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Webcast: In the Google Apps Cloud: How to Achieve Your Business Objectives
Dec 3rd, '09, 1 - 2 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Council member Brent Hoag, Director, Global IT, at JohnsonDiversey, as he discusses the adoption of Google Apps which has helped meet four corporate goals; sustainability, simplification, increased employee productivity and global collaboration.
Webcast: Collaboration Initiatives: Benchmarks & Best Practices
Dec 15th, '09, 4 - 5 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Council members Ruth Thorpe, VP & CIO at the U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations of Sanofi-Aventis, and Gary Kuyper, CIO at Bethany Christian Services, as they speak about their collaboration initiatives and experiences in how and why they chose the social networking and collaboration tools they are using and their business goals for collaboration, and facing culture change challenges.
Data Overview: Collaboration Initiatives Field Guide: Benchmarks & Best Practices
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RealNetworks to Acquire WiderThan for $350M
RealNetworks plans to acquire South Korean mobile entertainment provider WiderThan in a cash deal worth about US$350 million.WiderThan, in Seoul, ...
September 13, 2006 — CIO —
RealNetworks plans to acquire South Korean mobile entertainment provider WiderThan in a cash deal worth about US$350 million.
WiderThan, in Seoul, provides a range of mobile entertainment services, including ringback tones and games. The company’s On Demand Music service offers licensed music for both wired and mobile devices, according to the company’s website.
RealNetworks said the acquisition of WiderThan will strengthen its entertainment offerings for operators. In addition, the deal will increase the reach of both companies by combining the strengths of the companies in North America with RealNetworks’ business in Europe and WiderThan’s operations in Asia, including South Korea.
RealNetworks expects to complete the acquisition during the first quarter of 2007. After the deal goes through, WiderThan will operate as a subsidiary of RealNetworks and the WiderThan brand will be maintained.
In July, WiderThan’s U.S. subsidiary was sued by TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. TCS alleged that WiderThan infringed its patent for a technology that routes inter-carrier messages addressed using only the recipient’s phone number.
WiderThan dismissed the allegation and pledged to defend itself against the charges.
-Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service (Singapore Bureau)
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