Apple shows off new versions of its mobile platforms
US devices giant Apple previewed major new versions of its iOS mobile operating system as well as the stripped-down version used on the Apple Watch at its developer conference.
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Ericsson lands $1 billion IT transformation deal with VimpelCom
Swedish networking giant Ericsson and operator group VimpelCom has signed a deal worth over $1 billion to ‘radically transform VimpelCom’s global IT infrastructure.’
Microsoft sells mobile patents to Xiaomi, signs software bundling deal
Microsoft’s orderly retreat from mobile devices is turning into a rout with the news that it has sold nearly 1,500 technology patents to Chinese devices company Xiaomi.
Oracle and Samsung buddy-up over mobile enterprise software
Samsung and Oracle are to combine their respective device and cloud expertise in a pact to jointly create tools, apps and enterprise systems for the mobile world, writes BCN.
Cisco seeks to simplify SDN with ACI release
Cisco claims that customers can take a further step towards network automation as it launched a new release of Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) software to its software defined networking range, reports BCN.
AsiaInfo announces Indian enterprise joint venture with Reliance
Chinese comms vendor AsiaInfo and India’s Reliance Industries are to co-develop new services for businesses under a joint agreement signed in Mumbai, India.
WeDo launches customer profiling software
Portuguese business assurance outfit WeDo has launched a new software suite designed to help telcos better profile their customers and anticipate commercial opportunities.
Apple releases iOS 8.3 and allows wifi calling
EE was breaking out the bubbly this evening and no doubt inundating Tim Cook with smiley emojis after Apple release the iOS 8.3 software update. The patch fixes a litany of minor glitches but, crucially for EE, also enables wifi calling, which the operator itself only launched this week.
Open Networking Foundation wary of ‘big vendor’ influence on SDN
Dan Pitt, Executive Director of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), has warned of the dangers of allowing the big networking vendors to have too much influence over the development of SDN, arguing they have a strong interest in maintaining the proprietary status quo.
Telefonica invests in customer chat solution
Operator group Telefonica has implemented a chat application to power its customer service and to support its operations in Spain. The group has invested in software provider Moxie Software’s Chat Spaces solution as it looks to engage customers across multiple communication channels.
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