Henry Schacht, chairman and CEO of Lucent, said: "These expectations reflect a significant sales decline in North America due to an overall softening in the competitive local exchange carrier market, slowdown in capital spending by established...
However, says Stevenson, Marconi has strong relationships with many of the incumbent telcos, such as BT and Deutsche Telekom - a valuable asset which a company like Cisco doesn't have. A takeover of Marconi remains a likely option, but a buyer...
So who are the key movers and shakers in the online consumer world as we enter the new year? It's not strictly a broadband site, but the success of the new-look Windows Media player leaves Windowsmedia very well-placed in the battle with Realplayer...
The so-called poison pill dilutes the holdings of any hostile buyer that acquires a stake of 20 percent or greater in the company, making an uninvited transaction prohibitively expensive. I think the message is that shareholders are not expecting...
And as the industry turns to adopting a federated approach, in which one password onto a company's site will grant others access without requiring someone to re-enter the information, the stakes may be high for consumers.
The success of a CIO is gauged almost entirely on the brand strength and share price performance of the company they work for, according to new research. The poll of the UK's largest IT departments and IT suppliers revealed Tesco is the company...