Watching China

SYDNEY, Australia and VANCOUVER , July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, has partnered with NetComm Limited, Australia's leading provider of data communication technology and the world's leading 3G embedded module manufacturer, Sierra Wireless to launch a new mobile broadband device.

Joost and Hong Kong-based internet company Tom Online launched a beta Chinese version of the online video service Wednesday.

Earnings and revenues both grew in the second quarter at Amazon.com Inc., with results besting analysts’ estimates. (AMZN)

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. saw increased revenue and net income in the second quarter despite a decline in same-store sales. (PFCB)

In an effort to trim costs, Pentair Inc. will shut down two facilities in Wisconsin, laying off 350 workers. (PNR)

Genelabs Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it will collaborate with two entities to research and develop compounds that target the hepatitis C virus. (GNLB) (GILD)

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IPTV and IP video equipment lead growth

Internet television service Joost and Chinese media conglomerate TOM Group launched a joint venture to court viewers in China, even as the government tightens restrictions on such services.

(Adds comments in Beijing by TOM Group)

Joost, the once-hyped-but-struggling-for-relevance online video firm started by Skype founders, has made an interesting move with one of its minority investors: it has launched a Chinese version with Tom Group, with local language content from the likes of CCTV, China Record Corp, BTV Media, CAV Warner Home Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Media Group. I briefly ran into Joost CEO Mike Volpi at ...

Joost, the once-hyped-but-struggling-for-relevance online video firm started by Skype founders, has made an interesting move with one of its minority investors: it has launched a Chinese version with Tom Group, with local language content from the likes of CCTV, China Record Corp, BTV Media, CAV Warner Home Entertainment and Huayi Brothers Media Group.

Internet television service Joost and Chinese media conglomerate TOM Group will launch a joint venture on Wednesday to court viewers in China, even as the government tightens restrictions on such services.

According to the report, Service Provider and Enterprise Telecom and Datacom Equipment , the 5-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) for all segments tracked in the report range from slightly negative to strong double digits from 2007 to 2011, with IPTV and IP video equipment growing the fastest, followed by service provider VoIP and IMS equipment.

— Jul. 10, 2008 — Quebec-based Clearview Technology has announced new details of a $600 Windows CE 5.0-based device it's positioning as "the world's smallest and lightest portable PC." The 5.7 x 3.4 x 1.1 inch Infinity miPC includes a separate, folding Bluetooth keyboard, and boasts "unprecedented" battery life, Clearview claims.

iBasis, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBAS), a KPN affiliate, today announced results for the second quarter ended

iBasis, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBAS), a KPN affiliate, today announced results for the second quarter ended

BURLINGTON, Mass.----iBasis, Inc. , a KPN affiliate, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Sales of service provider and enterprise telecom and datacom equipment hit $139 billion worldwide in 2007, up 13% from 2006, and are forecast to grow 26% to $174 billion in 2011, says a new report from communications market research firm Infonetics Research.

— Jul. 09, 2008 — Microsoft has announced the winning teams in its annual Embedded Development contest, part of the overall student competition called Imagine Cup 2008. While there were meant to be only three winners, teams from Ireland and China tied for second place, resulting in four awards, says Microsoft.