Rick Perera

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Deutsche Telekom, VoiceStream complete deal

Deutsche Telekom AG's (DT) acquisition of U.S. wireless operators VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and PowerTel Inc. becomes final Thursday, as the German telecommunication giant issues new shares to pay for the takeover.

IBM chooses Opera browser for Net appliance

Opera Software AS has delivered its newly developed Opera Internet browser for the QNX operating system to IBM Corp., for use in IBM's NetVista Internet appliances, Opera announced Wednesday.

U.S. officials investigate White House DoS attack

White House officials are still unsure who is responsible for a denial-of-service (DoS) attack last Friday on the U.S. presidential Web site.

HP and SAP roll out output management system

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and SAP AG are announcing the availability of a new software system that helps users turn raw data from SAP's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software into finished documents, and tracks their delivery to their final recipients.

Ericsson announces layoffs

Telecommunications equipment manufacturer L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. is announcing a series of cost-reduction measures that will include hundreds of job cuts.

Developers dream of a robot in every home

Visitors to Berlin's Museum of Communication, stepping into the grand entry hall, are met with a rather...

Software company’s publicity gag goes awry

It started as a marketing gimmick, meant to draw attention to Inform AG's security software, in advance of the CeBIT trade fair.

Companies claim 3.2 Tbps transmission

Two companies are claiming to have reached a new speed record for data transmission over an existing fibre optic network.

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