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Telecoms gear makers emphasize service
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equipment providers facing tough competition supplying products to telecommunications companies are learning the meaning of an increasingly valuable word: service. Full Article
US tech, media giants weigh China challenge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. technology and media companies are determined to tackle the challenges posed by China's vast but tightly controlled markets despite criticism by lawmakers in Washington, top executives said. Full Article
The world makes a beeline to growing India
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Americans, Europeans, Koreans, Japanese and even Chinese are making a beeline toward India either to buy stakes in local firms or to raise capital through its booming stock market to fund expansion. Full Article
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Music phones to slice into iPod growth
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Perhaps the biggest threat to Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and the portable music player industry is a device already nestling in a billion pockets: the mobile phone. Full Article
Corporate tech spending seen growing in 2006
New York (Reuters) - Global spending on information technology, from data storage to computer consulting, will pick up in coming years as companies and governments upgrade networks and focus on security, say top industry executives. Full Article
New advertising age has execs experimenting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's getting harder than ever to score in the ad game. Full Article
TiVo sees rivals as clients; analysts skeptical
NEW YORK (Reuters) - TiVo Inc. Chief Executive Tom Rogers hopes his biggest rivals in the television set-top box market -- U.S. cable television providers -- may soon be eager customers, but analysts are not so sure. Full Article
China and India present threats and opportunities
PARIS (Reuters) - China and India may be great resource pools for some of the world's top technology companies now, but their rapid growth could spawn some worthy competitors in a few years, industry executives said this week. Full Article
Business looks at VoIP phones
PARIS (Reuters) - The use of VoIP technology to cut fixed-line phone costs is set to double in France this year to reach 30-40 percent of traffic and is flourishing across Europe. Full Article
eBay says wins market share from Alibaba
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. believes it is winning back share from rival Alibaba in the fast-growing China market, following its recent elimination of many fees, eBay's China chief said on Thursday. Full Article
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