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Verisign, which recently sold off its Jamba mobile content division to News Corp ( NYSE: NWS ) for $200 million, still has a number of divisions that are up for sale, including some in mobile/telecom sector. A list of them is detailed in its 10-Q for Q308, filed late last week. They include: -- Messaging...
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inCode, a wireless consultant to carriers, has completed a management buyout from VeriSign ( NSDQ: VRSN ). Going forward, inCode will be an independent company that will continue its focus on advising carriers and helping to deploy new wireless services. Previous projects include strategies on MVNOs...
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m-Qube , a Verisign subsidiary, has agreed to pay the Florida Attorney General's Office $500,000 for allegedly billing for ringtones that were promoted through fraudulent ads, the ClickZ Network reports . The Watertown, MA-based mobile content firm agreed to adopt and enforce strict standards for...
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The number of text messages sent during the second quarter jumped 20 percent to 52 billion messages, compared to the previous quarter, according to VeriSign ( NSDQ: VRSN ), which compiles statistics based on the messaging traffic it sees from its media division. Although the figures are skewed because...
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-- Android phone receives FCC approval: The HTC Dream phone, which will be the first phone using Google's ( NSDQ: GOOG ) Android operating system, has received FCC approval, according to Engadget . The phone comes with a "jogball," which has been seen in mysterious videos online. From documentation...
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Verisign, which has pared down the company over the last year, has seen another CEO change: William Roper, who had been president and CEO for a bit more than a year, has resigned and the company board has named Jim Bidzos as interim CEO, president and executive chairman. Bidzos was the company's...
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Rafat was almost right on the button. In a meeting today, Jamba decided to stop developing its own mobile games, so is shutting its Ojom development unit. Berlin-based Ojom is actually one of VeriSign's ( NSDQ: VRSN ) contributions to the venture with News Corp ( NYSE: NWS ). which will now concentrate...
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News Corp/VeriSign ( NSDQ: VRSN ) mobile entertainment JV Jamster/Jamba has hired Endemol International's digital media director William Linders as its content EVP, based at the Berlin HQ. Linders had spent seven years with the TV producer, working on interactive ideas around shows like Big Brother...
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Verisign, which sold off a 51 percent stake in Jamba/Jamster to News Corp in early 2007, has released some more details on developments since, in its 10-K , filed last week with SEC: -- On investing more in Jamba over 2007 : "Fox paid VeriSign ( NSDQ: VRSN ) approximately $192.4 million in cash...