Nokia acquires IP telephony firm
Nokia is acquiring Vienna Systems, a private Internet protocol (IP) telephony company in Kanata, Ontario, for $US90 million.
Nokia is acquiring Vienna Systems, a private Internet protocol (IP) telephony company in Kanata, Ontario, for $US90 million.
Despite a three percent drop in revenues caused by price cuts, the global server market for the third quarter had year-over-year shipment growth of 15 percent with some regions experiencing surging demand, according to research from International Data Corp.
A group of incumbent and competitive telecommunications companies has formed a coalition to give input to international bodies on protocols and standards.
Internet portal company Yahoo will promote domain name registration services from Network Solutions (NSI) as part of a deal the companies have announced.
MCI WorldCom was set to notify about 2000 employees across the US on Friday that they will be laid off as of December 31, a company official said. The recently-merged company has about 75,000 employees worldwide.
IBM is offering a new package of outsourcing services to help small- and medium-sized businesses manage, maintain and support AS/400 servers.
Progress Software Corp. today released the first in a series of products to manage and monitor enterprise applications and networks.
IPQoS gathers statistics on TCP/IP port usage for simple mail transport protocol (SMTP) for sending e-mail, point of presence (POP) services for receiving e-mail and groupware, electronic-commerce and World Wide Web servers.
Intel's announcement late Monday that it is buying electronic-commerce software and services company iCat might appear to spring from the chipmaker's interest in expanding into new areas, but the acquisition plays to its core business as well.
Satellites will emerge as a global option for broadband Internet and television services, edging past digital subscriber line (DSL) and gaining on cable modems through 2007, according to a new report.
Chief information officers (CIOs) are increasingly expected to participate in strategic business planning, yet CIOs often feel isolated from other top executives and frustrated by how slowly their departments are being viewed as integral to the corporation, according to two new studies.
US President Bill Clinton today outlined the latest steps in the administration's ongoing electronic-commerce initiative, including a call to protect consumers who buy goods over the Internet.
Homes with multiple PCs and multiple adults wanting to get on the Internet at the same time have sparked the frenzied home-networking market, which a panel at Comdex/Fall '98 this week in Las Vegas predicted will explode in the coming months.
Microsoft appears poised to make yet more inroads into the Internet, confirming yesterday that it has acquired LinkExchange, an online marketing and advertising services company.
A new global survey of year-2000 readiness shows that many firms do not plan to test new systems and up to two-thirds of businesses in some countries - particularly in Asia, South America and the Middle East - are expected to have at least one significant mission critical failure.
IBM Corp. said today that it is increasing online transaction options and will offer payment gateway facilities for European financial institutions.