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Nortel was penetrated by hackers for decade: report

Bankrupt Canadian telecom company Nortel was penetrated for at least a decade by hackers believed to have been operating from China, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

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created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 9

Can Kodak rescue itself via a patent bonanza?

Picture this: Kodak - the company that invented the first digital camera in 1975, and developed the photo technology inside most cellphones and digital devices - is in the midst of the worst crisis in its ...

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created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 10

Google raised Motorola bid by $3B to get deal done

Google prized Motorola Mobility's patent portfolio so much that it threw in an extra $3 billion to get its takeover offer accepted last month.

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created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nortel Networks' patent portfolio up for auction

One of the more intriguing auctions scheduled later this month won't involve fine art or vintage sports cars or other expensive trinkets, but it is expected to attract some deep pockets.

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created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Icahn pushes Motorola to turn patents into cash

(AP) -- Shares of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings jumped to a four-month high Thursday after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he's pushing the company to squeeze profits from its vast patent portfolio.

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created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canada won't review $4.5B sale of Nortel patents

(AP) -- The $4.5 billion sale of Nortel's patent portfolio to a consortium including Research In Motion Ltd. cleared another hurdle Tuesday as the Canadian government said the deal does not need to be reviewed under the ...

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judges in US, Canada approve Nortel patents sale

(AP) -- U.S. and Canadian judges have approved a $4.5 billion cash bid from a consortium that includes smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion for patents held by bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel.

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created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nortel to sell itself off in pieces

(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.

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created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US, Canadian judges approve Nortel bankruptcy sale

(AP) -- Nortel Networks Inc. won approval Wednesday from judges in Delaware and Ontario for the $900 million sale of a Nortel unit that makes communications systems for businesses.

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nortel sells mobile network to Ericsson and Kapsch

Canada's Nortel Networks on Thursday announced it has completed the 103 million dollar sale of its GSM-GSMR wireless business to Sweden's Ericsson and Austria's Kapsch.

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created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ciena wins court approval for Nortel unit bid

(AP) -- Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million.

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CEO of Nortel steps down as company liquidates

(AP) -- Nortel Networks CEO Mike Zafirovski is stepping down from the troubled telecommunications company, saying "a natural transition point" has been reached as the company continues to liquidate.

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Courts OK $1.13B sale of Nortel assets to Ericsson

(AP) -- U.S. and Canadian courts have approved Swedish wireless company LM Ericsson's $1.13 billion bid to buy next-generation wireless technology and other assets from insolvent telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.

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Nortel strikes deal to sell business unit to Avaya

Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel said Monday it reached a deal to sell its enterprise solutions business to US-based Avaya for 475 million dollars pending approval of a bankruptcy court.

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

London 2012 replaces sponsor Nortel with Cisco

(AP) -- London Olympic officials on Friday replaced bankrupt Canadian technology sponsor Nortel Networks with Cisco for the 2012 Games, a move that will cost organizers $19.4 million in revenue.

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0