CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - January 03, 2008

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NSN Furthers Convergence Play with Apertio Acquisition

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Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has announced that it will pay 140 million euro (US$205.2 million) for Apertio Networks. The U.K.-based vendor provides a range of subscriber data platforms, including the Apertio One-NDS (Network Delivery System), the One-HLR (Home Location Register), One-HSS (Home Subscriber Server), and One-AAA...

Are Browsers Dead?

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A few weeks ago, an Internet research company released a study saying Apple's iPhone was used more than any other cell phone to access the Internet with a browser. That statistic, picked up by such publications as The Wall Street Journal, surprised quite a few people in the industry but it did serve to emphasize that phones are...

Rivalry Over Wireless High-Def TVs

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NEW YORK -- Flat-panel TVs look lovely on a wall -- the cords hanging from them, less so. After a few years of false starts, the industry finally seems close to tackling that problem. At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts...

Online Ads Make Their Way Into Videos

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Online video and advertising--two growing markets in their own right--have not always gone hand in hand. Especially with user-generated content, marketers are often reluctant to equate their brands with unpredictable content. One company confident that the worlds of online video and advertising will find a common ground is...

8x8: Enterprises Sniff Around SMB VoIP
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Pure-play VoIP house 8x8 says that, as of the end of last year, its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) subscriber base had surged past the 10,000-company mark, and it's even started to see business from large enterprises for its Packet8 Virtual Office hosted IP PBX phone services. "In addition to the 'micro...

New Year Brings Patent Dispute Resolutions

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The New Year also has ushered in a series of patent dispute settlements. Acacia Research announced its Telematics unit has reached a settlement with Sprint Nextel related to technology that displays vehicle information on maps. The suit was filed almost a year ago and also includes UPS and Motorola. As part of the settlement...

Ten on the Storage Hot Seat for 2008

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Is it getting hot in here? It sure is, if you're one of the companies listed below. As we do every year, we've picked the top 10 storage players that face crucial junctures in the coming months. Some of the hot-seaters below, like Sun, have been on our list before, but a few are newcomers. And keep in mind that with the ...

Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The increasing competitiveness of the US pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators in the United States to invest in their networks and roll out new services, reports In-Stat. For example, an impressive 90% of US cable TV systems now offer HD video service, the high-tech market research firm says. This...

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