Daily Archives: 28 April, 2011
VIMPELCOM AGREES ON FURTHER FINANCING OF ITS VIETNAMESE OPERATIONS
Amsterdam and New York (April 26, 2011) – “VimpelCom Ltd” (“VimpelCom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIP), one of the world’s largest integrated telecommunications services operators, announced today that it has agreed with its local partner in Vietnam on a financing plan for its Vietnamese joint venture, GTEL-Mobile Joint Stock Company (“GTEL-Mobile”), that could result in the Company providing investments in total of up to US$500 million through 2013. The Company has completed the first stage of the financing plan by paying US$196 million for newly issued shares and thereby increasing its stake in GTEL-Mobile from 40% to 49%. All proceeds from this financing will be used for GTEL-Mobile development. The Company’s local partner in the joint venture, GTEL, has retained a 51% interest in GTEL-Mobile. In connection with this investment, the joint venture parties have also agreed that the Company will assume operational management of GTEL-Mobile.
HP Helps Print Service Providers Increase Versatility and Productivity
HP Scitex LX850 and LX820 Printers, HP LX610 Latex Scitex Inks debut at ISA Sign Expo 2011
LAS VEGAS, April 28, 2011
HP today unveiled the latest additions to its Latex Printing Technologies portfolio to boost productivity and expand application versatility for print service providers, while delivering high image quality and lowering the impact of printing on the environment.
On display in HP booth 4543 at the ISA International Sign Expo 2011, the new offerings include:
The HP Scitex LX850 Printer, a 126-inch (3.2 m) latex ink printer that delivers maximum versatility and productivity with multiple workflow features, including dual-roll, roll-to-free fall and roll-to-collector handling and an ink collector.
The HP Scitex LX820 Printer, a 126-inch (3.2 m) latex ink printer that offers high productivity at a lower price in a roll-to-roll configuration.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Remains a Key Market Enabler as Certifications Reach 10,000
Interoperability is at the core of Wi-Fi’s success – products certified ten years ago interoperate with those certified today
AUSTIN, TX, April 27, 2011 – More than 10,000 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED designations have been granted by the Wi-Fi Alliance®, the global, non-profit trade association at the center of the Wi-Fi® industry. Millions of Wi-Fi devices on the market today offer the latest features and security protections, as well as the ability to interoperate across brands, as a result of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED program.
HP Helps Print Service Providers Increase Versatility and Productivity
HP Scitex LX850 and LX820 Printers, HP LX610 Latex Scitex Inks debut at ISA Sign Expo 2011
LAS VEGAS, April 28, 2011
HP today unveiled the latest additions to its Latex Printing Technologies portfolio to boost productivity and expand application versatility for print service providers, while delivering high image quality and lowering the impact of printing on the environment.
On display in HP booth 4543 at the ISA International Sign Expo 2011, the new offerings include:
NASA Awards $2.5 Billion Services Contract to HP
HP to modernize NASA’s desktop environment to improve collaboration and security while reducing costs
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 28, 2011
HP Enterprise Services has been chosen for a single-award firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth up to $2.5 billion over a four-year base period with two three-year option periods by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
HP will provide end-user desktop services and devices that will increase NASA’s efficiency and allow its employees to more easily collaborate in a secure computing environment.
HP Cures Networking Ills for Healthcare Providers with Converged Infrastructure
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 28, 2011
HP today announced that three healthcare providers serving thousands of patients have chosen HP Networking solutions to improve service delivery and simplify their IT infrastructures.
San Francisco-based Brown & Toland Physicians, Enloe Medical Center of Chico, Calif., and the Kantonsspital Graubunden (KSGR) in Chur, Switzerland, evaluated several competitive solutions, including HP and Cisco. These customers are among the many that select HP’s high-performance, easy-to-manage and affordable networking solutions to improve service delivery without downtime.
HP Networking solutions are core to HP Converged Infrastructure, which integrates servers, storage and networking into pools of interoperable resources.
