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|  | Microsoft strikes deal with RIM
Microsoft announced plans to make its corporate messaging service more widely available and said it would partner with Research in Motion to make the BlackBerry wireless e-mail device work with Microsoft's Live Communications Server. The deal with RIM, which came as somewhat of a surprise, indicates Microsoft acknowledges some wireless e-mail users inevitably will use non-Windows platforms. Yahoo!/Reuters (4/19), SeattlePI.com (4/19)
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| | Lucent helps Mexican carrier deploy 3G services
Lucent Technologies has struck a deal to help Mexico's Grupo Iusacell launch CDMA2000 1X EV-DO in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Wireless Week (4/18), Telephony Online (4/18)
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| | Verizon allows stand-alone DSL
Verizon Communications said it would allow customers in 13 Northeastern states to receive stand-alone DSL service. NYTimes.com (4/19), Chicago Tribune/Dow Jones (4/19)
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|  | Verizon chief urges elimination of franchise fees for Bells: In a speech yesterday at the NAB confab, Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg urged regulators to eliminate TV franchise fees for phone companies seeking to offer TV service over fiber-optic lines. CNET (4/19), Yahoo!/Reuters (4/18) |
| | Juniper again knocking on cable's door
Juniper Networks' efforts to get a foothold in the cable business over the last few years have looked much like roller-coaster ride, with its fair share of downturns. It's now trying again, with new software that Cable Digital News writes "will play a critical role in MSOs' efforts to offer next-gen IP applications, such as SIP video and voice
communications." Light Reading Cable (4/15)
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| | Phoenix schools praise VoIP as money saver
When the Pendergast School District in western Phoenix decided to invest in a VoIP system back in 2000, it was a bit of a financial gamble for this tight-budgeted district. But the gamble has paid off, school officials say, partly because the technology staff can manage and troubleshoot the VoIP voice and data system themselves, a stark contrast to the old PBX voice mail system that required expensive specialists for changes and repair. eWeek.com (4/18)
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| | Lucent reports earnings, combines wireless and wireline units
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| | Lucent posts 2Q profit: Lucent Technologies reported a second-quarter profit of $282 million, more than quadruple the $68 million it earned a year earlier. The company also said it is merging its wireless and wireline units. The Wall Street Journal (4/19) |
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| | New Wi-Fi devices promise faster speeds
Wi-Fi devices "MIMO" and "Pre-n" promise faster data transfers over a wider range. MIMO has delivered in a test, especially in terms of range, but the differences between MIMO and Pre-n -- the latter is still in development -- are mostly in marketing, writes Washington Post tech columnist Rob Pegoraro. The Washington Post (4/18)
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| | Motorola develops phones as music centers
Motorola is developing mobile phones that will be able to download songs off an Internet-connected PC through a service called iRadio and then play the tunes on car stereos or home entertainment systems. Motorola expects to unveil the service and the new phones late this year. Los Angeles Times (4/18)
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| | Yellow Arrow turns NYC into SMS artscape
An SMS-based arts project called Yellow Arrow invites individuals to post specially coded yellow arrows at sites of personal interest that allow others to read presaved text messages relating to the site on their wireless device. Messages can be anything from a restaurant review to directions to lore about a historical site. The Boston Globe (4/19)
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| | Ebbers' lawyers urge new trial; say judge erred
Lawyers for former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers are seeking a new trial for their client, arguing that Judge Barbara Jones erred when she told jurors they could convict Ebbers if they found him guilty of missing fraud because he "consciously avoided" asking questions. Legal experts say the strategy is unlikely to have much of an impact, but that it will set the stage for an appeal. The Wall Street Journal (4/19)
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