The London-based company will now seek $600m in financing from strategic investors by 2 September, a move which will have to be approved at its 28 August AGM. ICO Global Communications, the third largest mobile satellite services (MSS) provider...
Business managers have - finally - woken up to the idea that IT can be a strategic investment. Despite this, many companies continue to balk at spending significant sums on IT infrastructure. One reason for this is that investments in...
The current slowing of telecom shares on the stock market has since caused a strategic rethink. According to sources quoted by French newspaper Les Echos, Alcatel has abandoned plans for an IPO, preferring to shortlist two buyers - US-based firm...
All of which raises the question of what exactly strategy now is and how companies can create effective strategic plans. Other commentators point to similar new strategic imperatives. All this is a long way from the traditional view of strategy...
At first sight the marketing and promotional deal signed by UK football club Manchester United and US baseball team the New York Yankees looks like a strategic partnership signed in heaven. But the real test will be whether the strategic...
IT directors are being urged to embrace a more strategic role in transforming enterprises into "real-time" organisations. Collaborative commerce is a strategic weapon to save costs. The IT director must make strategic decisions that can help the...