Friday, May 21, 2004ValueClick Suit WithdrawnWestlake Village-based ValueClick (www.valueclick.com) announced that a lawsuit brought by a former employee has been withdrawn. The company had by sued by a former executive of ValueClick's subsidiary BeFree, Joseph Lorenc, who had claimed that Be Free had promised to provide him with 1.5 percent of Be Free common stock. Lorenc agreed to dismiss his case against ValueClick and Be Free, in exchange for ValueClick's agreement not to pursue attorney's costs for defense of the company. Lorenc was (More info...)
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QUALCOMM Signs South Korean CDMA ManufacturerSan Diego-based Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com) announced that South Korea-based Curitel Communications will adopt the company's BREWChat push-to-chat solutions for its new handsets. Curitel, which develops CDMA wireless phones, will use Qualcomm's BREWChat solution to develop push-to-chat-enabled handsets for the world market. Push-to-chat systems are being used to provide "walkie-talkie" style communications over wireless networks. The services are heavily used by the construction industry, field (More info...)
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Napster Hits EnglandRoxio's Napster legal music download services has ended months of speculation with a launch in the UK. Los Angeles-based Napster (www.napster.co.uk) is the first legal music download service to launch in the UK, and will provide access to music from BMG, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music International, Warner Music International and independent labels through AIM. The company also inked a deal with major electronics retailer Dixons Group plc which will promote Napster's service thro (More info...)
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