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BT profit soars in tenth quarter of sales decline
3 February 2012Telco's revenue fell 4% in final quarter of last year, its tenth consecutive quarter of revenue decline, but pre-tax profit rose by nearly 50%
- O2 sends users' phone numbers to website operators
25 January 2012 - RIM's co-CEOs step down 23 January 2012
- Ofcom extends 4G coverage plan to more rural areas 12 January 2012
IT Case Studies
Changing the barrels
7 February 2012Pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers recently switched its data centre and network outsourcing supplier to achieve more scalable, outcome-based IT services
- Speechly Bircham extends network to support global growth 7 February 2012
- Rebooting Psion 31 October 2011
- Perform Group uses multiple CDNs to keep sport online 17 October 2011
Perspectives & Trends
iPad will dominate tablet market until 2015
23 September 2011
Apple's tablet devices will control at least half the market for the next three years, says Gartner
- Mobile developers to focus on enterprise apps 24 August 2011
- Beyond the iPad 5 July 2011
- Mobile apps for executives on the go 5 July 2011
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Handling mobility
17 January 2012Both IT departments and the hardware industry will continue to struggle with the smartphone and tablet revolution in 2012
- Device diversity 28 November 2011
- Opening messages 21 November 2011
- Toppling the content kings 17 October 2011
Company Analysis
Pachube opens the Internet of things to end users
9 December 2011Sensor data integration platform's new service allows its customers' customers to access information collected about them
- Mining dark fibre 7 October 2011
- Santander to move call centres from India to UK 8 July 2011
- How Cisco plans to spend $500m in East London 6 July 2011
| Company | Period | Revenue ($m) | Rev Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Telecom Group Ltd | 4Q08 | $572.9 | 1% |
| Juniper Networks Inc | 4Q08 | $923.5 | 14% |
| Nortel Networks Corp | 4Q08 | $2,722.0 | -15% |
| Sycamore Networks Inc | 1Q09 | $15.4 | -59% |
| Riverbed Technology Inc | 4Q08 | $92.2 | 21% |
| Riverbed Technology Inc | 3Q08 | $86.5 | 37% |
* Figures converted to US dollars
More Financial Results in Comms & Networking| Acquirer | Target | Price ($m) |
|---|---|---|
| Ixia | Catapult Communications | $105m |
| Carphone Warehouse | Tiscali's UK ops | n/a |
| Cisco Systems | Tidal Software | $105m |
| Cisco Systems | Pure Digital | $ 590m |
| Radware | Nortel's Appln Delivery div | n/a |
| i3 Group | Fibre Associates | n/a |
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