Amp'd Launches in Japan and Canada
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Amp'd, the entertainment- and content-focused MVNO from the United States, has now launched in Canada and Japan. The Canadian launch had been intended to coincide with number portability being introduced on 14 March 2007, but appears to have been delayed until 19 March 2007. The Canadian deal with TELUS will essentially allow TELUS ...
Global Crossing and Verizon Add to VoIP Services
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Global Crossing and Verizon have both expanded their VoIP offerings this week, with Global Crossing extending its VoIP local service, which supports direct inward dialling, to new territories including Rome, Milan, and Hong Kong, adding to international markets in Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the ...
Researchers Integrate Photonic Circuitry On Silicon Chip
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MIT researchers have developed a new way of placing photonic circuitry onto a silicon chip, potentially paving the way for such integrated devices to be mass-manufactured for the first time. Microphotonics aims to control the flow of light. The technology promises to break up the roadblock caused by uniting fiber optics and ...
What It Means to Work Here
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What distinguishes a company that has deeply engaged and committed employees from another one that doesn't? It's not a certain compensation scheme or talent-management practice. Instead, it's the ability to express to current and potential employees what makes the organization unique. Companies with highly engaged employees ...
Skype Becomes a Money Mover
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Spring VON 2007 -- Skype Ltd. founder Niklas Zennstrom announced a soon-to-be-added Skype service called 'Send Money' during his keynote speech here Tuesday. The new service is a mash-up of Skype VOIP and eBay Inc. ecommerce application PayPal. Together the two make something like Western Union ...
MSS Providers Must Partner To Prosper
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Mobile satellite services (MSS) consulting firm Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc. (TMF Associates) says Globalstar's recently announced system problems will impact growth prospects across the handheld MSS market. According to TMF analyst Tim Farrar, "The MSS market is in a state of upheaval, with a war of words ...
Insider Eyes Virtual Desktops
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Desktop virtualization is set to make its mark as more businesses look for cost savings, although there is still some confusion to be cleared up before it goes mainstream. These were the findings of "Desktop Virtualization: Market Prospects," the latest Byte and Switch Insider, which examines both PC- and server-based ...
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