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Amazon Thursday, August 06, 2009NBN Company board unveiledTHE federal
government has unveiled the board members that will lead its ambitious $43 billion national broadband network project.
Australian IT Thursday, August 06, 2009China probes Internet bootcamp after teen diesBeijing (Reuters) - Chinese police are investigating a bootcamp for
internet addicts after a teenage boy died, apparently
following a severe beating, just hours after checking in, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Wednesday.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009''The Sims'' creator eyes the world beyond gamesNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) - Will Wright, the creator behind top-selling
videogame
"The Sims," is eyeing life outside the virtual world.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009News Corp may charge for Web news; blasts AmazonNEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, which is trying to stem newspaper revenue declines, could
charge for access to its news websites by the middle of next year, and might break off its relationship with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle e-reader if it cannot get better terms.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009Global CIO: Welcome To The CIO Revolution: A New IT ManifestoColumn about a CIO revolution against traditional constraints and stereotypes and in favor of deeper
customer engagements, more innovative risk-taking, and an eager embrace of new
technology models.
Information Week Thursday, August 06, 2009Deutsche Telekom revenues grow 7.4%, net profit up 19.4%(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom's quarterly revenues grew by 7.4 percent year-on-year to EUR 16.24 billion in the second quarter, including EUR 1.5 billion in revenues from Greek telecommunications operator OTE. The adjusted EBITA grew by 8.4 percent to EUR 5.3 billion, including EUR 500 million generated by OTE. Deutsche Telekom's adjusted net profit grew by 19.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to EUR 756 million. The packet of measures initiated in April for the US, UK and Poland is beginning to take effect. Operating costs fell and the EBITDA margin rose in all three countries compared with the first quarter. Free cash flow stood at EUR 1.4 billion for the second quarter, 28.5 percent less than in the second quarter of
2008. The decrease in free cash flow is primarily attributable to the increase in capital expenditure for among others expanding the mobile network in the US and the DSL network in Germany. Despite a high level of capital expenditure, the group also continu
DMeurope.com Thursday, August 06, 2009Cisco sees 'positive signs' despite Q4 sales down 18%(Telecompaper) Cisco
reported revenues of USD 8.5 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter to 25 July, down 18 percent from a year earlier. Sales in the US fell 13 percent to USD 4.8 billion, revenues in Europe were down 19 percent to USD 1.7 billion, emerging markets sales declined 38 percent to USD 0.8 billion and Asia-Pacific sales were down 20 percent to USD 1.0 billion. Among
customer groups, only consumers showed low single-digit growth in orders, while enterprise orders were still down
around 30 percent and
service provider orders were down in the high twentys. Net profit fell USD 1.1 billion or USD 0.19 per share, from USD 2.0 billion or USD 0.33 per share a year ago. Profits include a tax
charge of USD 174 million or USD 0.03 per share and a charge for enhanced early retirement benefits of USD 138 million or USD 0.02 per share. Cash flow from operations was USD 2.0 billion, down from USD 3.5 billion a year ago, and Cisco finished the period with a total USD 35.0 billion in cash.
DMeurope.com Thursday, August 06, 2009The creation of Facebook: Friends and foesA saga of Facebook's creation
offers no deep insightsThe Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal. By Ben Mezrich. Doubleday; 272 pages; $25. Heinemann; GBP11.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.ukWHEN a geek leaves a hip party with a gorgeous girl on his arm, it is typically in a scene from a film rather than one from the real world. Yet in Silicon Valley, where pasty-faced youths with a penchant for churning out computer code are often feted as rock stars, celluloid fantasy can sometimes become reality. For the two friends who created Facebook, their site’s early
success propelled them into a world of cool nightclubs and hot dates. But it also landed them in a legal battle that ultimately soured the relationship between the founders of the world’s most successful online
social network. ...
Economist Thursday, August 06, 2009Google launches new Chrome betaGoogle has issued a new beta version of its Chrome browser, which it
claims is faster than previous incarnations.
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