director Ho Duc Thang. Prices will be announced at launch. Rivals Viettel, MobiFone, and the EVN Telecom partnership with Hanoi Telecom have yet to introduce 3G services.
DMeurope.com Friday, October 02, 2009KDDI to launch dual 3G/Wimax service in December(Telecompaper) Japanese mobile operator KDDI plans to launch a dual mobile and wireless data service before the end of the year. The company will offer four devices that can access 3G as well as Wimax networks from December. The terminals are manufactured by Hitachi and are expected to retail for JPY 20,000 to 30,000, the Nikkei reports. KDDI will offer different plans with a flat-fee plan expected to cost JPY 5,000 to 6,000 per month. MVNO Japan Communications is expected to offer a similar service this year. To offer the Wimax service, both companies will lease spectrum from Wimax operator UQ Communications.
DMeurope.com Friday, October 02, 2009IBM takes on Google in business Web-mail marketBOSTON (Reuters) - IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate email service that will compete with Google Inc's Google Apps, which has recently suffered several high-profile outages.
Reuters Friday, October 02, 2009Glastonbury ticket registration closingAnyone who wishes to get tickets for the Glastonbury 2010 festival needs to register online by midnight on Friday.
Webuser.co.uk Friday, October 02, 2009IBM To Launch Web-Based E-Mail ServiceLotusLive iNotes puts Big Blue into competition with Google's Gmail service.
Information Week Friday, October 02, 2009Lawmakers urge delay in Internet gambling rulesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and other lawmakers on Friday urged regulators to delay the upcoming implementation of financial rules to enforce a ban on Internet gambling.
Reuters Friday, October 02, 2009mXpo.net 2009 Virtual Mortgage Tradeshow Adds Del Mar DataTrac, MortgageDashboard, RateAlert, and vLender - Registers 1,200 AttendeesAVENTURA, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- mXpo.net 2009 Virtual Mortgage Tradeshow, the first mortgage industry-sponsored virtual tradeshow, conference and educational content event being held October 7 - 8, continues to add exhibitors including Del Mar DataTrac, MortgageDashboard, RateAlert and vLender, and has registered more than 1,200 attendees.
Send2Press Friday, October 02, 2009Beware Hijacked Social Networking Accounts, FBI WarnsSocial
networking sites are becoming a more popular attack vector for cybercriminals because people trust those they believe to be friends.
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