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RSS mannesmannSupport Plan Helps Steel Manufacturer Get the Most From ERP System, Plan for Upgrade
White Paper Borusan Mannesmann Boru (BMB) is the leading manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes in Turkey. To get the most out of its investment in Microsoft Dynamics AX, BMB takes advantage of Microsoft Services Premier Support for... [25 Jul 2009]
Oil Company Halves Paper Consumption With Document and E-Mail Management System
White Paper Vallourec Mannesmann Oil and Gas UK supplies pipes and equipment to companies working in the North Sea. In the past, almost all the company's communications - and its extensive archives - were paper-based. [07 Nov 2008]
Mannesmann Arcor: SAP Telecommunications Solution Offers Effective Support for Rapid Growth
White Paper Germany's second-largest fixed network telecommunications company, Mannesmann Arcor, chose to implement the powerful, flexible SAP Telecommunications industry solution, ensuring effective IT support for its rapidly... [28 Sep 2007]
Vodafone does fixed line broadband
News In Germany, one of Vodafone's key markets, the operator has its own fixed line unit, a result of the Mannesmann acquisition. Vodafone has finally confirmed it will be aping its competitors with a definitive move into... [11 Sep 2006]
5 years ago… Vodafone Airtouch poised to make Mannesmann bid
News 09.11.1999: Vodafone AirTouch is on the verge of making a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann, the German engineering group turned predatory telecoms player, according to UK press reports over the weekend. [09 Nov 2004]
Mannesmann Six walk free
News Former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members, including the Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackermann, walked free today after a six-month criminal trial for breach of fiduciary duty. The case centred on... [22 Jul 2004]
5 years ago… Olivetti finally secures Telecom Italia takeover
News As well as this one, HP's struggle for Compaq and Vodafone's bid for Mannesmann come to mind. 24.05.99 Olivetti's €60.4bn hostile bid for Telecom Italia ended in success on Friday as it secured the 50 per cent stake it... [24 May 2004]
Mannesmann 'fat cat' six are not criminals
News The chief judge in the Mannesmann trial has made a preliminary ruling that the six executives accused of awarding themselves €60m of bonuses broke no criminal law. The ruling will come as a relief to former company chief... [01 Apr 2004]
Gent clears Esser over bonus
News Chris Gent testified today that he had never discussed bonuses with Mannesmann boss Klaus Esser during Germany's first criminal trial over executive pay. Mannesmann shareholders won a minor bonanza when... [25 Mar 2004]
Mannesmann-Vodafone Six trial unravels
News The case against former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members over bonus pay-offs was crippled yesterday by weak testimony from auditors KPMG. The six have been charged in Germany with breach of... [18 Mar 2004]
Is your CEO worth a €1bn bonus?
News The CEO in question, one Klaus Esser, ex-boss of the Mannesmann telecoms group, was awarded a €15m payout for his work when the company was bought by Vodafone in 2002. One of the biggest battles in legal history is... [23 Jan 2004]
Vodafone boss Gent to quit
News He steered the company through a series of high-profile acquisitions, such as Airtouch (£40bn) and Mannesmann (£100bn), before coming aground in his attempts to add French firm Cegetel to the Vodafone stable. [18 Dec 2002]
High-tech VIPs and the silicon.com curse
Comment From the hero of the AirTouch and Mannesmann deals to villain in two years? But we must. As at least one other publication has noted, a place in our 'power 50' list has turned into a poisoned chalice (see... [04 Sep 2002]
Vodafone mulls £1.5m Gent bonus
News The bonus is the second part of a £10m award awarded to Gent in 2000 following the takeover of Mannesmann. Vodafone's remuneration committee is mulling whether a £1.5m bonus for CEO Chris Gent should be approved by... [11 Jun 2002]
Vodafone shareholders unlikely to see windfall
News Although the company is tomorrow expected to announce a massive one-off hit against bad investment - most notably in Mannesmann - shareholders were hoping the swollen coffers of the mobile phone behemoth might be... [27 May 2002]
