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Fri 31st May, 2002
Nokia forecasts data revenues
"Nokia
said
it expected mobile data to contribute €280bn ($260bn) to operators' revenues globally in 2006".
Wed 29th May, 2002
Press reports
Reuters,
AFX
and aimquoted.com
picked up the Development agreement
with Unanimis. In addition,
AFX
has an article summarising the AGM Statement.
Tue 28th May, 2002
Agreement with Unanimis Consulting Limited
Forbidden announced a
Development agreement
with Unanimis Consulting Limited on new on-line advertising formats
today.
Tue 28th May, 2002
Annual General Meeting
Today Forbidden Technologies plc held its Annual General Meeting at
the Wimbledon offices. See our
AGM Statement for more details.
Wed 22nd May, 2002
Nokia and Microsoft
"Scandinavian domination of the mobile phone market could soon
end if analysts' predictions are correct..."
writes
Tony Glover in ShareCast. Nomura analyst Keith Woolcock, quoted in the
same article: "...claims that the mobile phone industry is now on
an unstoppable collision course with the computer industry over which
company will dominate the world of wireless data."
Fri 10th May, 2002
EU contemplates a tough regulatory line on Microsoft
The FT reports that: "Microsoft faces having to make radical changes to meet European regulatory concerns that go well beyond what is being demanded of it in the US." "The measures under consideration would force Microsoft to change the way it produces and sells its Windows operating system and Media Player software, and to provide a large amount of technical information to competitors" said the report, "...it is understood that the authorities are considering asking Microsoft to separate its media software Media Player from Windows."
Thu 9th May, 2002
Media bill to liberalise ownership rules
Ashling O'Connor, writing in the FT, reports that: "The British media market is to be opened to all comers after the government yesterday proposed to sweep aside ownership curbs...". In the same article, Tessa Jowell, culture secretary is quoted as saying: "It makes no sense that French, Italian or German companies can own TV and radio licenses but Canadian, Australian or US companies cannot". The bill is expected to become law next year.
Wed 1st May, 2002
ITV Digital's premium channels off the air
Today's Media Guardian
reports
that: "The long drawn-out death of ITV Digital, the world's most
expensive digital terrestrial television business, was finally over
last night..." The premium channels were reported to be switched
off at midnight and the article continues: "Free-to-air channels
such as the main terrestrial channels will continue to be broadcast
for the time being but the service is expected to cease altogether
within a fortnight." Forbidden's technology continues to support
digital narrowcast over the Internet and mobile networks.
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