Yahoo just breathed a sigh of relief; or 2.75 billion sighs of relief, if you will. The Superior Court of Justice for the Federal District in Mexico granted the company’s appeal, and reversed a ruling of the 49th Civil Court…
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Nigeria Rolling Out MasterCard IDs To Millions of Citizens
May 8, 2013
The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard are rolling out 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program. As part of the program, in its first phase, Nigerians 16 years and…
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Syria Completely Cut Off From The Internet
May 7, 2013
Syria seems to have been completely cut off from the Internet, according to various monitoring agencies. According to data just released by Google, Internet access has been completely cut off in Syria in the past few hours. Mobile phones and landlines…
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AT&T, Wipro To Deliver M2M Solutions
May 7, 2013
AT&T and Wipro have come together to provide machine-to-machine (M2M) development services and systems integration across all major industries. The two companies will provide customers with the expertise and technical support they need to get machines ‘talking,’ using the AT&T…
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OAS, Trend Micro Report Examine Cyber Security Trends
May 3, 2013
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICITE) have released a report on Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses, prepared in collaboration with Trend Micro. The report illustrates and analyzes cyber security and…
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FeedHenry Raises $9M
May 2, 2013
FeedHenry, a provider of cloud- based mobile enterprise application solutions, has secured $9 million in a funding round led by Intel Capital. The funding also includes a seven figure investment from existing investor Kernel Capital. Other existing investors VMware, Enterprise…
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CERN Starting Project To Restore World’s First Website On Anniversary
April 30, 2013
CERN is starting a project to restore the world’s first website, and to preserve the digital assets that are associated with the birth of the Web. Twenty years ago, this day, CERN published a statement that made the World Wide Web (‘W3′, or…
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Best Buy Exits Europe In $775 Million Deal
April 30, 2013
Best Buy has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its 50 per cent interest in Best Buy Europe, the joint venture it created in 2008 with Carphone Warehouse. The roughly $775 million cash-and-stock deal is expected to…
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MphasiS Wyde Appoint Philippe Payet Head Of Europe And Asia
April 29, 2013
Philippe Payet has been appointed head of MphasiS Wyde in Europe and Asia. Mr. Payet will be based in London, UK, and his responsibilities will include the development of sales, management of projects, and customer relationships. Mr. Payet joined MphasiS Wyde when both entities…
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Fujitsu Ships More Than 2 Million Rugged Washable RFID Tags
April 25, 2013
Fujitsu has shipped more than 2 million rugged washable RFID tags in the first quarter of 2013. Sales of its washable tag have been so robust that the company says it has doubled the production capacity at their manufacturing facility…
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