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    AOLTW widens losses in Q4; expects flat Q1

    Posted January 30, 2002 - 11:31 am

    Internet and media powerhouse AOL Time Warner Inc. reported wider losses for the fourth quarter of 2001 Wednesday, citing continued weakness in the economy and a sluggish advertising market, and predicted that revenue will continue to be flat in the first quarter of 2002.

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    Unisphere unites ATM, IP in one box

    Posted January 29, 2002 - 12:16 pm

    Looking to smooth service providers' paths toward offering advanced services based on IP, Unisphere Networks Inc. on Monday announced a new series of routing switches for the edge of service-provider networks.

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    Global Crossing files for bankruptcy

    Posted January 28, 2002 - 4:13 pm

    International data communication carrier Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. plans to file for bankruptcy protection both in New York and its Bermuda home base, stranding investors in yet another giant corporate bankruptcy of the new year.

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    Cisco to let phone developers tap into Unicode

    Posted January 25, 2002 - 5:01 pm

    An upcoming release of Cisco's software for its IP phones will include support for Unicode, the standard that allows text in virtually any alphabet or character set to be rendered on a PC or device display.

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    Ericsson posts Q4 loss, sees profit in 2002

    Posted January 25, 2002 - 11:51 am

    L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co., one of the world's biggest telecommunication-equipment makers, reported another quarterly loss and warned 2002 will be challenging, especially in first the six months.

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    IBM, Vodafone, Motorola team on device management

    Posted January 24, 2002 - 1:18 pm

    IBM Corp., Motorola Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC are working together to develop device-management technology, in an effort to bring convenient phone-setup and maintenance services to users of GPRS and 3G handhelds, the companies announced.

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    Solaris 9 moves to final beta

    Posted January 23, 2002 - 10:48 am

    Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out the final test version of Solaris 9 Tuesday, offering a peek at new management, security and Linux-friendly features that will be included when the final version of the operating system is released, expected to happen mid-year.

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    AOL quashes Red Hat purchase rumors

    Posted January 22, 2002 - 3:55 pm

    Contrary to rumors sparked by a Washington Post article published Saturday, AOL Time Warner Inc. is not in formal negotiations or informal discussions to purchase Linux developer Red Hat Inc., an AOL spokesman said today.

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    KaZaA sells assets to Australian company

    Posted January 22, 2002 - 10:22 am

    An Australian firm, Sharman Networks Ltd., has bought some assets of KaZaA BV, the Amsterdam-based file-swapping software developer under fire from the music and motion-picture industry. Sharman Networks has restarted distribution of KaZaA's peer-to-peer file-sharing software, KaZaA Media Desktop.

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    AOL in talks to acquire Red Hat

    Posted January 21, 2002 - 9:46 am

    AOL Time Warner Inc. is in talks over a potential acquisition of Red Hat Inc., a major distributor of the open-source Linux operating system, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

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    DoCoMo to list shares in New York and London

    Posted January 18, 2002 - 11:28 am

    NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest mobile telecommunication carrier, plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange on March 1, according to a report in the Friday morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper.

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    Ericsson and DNP to partner on Bluetooth chip design

    Posted January 18, 2002 - 10:30 am

    L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. has signed a licensing deal with Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. of Japan, the first of a series to provide Bluetooth designs based on Ericsson technology to third-party manufacturers, Ericsson today.

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    Qualcomm location tracker turns phone into GPS system

    Posted January 16, 2002 - 3:23 pm

    Qualcomm Inc. can convert cell phones into mobile GPS devices by adapting emergency-tracking technology for display on individual phone screens, the company announced Wednesday.

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    FreeBSD back in familiar hands

    Posted January 15, 2002 - 4:32 pm

    The popular FreeBSD open-source version of the Unix operating system is back under the control of one of its original developers after long-time sponsor Wind River Systems Inc. announced that it will divest of all its assets related to the freely distributed code.

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    CERT: Exploit circulating for CDE hole in Solaris

    Posted January 15, 2002 - 2:04 pm

    Hackers are actively exploiting a known vulnerability in Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris version of the Unix operating system, security experts said late Monday, urging administrators to check if their system is vulnerable.

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    Users to meet with Sun over Intel support issue

    Posted January 14, 2002 - 10:45 am

    Sun Microsystems Inc. dealt a double-blow to its users this week by ending the Solaris download program for Intel Corp.-based computers and saying it won't support Intel with its upcoming Solaris 9 operating system. The moves have angered some Solaris fans, who offered to start paying for the software if Sun would keep its support for Intel alive.

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    Qualcomm takes US$200M stake in Indian telecom co.

    Posted January 11, 2002 - 3:55 pm

    In a deal that is claimed to the largest single investment by a foreign company in an Indian telecommunication company, Qualcomm Inc. plans to take an undisclosed minority stake worth up to US$200 million in Indian fixed-line telecommunication provider Reliance Communications Ltd.

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    Nokia delivers EDGE gear to US carriers

    Posted January 11, 2002 - 12:08 pm

    Nokia Corp. has begun delivering high-speed network equipment to U.S. mobile operators that will open the door to the next generation of data services beyond those that can be offered using GPRS.

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    Kodak forms new wireless venture

    Posted January 10, 2002 - 5:11 pm

    Eastman Kodak Co. has formed a new company called Appairent Technologies Inc., which will create tools for sending high quality video, still images and data over wireless networks, Kodak announced Wednesday.

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    Vodafone, HP buy into China Mobile subsidiary

    Posted January 10, 2002 - 2:12 pm

    Vodafone Group PLC and Hewlett-Packard Co. have announced plans to invest in a subsidiary of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd., the publicly-listed arm of China's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile Communications Corp.

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    New Napster plays for beta audience

    Posted January 10, 2002 - 12:16 pm

    After months of silence, Napster Inc. is set to play its new digital music subscription service to a limited audience of beta testers Thursday, as the previously free peer-to-peer file-swapping service readies itself for its legal launch.

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    Toshiba unveils first Bluetooth headset

    Posted January 9, 2002 - 6:07 pm

    Toshiba Corp. unveiled Tuesday a headset/microphone combination which contains an embedded Bluetooth chip, enabling the user to send voice commands wirelessly to PCs, home appliances and audio devices. The new product will be sold commercially later this year Toshiba said.

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    BT readies post-Concert IP VPN services

    Posted January 9, 2002 - 2:50 pm

    Now that it is in the final stages of unwinding its Concert joint venture with AT&T Corp., U.K. telecommunication operator British Telecommunications PLC is getting ready for a renewed push for its IP VPN managed services through its BT Ignite division.

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    Sun to drop Intel support in Solaris 9

    Posted January 9, 2002 - 9:57 am

    Sun Microsystems Inc. announces it will not support chips from Intel Corp. with the release of its Solaris 9 operating system this year, as the hardware maker looks to cut costs in a tough economic climate.

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    Study: Home users warm up to wireless LAN

    Posted January 8, 2002 - 10:57 am

    Sales of wireless LANs to home users will soar this year, with products using the IEEE 802.11x technology leading the way, according to a report by research company Cahners In-Stat/MDR.

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