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Online Cell Phone Resources
Cell Making Partners With TechJunkie
We're please to announce that CellMaking now has
an Australian mobile phone resource website as a partner and initial
talks are being conducted to explore the retail operation with Cell
Making being the main marketing platform.
TechJunkie will be focusing on mobile phone plans, mobile
phone accessories and wireless technology.
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Online phone shopping
The holidays are fast approaching, and buying
presents for friends and family members can seem overwhelming at times.
In today’s world, people are working longer hours more frequently
than ever before. Thus, many people do not have the time and energy to
head into the stores and hunt down the best product at the best price
to give to their loves ones. However, online phone shopping can save
people time and energy and can ensure the gifts are bought.
If you decide do online phone shopping, you should
consider investing in a CS60 and GN 9120 headset. If you buy nice
headsets online, you can then use them to do all of your holiday
shopping. All you have to do is do the research to find out which
company has what product, and then you can ring them up and talk. The
headsets ensure that while you’re ordering products your hands
are free so that you can clean the house, hold a baby, drive, or do any
number of other activities. This in turn increases a person’s
productivity and makes shopping that much easier!
Buying gifts is made that much easier with phone
shopping and buying headsets to do this with. Buy nice headsets online
-- like a CS60 and GN
9120 headset -- and you will be set during this holiday season.
Cell Phone Look Up
There are many programs which allow you to look up
cell phone numbers, but most of the time, all you will get is outdated
information, or it will claim that the number is unlisted. This can be
a problem if you need to know the name of the person who is calling you
from a cell phone. You need results from your cell phone look up with a
reverse cell phone look up directory. You can also discover the name of
someone who is hiding behind an unlisted phone number.
All you need to provide a Cell Phone
Look Up reverse cell phone look up directory is a working cell
phone number. You will know that the number is working if it is the one
someone used to call you from. The phone number will let you see the
name and billing address of the owner of the phone. In the vast
majority of cases, the person who is in charge of paying the cell phone
bill is the one who is using the phone to make calls. Whether you need
to know the name of the person calling you in order to know if you
should call him back or you are being harassed by a cell phone caller,
using the right cell phone look up with a reverse cell phone look up
directory can help.
Phone industry SEO
The phone industry is more complex and more in
demand than ever before. The past ten to twenty years has seen the
phone moving from the family phone in the kitchen to the constant
connection at the hip of individual cell phones. Smaller phones with
each passing moment that are more packed with value features and
incentives and competition in the market at its fiercest means using
every means possible to promote new devices.
The evolution of the Internet side-by-side with
that of telecommunication gives the new technology of today an even
more competitive possibility. Tried and true methods of internet
marketing are widespread and websites designed specifically for
particular products gets your message out to the people searching for
it. Companies designed for Phone industry SEO - Promote your
phone related product or service and gives you the competitive edge you
need to get your company information in user's hands where it belongs.
With the massive market of phones and peripheral
gadgets used with them it is vital that you target your advertising and
get the most out of your SEO designed to move consumers to you. Instead
of tossing money to the wind in cyber space make your advertising
dollars work smarter for you. Exposure online counts on traffic control
directed by a solid SEO program that gets you ahead of the rest of the
crowd.
Audio
Conferencing - with a multitude of options for ease of use
There is a new way to hold business meetings,
either scheduled or on the spot, called "audio conferencing". A
meeting can be held over phone lines, though a central connection from
a provider, for almost any number of attendees. The meeting
holder connects by using a dial-in number, code and PIN.
Participants attend by using a toll-free number and are connected
either by an operator assist or dialing a pass-code.
Reservations are made in advance, and the key
speaker receives special instructions to identify themselves as the
host. Operator assistance and advanced features are available if
needed. Participants are directed to a specific "meeting room"
where the interactive meeting can then take place. These meetings
can be between two to hundreds of participants.
Audio conferencing is a good way to bring together
a remote sales force for meetings, because it can be global. It
is good for spur of the moment meetings as well. It is similar to
an online chat room, where participants can gather, without travel
expenses, at a designated time for discussion meetings.
Recordings of meetings, and transcriptions are an
available option. There are reservation-less connections also
available for those immediate meetings that occur. Another option
is to have the meeting scheduled, presented, and archived and on the
web. Technology improvements make these meetings easy and clear.
Cell Phone Number Trace
There have likely been occurrences when you have
received a call from a cell phone number. The problem is that if you
have caller identification on your phone, you will not know the name of
the caller. Caller identification will only give you the number and in
some cases not even that. If you are being harassed by an anonymous cell phone caller, there is a way
to discover to whom that number belongs.
You can trace any cell phone number with reverse
phone tracer for any number. If you are wondering how this can work
when typical caller identification cannot, you are not looking in the
right place. Every phone must be paid on a monthly basis for its use,
and by using a cell phone number trace, you can find out the name of
the person paying the bill. In the instance of cell phones, the person
who pays the bill is almost always guaranteed to be the owner. When you
use a reverse phone tracer for any phone number, you will learn who
paid the bill for that phone, and who has been calling you anonymously.
No longer do you have to worry about not knowing
who is calling you. It is easy to trace any cell phone number
using a reverse phone tracer for any phone number.
Generally cell phone companies require all users
to sign a one or two year contract. By the end of the two years, your
phone number was more than likely passed around a few hundred times or
more. Constantly random numbers and 1-800 numbers continue to call,
leaving messages about your ‘car warranty expiration date’
or telemarketers trying to sell. Contact www.numberinvestigator.com
and report those pesky telemarketers. A way to get your number taken
off their list is ignore the call, then call that number right back and
follow the prompt. Free information and reverse cell phone lookup
is available online which provides many phone number details. Find out
what company, city, state and more with numberinvestigator.com.
Josh Brolin as Dan Brown in the Milk DVD<
Films, at their very core, are about conflict. Conflict is often the byproduct of how characters play off one another. In the Harvey Milk DVD, we see a great deal of conflict between the title character of Harvey Milk and his nemesis Dan Brown.
In real life, both Milk and Brown were supervisors on San Francisco’s political board. Milk was a gay activist and Brown was a fading member of the old guard. Over time, Brown would develop serious mental illness issues which would lead to his murder of both Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. In the Milk DVD, the audiences it presented with a clear depiction of Brown thanks to the excellent acting of Josh Brolin. Brolin makes Brown more than a mere nemesis. He presents him as a thoroughly troubled individual whose rage eventually led to murder.
While Brolin does not present Brown as a caricature, he also does not present him in an overly sympathetic light. Brown was responsible for the deaths of two people and his actions are not presented in any way that would be considered justifiable. Yet, the Milk DVD does delve into the character enough so that the motivations are made clear and a better understanding of the events is presented.
Will SMith's "Seven Pounds" on DVD
If confusion is a virtue, Will Smith's "Seven Pounds," now out on DVD, is saintly. What Smith's character is doing and why is not clear until half way through the movie. When the audience solves the shifting perspectives, flash-backs, images and clues, it will either react in shock or incredulity. Smith's acting is competent, his co-star Rosario Dawson lights up the screen, and the supporting case of Woody Harrelson, Barry Pepper and Michael Ealy are solid. The story line of "Seven Pounds" is deliberately mysterious; it is one man's search for forgiveness and renewal, but his chosen means are bizarre and morally gray. Smith's character forges fleeting and peculiar relationships, the purposes of which are not clear until the central plot puzzle is resolved. At that point, the story line trends downward to even lower notes. "Seven Pounds DVD " Director Gabriel Muccino plays with time and rhythm in this film, much of which is beautifully shot and easy on the eye. The DVD is heavy on features, playing with the "seven" theme and giving a detailed back-stage perspective. For example, one feature is called "Seven Views on Seven Pounds" and airs seven commentaries from writer, composer, director, designer, and others.
Google's Moon Prize Upped by YouNeverCall Online
Cell Phone Store
Online Cell Phone Superstore YouNeverCall has
added an additional prize to Google's recently announced prize for
landing a spacecraft on the Moon. YouNeverCall offers $10,000 to the
first company to successfully place a cellular phone call from the moon.
Los Angeles, California September 21, 2007 --
YouNeverCall Inc. the popular online cell phone superstore
(http://www.younevercall.com), today announced a $10,000 prize award
for the first cell phone call placed from the moon.
This announcement follows on the coattails of
Google's (http://www.google.com) announcement of $30M in prize money
for landing a craft on the moon by Dec. 31, 2014. YouNeverCall has
decided to allow a few more days to place the first cell phone call
from the moon and so the deadline has been set for January 7, 2015 -
which is a Wednesday.
In order to claim the $10,000 prize a cell phone
call must be placed by a device or person present on the Moon's
surface. This call must pass through a commercially available cellular
phone to YouNeverCall's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. The
call may travel via any protocol or compression before reaching our
offices, and it must be possible to for the caller to answer a few
yes/no questions correctly. Like Google, YouNeverCall is offering a
lesser prize for companies who achieve a related but lesser goal.
YouNeverCall is offering a $500 prize to the first SMS message that
travels via the moon and lands on one of our corporate cell phones
(http://www.younevercall.com). Furthermore, the company is offering a
$100 bounty to the first party who receives a cell phone call on the
Moon that rings using the infamous Crazy Frog Ringtone.
While Google's goal is to cause excitement around
renewed space exploration, YouNeverCall aims to extend Google's mission
by introducing a new facet. "We feel that by challenging the scientific
community with performing an everyday task on the moon, we are going a
step further than Google. While the journey itself may be the
destination in some sense - we think doing something useful once you
get there will also add a little something," said Sam Michelson, VP
Marketing for YouNeverCall.
YouNeverCall reminds readers that use of cell
phones outside of one's calling area may incur steep roaming charges.
About YouNeverCall
YouNeverCall was launched in 2003 to provide
great communication solutions with 'extreme customer service'. At over
250,000 monthly visitors, YouNeverCall's online cell phone stores offer
over 150 models of the latest cell phones for AT&T (Cingular),
Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and Nextel. YouNeverCall also offers cell
phone shopping assistance around the clock via phone. To experience
YouNeverCall for yourself, go to http://www.younevercall.com
Sony Ericsson w880i Walkman
Phone of the Month
Thanks to eBay, we got this wonderful phone
delivered to us early in Australia which would otherwise have to wait
an extra couple of months until the unit hits the shelves of the local
stores. The new release features fantastic music capabilities of Sony
Walkman:
Screen
- 262.144 color TFT
- 240x320 pixel
Memory
- Memory Stick MicroT (M2T) support
- Phone memory 16MB*
*Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration.
Networks
- GSM 900
- GSM 1800
- GSM 1900
- UMTS 2100
Available colours
Possible limited market availability.
Sizes
- 103 x 46.5 x 9.4 mm
- 4 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches
Weight
Six Sigma for Professional Growth
Six Sigma for profession growth is a natural
result of training. When you have Six Sigma Training and
Certification on your resume, it should open many doors for you.
Employers who are aware of Six Sigma will know right away of your
increased ability to achieve product quality control and customer
satisfaction. If they are unaware of the benefits of Six Sigma,
it is up to you to inform them, as it will be in their best interest
knowing about the program and it's usefulness to an employer.
On the job, you can use Six Sigma to advance your
career, because you will be on the forefront of leaders in quality
improvement. For example, you can save your company money with
implementing the use of mobile phones for the sales staff, and using
audio conferencing to save money and time meeting with the staff, even
if they are positioned globally. Six Sigma will work to benefit
any company you work for, as well as that company's clients or
customers.
The training is so basic, and becomes a way of
work life you bring to your own employer. As you are constantly
thinking of ways to improve service, and product quality, you are
thinking of ways to save money, cut corners, eliminate waste, and make
the best use of personnel without overdoing the employee load.
You will benefit from using Six Sigma training for
professional growth because you will be improving your own quality
services for all you serve, including your employer.
Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhone
MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO-January 9, 2007-Apple® today introduced iPhone,
combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen
iPod® with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet
communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching
and maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone
introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch
display and pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with
just their fingers. iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and
sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely
redefines what users can do on their mobile
phones.
"iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product
that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We are all born with the ultimate pointing
device-our fingers-and iPhone uses them to create the most
revolutionary user interface since the mouse."
Gifts for You
When you are selecting gifts to give for the
groomsmen at your wedding, you should put a lot of consideration into
your choices. Remember that those who volunteer to be in the ceremony
are offering you their time and money. A small gift is the perfect way
to say thank you for their sacrifice.
There are many options from which to choose, but
many believe that it is more difficult to shop for gifts for their best
man, usher, ring bearer and groomsman than it is for the brides maids.
You might not have thought about it, but one of the best options to
give to men are mobile phones. This is especially the case when you
have your wedding in a distant location. By giving your groomsmen cell
phones, they can stay in touch with their friends and family back home.
Do not concern yourself with the cost of offering
mobile phones or other small electronics to your groomsmen. Weddings
only come once in a lifetime - usually - and a large budget is
expected. Your friends have taken time from their lives to be at all of
the wedding rehearsals and at the ceremony. They have offered you
friendship and support throughout the wedding planning. They deserve
something special for their groomsmen gifts that are perfect for your
best man, usher, ring bearer and groomsman.
iPhone is a Revolutionary Mobile Phone
iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make
calls by simply pointing at a name or number. iPhone syncs all of your
contacts from your PC, Mac® or Internet service such as Yahoo!, so
that you always have your full list of up-to-date contacts with you. In
addition, you can easily construct a favorites list for your most
frequently made calls, and easily merge calls together to create
conference calls.
iPhone's pioneering Visual Voicemail, an industry
first, lets users look at a listing of their voicemails, decide which
messages to listen to, then go directly to those messages without
listening to the prior messages. Just like email, iPhone's Visual
Voicemail enables users to immediately randomly access those messages
that interest them most.
iPhone includes an SMS application with a full
QWERTY soft keyboard to easily send and receive SMS messages in
multiple sessions. When users need to type, iPhone presents them with
an elegant touch keyboard which is predictive to prevent and correct
mistakes, making it much easier and more efficient to use than the
small plastic keyboards on many smartphones. iPhone also includes a
calendar application that allows calendars to be automatically synced
with your PC or Mac.
iPhone features a 2 megapixel camera and a photo
management application that is far beyond anything on a phone today.
Users can browse their photo library, which can be easily synced from
their PC or Mac, with just a flick of a finger and easily choose a
photo for their wallpaper or to include in an email.
iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone which also
features EDGE and Wi-Fi wireless technologies for data networking.
Apple has chosen Cingular, the best and most popular carrier in the US
with over 58 million subscribers, to be Apple's exclusive carrier
partner for iPhone in the US.
Gifts for Christmas
The message of giving at this time of year
surrounds us no matter where we go. Stores are filled with gifts
waiting to be purchased, and everyone feels a sense of giving.
But the first gift that most of us give is the Christmas tree we give
to ourselves. Christmas trees have a special place not only in our
homes, but at work, the gym and just about everywhere we visit. They
are the spirit of the holiday and we all express that spirit using our
own unique style and creativity. Christmas trees are statements of
giving and receiving and are gifts of individual flair and fashion.
Christmas trees are the foundation for family and
individual holiday expression. The decorations that are chosen tell a
story about us and about what we believe. Each ornament has a meaning.
They represent a person, place or thing that brings a memory to mind.
Each ornament is a keepsake that repeats itself every year. The lights
enclose the tree in a special energy. Small lights, big lights,
blinking lights colored and white lights all add a design element to
the tree and it lives with that energy. The finished Christmas tree is
a work of art. It’s personal expression for everyone to see. Each
tree tells a tale of the changes and the growth experienced that year
and the gifts under the tree dress it in the awareness of unity. The
first gift of Christmas, the Christmas tree, is a true expression of
love.
iPhone is a Widescreen iPod
iPhone is a widescreen iPod with touch controls that lets music lovers
"touch" their music by easily scrolling through entire lists of songs,
artists, albums and playlists with just a flick of a finger. Album
artwork is stunningly presented on iPhone's large and vibrant display.
iPhone also features Cover Flow, Apple's amazing
way to browse your music library by album cover artwork, for the first
time on an iPod. When navigating your music library on iPhone, you are
automatically switched into Cover Flow by simply rotating iPhone into
its landscape position.
iPhone's stunning 3.5-inch widescreen display
offers the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies on a pocketable
device, with touch controls for play-pause, chapter forward-backward
and volume. iPhone plays the same videos purchased from the online
iTunes® Store that users enjoy watching on their computers and
iPods, and will soon enjoy watching on their widescreen televisions
using the new Apple TVT. The iTunes Store now offers over 350
television shows, over 250 feature films and over 5,000 music videos.
iPhone lets users enjoy all their iPod content,
including music, audiobooks, audio podcasts, video podcasts, music
videos, television shows and movies. iPhone syncs content from a user's
iTunes library on their PC or Mac, and can play any music or video
content they have purchased from the online iTunes store.
Gift Ideas For That Special Man In Your Life
Finding the right gift for that special someone in
your life doesn't have to be a major task, especially with all the new
high tech devices on the market today. Mobile Phones are dominating the
electronic industry right now so there is a wide variety of phones to
choose from. If your special guy is high tech savvy or not mobile
phones can be the perfect gift idea.
Smart phones are like little mini computers, they
come well equipped with many different features such as e-mail, fax,
games, computer programs, calendar, phone book, cameras, video
recorders and MP3 players. Other lineaments of the smarts phones are
touch screen, D-pad, miniature QWERTY keyboard, built-in
navigation, VOIP and business applications like PDF and Microsoft
Office. Below is a list of some of the hottest smart phone on the
market.
1. Blackberry
2. Nokia N95
3. Treo
4. HTC phones
5. Side Kick
6. Tilt
7. Iphone
8. LG Dare
If he isn't that tech savvy or you're working with a smaller budget
there are many great phones you can purchase. The Nokia 2600 is perfect
example it's inexpensive and it doesn't come with a lot of
complicated features. Let your next gift be special, give him the
gift of communication. If you are looking for unique gifts
for men visit http://www.uniquebirthdaygiftsideasformen.com/
and you'll be surprised with the choices. Be aware that men likes electronic resources more then
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iPhone is a Breakthrough Internet
Communications Device
iPhone features a rich HTML email client which fetches your email in
the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services and displays photos
and graphics right along with the text. iPhone is fully multi-tasking,
so you can be reading a web page while downloading your email in the
background.
Yahoo! Mail, the world's largest email service
with over 250 million users, is offering a new free "push" IMAP email
service to all iPhone users that automatically pushes new email to a
user's iPhone, and can be set up by simply entering your Yahoo! name
and password. iPhone will also work with most industry standard IMAP
and POP based email services, such as Microsoft Exchange, Apple .Mac
Mail, AOL Mail, Google Gmail and most ISP mail services.
iPhone also features the most advanced and
fun-to-use web browser on a portable device with a version of its
award-winning SafariT web browser for iPhone. Users can see any web
page the way it was designed to be seen, and then easily zoom in to
expand any section by simply tapping on iPhone's multi-touch display
with their finger. Users can surf the web from just about anywhere over
Wi-Fi or EDGE, and can automatically sync their bookmarks from their PC
or Mac. iPhone's Safari web browser also includes built-in Google
Search and Yahoo! Search so users can instantly search for information
on their iPhone just like they do on their computer.
iPhone also includes Google Maps, featuring
Google's groundbreaking maps service and iPhone's amazing maps
application, offering the best maps experience by far on any pocket
device. Users can view maps, satellite images, traffic information and
get directions, all from iPhone's remarkable and easy-to-use touch
interface.
iPhone's Advanced Sensors
iPhone employs advanced built-in sensors-an accelerometer, a proximity
sensor and an ambient light sensor-that automatically enhance the user
experience and extend battery life. iPhone's built-in accelerometer
detects when the user has rotated the device from portrait to
landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display
accordingly, with users immediately seeing the entire width of a web
page, or a photo in its proper landscape aspect ratio.
iPhone's built-in proximity sensor detects when
you lift iPhone to your ear and immediately turns off the display to
save power and prevent inadvertent touches until iPhone is moved away.
iPhone's built-in ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the
display's brightness to the appropriate level for the current ambient
light, thereby enhancing the user experience and saving power at the
same time.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone will be available in the US in June 2007, Europe in late 2007,
and Asia in 2008, in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for
$599 (US), and will work with either a PC or Mac. iPhone will be sold
in the US through Apple's retail and online stores, and through
Cingular's retail and online stores. Several iPhone accessories will
also be available in June, including Apple's new remarkably compact
Bluetooth headset.
iPhone includes support for quad-band GSM, EDGE,
802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR wireless technologies.
iPhone requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac
OS® X v10.4.8 or later and iTunes 7; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0
port and Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP Home or Professional
(Service Pack 2). Internet access is required and a broadband
connection is recommended. Apple and Cingular will announce service
plans for iPhone before it begins shipping in June.
Learn More About iPhone
To learn more about iPhone, please visit Apple.com or watch the video
of the iPhone introduction at www.apple.com/iphone/keynote .
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 desktop and notebook computers, OS
X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is
also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable
music players and iTunes online store.
Nokia and France Telecom sign an
integration and hosting contract
December 07, 2006
Nokia
supports France Telecom in launching the Orange branded "Mon PC
à distance" service Espoo, Finland -
Nokia and France Telecom have signed a contract
that will see Nokia integrate a customized remote content service and
related platforms into the operator's network. Nokia will also
host the commercial service, thus enabling France Telecom to roll out
the solution more quickly and efficiently. The service, developed with
France Telecom according to its broad market and customer
understanding, will enable France Telecom's Orange mobile customers to
remotely access their personal photos, videos and music stored on their
PC at home, as well as to watch, view and listen to them from anywhere
on their Orange mobile device.
The service marks the first convergent application
implemented by Nokia to France Telecom. "Mon PC à distance"
users simply need to download client software from Orange's web site to
their PCs at home. No specific client is needed on their mobile
devices. Indeed, any mobile device having standard browsing and
multimedia capabilities is compatible with "my remote PC" service,
although the advanced browsing, image and sound capabilities of the
Nokia Nseries will leverage this new exciting "place & time shift"
experience even further. "People nowadays have a lot of personal
content stored in their home PC's, such as videos, photos, music and
office documents. Our new HomeZone service enables people to access
this content anytime and anywhere," says Laurence Thouveny, Vice
President HomeZone, France Telecom NExT Marketing. "Nokia is a trusted
provider of systems integration and hosting services, able to support
us for the launch of new and innovative services." "Mon PC à
distance" was first launched on the 16th of November 2006 in France,
from where the solution can be rolled out into other France Telecom
affiliates internationally.
Nokia will provide France Telecom with consulting
and integration, as well as hosting and maintenance services. "Cost and
complexity are challenges that operators face when launching and
managing new services. There is a growing demand for us to help them
avoid costly and risky investments and bring the services faster to
market. Nokia Mobility Hosting aims at eliminating the risks and giving
operators the confidence to explore and discover new revenue streams,"
says Ronan Trébaol, Partnership Project Director, Networks,
Nokia. "We are pleased to support France Telecom in offering a new
generation of mobile services to change people's everyday lives." With
its in-depth understanding of operators' business and networks
expertise, Nokia Consulting & Integration (C&I) helps operators
to differentiate and introduce new services to market more quickly,
ensure quality of experience and help drive customer loyalty by
providing consulting and professional services in the areas of network
design, service management and performance, and service delivery
solutions. Nokia C&I has completed more than 350 systems
integration projects globally. Hosting is one of the many tools that
Nokia can offer operators to help grow their business and manage their
costs in the face of ever-toughening competition and growing
technological complexity.
With its proven track record in managing networks
on behalf of operators around the world, Nokia is able to support
operators to enhance their service offerings and reduce costs. Nokia is
a major player in the Managed Services business with close to 60
managed services contracts globally.
Sony Ericsson to acquire UIQ Technology AB |
07 November 2006 |
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London, UK -
November 7, 2006 - Sony Ericsson today announced it has reached
agreement in principle for acquiring the Swedish software company UIQ
Technology AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Symbian Ltd. UIQ
Technology, which uses Symbian OST, licenses the UIQ user interface and
application development platform to mobile phone vendors worldwide.
Sony Ericsson is already a licensee of UIQ
Technology, and has been working closely with the company on UIQ
version 3.0, which is included in Sony Ericsson's P990 smartphone, M600
messaging phone and W950 Walkman® phone.
"UIQ offers excellent technical flexibility
enabling us to provide compelling features such as push email, internet
browsing, end user personalization, and enhanced music applications"
explains Mats Lindoff, Chief Technology Officer at Sony Ericsson. "By
acquiring UIQ Technology we will further invest and exploit the full
potential of UIQ on Symbian OS for phone vendors, mobile operators,
developers and consumers."
Following completion of the acquisition, UIQ
Technology will operate as a separate business subsidiary of Sony
Ericsson under its current management team. UIQ on Symbian OS will
continue to be openly available, licensed on equal terms to all its
licensees.
"We welcome this decision by Sony Ericsson
to purchase UIQ Technology as it will give us the additional investment
needed to compete in the rapidly expanding software market for advanced
phones," said Johan Sandberg, Chief Executive Officer, UIQ Technology.
"This announcement is a positive development
as it will strengthen the capabilities and services available for
phones based on UIQ and Symbian OS whilst allowing us to focus on the
core product development of Symbian OS for the mass market. We look
forward to continuing to work closely with Sony Ericsson and UIQ on
future phone projects," said Nigel Clifford, Chief Executive Officer,
Symbian.
Sony Ericsson expects the transaction to be
completed over the next few months, pending regulatory approval and
customary closing conditions.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
serves the global communications market with innovative and
feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards. Established as a
joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in 2001, with global corporate
functions located in London, the company employs over 7,000 people
worldwide, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China and America.
Sony Ericsson celebrated the 5th anniversary of the start of the joint
venture on 1st October, 2006.
Sony Ericsson is the global title
sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the
Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities
during the year. The tour culminates at the Sony Ericsson Championships
in Madrid, Spain, from 7 to 12 November.
For more information on Sony Ericsson,
please visit www.sonyericsson.com
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