Novero GmbH signs agreement with Nokia
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has today signed an agreement with a newly formed company named novero GmbH on the divestment of Nokia’s line fit automotive business. Novero is owned by Razvan Olosu, the former head of Nokia’s Enhancements unit, and Equity Partners GmbH, a German private equity firm that focuses on the acquisitions of companies in the lower mid-market in Germany.
The transaction would enable continuance of the employment for approximately 240 employees of the line fit automotive business in Bochum, Dusseldorf and Detroit. The parties anticipate closing the transaction in June 2008. However, the closing of the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
novero plans to strengthen the main operations of the line fit automotive business in Germany and the United States, and increase the focus and dedication in serving the current customers in the automotive industry. novero aims to play a leading role in the growing market for automotive communications and multimedia solutions, and position itself at the forefront of innovation in the industry.
SOURCE: prnews
New Apple store on Boylston Street, Boston
Apple(R) will open its newest retail store on Boylston Street in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay on Thursday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. The Apple Store(R) Boylston Street is Apple’s largest store in the US with two floors of Macs, iPhones and iPods for customers to experience hands-on, as well as a top floor dedicated to innovative services including the Genius Bar and personal training through Apple’s popular One to One program. The Apple Store Boylston Street also introduces Pro Labs to Boston, offering free, in-depth training on Apple’s industry-leading pro applications including Final Cut Pro(R).
“We are thrilled to bring Apple’s unique retail experience to Boston,” said Ron Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “Our Boylston Street store has a fantastic location to serve people where they work, live, study and play, and we think everyone in the Back Bay community will embrace it as their own.”
The knowledgeable staff at the Apple Store Boylston Street includes more than 165 highly trained Specialists, Geniuses and Creatives with amazing talent drawn from the local community and Boston’s finest universities. This incredible team offers personalized instruction and hands-on experience for customers who want to learn more about everything from getting started with a Mac(R) to making a Hollywood-quality movie. Last quarter Apple retail stores delivered more than 580,000 one-hour personal training sessions through its One to One program.
Every Apple retail store offers customers great ways to get the most out of their Mac, iPod(R) and iPhone(TM), such as free advice at the Genius Bar, popular in-store workshops and special programs for kids. Customers can also book a free appointment with a Personal Shopper to get expert buying advice or help selecting the perfect gift for everyone on their list. The hands-on Apple retail store experience gives customers a chance to test-drive Apple’s entire product line including the all-new MacBook Air(TM), the world’s thinnest notebook, as well as the revolutionary iPhone and widescreen iPod touch.
Nearly 350 million people on three continents have visited Apple retail stores since they opened in May 2001. Apple now operates 210 stores in five countries including the US, UK, Japan, Canada and Italy.
The Apple Store Boylston Street is located at 815 Boylston Street, convenient to the Prudential Center and Copley Square, the Berklee School of Music and Fenway Park. It joins eight existing Apple retail stores in Massachusetts including popular stores in Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, Burlington and Hingham.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
(C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, Apple Store, Final Cut Pro, iPod, iPhone and MacBook Air are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Source: Apple Inc.
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HBO & Apple Bring Television Programming to the iTunes Store
HBO and Apple(R) today announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes(R) Store (http://www.itunes.com/). New HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City,” “Deadwood” and “Rome,” as well as the critically acclaimed hits “Flight of the Conchords” and “The Wire.” The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online TV store with over 150 million episodes sold and features the world’s largest catalog with over 800 shows (over 20,000 episodes).
“We’re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs available on the iTunes Store,” said Henry McGee, president of HBO Video. “Whether catching up on ‘Sex and the City’ in anticipation of its upcoming movie release or reliving a favorite ‘Sopranos’ episode, we think viewers will love being able to watch these shows on their iPod or iPhone.”
“We’re thrilled to bring this incredible lineup of programming from HBO to the iTunes Store,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “These are some of the most talked about television shows ever, as well as some of the most requested by our customers.”
“Sex and the City: The Movie” premieres in theaters on May 30, and in preparation for the movie’s debut, fans can choose any or all 94 episodes from the entire six seasons of the program.
Television shows purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store can be viewed on a Mac(R) or PC, iPod(R) nano with video, iPod classic, iPod touch, fifth generation iPod, iPhone(TM) or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV(R). “Sex and the City,” “The Wire” and “Flight of the Conchords” are $1.99 per episode, and “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood” and “Rome” are priced at $2.99 per episode. iTunes customers can also choose to purchase entire seasons of their favorite programs.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 7.6.2 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from (http://www.itunes.com/). Purchase and download of songs and videos from the iTunes Store requires a valid credit card from a financial institution in the country of purchase. Television shows are available in the US, UK, Canada and Germany, and video availability varies by country.
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing two 24-hour pay television services — HBO and Cinemax — to over 40 million U.S. subscribers. The services offer the most popular subscription video on demand products, HBO On Demand and Cinemax On Demand, as well as HBO on Broadband, HD feeds, and multiplex channels. Internationally, HBO’s branded television networks, along with the subscription video on demand products HBO On Demand and HBO Mobile, bring HBO services to over 50 countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
(C) 2008 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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CSI stick: mobile phone forsenic tool
Paraben Corporation, a digital forensic technology provider, announced today that it has released the new Cell Seizure Investigator Stick (CSI Stick). The CSI Stick is a thumb drive size device that forensically acquires data from cell phones. This portable solution is easy to use with a simple one button command to gather data from the device. Whether it is logical or physical information, the CSI Stick can gather the data. “The Paraben CSI Stick has the potential to be a great tool for street level patrol officers. The functionality of the stick allows street level officers to view media quickly and at the same time the stick maintains a forensic image for full exam by forensic lab personnel,” said Jay Poupard, of the Michigan State Police.
The CSI Stick and its one button interface is the perfect tool for first responders as it gives them the ability to capture all the data off the phone or just grab the imperative data such as SMS messages, phonebooks and call logs, or multimedia messages.
The CSI Stick supports 330 models of Motorola and Samsung phones and is supplied with three adapters for the different connections. Other adapters for popular cell phones will be released later this year increasing the number of models that the CSI Stick will support with LG and Nokia support already in development.
source: pr news
Blackberry BOLD: for retail market and businesses
Latest blackberry ‘bold’
Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the Blackberry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek device will also catch on in the broad retail market. The Blackberry Bold, as the new smart-phone is called, is the first Blackberry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular networks with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and lot of multimedia features.
“It’s really a step up in function in many core aspects of the system,” RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said in an interview.
The smart-phone rolls out globally this summer and will cost between $300 and $400. AT&T will be its lead carrier in the United States.
“We had expected a 3G device later this year,” he wrote. “We estimate the Bold could increase RIM’s quarterly shipments by 200,000 to 400,000.”
While Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM hopes the Bold will entice corporate users to upgrade the handsets they currently use, Balsillie said he “wouldn’t be surprised if it gets picked up by the consumer.”
The device will be a test of whether the shaky U.S. economy is making corporations less willing to spend on new wireless hardware. Some analysts have expressed concerns that companies will delay upgrades or cut back on spending on items such as the Blackberry.
UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan wrote in a note to clients he expects the company to launch between three or four new devices this year.
“We believe RIM’s broadening portfolio should widen its appeal to the mass market,” he wrote.
The Bold features the most vivid display ever on a Blackberry, a 2-mega-pixel camera with video recording capability, and a media player for watching movies and managing music collections.
This isn’t the first time a Blackberry has been loaded with multimedia features to catch the eye of the retail customer. RIM has actively worked at diversifying its client base away from the executives, lawyers and other professionals who use the Blackberry for sending secure wireless e-mail.
More than a third of RIM’s 14 million subscribers are now classified as non-government and non-corporate.
This pursuit of consumers has put RIM in increasingly direct competition with devices such as Apple’s iPhone which target the broad consumer market.
source: reuters
Gemini Mobile Delivers HMC Mobile Messaging System
Gemini Mobile Technologies(R), a leading developer of wireless software infrastructure, today announced that NII Holdings, Inc. has chosen its flagship product HyperScale(R) Messaging Center (HMC) to provide millions of NII customers with an enriched MMS experience. This deployment, accessible in the four major Latin American markets — Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru — offers an efficient communication medium to access and distribute a full range of multimedia content including text, pictures and video.
Today’s announcement extends the relationship that Gemini already has with NII Holdings. With HyperScale, NII Holdings’ Latin American operations will effectively address the growing demand for wireless data services.
“We are delighted to partner with NII Holdings to deliver dynamic wireless technologies to the millions of users in Latin America,” said Mike Tso, co- founder and CTO of Gemini Mobile. “The launch of our MMS platform in one of the fastest growing markets in the world adds to the growing momentum for HyperScale, already benefiting carriers and tens of millions of users worldwide with innovative new services, reduced cost, and increased reliability.”
“As the overall consumer demand for wireless data services in Latin America continues to surge, we are expanding our data offering for our customers,” said Robert Ewald, Vice President of Product Management for NII Holdings, Inc. “Gemini’s technology enables us to deliver the leading MMS services to our consumers today and into the future.”
Gemini Mobile’s patented HyperScale technology enables exceptional scalability and dramatically reduces the cost per message using off-the-shelf computing resources. This innovative architecture provides reliable, stable performance, allowing the operator to focus on growing revenues without added complexity and cost.
About NII Holdings, Inc.
NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII Holdings, Inc. has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular service, text/numeric paging, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect(R) a digital two-way radio feature. NII Holdings, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD and is a member of the NASDAQ 100 Index. Visit the Company’s website at http://www.nii.com/.
About Gemini Mobile Technologies
Gemini Mobile Technologies(R), headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading developer of wireless software infrastructure. The company’s Hyperscale(R) Technology is the foundation for its two products: a messaging platform and a community platform called eXplo(R). Customers include Alcatel- Lucent, NII Holdings, Inc., SoftBank Japan and Telecom Italia (TIM). The company’s development efforts are distributed across China, Japan and the United States and it has offices in Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.geminimobile.com/.
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Reliance Communications and Alcatel-Lucent to join hands to offer Managed Network Services to Telcos
Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecommunications service provider, and Alcatel-Lucent today announced forming a global joint venture. Combining the unique strengths of Alcatel-Lucent and Reliance Communications, the joint venture company would foray in the fast growing USD 16 billion Managed Network Services industry and will cater to telecom operators, both CDMA and GSM, across the globe.
The first assignment of this joint venture will be to provide Managed services for Reliance Communications nationwide CDMA & GSM networks in India.
“World over, the biggest challenge telecom operators are facing is to continuously improve competitiveness by reducing operating expenditure and enhancing network quality to provide superior customer experience. The combined expertise and experience of Reliance and Alcatel-Lucent would create an unmatched blend of leadership in technology, innovation, scale of operations and customer service to become the worlds leading Managed Network Services Provider,” said Mr. Sandip Biswas, Head - Managed Network, Reliance Communications. “The joint venture is a leap forward in Reliance Communications’ vision to continuously redefine the benchmarks of customer experience and enhance value for our 2 million shareholders.”
With the unique combination of network management and operations expertise, consulting and IT experience, as well as technology, the joint venture would facilitate a proactive, quick-to-respond environment to fast-paced and dynamic market conditions to leading telecom service providers including Reliance Communications. The joint venture will support the expansion and growth of Reliance Communications, within and outside India, bringing predictability of the operations and related expenses, while maintaining the highest standards of customer experience.
“Alcatel-Lucent is committed to help Reliance retain its market leadership role by helping them increase their customer satisfaction and business capitalisation by operating and maintaining their networks together with managing complex network projects,” said Andy Williams, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s Services business. “This partnership confirms our trusted partner relationship with Reliance Communications and reinforces Alcatel-Lucent’s position as a strong and competitive managed services provider.”
A new legal entity is being formed as part of the joint venture. Alcatel-Lucent will have the operational control of the new entity. Reliance Communications is represented in the Joint Venture through its wholly owned subsidiary.
The joint venture would thereafter expand its operations in the global arena. This joint venture will create a unique cornerstone and cost-effective bridge for managed services globally.
About Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has net worth in excess of Rs. 55,000 crore (USD 14 billion), cash flows of Rs. 11,000 crore (USD 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 7,700 crore (USD 1.9 billion) and zero net debt. Rated among “Asia’s Top 5 Most Valuable Telecom Companies”, Reliance Communications is India’s foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The company, with a customer base of over 48 million including over 1.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 10 Asian Telecom companies by number of customers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 1850 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 250 global carriers. Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire infocomm value chain, covering over 15,000 towns and 400,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world’s largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 165,000 kilometres of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit http://www.reliancecommunications.co.in
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organisations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
Reliance Communications contact : Gaurav Wahi, V.P. - Corporate Communications, Reliance Communications, +91-93229-04680, gaurav.wahi@relianceada.com. Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Regine Coqueran, Tel: +33-1-40-76-49-24, regine.coqueran@alcatel-lucent.com, Mark Burnworth, Tel: +33-1-40-76-50-84, mark.burnworth@alcatel-lucent.com.
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Mikros Wireless Network Design Tools for U.S. Navy
Mikros Systems Corporation (Fort Washington, PA) , announced today that it was recently awarded two new U.S. Navy contracts. The contracts cover follow-on work based on Mikros’ AIRchitect-EMC wireless network design tool, “interference-aware” network design software which allows the Navy to optimize shipboard network design while avoiding interference with critical radar and communications systems. AIRchitect-EMC was developed by Mikros and subcontractor Intelli-Check - Mobilisa, (Port Townsend, WA) for the Navy under a SBIR Phase II development contract to study Radar Wireless Spectral Efficiency (RWSE).
The first program is a subcontract to the Classified Wireless Networks for Embedded Forces program, which is a pilot program run by the Navy’s PMW160 Program Office and funded by the Office of Naval Research Rapid Technology Transition program. AIRchitect-EMC will be used to help design a shipboard network for use by USMC Marine Expeditionary Forces, and networks will be installed on two LHD ships. This program is funded initially at $50,000 in FY08, with additional funding expected in FY09.
The second program is funded directly by the Navy’s PMW750 CVN program office, and covers network design studies for the new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. This program is funded initially at $100,000 in FY08 and if successful, may result in additional funding in FY09.
Both contracts are pilot programs involving the Navy’s use of AIRchitect-EMC to design shipboard wireless networks for LHD amphibious ships and CVN aircraft carriers.
“We have worked closely with the Navy’s technical experts in Charleston and San Diego to develop a tool tailored to the unique demands of shipboard operation,” said Tom Meaney, Mikros President. “If these programs are successful, we expect there will be many future opportunities to apply AIRchitect-EMC more broadly as the Navy continues to expand wireless network deployments.”
For additional information, go to www.mikros.us.
About Mikros
Mikros Systems Corporation is an advanced technology company specializing in the research and development of electronic systems technology primarily for military applications. Classified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a small business, its capabilities include technology management, electronic systems engineering and integration, radar systems engineering, combat/command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems engineering, and communications engineering. Mikros’ primary business is to pursue and obtain contracts from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Navy, and other governmental authorities.
Important Information about Forward-Looking Statements: All statements in this news release other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements which contain our current expectations about our future results. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties. We have attempted to identify any forward-looking statements by using words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “should” and other similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in all of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results, events or financial positions to differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in business conditions, changes in our sales strategy and product development plans, changes in the marketplace, continued services of our executive management team, our limited marketing experience, competition between us and other companies seeking SBIR grants, competitive pricing pressures, market acceptance of our products under development, delays in the development of products, statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing, and other factors disclosed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 and other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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Verizon’s High speed wireless broadband now in Redding
Verizon Wireless customers in Redding, California., can now get e-mail, real-time corporate data, Internet access, and much more at faster speeds. Coverage on the nation’s most reliable wireless high-speed broadband network now extends to Redding and surrounding areas including:
– Los Molinos, Vina and Tehama County north of Chico to Red Bluff along
US99
– Cottonwood, Palo Cedro, and areas along I-5 south of Redding and
Anderson to Orland
– Castella, Dunsmuir, Sugarloaf, Weed, Yreka, and areas along I-5 north
of Redding to the Oregon border
– Burney, Mineral, Round Mountain, and Viola, as well as portions of
Trinity County along SR3 from Trinity Center to Weaverville, portions
of east Shasta County along SR299 and areas along SR89
The following counties in Northern California also have BroadbandAccess coverage: Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo, and Yuba.
Based on CDMA 1x Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev. A) technology, the expanded wireless broadband network provides Verizon Wireless customers with data uplink speeds significantly faster than the company’s award-winning national EV-DO network, which the company first launched in Northern California in June 2006.
“Our broadband network expansion has something for everyone on-the-go,” said Rich Garwood, regional president of Verizon Wireless. “BroadbandAccess lets our business customers experience a truly untethered mobile office experience with remote access to corporate data on their laptops and e-mail on their PDAs. With V CAST, consumers can enjoy a comprehensive selection of downloadable music, high-quality videos and exciting 3D games.”
BroadbandAccess: The wireless data solution
The company’s flagship business data service, BroadbandAccess, provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. This means customers with Rev. A-compatible devices can download a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment — the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file — in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.
Verizon Wireless offers several BroadbandAccess pricing plans and devices. The devices are fully compatible with the company’s NationalAccess network (based on CDMA 1xRTT technology), giving customers the ability to remain connected if they travel outside of the wireless broadband coverage area.
V CAST: Video, Music, 3D games
The company’s high-speed network also enables its V CAST multimedia services, offering customers the ability to download full-song tracks, play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips on breaking news, sports and entertainment straight to their phones. Content is updated daily.
Coverage
Verizon Wireless was the first national wireless provider to commercially launch a high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. Today, its entire nationwide wireless broadband network has been enhanced to Rev. A technology.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Samsung SGH I 780: with 2 batteries
This big size latest smart phone from Samsung is SGH-I-780 with qwerty keypad with very usable track-pad, Wi-Fi, blue-tooth, two batteries, micro-SD card, 256MB of storage memory, download speeds of up to 7.3 M/bps, Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional, Office Mobile and weight’s 120 grams.
