IT SECTOR

The Procuracy of Germany began investigating the case, which could lead to very loud scandal in the telecommunications industry in Europe over the past decade. This is a case of listening to telephone conversations top managers of Deutsche Telekom - the largest telecommunications company in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The German prosecutor's office has evidence of illegal use of stationary and mobile phones by its employees in 2005-2006. However, the current prosecutor investigation does not become a consequence of successful law enforcement or security services. Even on 26 May this year, official representatives of Deutsche Telecom admitted that the corporation several times specially hired a private detective firm to monitor telephone calls their leaders. Also under the control of telephone calls were taken of some journalists, specializing in the subject of IT and telecommunications. But, on assurances from representatives of Deutsche Telecom, listening and / or ...

In 2008 for ruNet has all chances to become a turning-historic. Leaders of the Russian segment of the worldwide network in the best traditions of the American Silicon Valley fall outside investment to western financial markets. This year, their primary placement of shares (IPO) on western stock exchanges are planning to hold two Russian Internet holding company. Not surprisingly, perhaps, that the first to enter the market with its shares decided portals, combines the search engines and a number of free web-services: Mail.ru and "Yandex". Mail.ru Mail.ru on the adopted plan already in the company in mid-summer plans to go on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Audience portal is estimated to be 30.5 million people a month. Mail.ru consultants at the upcoming IPO will feature the world financial investors such as Citibank, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. These banks and financial companies while trying not to give even rough estimates of business, now awaiting the results of exa...

In China begins major redistribution of the telecommunications market. Tasks have initiated two reforms: to create a normal competitive environment in China itself and to ensure Chinese companies - operators - free access to world markets. In the first phase of the reform of Chinese telecommunications company China Telecom and its parent state will have to acquire the second largest cellular operator in China connection - a company China Unicom. This peace tell news agency Xinhua - it also stated that the amount of the transaction amount to one hundred billion yuan ($ 14.4 billion). However, on its own information agency Reuters, the transaction amount will exceed $ 15 billion, and according to a number of other sources, that figure could rise to 110 billion yuan ($ 15.2 billion). At the moment, aware that 60 billion yuan ($ 8.5 billion) will pay the parent company (founder) China Telecom, while the remaining 40 billion yuan (about $ 4.5 billion) to pay directly itself China Telecom. C...