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Charter Communications narrows Q1 loss, adds subscribers

Charter Communications posted a first quarter loss of $358 million, or 97 cents a share, compared to $381 million, or $1.04 a share a year ago and said its revenue rose 10 percent to $1.6 billion Read more...

Cisco posts higher revenue, carrier sector decline

Cisco Systems reported a revenue increase of 10 percent to $9.8 billion for its fiscal third quarter, a figure which spelled relief for many telecom industry types who know that Wall Street moves the Read more...
Tags: Telco   IP Edge   Earnings   Microsoft  

ALSO NOTED: Verizon's Petri retires; BigBand cuts 25 jobs; and much more...

> Daniel Petri, group president-International, at Verizon will retire Aug. 1 after 37 years with the telco. Report > Video Read more...
Tags: Google   Verizon   Microsoft  

Alca-Lu beats Microsoft in$367 million ruling

Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $367 million, according to the latest ruling in an ongoing series of patent infringement cases between the two companies. But, don't feel sorry for the software Read more...
Tags: Broadband   Microsoft  

Telepresence fray lures Tandberg, Polycom

Telepresence is one of the newest technology toys in telecom, and early promoters like Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks and Microsoft are now being joined by other vendors, some of them already big Read more...
Tags: Broadband   IP Edge   Microsoft  

Telcos still mulling service mashup trend

What: Application mashups Why you should care: Application mashups have been seen as one of the ways in which the vitality and flexibility of Web services development could influence the traditional Read more...
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Microsoft preps Mediaroom enhancements

Microsoft reportedly is readying the next-generation version of its Mediaroom IPTV system, currently code-named Milwaukee (the city what made famous by that beer), for availability this summer. The Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Microsoft out at Telecom Italia?; NeoNova targets rurals; and much more...

> After years of working together, Telecom Italia reportedly may not use Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV software. Read more...

France Telecom unit to buy Orca Interactive

France Telecom content security subsidiary Viaccess is acquiring IPTV middleware vendor Orca Interactive, based in Israel, for $21.4 million in cash. The move comes amid consolidation in the Read more...

More job cuts ahead for France Telecom?

France Telecom may be set to embark on a three-year round of job cuts beginning next year that would eventually see between 12,000 and 15,000 positions eliminated from the telco. The company has made Read more...

Press Releases

Zune Expands Beyond Music to Deliver Integrated All-in-One Entertainment Experience

REDMOND, Wash. — May 5, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company’s all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online Read more...

Tellme Makes On-the-Go Information a Word Away: Say It and Get It, Right on Your Phone

Today Tellme(R), a Microsoft(R) subsidiary and pioneer of voice services for people and businesses, announced the addition of local 'on-the-go' information to its voice portal for mobile phones. Now Read more...

Providers Rally to Offer VoIP for Microsoft Response Point

REDMOND, Wash. — April 18, 2008 — Industry-leading voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) providers are rallying around the Microsoft Response Point phone system to offer an easy-to-use, complete Read more...

Yahoo!'s Board of Directors Responds to Latest Microsoft Letter

The Board of Directors of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today sent the following letter to Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation. Dear Steve: Read more...

Microsoft and Aspect Form Global Strategic Alliance

ORLANDO, Fla. — March 18, 2008 — Today at the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 conference, Microsoft Corp. and Aspect Software Inc., a leading contact center company, announced a multiyear strategic Read more...