London (ots) - The Communications Act 2003 requires Ofcom to award licences for FM commercial radio services in open competition based on statutory criteria. Previously this duty was undertaken by the Radio Authority. Ofcom is today publishing its proposals for the process for licensing new FM commercial radio services. These form part of Ofcom's broader strategy toward the radio sector which will be developed ...
Mountain View, CA (ots) - The Wi-Fi Alliance announced today that over 175 products from over 40 of the world's leading technology manufacturers have received Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security certification since testing began in April of 2003. WPA is the current state-of-the-art wireless LAN security ...
Munich, Germany (ots) - New 10 Gb/s CMOS Transceiver Improves Data Transmission Performance in Local, Metro and Wide-Area Networks Xignal Technologies AG, a leading analog IP solutions provider for the communications semiconductor industry, today announced the release of its new 10 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) CMOS transceiver design. The product, which ...
Bracknell, Berkshire, UK (ots) - Callidus Software Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD), the leader in Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) software systems, announced on January 22 financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. Total fourth quarter revenues grew 176% to $22.3 million compared to $8.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2002 and ...
London (ots) - Novarg (also known as Mydoom and Mimail.R), the latest email virus to threaten the security of networks worldwide, highlights yet again that it is not enough to rely on anti-virus protection alone. The time it takes for anti-virus vendors to discover a virus and issue an update against a new virus ...
Lucerne, Switzerland (ots) - The parent company of T.E.A.M., Highlight Communications AG ("Highlight"), concluded an agreement with Klaus J. Hempel and Jürgen Lenz for the purpose of securing their existing management- and corporate functions within the T.E.A.M. group until 30 June 2009. Within the scope of this agreement Klaus J. Hempel and Jürgen Lenz will sell ...
CUPERTINO, CA (ots) - MVP/OS v3.0 Features Multiple Levels of Monitoring and Reporting, New Graphical User Interface, Riverhead-Specific SNMP MIB Riverhead Networks, a leading provider of solutions designed to block distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to preserve business continuity for ...
Santa Clara, CA - Steve Koskie, Chairman and CEO, announced today that subject to regulatory compliance OceanLake (TSX-V: OLI) has agreed upon a private placement of CAD$2,600,000 from a strategic partner in Asia, at CAD$0.25 a share, resulting in the issuance of 10,400,000 common shares to the investor. This ...
New York, NY (ots) - LinuxWorld Expo -Today Xandros, the leading developer of easy-to-use Linux solutions for the desktop market, announced the Xandros Business Desktop Operating System, the first in its new line of Xandros Business Solutions designed to meet the demanding needs of enterprise customers. The ...
SVV Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband
Zurich (ots) - The Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) calculates that the private insurance sector returned to profitability in 2003. The insurance industry seems to have come through the worst of a rather turbulent period, nevertheless, any talk of having turned the corner is still premature. There are several factors pointing to a recovery: most insurers' investment returns rose over the past year, underwriting ...
Montreal and Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (ots) - SAND Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDT), a leading supplier of high-performance analytic application infrastructure, today announced that it had entered into an agreement with TOPEND Technology Inc. of Seoul Korea which will allow TOPEND to resell the SAND Analytic Server and ...
New York, NY (ots) - Financing Will Fuel Expansion Into New Geographies and Vertical Markets for Firm's Anti-Threat, Fraud Prevention, and Risk Management Solutions Actimize, which provides industry-leading analytics and monitoring solutions for enterprise operational risk management, announced today that it ...
Foster City, CA (ots) - Visa Information Management Sets New Standards for Visa Commercial Solutions In a move highlighting industry leadership for Visa commercial products and a new level of financial management tools for businesses and governments seeking greater efficiency, Visa International ...
Zurich (ots) - As of 1 January 2004, Reto Camenisch is in charge of Business Management & Development at Telekurs Services Ltd. as a Member of the Executive Committee. Reto Camenisch, born in 1964, was previously Head of Account Management & Marketing, as well as Head of Sales at Swisscom IT Services AG, Bern, on the Executive Board and prior to that, Member of ...
NEW YORK, NY (ots) - Former ProcureNet and Computer Associates Exec to Spearhead Growth and Expansion Actimize, Inc., which provides industry-leading analytics and monitoring solutions for enterprise operational risk management, announced today that Reuven Battat has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. Battat comes to Actimize from ProcureNet, a provider of Internet B2G ...
Volketswil (ots) - JUVENA of Switzerland is working side by side with a strong partner: Professor Odile Damour, an authority in the field of natural skin reconstruction. She heads the Laboratoire des Substituts Cutanés of the University of Lyon, one of the leading institutes for the healing of burn related injuries. JUVENA of Switzerland decided at the beginning of ...
Lausanne/Zurich/Berne (ots) - Orange, sunrise and Swisscom (Fixnet, Mobile and Enterprise Solutions) will in future be taking a joint stance against misuse by providers of chargeable 090x numbers. To this end an agreement governing misuse of value-added services offered via the telephone or Internet (dialer) has been reached. A wide range of companies is involved in the provision of value-added services. The ...
Mountain View, CA (ots) - Wi-Fi Certified Products Now Exceed 1,000 The Wi-Fi Alliance announced today that over 1,000 products from over 120 leading manufacturers have received certification since testing began in March 2000. Recent test data released by the Wi-Fi Alliance indicates that wireless LAN interoperability and performance continue to be an ...
Parsippany, NJ (ots) - According to a new study from InfoTech, a leading market research and consulting firm, global line shipments of IP-PBX systems increased 18% in the third quarter of 2003, compared to the same period a year earlier -- representing 29% of total lines shipped. This gain was not sufficient, ...
London (ots) - GFI is launching a freeware version of GFI Network Server Monitor, its new tool that automatically monitors the network and servers for failures, and allows administrators to identify and fix issues before users report them. The freeware version allows HTTP/HTTPS and ICMP/ping checks to be ...
London (ots) - In one of his final acts as Director General of Oftel, David Edmonds, today notified the European Commission of his proposals to promote competition and reduce the price of calling a mobile phone. The Director General has concluded this action is necessary because consumers pay too much for making calls to mobile phones. They have no choice but to pay the high connection charge set by the operator of ...
Scottsdale, AZ (ots) - Market Leader in Shrink Prevention Expands Offerings by Creating 5- Part Toolkit for Store Operations Control Trax® Retail Solutions (Trax), the market leader in loss prevention and profit optimization solutions for the retail industry, announced today its launch of ...
London (ots) - The outgoing UK telecommunications regulator Oftel and the incoming converged communications regulator Ofcom today agreed on a joint draft decision on the regulation of the UK's wholesale broadband access market. The decision follows the publication earlier this year of a consultation document setting out the terms of a market review ...
Ipswich, UK, Erlangen, Germany and Zuchwil, Switzerland (ots) - Psytechnics, Opticom and SwissQual today announced that their jointly developed non-intrusive algorithm for voice quality assessment has been selected by the ITU-T as the future recommendation. In 2001 the ITU-T determined the need for a ...
London (ots) - Hampson Industries PLC ("Hampson") today announces that it has signed a Long Term Agreement with Eclipse Aviation Corporation of the USA for the manufacture and supply of the empennage assembly for the revolutionary Eclipse 500 jet aircraft. The contract has an estimated total value of approximately USD 380 million. The agreement represents the largest single contract ever awarded to Hampson and is ...
Amsterdam (ots) - Gemtek Systems, the leading manufacturer of carrier grade end-to-end PWLAN solutions for telecommunications companies and mobile operators, Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) and corporates implementing public access on their private networks, today launches its next generation Public ...
Bellevue, WA (ots) - WatchMark-Comnitel, a global provider of performance, service quality and service level agreement (SLA) management solutions, today announced that Nortel Networks has signed a multi-year contract with WatchMark-Comnitel to supply the platform for Nortel Networks ePerformance management ...
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Zurich and Geneva (ots) - Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the shareholders of KPMG Benefit Consulting to acquire their consulting business in Switzerland. The acquisition includes both Zurich- and ...
London (ots) - Easy To Use and Inexpensive, Puts Professional Network Management Within Reach of Every Business GFI today introduced GFI Network Server Monitor, a tool that automatically monitors the network and servers for failures, and allows administrators to identify and fix issues before users ...
Santa Fe Springs, CA (ots) - Vans, Inc. (NASDAQ: VANS) announced today that the company's European flagship store, located at 47 Carnaby Street in London, will open on December 6 in the popular Carnaby Street shopping district. The 3'500 square foot store will feature men's and women's footwear, apparel and accessories and will be the only Vans store to carry the ...