Intellisync Enters Into Definitive Agreement for All-Cash Transaction Valued at Approximately $430 Million

1. Intellisync Enters Into Definitive Agreement for All-Cash Transaction Valued at Approximately $430 Million

Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNC), the leader in platform-independent wireless messaging, announced today that Intellisync has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Nokia (NYSE: NOK), a world leader in mobile communications.

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- read full story from intellisync.com, Nov 16 2005


2. Nokia adds to e-mail with Intellisync buy

Mobile giant Nokia will buy wireless messaging and e-mail management firm Intellisync to boost its position in the corporate mobile e-mail market, it said on Wednesday.

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- read full story from reuters, Nov 16 2005


3. Google Base: Toward a Walled Garden

Anyone can search the Web. Now, Google aims to create its own invisible Web (define), which will be invisible to anyone not using Google.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 16 2005


4. GoogleNet conquers Mountain View

Google's first foray into providing blanket wireless internet coverage has proved victorious, with its home town of Mountain View giving the local company a five-year monopoly on providing Wi-Fi access.

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- read full story from theregister.com, Nov 17 2005


5. Commtouch Reports Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth

Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH), the developer of ground breaking RPD™ technology for real time anti-spam and Zero-Hour™ virus protection, today announced its third quarter and year to date results for the period ending September 30, 2005.

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- read full story from commtouch.com, Nov 16 2005


6. Chinese Internet star Alibaba.com vows to beat Google

Chinese Internet firm Alibaba.com has vowed to defeat US giant Google in the battle to become the dominant search engine for the potentially lucrative Chinese market.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 17 2005


7. Sony Unveils Internet-Based Phone Service

Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news). on Wednesday announced a free Internet-based phone service similar to the popular computer-to-computer calling provided by Skype, but with an emphasis on video conferencing.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 16 2005


8. Skype hopes China will approve paid call service

Internet telephony firm Skype hopes to reach agreement soon with Chinese state-owned telecoms operators so it can launch its computer-to-telephone call service in China, the firm's chief executive said on Wednesday.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 16 2005


9. Cingular to Offer Phones For the 12-and-Under Set

Cingular Wireless stores today will start selling a small, brightly colored cell phone called the Firefly, becoming the first national carrier to offer a mobile phone tailor-made for children 12 years old and younger.

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- read full story from washingtonposts.com, Nov 17 2005