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PricewaterhouseCoopers Presents
The TelecomDirect News Daily Update
For April 19, 2006
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Google Accelerates Push in Corporate Search
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to become less dependent on Internet
advertising, online search engine leader Google Inc. is
introducing a tool designed to make it easier for companies and
their workers to find vital information scattered across a maze
of complex software applications. The latest upgrade to Google's
4-year-old search...
U.S. Cell Phone Provider Cingular Swings to Profit in First Quarter
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ATLANTA -- Cingular Wireless LLC, the United States' largest cell
phone provider, reported Wednesday that it swung to a profit in
the first quarter on a 9 percent increase in revenue. The
Atlanta-based company said it earned $354 million for the three
months ending March 31, compared to a loss of $240 million in the
same...
Seven Adds Third in U.S.
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Wireless e-mail provider Seven added its third U.S. carrier
customer today as Alltel signed up to deliver both enterprise and
personal editions of its software. Seven's wireless e-mail is
now being offered through about 80 carriers globally, including
Cingular and Sprint in the United States, says Jason Guesman,
vice president of...
Motorola Makes Piping Hot Fixed-Wireless Buy
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Motorola is purchasing fixed-wireless house Orthogon Systems,
known for its software-defined wireless Ethernet bridges, in
which it already holds a minority stake. The buyer also is a
distributor of Orthogon products. Terms of the acquisition,
which is expected to close in the next month or two, were not
disclosed. Orthogon has raised...
Mobile Phone With a Hidden Secret
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What do you need in a mobile phone? If text messaging is as
important to you as talking, you'll probably want to take a close
look at LG Electronics' latest handset offering. The South
Korean electronics giant is marketing its new LG F9200 for
Cingular as an "instant-messaging phone." That's because the LG
F9200 features a...
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