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Comment Written in Helsinki Airport, edited in Shrivenham and despatched from my home on a new wi-fi signal (with a default setting) that appeared from nowhere, and it just seemed like fun to see if it would work [19 Jun 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Telecoms - get creative
Comment Written in Helsinki and despatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi network that reached every room, bar and lobby in my hotel. Sooner or later it seems everything becomes a commodity. Throughout my life I have watched as food, wine, beer, clothing... [12 Jun 2006]
HEX goes for most embarrassing gaffe award
News The Helsinki Bourse's Technology Index's (HEX) website was briefly filled with obscenities after HEX accidentally published a test site instead of a real one. HEX accidentally put up the offending site instead of the real one as part of the site's... [18 Sep 2001]
Nokia investigated over profit warning leak
News Nokia is to be investigated by the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX) over an alleged leak regarding the company's profit warning. In a radio interview, Ronny Nilsson an executive of Singapore-based mobile equipment sub contractor Flextronics, said he... [05 Jul 2001]
Stockwatch Daily: Telcos keep on moving
News On the Helsinki stock market, Nokia rose 1.8 per cent on the back of recent Motorola results. On the FTSE, BT, Vodafone and Autonomy all registered an increase, along with BAE, bouncing back from yesterday's slump. [11 Jan 2001]
Finnish government lines up Linux in £3.1m deal
News Professor Risto Numminen of the Helsinki University of Technology, said supercomputers used in research today are the prototypes of tomorrow's corporate mainframes. The Finnish Ministry of Education has decided to replace its existing Cray T3E... [30 May 2000]
Sonera's cheerless quarter
News Shares on the Helsinki stock exchange were down ten per cent at the open of trade, but recovered to 1.5 per cent down. Shares in Finnish mobile operator Sonera fell ten per cent this morning after the company reported losses four times higher than... [22 Oct 2001]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: My Christmas wish list
Comment It may have been my proximity to Lapland and the trees and lights around Helsinki but it seems about the right time to write a letter. Written on BA0048 flying from London to Seattle and dispatched to silicon.com via a free LAN service provided by... [20 Dec 2006]
Sonera and Nokia take 3G to the Finnish
News At an event held at Kiasma, the Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonera promised 3G would be integrated with existing mobile services and prove "suitable for everyday life". Finnish operator Sonera has hit its deadline for getting its 3G... [26 Sep 2002]
Mobile operators slug it out as TV on phones hits Europe
News Five hundred people from in and around Helsinki will be able to trial the technology and gain access to channels including BBC World, Eurosport and Fashion TV, as well as programs from MTV and other stations. [09 Mar 2005]
Stockwatch update: Fallout continues after Cisco bombshell
News Nokia shares were down 4.14 per cent in Helsinki and Orange stock was down to 3.7 per cent in Paris, after Credit Suisse First Boston said Orange UK does not expect to be selling Nokia GPRS mobile phones in 2002. [08 Aug 2001]
Nokia shares knocked down
News Shares fell 6.38 per cent to 220 Krona (£17.14) by 10:15 (GMT) on the Helsinki exchange. Nokia shares slumped over six per cent this morning after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock just three days before the company releases its fourth quarter... [21 Jan 2002]
Linux celebrates tenth birthday
News Torvalds had created a Unix based operating system in his bedroom while studying at the University of Helsinki. The Linux operating system celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend. The OS was first released by Finnish computer science student... [28 Aug 2001]
Razorfish closes London operations
News Offices in Helsinki and Milan will also be shut down. Razorfish has closed its London office, on the back of announcing declining quarterly revenues. The US internet consultancy said the move is part of an effort to cut costs around the world by... [31 Aug 2001]
Intel and IBM in wireless alliance
News The deal has a conveniently pan-Scandinavian dimension, as IBM's Helsinki-based mobile ebusiness headquarters will collaborate with the Intel wireless competence centre in Stockholm. Intel and IBM today sealed a deal to bring WebSphere-based web... [29 May 2002]
