India's
Reliance Communications has "approved a plan to sell a minority stake to a bidder like Etisalat, AT&T or MTN Group," according to the Associated Press. The news sent its stock up as much as 6.5 percent in Monday trading.
Reliance's board has "approved selling up to a 26 percent
equity stake to strategic or private equity investors, and gave the go-ahead for other strategic combination opportunities," the AP reported, adding that talks with "Dubai-based Emirates Telecommunications Corp., or Etisalat, for a 26 percent
equity stake to strategic or private equity investors, and gave the go-ahead for other strategic combination opportunities," the AP reported, adding that talks with "Dubai-based Emirates Telecommunications Corp., or Etisalat, for a 26 percent
stake sale valued around $4 billion," were the most advanced now.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
cites Kamlesh Bhatia, a principal research analyst at Gartner, saying that besides aiming to reduce its debt and raise more capital, Reliance will also be looking for an investor that will bring expertise in the area of operating 3G services.
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VoIP Supply, a division of Sayers Technology Holdings and a vendor of Voice over IP equipment and systems,
has announced the release of its VoIP Phone Buyers Guide, the second guide to be released from its "Learn More" series of educational guides to VoIP equipment.
"As VoIP technology hits the mainstream prosumer there is a great need for educational resources that help demystify and explain the various components that comprise a complete VoIP solution so that solid purchase decisions can be made," stated Garrett Smith, Director of Marketing and Business Development at VoIP Supply, adding "The VoIP Phone Buyers Guide is that type of resource."
Written in what VoIP Supply officials say is "a vendor neutral and straight forward style," the VoIP Phone Buyers Guide is a free download.
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Ford will add Google Maps to its Sync in-cabin application system,
according to industry observer Larry Dignan, who characterized it as "the latest cloud computing service that the automaker is adding on to its IT stack."
Industry observer Sharon Gaudin
says the
Google Maps update, dubbed Send to Sync, "is designed to enable people to send Google maps and directions from their computers or smart phones directly to their vehicles."
Google Maps is expected to be available by July 1 on all 2010 and 2011 models equipped with Sync.
Ford, according to Dignan, thinks a technology stack inside its vehicles is "a way to set the automaker apart from its rivals. Microsoft's Sync platform is the base layer and Ford handles the integration with the hardware and safety and middleware."
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The Phybridge UniPhyer, company officials say, is "the only product in the world to deliver Ethernet and Power over Ethernet over a single pair with reach of over 1,200 feet. "
We're sure you can find a lot of uses for that kind of capability. Hoteliers sure have - "the unique capabilities of the UniPhyer enables hoteliers to use the existing voice infrastructure to extend Ethernet ,maintaining their current phone system or allowing simple migration to IP telephony with fast Ethernet at the same time,"
according to Phybridge officials.
Deployment is "low cost, quick and easy," they say, with "no disruptions, and can be deployed quicker than you can change the linen in a room."
Well, maybe quicker than you can change the linen in a room.