Mark Berniker

Nokia is cutting its workforce in response to continued weak demand for its networking product from the troubled telecommunications sector. The handset and networking provider said it would trim 1,800 jobs, or more than 10 percent of employees in its networking division, known as Nokia Networks. The cuts were not a surprise. Just last month […]

Indonesia’s largest telecommunications carrier has chosen wireless player Motorola to provide next generation wireless services to the ten provinces of Sumatra. PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia said it would use Motorola’s CDMA2000 1X system , which will bring 3G, or third generation wireless services to a major swath of Indonesia. Sumatra is one of Indonesia’s largest groups […]

AT&T is expanding its managed hosting services in Europe, Asia and in Australia with three new Internet Data Centers in those regions. The new centers are in Hong Kong; Nice, France, and in Sydney, Australia. The latest addition brings AT&T’s data center tally to 21 in North America, Europe and Asia. AT&T also said it […]

Microsoft Corp. said it is tracing a key piece of code from its Windows Server 2003 software that was leaked onto the Internet, triggering concerns about piracy problems ahead of the company’s scheduled product release later this month. The volume-licensing key in question allows for unlimited installations of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 server operating system, […]

Lexmark International is making no mistake it is going all out to challenge Hewlett-Packard for a bigger share of the lucrative laser printer and multifunction device markets. In an unusual move, Lexmark issued five press releases Monday disclosing details about its new suite of what it is calling “distributed laser printer and multifunction printer products.” […]

Microsoft Corp. said it will make some changes to its Windows operating system in response to a government request to do so. The changes to the operating system will make it simpler for consumers to use rival software products for browsing Web pages, listening to music on competitive media players, and also to use other […]

Microsoft is the latest victim of leaked software being circulated on the Web. A preview version of it Microsoft MSN 8.5 is now available on the Internet, but its content is not being sanctioned by the company. Microsoft is engaged in a pitch battle with AOL Time Warner in the market for the most improved […]

Microsoft company officials claimed they gained an edge in court Thursday arguing against a lower court’s injunction that it should have to bundle Sun Microsystems’ Java software into its Windows operating system. “We were pleased to have the opportunity to present to the court, why we believe this injunction is not warranted, does not serve […]

First Data Corp. is acquiring Concord EFS Inc. , a company specializing in transaction processing, for close to $7 billion in stock. The combined entity, the companies said, will provide electronic payment services to banks, merchants and consumers. First Data already owns Western Union and has a majority interest in the NYCE automated teller machine […]

Overture Services said Tuesday it would expand its deal with Microsoft to provide commercial search listings for MSN Korea. The deal calls for Overture to provide paid listings through MSN Search Pane and MSN’s site in Korea. The Search Pane deal last until December 2003; the MSN site deal expires in December 2004. With MSN […]

The rush of western mobile phone manufacturers to China continues, and this time it’s the Finns. Nokia is the latest to devote considerable resources to the Chinese market. The company said it will merge four existing joint ventures in China, while spurring production of handsets based on the CDMA standard. Nokia is chasing after Motorola […]

Infineon Technologies, the German chipmaker says it is going to expand its computer memory manufacturing facilities in China. The deal is with Shanghai Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) to make computer memory chips based on the 110-nanometer manufacturing process for Infineon. As a result of the pact, Infineon says it will more than double the amount […]