Thales says satellite shake-up
Thales says satellite shake-up will not affect plant in Govan (The Herald)
Thales, the French defence electronics and weapons company, yesterday offered assurances that its optronics plant in Govan will not be affected by fresh moves to rationalise Europe's satellite industry.
Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 Gaming Laptop (Gizmodo)
Another day, yet another life-changing gaming laptop released. This time, Toshiba may have stolen nVidia’s thunder by announcing the availability of the Satellite P102-S921 gaming…
Satellite problem downs Sky digital (NZCity)
About 500,000 Sky digital customers across New Zealand and Australia are without the service tonight, due to a satellite problem. The Radio Network listeners from Otago to Auckland are also reporting outages.
Turkey's New Satellite (TurkishPress.com)
ANKARA - Turkey's new satellite will provide modern telecommunication services including internet and fax in all parts of the country.
SATELLITE SWAP (IWon - Money)
Alcatel has been in talks to swap its satellite subsidiary and other assets in exchange for a larger 25-30 percent stake in Thales , compared with its current 9.5 percent.
Google satellite images criticised (NDTV)
India's Deputy National Security Advisor has urged international action against Google's satellite images of key installations around the world. Vijay Nambiar told NDTV the issue would have to be taken up with Google and it should rethink its strategy.
Satellite installer files suit (Times Leader)
WILKES-BARRE – A man who installed satellite equipment for a local company has filed a federal class action lawsuit, alleging the firm has improperly classified installers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime and other benefits.
EUROPE'S SATELLITE INDUSTRY BRACED FOR MAJOR SHAKE-UP (The Tocqueville Connection)
PARIS, March 30, 2006 (AFP) - European industrial groups EADS, Thales and Alcatel, and US telecom equipment company Lucent were involved in complex talks on Thursday which could lead to two new alliances and a concentration of European satellite activities.
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) Hires Vice President Government Solutions (SYS-CON Media)
Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP (MSV) announced today that it has hired James Corry to lead MSV's system solutions for all federal, state, and local government needs, as well as the solutions for emergency responders and public safety. Mr. Corry joins MSV from Sprint Nextel, where he held the position of Director of Federal Wireless, focused on intelligence, law enforcement, first response, and DOD
Preliminary decision taken to sink telecom satellite (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 30 (Itar-Tass) - A preliminary decision was taken to sink the Russian damaged telecom satellite Ekspress-AM11, Tass learnt on Thursday from an expert of the space industry. “A preliminary decision was taken to sink the damaged satellite.