Archive for April, 2009
Vip, RIM launch BlackBerry Storm in Serbia
Vip mobile, a member of Mobilkom Austria, and Research In Motion (RIM) have introduced the BlackBerry Storm smartphone – featuring a ‘clickable’ touch-screen – to customers in Serbia. Purpose-built for Vodafone and its partners, the smartphone will be available in Vip mobile centers across Serbia. The price starts from RSD1 including a 1GB data package [...]
Price Data Systems signs partnership deal with Cincom
Price Data Systems, a business solutions and data analysis provider, has signed a partnership agreement with software provider, Cincom Systems to resell and provide consulting services for Cincom Acquire Sales and Product Configurator for Microsoft CRM, beginning immediately. Cincom Acquire Sales and Product Configurator for Microsoft CRM reportedly enables complex businesses to capture and deliver [...]
Idea Asia, GMEG enter acquisition agreement
Asia Global Holdings’ subsidiary Idea Asia and Global Media & Entertainment (GMEG) have entered into an agreement whereby GMEG has agreed to acquire Idea Asia from AAGH subsidiary Sino Trade Intelligent Development (Sino Trade) in return for 7.5% of GMEG’s common stock and other considerations. The deal is pending exchange of consideration on or before [...]
Friendster launches Friendster Loop calling card
Friendster has announced the launch of The Friendster Loop, a pre-paid calling card with low, competitive rates, suitable for making international calls to over 220 countries. The card is available immediately for use by anyone, including Friendster’s active users and internet users around the globe. Users can register for The Friendster Loop at Friendsterloop.com. The [...]
Globe Telecom launches Acision-powered fixed-mobile convergence solution
Acision, a messaging company, and Globe Telecom, a telecommunications company in the Philippines, have launched a fully convergent solution that works across both fixed and mobile networks for post-paid subscribers. Enabled by Acision’s real-time, location-based charging solutions, Acision Flexible Charger and Acision Location Gateway, the service is designed to boost network traffic, primarily voice, by [...]
Orange inks mobile and internet deal with Wikimedia
Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation have announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit each organisation’s users by extending the way people can access free knowledge. Orange, the European telco player, will initially provide customers in France, the UK, Spain and Poland with access to co-branded content from the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organisation [...]
Telefonica, Nokia partner to ‘mobilise’ education in Latin America
Telefonica and Nokia have signed a strategic agreement to bring educational content to remote schools in Latin America through the use of mobile technology. The two companies aim to transform the delivery of education in isolated areas as a way to close the digital inclusion gap in the region and promote social development. The agreement [...]
Airtel offers 1 cent/min call rates from US to India
Bharti Airtel, an integrated telecom services provider headquartered in India, has launched a calling rate of 1 cent a minute on its online calling card service Airtelcallhome.com. The company believes this will enable NRIs (Non-resident Indians) in the US to call friends and family back in India at competitive rates in the market. Airtel has [...]
Etisalat, RIM introduce BlackBerry Storm smartphone in UAE
Etisalat and Research In Motion (RIM) have introduced BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone, featuring a ‘clickable’ touch-screen, to customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The BlackBerry Storm smartphone’s platform and multimedia and communications capabilities are aimed at providing business customers and consumers alike with personalised entertainment, information and communications at their fingertips. The smartphone also [...]
Orange, Nokia extend partnership with mobile e-mail
Orange and Nokia will extend their partnership with a new e-mail service for consumers. This extension to their multi-country agreement is aimed at delivering and launching a co-branded solution, Nokia Messaging by Orange, on a range of Orange Signature devices. First announced in February 2008, this three-year agreement was formed by Nokia and Orange to [...]
