Softbank, Vodafone tie-up in mobile phones (AFP)   18 May 2006 10:11 GMT

AFP - Japanese Internet and telecom group Softbank and Vodafone of Britain said they had agreed to join forces to develop new mobile telephone handsets, software and content.

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Softbank, Vodafone tie-up in mobile phones (AFP)   18 May 2006 09:22 GMT

AFP - Japanese Internet and telecom group Softbank and Vodafone of Britain said they had agreed to join forces to develop new mobile telephone handsets, software and content.

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Sony Ericsson launches five new mobile phones (Reuters)   18 May 2006 07:29 GMT
Reuters - Sony Ericsson (6758.T) (ERICb.ST) on Thursday announced five new mobile phones for the end-of-year holiday shopping season, including two flip phones, two Walkman phones and one with Chinese character handwriting recognition.
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Vodafone, Softbank Set Up Joint Venture (AP)   18 May 2006 07:23 GMT

AP - British mobile carrier Vodafone PLC and Japanese Internet services company Softbank are setting up a 50-50 joint venture to develop mobile phones, services and content, mostly for Japan, the companies said Thursday.

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Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program   18 May 2006 00:15 GMT
An AT&T attorney hints that the telecommunications company may have had White House authorization to open its network to the National Security Agency.
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Symantec client to do network policy, security policework   17 May 2006 21:08 GMT
Symantec is readying a new application for enterprise PCs that will integrate security and network policy enforcement technology the company picked up from recent acquisitions.
Source: InfoWorld

CanWest to stop printing free newspaper Dose; available online, cellphones (Canadian Press)   17 May 2006 20:11 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The youth-market free newspaper Dose is going out of print because it had poor prospects of being profitable, the CanWest MediaWorks Income Fund (TSX:CWM.UN) announced Wednesday.
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Cablevision to offer cheaper international calls   17 May 2006 14:21 GMT
Move marks latest effort to gain subscribers amid growing battle between cable and phone companies.
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Siemens acquires China network-gear maker   17 May 2006 14:17 GMT
PhotonicBridges, which develops optical transmission systems, will be integrated into Siemens.
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Security is all about implementation   17 May 2006 13:09 GMT
Lack of equipment interoperability and confusion over who is responsible for security are to blame for the lack of security in VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), an issue that IT administrators say is a major concern for them, experts speaking at VON Europe on Wednesday said.
Source: InfoWorld