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Verizon Business has earned Cisco’s Master Security Specialization, recognizing that the company has fulfilled the rigorous training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) security solutions.

Nokia filed its annual report on Form 20-F for 2009 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission today, and revised its definition of the industry mobile device market applicable to its reporting beginning in 2010. Nokia also updated its mobile device market estimates for 2010 based on the revised definition.

2K Games announced today that the Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack*, the first downloadable content for the award-winning BioShock®2, is now available for download from both the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows–LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points, and from the PlayStation®Network for $4.99.

FLO TV Incorporated, the company that innovated the mobile broadcast TV category, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced it has expanded its partnership with Turner Broadcasting to bring consumers CNN Mobile, a channel that includes programming from CNN/US, CNN International and HLN, as well as CNN.com content.

The solar panels at six school sites will generate enough power to light more than 250,000 average-sized compact fluorescent light bulbs.

NVIDIA and Epic Games, Inc. today announced the addition of NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology support to Unreal Engine 3.

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that awards and praise from partners and pundits are continuing to pile up for CA’s recovery management channel business and products.

BT has announced today that the BT Foundation has developed an innovative corporate Volunteer programme, which under the name “ICT Volunteering”, aims to promote BT Spain’s employees’ charitable actions and favour the integration and development of underprivileged communities, through the use of information and communications technologies.

Vodafone customers can select the stylish, curved handset packed full of high-end features in either Venus Ruby (exclusive to Vodafone) or Moon Silver.

For Kraft Foods – the world’s second-largest food company – the 2010 Ford Fusion has proven to be an ideal solution in helping to reduce fuel use and C02 emissions for 2,500 members of the company’s national sales staff.

Eight businesses from across the UK have been crowned "Customer Kings" as Cisco announces the results of its search to find 2010’s best customer focused firms. Green Energy UK, an environmentally focused energy provider, claimed the prestigious accolade of being named ’Winner of Winners’, walking away with a £5,000 cash prize.

In line with its ongoing U.S. investment efforts, Siemens ( SI) announced today that it will build a new 60-Hz gas turbine production plant at its existing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

These include interests in ten exploration blocks in Brazil, including seven in the prolific Campos basin; a major portfolio of deepwater exploration acreage and prospects in the US Gulf of Mexico; and an interest in the BP-operated Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) development in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan

Intel Corporation today previewed platforms featuring the latest Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition processor and announced the latest release of Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) that will aid developers in optimizing game performance.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the AMD Foundation, in support of AMD Changing the Game, has awarded a grant to the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

IBM ( IBM) is trusted by U.S. consumers more than any other IT company when it comes to securing and protecting the privacy of their personal information, according to a survey from privacy and information management research firm Ponemon Institute.

The new FTP-63AMCL101/111/301/311 printer series delivers a 250mm/sec print speed, which is among the highest in the industry. Its operating life is rated for a minimum of 150km total printing and 150 million pulses to ensure long-term reliability.

The Siemens Building Technologies Division announces the release of the market package 6.5 (MP6.5) of its SiPass Entro access control system.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced a global alliance with Microsoft Corp. (NYSE: MSFT) to deploy Bing services on Motorola devices powered by Android.

The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Omnibus Initiative team on Wednesday (March 10) outlined its recommendations to ensure the accessibility of high-speed Internet to people with disabilities.