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ZDNET: Microsoft said the first quarter of next year, Windows 7 Beta 1
Of the recent release of the specific date of Windows 7 rumors, Microsoft said it will launch the first quarter of next year, Windows 7 Beta 1.
According to foreign media reports, a Microsoft employee had a recent blog, Windows 7 Beta 1, said a specific launch date is not yet clear, but be sure, Microsoft will be the end of December to be held between mid-January MSDN Developers Conference launched.
Another employee named Keith Combs said, Windows 7 Beta 1 next year on January 13 debut.
In response, Microsoft on Tuesday released a public statement, said that Windows 7 Beta 1 will be launched first quarter of next year.
Held in late October of this year's Professional Developers Conference (Professional Developers Conference) and early November of Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference), Microsoft has introduced for the participants to the forecast version of Windows 7.
CNET: AMD expects fourth quarter revenue will decline about 25%
AMD warned Thursday, as consumers demand lower than the impact of the performance of the company, AMD in the fourth quarter of fiscal revenues will be significantly lower than previously expected.
According to foreign media reports, AMD expects its fourth-quarter revenue will be 1.19 billion, compared with about 25% decline in third quarter
AMD announced in October its third-quarter revenue of 1.59 billion U.S. dollars. At that time, AMD expects fourth quarter revenue will be flat with this figure.
In the past two years, AMD a total loss of 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. Last month, AMD released layoff plan, the company plans to lay off 500 of its global workforce, or about 3%.
AMD plans will be January 22, 2009 release of its 2008 fourth quarter earnings.
CNET: Yahoo's advanced search experts Lu Qi will serve as Microsoft's digital sector executives
Recently there is news that Yahoo search experts Lu Qi former senior will serve as Microsoft's digital sector executives.
According to foreign media reports, the sources said, the appointments announced as early as next Monday. Currently, the appointment details have not yet baked. As Miss Church is more than proficient in search technology sales and management, so Microsoft is considering whether to Miss Church with a senior management staff. In this regard, Microsoft advertising and publishing solution Brian McAndrews, senior vice president, was considered good alternate candidate.
Lu Qi as Microsoft's digital department officials, will directly manage Microsoft's search, portal and advertising platform, MSN and search and other products.
alleyinsider: Yahoo, AOL early as next week to complete the merger by the end of appointment of new CEO
Thursday news that Yahoo's chairman Luo Yibo Story grams (Roy Bostock) Yahoo and AOL, have been identified as early as next week to complete the merger transaction, the company will this month to appoint a new CEO.
According to foreign media reports, "The Wall Street Journal" editorial 鍗℃媺鏂煢浠?Seoul (Kara Swisher) Thursday published an article called, Bostock said Yahoo would have been the end of the year to determine the new CEO candidates. In addition, Bostock also implied that, regardless of whether the new CEO in place, do the companies have merged with AOL to prepare. This message will be announced next week the earliest.
Siweishener said impede merger between Yahoo and AOL is the main reason for the price.
It is reported that a bid for Yahoo since the hope that Time Warner has been holding combined 20% stake in the new company, but Time Warner wants to hold one-third of the shares. At current prices, 20% and one-third of the shares are worth three billion U.S. dollars and 50 billion dollars.
Currently, Yahoo's board of directors of the new target candidates, including News Corp. CEO COO 褰煎緱璋㈠皵灏?(Peter Chernin), the former AOL executive Qiaoenmile (Jon Miller), former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (Meg Whitman) Former Yahoo COO 涓圭綏妫淮鏍?(Dan Rosensweig) and former Microsoft executive, Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson (Kevin Johnson) and so on.
Before the new CEO businessmen, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang still held the post. After, he will remain in the Yahoo board, and return to its chief Yahoo! Post.
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Reuters: AT & T plans to cut 12,000 people started the end of
U.S. carrier AT & T said Thursday, in response to the global financial crisis due to a sharp decline in the mobile phone market, the company plans to lay off 12,000 people, representing about 4% of its workforce.
According to foreign media reports, AT & T said that the current economic crisis, the company had to cut back on spending. From AT & T plans into effect in December this year, this redundancy scheme, and will be until the year 2009. The company will set aside the fourth quarter of this year, 600 million U.S. dollars as a severance payment.
Meanwhile, AT & T also plans to fiscal 2008 levels to reduce the overall fiscal year 2009, capital expenditures, the details will be announced next January.
As more and more consumers now turn to cheaper wireless or cable and Internet services, phone companies have also intensified the price war. AT & T believes that given the current economic pressure to change the business mix and streamlining the organizational structure is essential. This year in April, AT & T announced the layoffs in its fixed-line sector 4650 people, 1.5% of its workforce, about the majority of retrenched workers in the management of personnel.
Credit Suisse analyst Chris Larsen is expected, AT & T's capital spending in 2009 will reach 17 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 2008, down 12 percentage points.
Thursday afternoon, AT & T in New York Stock Exchange fell 2.5 percent, to close at 28.36 U.S. dollars.
Reuters: Nokia issue a second warning that mobile phone sales fell more than expected
Nokia said Thursday, as consumers cut spending, the global mobile phone sales decline was more than expected. This is the company's issued within three weeks of the second warning.
According to foreign media reports, Nokia's Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson said: "Consumers in all regions worldwide is to cut its spending, which makes us once again issued a warning."
Nokia expects the global mobile phone sales in the fourth quarter will be lower than previously expected 330 million, sales will drop at least 5%. Nokia said that although sales fell, but the company's market share is on the rise.
Nokia did not cut their sales forecasts. The company said that as of January next year, before the earnings release, the company will not issue more money in the reports or financial expectations.
Thursday afternoon, Nokia's stock exchange in the New Zealand dollar rose to 13.84 U.S. dollars 54 cents, or 4%.
guardian: Viacom announced 850 job cuts cost saving 250 million U.S. dollars
The third-largest U.S. media company Viacom (Viacom) Thursday announced that as part of a plan to cut costs, the company plans to lay off 850 people.
According to foreign media reports, Viacom said it planned to cut its global staff numbers about 7% of the total number of 12,300 people.
Viacom will be included in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year from four hundred million to 450 million U.S. dollars in restructuring charges. The company expects the job cuts planned in 2009 to save 250 million U.S. dollars in capital expenditures.
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said: "We are moving quickly to take measures to adapt to the current economic crisis, the adverse situation. Reorganization plan will enable us to be more calm in face of economic crisis, which helps drive our business market stability and improved conditions. "
