Swedish born Bo Kallstrand will take over from Jack Cizain when he moves from his present position in Swedish company Graninge. For the first time Electricité de France (EDF) has not appointed a French national to head up its European division.
The Swedish company is currently the third largest manufacturer of handsets but has taken this latest decision in an attempt to stem mounting losses in its consumer products arm. Rival manufacturers such as Motorola have already moved to contract...
The Swedish company's plants currently operate independently and sell only to local markets, but Findus hopes the deal to develop its business critical systems will help it establish more collaborative ways of working.
For instance, in July IBM reported a $1.1bn, 10-year IT services contract with ABB, a Swiss power and automation technologies company. At the time, IBM said that, along with roughly $600m generated by two other contracts signed in late 2001, its...
Nokia has announced plans to boost its research investments in China, as it continues to step up its focus on the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) standard for mobile phones. The company on Friday said its plans in China include creating a new...
In a letter posted by the US state's IT division, Henry Dormitzer, undersecretary of administration and finance, and Bethann Pepoli, acting chief information officer, said that by adopting both standards the "Commonwealth continues on its path...