2008 May

AOL Completes Acquisition Of Global Social Media Network Bebo

NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2008 – AOL announced that it has completed its acquisition of Bebo, a global social media network that will form the centerpiece of AOL’s newly created People Networks business unit. Bebo’s CEO Joanna Shields will serve as Executive Vice President of AOL and President of People Networks, which combines Bebo, AIM, ICQ and AOL’s other community platforms and reaches about 80 million users worldwide.* Shields will report to AOL President and COO Ron Grant. Read the rest of this press release »

Blogging and Social Media, Business | May 19th, 2008

Vodafone - Acquisition of Minority Interests in Arcor

19 May 2008
Vodafone* today announces that it has agreed to acquire the 26.4% interest in Arcor AG & Co. KG (“Arcor”) that it does not already own from Deutsche Bahn AG and Deutsche Bank AG for a cash consideration of €474 million. Read the rest of this press release »

Business | May 19th, 2008

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

Agreement signed on May 14, 2008
- Companies are jointly developing and proposing technology for a mobile/handheld DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- LG President and CTO Woo Paik: “LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications. Through this collaboration, we also have an opportunity to lead the North American mobile DTV market.”
- Samsung President, Digital Media Business JongWoo Park: “Our collaboration on North American mobile DTV standardization will help accelerate the ATSC standardization of mobile TV technology, which will benefit both consumers and broadcasters.” Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Technology | May 17th, 2008

Informatica’s acquisition of Nokia’s Identity Systems completed

Espoo, Finland & Redwood City, CA (May 16, 2008) - Nokia and Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) today announced that Informatica, the leading independent provider of data integration software, has completed the acquisition of Identity Systems, which was initially announced on April 17, 2008. With this acquisition, Informatica will assume full ownership of Identity Systems, effective from May 15, 2008. Identity Systems is a global leader in enterprise software development for identity resolution, providing fast, highly accurate and scalable solutions to profile, cleanse, group, match and consolidate data within computer systems and network databases. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 17th, 2008

GET MORE PERFORMANCE WHILE REIGNING IN TECH SPENDING WITH THREE VIEWSONIC LCDs

ONTARIO , Calif. , April 16, 2008 – ViewSonic® Corp. introduced three additions to its VA Series of LCDs at the Technology in Education Conference and Exposition (TechEd) 2008 – the widescreen 19-inch VA1903wmb and two traditional 4:3 displays: the 19-inch VA903mb and 17-inch VA703mb. Targeted for the government office and the classroom, the displays deliver ViewSonic’s affordable, award-winning technology with bright, crisp images, rich colors, fast response times and pinpoint sharpness—all for less than $250. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 17th, 2008

New Online Marketing Service and Free Property Search Enables Commercial Real Estate Professionals To Reach More Prospects and Generate More Leads from Their Online Property Listings

BETHESDA, MD – May 15, 2008 – CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGP), the number one provider of commercial real estate information/marketing solutions, today announced the launch of CoStar Showcase™ (www.CoStar.com), an online property marketing service designed to provide commercial real estate professionals a dynamic new channel for maximizing the visibility of their available office, retail, warehouse/industrial, multifamily, land and other commercial properties before a large audience of online prospects. Read the rest of this press release »

Business | May 17th, 2008

Adobe Flash Cast Brings Rich Information Services to Mobile Users in Taiwan

SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 16, 2008 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Chunghwa® Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) today announced that Chunghwa Telecom has launched its new Channel Me service, powered by Adobe® Flash® Cast™ software, to deliver engaging multimedia information and entertainment services. Subscribers will receive personalized and automatically updated information virtually anytime and anywhere via their mobile device. As the largest mobile operator in Taiwan, Chunghwa Telecom joins pioneering operators such as Verizon Wireless and NTT DoCoMo, who license Adobe Flash Cast to differentiate their brands in the mobile marketplace and generate new revenue streams by migrating customers to enhanced data service plans. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer | May 17th, 2008

Ericsson wins WCDMA/HSPA expansion contract with Sunrise in Switzerland

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed an agreement with the Swiss operator Sunrise Communications (Sunrise) to expand its WCDMA/HSPA network. The deal will bring high-speed mobile broadband coverage to Sunrise subscribers in a number of cities across Switzerland. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 16th, 2008

BLIZZCON 2008 ANNOUNCED

IRVINE, Calif. – May 12, 2008 – – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its third BlizzCon™ gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year’s event has expanded from two convention halls to three. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Events and Trade Shows | May 16th, 2008

AOL Launches ParentDish.com

NEW YORK – May 16, 2008 – AOL announced the launch of a new parenting destination, ParentDish.com, http://www.parentdish.com, which is part of AOL Living, http://living.aol.com. AOL’s site features a mix of videos, blog posts and celebrity contributors who provide informative, accessible, focused and personal content written with a “personal touch” for families with kids of all ages and issues they face today. ParentDish is supported by AOL’s advertising network, Platform-A, which will offer both display advertising as well as content-targeted links provided by Quigo. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Consumer | May 16th, 2008

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