John Blau

The launch of a new mobile broadband phone and PC card by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB was announced Monday at the 3GSM World Congress trade show and conference in Cannes, France.

Wanadoo SA, the Internet arm of France Telecom SA (FT), has sold its Belgium subsidiary to pan-European Internet service provider (ISP) Tiscali SpA, in a move that reflects FT's strategy of focusing on key markets in which it is a major player.

Fibre network operator Metromedia Fiber Network Inc. (MFN) has agreed to sell its operations in France and the Netherlands as the bankrupt company moves to consolidate its European business.

Fujitsu Ltd. and Intel Corp. have agreed to develop servers and mainframe systems based on Intel processors and the open-source Linux operating system, the companies announced Thursday.

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Research commissioned by LogicaCMG PLC shows a majority of European managers and employees in favour of mobile computing, with France being the notable exception.

Transport for London (TfL), the body responsible for the city's transport system, and London Underground Ltd. (LUL), have selected SAP AG and Axon PLC to implement a back-office system for finance, human resource (HR) and procurement services.

On flight LH 418 from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC, Lufthansa AG began on Wednesday a three-month trial for a new onboard wireless broadband service that allows travelers to connect to the Internet some 10,000 meters in the sky.