Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Vonage sued by Nortel; Sprint Nextel names new CEO; IBM expects $1 billion in India revenue

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Vonage sued by Nortel

Brad Reed By Brad Reed
Vonage has been sued by yet another company for patent infringement, this time by Canadian telecom equipment manufacturer Nortel. Read full story

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U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel has appointed Dan Hesse as president and CEO. He replaces Gary Forsee, who resigned in October.

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Open source company Mindquarry folds; founders join Day Software
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Opera seeks tougher remedy in Microsoft case
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