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19.12.2005
Visto files lawsuit against Microsoft

Visto Corp. has filed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp. of improper use of its patented technologies. Visto alleged that Microsoft illegally uses the technology in software for accessing e-mail from phones and other wireless devices. Visto's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Texas, seeks unspecified monetary damages and a permanent injunction preventing Microsoft from shipping the software in question, Windows Mobile 5.0.

Google to add 600 workers in Dublin

Google Inc. will hire 600 people over the next two to three years at its European headquarters in Dublin. The new workers will fill positions in Google's operations, sales, engineering, legal, finance and human resources departments. A spokeswoman wouldn't reveal the total Dublin workforce, but she said the company employs 800 people in Europe.

NTT DoCoMo buys stake in Korean firm

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest cellular carrier, has agreed to pay US$563 million for a 10 percent stake in KTF Co., South Korea's second-largest cellular carrier. The two hope to use the arrangement to develop services that can be offered to Wideband Code Division Multiple Access customers. The firms also expect to cut costs from joint standardization of equipment and exchanging technical and marketing expertise.