Hardware
Microsoft, Temenos join forces for core banking solutions
Temenos, a provider of integrated core banking systems, and software solutions provider Microsoft have announced an alliance for delivering core banking solutions with TEMENOS T24 and Microsoft SQL Server to increase operational efficiencies of large-scale banks worldwide. Earlier, the two companies worked with North Shore Credit Union (NSCU), a financial institution in Canada, to deliver [...]
Sonera wins 4G frequencies in Finnish auction
In a Finnish 4G frequency auction, Sonera was awarded frequencies with which it can build a next generation ‘super-fast mobile broadband network’ in Finland. Teliasonera has informed that the company will start building the network immediately, and aims to open the network for the first pilot customer during the first quarter of 2010. The company [...]
Kodak board elects Susan Tousi as VP
Eastman Kodak Company has informed that its board of directors has elected Susan Tousi as a Vice President of the company, effective immediately. Tousi, 40, is General Manager of Consumer Inkjet Systems, a position she has held since 2007, when Kodak launched its line of inkjet printers. Tousi previously served as R&D manager for Kodak’s [...]
Bouygues Telecom selects Alca-Lu’s LTE solution
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Bouygues Telecom has selected its end-to-end Long Term Evolution (LTE) solution for a trial of mobile broadband services. The trial is intended to evaluate the performance of LTE services in the 1800 MHz spectrum band. Alca-Lu will serve as the sole supplier and network integrator for Bouygues Telecom’s field trials program, [...]
Qualcomm samples new smartphone chipset family
Qualcomm, a developer of wireless technologies, products and services, is sampling a new smartphone chipset family. The MSM7x30 family lays emphasis on multimedia performance, supporting high-definition video recording and playback, improved graphics with dedicated 2D and 3D cores, and an overall chip design optimised for a responsive Web experience. The company claims that its MSM7x30 [...]
Mike DeGraw to lead Deltacom’s Wholesale sales
ITC DeltaCom, a provider of integrated communications services to customers in the southeastern United States, has named Mike DeGraw as Senior Vice President of Wholesale Sales. DeGraw was previously president and co-owner of Huntington Telecom, an international wholesale voice operator. DeGraw brings over seventeen years of sales strategy, business development and corporate leadership experience in [...]
Ericsson delivers interactive TV services Com Hem
Ericsson has informed that it is enabling Sweden’s cable television operator, Com Hem, to deliver advanced entertainment services to its consumers via an interactive TV platform. The on-demand TV platform supports a range of advanced services, such as video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV programmes and music on-demand, and also includes a flexible interactive portal for [...]
Sanyo signs IT distribution deal with Synnex
Sanyo, a manufacturer of projectors, has formed a distribution partnership with Synnex, a business process services company, in an effort to expand its reach into the IT market. Synnex is expected to provide Sanyo a base of customers within the Retail, PC Resellers, and VAR distribution channels. Synnex serves resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers [...]
AJC, PCL announce Gigabit Ethernet Service between US and Aus
Australia Japan Cable (AJC), operator of the AJC cable system between Japan and Australia, and Pacific Crossing (PCL), the operator of the ‘lowest latency network’ across the Pacific, PC-1, have announced the launch of their Gigabit Ethernet Service for carrier, enterprise, and ISP customers looking for scalable, flexible connectivity options between Australia and North America. [...]
VTN selects Alcatel-Lucent’s IP and optical solutions
Alcatel-Lucent has signed two contracts with Vietnam Telecom National (VTN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Corporation Group (VNPT), to help the operator transform its network. Alca-Lu said that it will provide its IP/MPLS solutions, including the 7750 Service Router(SR) and the 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM). the company believes its flexible IP/MPLS [...]
