Stories about: Vivendi

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Vivendi to offer $2.9 billion for Brazilian telecom operator 09 September, 2009 10:21

Vivendi, the French communications and content provider, plans to buy Brazilian telecom company GVT in a deal that could be worth more than US$2.9 billion.
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Universal rousing an iTunes rebellion, report says 15 October, 2007 10:12

The head of Universal Music Group is enlisting the support of other major record labels to launch a new music subscription service that will try to loosen Apple's grip on the online music market, according to a news report late last week.
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Universal to test sales of DRM-free music 14 August, 2007 12:09

Universal Music Group (UMG) is the latest major music label to offer music downloads without copy protection.
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These VOIP players know the score 31 January, 2007 13:55

It's a given that with time VOIP will replace traditional voice technology in corporate networks. Sales of IP phone systems have surpassed those of traditional PBXs, and business VOIP will exceed traditional voice by 2010, according to IDC.
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Music labels target MySpace sales 23 January, 2007 09:54

A group of independent record labels behind artists such as The White Stripes and The Arctic Monkeys have joined to form Merlin, an agency that will sell music on sites such as MySpace, YouTube and the new advertising-funded SpiralFrog.
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Alcatel president to resign 11 April, 2005 08:12

Alcatel President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Philippe Germond on Friday announced his intention to resign from those posts and from the company's board of directors.
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Vodafone adds users on slight revenue decline 17 November, 2004 07:28

U.K. mobile phone giant Vodafone Group on Tuesday reported a loss and a 1 percent decline in global revenue for the first half of its 2005 financial year, but touted its ability to add new users across its global customer base.
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Study finds job sites tend to share information freely 13 November, 2003 09:03

Job seekers who go to online sites seeking employment run a considerable risk of having their confidential information improperly sold, shared or used for profiling purposes.
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Diageo toasts IBM with deal for IT services 25 August, 2003 07:04

Alcoholic-beverage giant Diageo PLC has hired IBM Corp. to transform and manage its IT infrastructure, which, after several mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, needs to be made more uniform and homogeneous, the companies announced.
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Keys to the kingdom 17 April, 2003 12:39

It's no secret that in a back room in the typical enterprise, there's a team of analytical wizards running sophisticated queries that mine for gems such as data about the company's best customers -- those top 20 percent of clients that produce 80 percent of the company's profits. These jewels can be a business's most valuable intellectual property, which makes them very valuable to competitors.
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Vodafone sees strong rise in first-half revenue 12 November, 2002 15:17

Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone company, reported Tuesday a 14 percent rise in global revenue from existing operations for the first half of its financial year 2002-2003.