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Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), the business in Vodafone that manages the communication needs of its largest Enterprise customers, today announced that it has won the contract to provide Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) with a fully managed MPLS* network in 67 countries, connecting over 400 sites

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

Vodafone announces that it is bringing M-PESA, one of the world’s most successful mobile money transfer services, to South Africa, to be deployed by its subsidiary, Vodacom South Africa and its South African banking partner.

This collaboration will expand the strategic partnership of both companies enabling Vodafone to enter the Mobile Internet Device (MID) market with its own branded products leveraging Infineon’s cost optimized mobile platforms to achieve an enhanced internet user experience for emerging markets.

Vodafone today announces the imminent availability of a Vodafone People app for Android phones. The Vodafone People app for Android, being demonstrated at the Vodafone Stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will soon be available for Android users of any network provider in the 8 initial Vodafone 360 launch countries to download to their phones from Google Marketplace.

Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in wireless innovation, today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone for Vodafone customers in India.

BT has announced that it has reached its goal of building a million-strong Wi-Fi hotspot network. Now the largest network in the UK and Ireland, the hotspots are available in homes, independent businesses, high street chains and major city centres.

The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team today revealed its brand new MP4-25 chassis - the car in which reigning world champion Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will contest the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

Vodafone Group today announced that nearly 450,000 Vodafone customers have signed up to its music subscription services since it signed DRM-free deals with all four major labels in 2009.

In its second direct bank transfer in seven days, Verizon Wireless today transmitted $4.84 million to the American Red Cross relief effort for Haiti, representing additional pledges made by 762,284 Verizon Wireless customers with pledges totaling $7.82 million to the Red Cross from the beginning of the humanitarian relief effort through 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

The evaluation criteria used by Gartner was operators’ "Ability to Execute" and "Completeness of Vision" across 17 countries in Western Europe.

As the first global open foresight programme the Future Agenda has begun by identifying 16 of the most pressing issues to face society over the next 10 years, irrespective of location, industry or financial stability, and has invited experts in each area to publish an initial point of view for others to comment upon.

The smart metering managed service will enable German utilities to adhere to recent and forthcoming European Union’s rules and will be implemented for the first time by Stadtwerke Pasewalk, a municipal utility that operates in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The new solutions, led by HP Subscriber, Network and Application Policy (HP SNAP), expand the company’s business support system (BSS) offerings.

Sensational double World Champion driver line-up created as Jenson Button joins Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone for customers in seven European countries as well as South Africa.

Vodafone customers to be offered secure, offsite protection and access to their PC’s digital files over fixed and mobile broadband connections.

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Vodafone has selected EMC as a preferred partner for storage and storage-related products in its European markets.

Vodafone is launching a global Machine to Machine (M2M) service platform to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless M2M projects.

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