Alcatel and Lucent will merge

Lucent Technologies (USA) and Alcatel (France) announced a merger yesterday. The currently-unnamed entity will be a global corporation based in Paris, France and will become the second largest telecommunications equipment company behind Cisco, pulling ahead of Ericsson.

Sixty percent of the new company's shares will be held by Alcatel, but Patricia Russo of Lucent will serve as CEO. Bell Labs, the New Jersey-based research and development holding of Lucent also being acquired by Alcatel, will keep their US headquarters, and a US-based entity will be set up from Bell Labs to manage sensitive US government contracts. The new firm will employ over 26,000 researchers.

However, 8,800 employees, or roughly 10% of the combined personnel, are set to be let go with the merger, after Russo's halving of the Lucent workforce. CFDT, the main French Alcatel union involved in the deal, called a meeting of the French and European Work's council (Comité d'entreprise) in opposition to this move.


Fusion de Lucent Technologies et d'Alcatel

La firme américaine Lucent Technologies et l'entreprise française Alcatel ont annoncé hier leur intention de fusionner. De droit français et avec un siège social à Paris, cette nouvelle entité, dont le nom n'est pas encore connu, deviendra, derrière Cisco Systems (28,5 milliards) le numéro 2 mondial des infrastructures de communication avec 25 milliards de C.A., juste devant Ericsson (20,8).

Les actionnaires d'Alcatel auront 60% des actions. Patricia Russo (Lucent) deviendra la directrice générale opérationnelle. Une entité purement américaine et indépendante détiendra les contrats avec les agences gouvernementales américaines. Les laboratoires Bell Labs conserveront leur siège aux États-Unis. La nouvelle entité emploiera près de 26 000 chercheurs.

La CFDT, syndicat majoritaire en France chez Alcatel, a demandé une réunion du Comité d'entreprise français et européen pour indiquer son refus de la réduction des effectifs (10% des 88 000 emplois, essentiellement aux États-Unis.


AMD joins forces with ATI

Technology giants Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ATI Technologies Inc. (ATI) today announced plans to merge. Canadian ATI will be bought by the Californian AMD for 5.4 billion dollars ($4.2 billion in cash and $1.2 billion in stock).

The ATI Technologies Inc. (ATI) acquisition is being funded by a $2.5 billion loan, plus cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balances of approximately $3.0 billion. That’s total funding of $5.5 billion.

Many people believe Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to be taking too much of a risk, that AMD is "betting the farm on a deal that might be very questionable."

The new firm will employ near 14900 people for 7.3 billions dollars earning.
The two firms announced they'll plan no job cutting in the process of merging.


Chiphersteller AMD übernimmt Grafikchiphersteller ATI

New York (USA), 24.07.2006 – Wie am Montag in New York bekanntgegeben wurde, übernimmt der Chip-Hersteller AMD den Grafikchip-Hersteller ATI für 5,4 Milliarden Dollar. AMD ist der zweitgrößte Chiphersteller nach Intel und ATI der zweitgrößte Grafikchiphersteller nach Nvidia.

Durch den Kauf erhofft sich AMD, in mehreren Bereichen besser mit Intel konkurrieren zu können. So hat AMD bisher im Bereich von tragbaren Geräten nur einen geringen Marktanteil, ATI jedoch stellt unter anderem Grafikchips für Notebooks und Mobiltelefone her. Bereits in den vergangenen Monaten lieferten sich Intel und AMD eine Preisschlacht. Zuerst senkte Intel die Preise für Mikrochips um bis zu 60 Prozent, kurze Zeit später senkte AMD seine Preise ebenfalls um bis zu 50 Prozent.

Die neu erworbene Technologie wird laut AMD-Konzernchef Hector Ruiz auch zu Produktinnovationen führen. So werden zum Beispiel besonders integrierte Lösungen, wo Grafikchips mit anderen Chips kombiniert werden, nun besser ermöglicht. AMD verspricht sich außerdem eine Ersparnis von 75 Millionen Dollar bis Ende 2007, denn sowohl Intel als auch AMD waren bisher Abnehmer von ATI-Produkten.

Die Übernahme muss noch durch die ATI-Aktionäre und die Aufsichtsbehörden genehmigt werden. Die ATI-Aktien stiegen am Freitag aufgrund der Übernahmegerüchte jedoch bereits um 5,28 Prozent.


Le fondeur AMD achète ATI

Le fondeur californien de processeurs AMD achète le fabricant canadien de puces graphiques ATI. AMD l'a annoncé officiellement aujourd'hui. Le coût sera de 4,3 milliards d'euros pour AMD.

Le nouveau groupe emploiera 14 900 personnes pour un chiffre d'affaires de 7,3 milliards de dollars.

Les deux groupes ont annoncé qu'ils ne prévoyaient pas de licenciements.
ATI devrait pour le moment continuer à fournir Intel.


Fusione tra AMD e ATI

I giganti della tecnologia Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) e ATI hanno annunciato ieri un piano di fusione. La Canadese ATI, produttrice di schede grafiche, sarà acquisita dalla Californiana AMD, seconda produttrice al mondo di microprocessori. Per l'operazione di parla di 5.4 miliardi di dollari ($4.2 miliardi in valuta e $1.2 miliardi in azioni).

Il nuovo colosso dell'elettronica occuperà circa 14900 dipendenti per un guadagno di 7.3 miliardi di dollari.
Le due aziende hanno annunciato ieri di non aver programmato nessun licenziamento nel piano di fusione.
ATI continuerà a lavorare anche con Intel, anche se quest'ultimo è un diretto concorrente di AMD.


AMD kupuje ATI Technologies

Korporacja Advanced Micro Devices wykupiła przedwczoraj ATI Technologies. AMD zgodziło się wykupić ogromną większość udziałów ATI za 4,2 miliardy dolarów w gotówce oraz w formie akcji za łączną sumę około 5,4 mld dolarów.

Analitycy mówią, że transakcja zatrzęsie rynkami procesorów i kart graficznych. Kupno ATI może pozwolić AMD na uwolnienie się od firm, takich jak VIA, gdyż połączenie ATI i AMD może rozpocząć sprzedaż chipsetów stworzonych specjalnie dla systemów AMD. Dzięki temu może zaistnieć alternatywa dla zintegrowanych kart graficznych korporacji Intel. Możliwe jest również paradoksalnie, że AMD w późniejszym czasie rozpocznie sprzedaż systemów Intelowskich z kartami graficznymi ATI.

Zakupienie firmy pozwala również koncernowi AMD na wejście na rynek telefonów komórkowych, ponieważ ATI tworzy chipsety również do urządzeń przenośnych.

Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO nVIDII, powiedział, że "sądził, że nie jest możliwe otrzymanie aż takiego prezentu. ATI (...) zostawia nas jako jedyną firmę [z chipsetami graficznymi] na świecie."


AMD e ATI anunciam planos de fusão

AMD e ATI anunciam planos de fusão

25 de julho de 2006

Os gigantes do ramo da tecnologia Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) e ATI hoje anunciaram planos para se fundir. Espera-se que a ATI canadense seja  comprado pela AMD da Califórnia por 5,4 bilhões de dólares (4.2 bilhões de dólares em  dinheiro e 1,2 bilhões de dólares em ações).

A nova firma empregará perto de 14900 pessoas e terá receita de 7,3 bilhões de dólares.

As duas firmas anunciaram que   não planejam  nenhuma dispensa de funcionários  no processo da fusão. A ATI continuará trabalhando com a Intel, apesar da posição da AMD como   concorrente.


American Paul Krugman wins Nobel prize for economics

American Paul Krugman yesterday won the Nobel Prize for Economics for developing a theory known as the “new trade theory” and “new economic geography”.

Krugman first released the above theory approximately thirty years ago, and it explained why rich countries will trade with rich countries.

As Krugman contributes to popular newspapers, such as The New York Times, with criticisms of the Bush administration and its financial policy, there has been speculation that Krugman's political opinions earned him the prize.

Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University, stated that he believed the award may have been motivated by politics. "They could have waited and nobody would have asked that question, he said. "It's fair speculation that in part they are making a political statement. Krugman does deserve it, though. It's not only a political statement."

Robert Solow, Krugman's former professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, dismissed these claims, however. "I don't think it's true for one minute. I wouldn't be surprised if next year it was a conservative who wins. I really think that it's pure coincidence and there is no reason at all to suppose his columns [in newspapers] had any role in this choice."

Tore Ellingsen, who was in the committee that decided the winner also responded to the claims that the decision was political. He claimed that "we disregard everything except for the scientific merits," when choosing the winner.


Profesor de EEUU es galardonado con el Nobel de Economía

13 de octubre de 2008Estocolmo, Suecia —

La Real Academia de las Ciencias de Suecia anunció este lunes que el economista estadounidense Paul Krugman ha sido galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Economía 2008.

Krugman es profesor en la Universidad Princeton, en Nueva Jersey, y regularmente escribe una columna en el diario The New York Times.

La Academia sueca dijo que el premio reconoce la formulación de una nueva teoría, por parte de Krugman, para responder a interrogantes sobre la urbanización a nivel mundial. El anuncio indica que el análisis de Krugman, de patrones comerciales y ubicación de actividades económicas, une la investigación en comercio internacional y la geografía económica.

"El enfoque de Krugman está centrado en la premisa de que muchos bienes y servicios pueden producirse más baratos en grandes series, un concepto conocido en general como economía de escala", dijo el jurado. "Las teorías de Krugman han mostrado que el resultado de esos procesos puede ser que las regiones queden divididas en un centro urbano altamente tecnológico y una 'periferia' menos desarrollada".

"Creo mucho en la continuación de mi trabajo. Espero que las cosas no cambien mucho", declaró e Krugman en la televisión sueca luego de saber que sería galardonado con el premio.

Krugman recibirá el premio de un 1,4 millones de dólares, en Suecia, el 10 de diciembre, que es el aniversario de muerte de Alfred Nobel y cuando se entregan también el resto de los Premios Nobel.


Nobel z ekonomii dla Paula Krugmana

Nagroda im. Nobla z Ekonomii dla amerykańskiego profesora ekonomii

Nagroda im. Nobla z Ekonomii została przyznana Paulowi Krugmanowi za jego analizę trendów handlowych i lokacji aktywności ekonomicznej.

Paul Krugman to profesor Uniwersytetu Princeton i jednocześnie popularny dziennikarz The New York Times oraz autor poczytnego blogu. Uważa się go za głównego twórcę tzw. Nowej Geografii Ekonomicznej, teorii wyjaśniającej kryzysy walutowe i giełdowe występujące w efekcie globalizacji gospodarki światowej, w inny sposób niż dominujące we współczesnej teorii monetaryzmu koncepcje wywodzące się z prac innego noblisty, Miltona Friedmana.

Jakkolwiek popularnie nagrodę tę nazywa się Nagrodą Nobla z ekonomii, ma ona nieco innych charakter niż Nagrody Nobla z pozostałych dziedzin, gdyż nie została ustanowiona w testamencie Alfreda Nobla, lecz została zainicjowana przez Komitet Noblowski w 1969 r.  Wypłata tej nagrody nie obciąża bezpośrednio majątku Komitetu Noblowskiego, lecz jest finansowana z środków Sveriges Riksbank. Stąd jej oficjalna nazwa brzmi:  Nagroda Sveriges Riksbank z Nauk Ekonomicznych dla Uczczenia Pamięci  Alfreda Nobla.


Paul Krugman ganha Nobel de Economia de 2008

O economista estadounidense Paul Krugman, professor de Economia e Relações Internacionais na Universidade de Princeton e colunista do jornal "The New York Times", foi o agraciado com o Nobel de Economia de 2008, por seu trabalho que explica por que alguns países dominam o comércio internacional.

Krugman é conhecido por suas críticas ao presidente George W. Bush.


Anthony Scaramucci leaves role as US White House communications director after ten days

2016 United States presidential election

United States president Donald Trump dismissed Anthony Scaramucci from his role as White House communications director yesterday. Scaramucci had only held the position for ten days but had already received criticism after a profanity-laced phone call to a reporter from The New Yorker. President Trump forced Scaramucci's resignation after his new Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, made the decision, The New York Times reported. General Kelly replaced Reince Priebus who resigned on Friday.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Press Secretary, released a statement after Scaramucci's dismissal. She said, "Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director. Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give chief of staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team. We wish him all the best."

Scaramucci was criticised after an on-the-record phone call with New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza. Scaramucci contacted Lizza after it was reported he was at dinner with Fox News host Sean Hannity and Bill Shine, a former executive also for Fox News. In the phone call, he demanded Lizza reveal who leaked the details of the dinner and suspected Reince Priebus was responsible. He said, "Reince is a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac". He went on to mimic Priebus by saying, "Let me leak the fucking thing and see if I can cock block these people the way I cock blocked Scaramucci for six months." In the same phone call he also criticised White House strategist Steve Bannon. He was quoted as saying, "I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock".

Huckabee Sanders commented on the phone call in her statement saying, "The President certainly felt that Anthony's comments were inappropriate for someone in that position and he didn't want to burden Gen. Kelly also with that line of succession".

It has been confirmed Scaramucci was not reassigned within the administration. In his resignation Scaramucci reportedly requested to be redeployed to the US's Export-Import Bank as chief strategy officer. He was previously vice president and chief strategy officer at the Export-Import Bank.

Scaramucci was the third communications director of Trump's presidency. Michael Dubke resigned from the position in May while former Press Secretary Sean Spicer assumed some of the role.

Before joining the White House, Scaramucci was a Wall Street financier and founded SkyBridge Capital, an investment firm. Though not always a supporter of President Trump, he later advised him during last year's US presidential campaign. In 2012, he was the national finance co-chair for the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney. Before aligning himself with Trump, he fundraised for the GOP primary campaigns of both Scott Walker and Jeb Bush.


Amerikaans president Donald Trump stuurt woordvoerder Witte Huis na amper 10 dagen de laan uit

Anthony Scaramucci werd maandag ontslagen als 'communications director' van het Witte Huis. Scaramucci was nog maar 10 dagen aan de slag toen hij al scherpe kritiek over zich heen kreeg omwille van een 'scheldtelefoontje' naar een journalist van The New Yorker.

Het nieuws werd bekend gemaakt door Donald Trump, die daarmee het advies van stafchef John Kelly opvolgde. Kelly zelf is ook nog maar pas in dienst van Trump, hij vervangt de op vrijdag ontslagen Reince Priebus.

Volgens Ryan Lizza (en), journalist van The New Yorker, zou Scaramucci hem gecontacteerd hebben met de vraag wie informatie had gelekt over een etentje met Fox-News verslaggevers Sean Hannity en Bill Shine. Scaramucci uitte onmiddellijk al het vermoeden dat het de ontslagen Reince Priebus was. Nog volgens journalist Lizza zou Scaramucci het volgende gezegd hebben over zijn voorganger-woordvoerder van het Witte Huis: "Reince is een fucking paranoïde schizofrene paranoiaan." Daarna zou hij aan de telefoon Priebus op een bespottelijke toon geïmiteerd hebben.

Na zijn ontslag heeft Scaramucci de president verzocht hem een baan bij de Export–Import Bank of the United States (en) te gunnen, daar waar hij vroeger vice-directeur was. Op dat verzoek werd niet ingegaan.

Scaramucci is al de derde woordvoerder van Trump's kabinet sinds begin dit jaar. Eerst was er Michael Dubke (en) en daarna Sean Spicer (en).

Op het moment dat Anthony Scaramucci de job als woordvoerder aannam stond hij aan het hoofd van SkyBridge Capital (en), een investeringsfirma. In 2016 was hij adviseur voor Trumps verkiezingsteam, daarvoor steunde hij Jeb Bush en Scott Walker. In 2012 ondersteunde hij de campagne van Republikein Mitt Romney.


Apple announces Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud

At the company's own Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote at the Moscone West center in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the next generation of software products from Apple. Apple unveiled Lion, the new version of their Mac OS X operating system for desktop and laptop computers that brings new features to the software. They also demonstrated iOS 5, a new version of the operating system that powers iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. Alongside both announcements, Jobs also announced a new iCloud service to sync data among all devices. All 5,200 participating developers will spend the rest of the week in workshops with Apple employees; developer releases of each product were made available today.

Mac OS X Lion will be shipped in July through the online Mac App Store available on Mac computers for US$29. According to Apple, the update adds over 250 new features to the OS. Employee Phil Schiller discussed new multitouch gestures along with a dynamic task manager named Mission Control that shows open applications. During the keynote, Schiller said, "The Mac has outpaced the PC industry every quarter for five years running and with OS X Lion we plan to keep extending our lead." It also adds full support for the Mac port of the popular App Store, full screen applications, iOS-style app icon lists called Launchpad, and other iOS-like features including a revamped Mail and Auto Save among others. Mac OS X Lion was announced at a different Apple event several months ago and will replace Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which was released in 2009.

Soon after, the company also introduced the latest installment in its popular mobile operating system iOS. The fifth version (iOS 5) introduces around 200 new features, including a revamped notification system, which combines messages and notifications from all applications installed on the user's device. Scott Forestall, an Apple employee, also revealed that iOS devices would no longer require a computer for setup, allowing users to 'cut the cord' between their devices and PCs. Magazines and newspapers also have a new folder interface; the Twitter social network is now integrated significantly into iOS devices. Improvements to the mobile Safari browser were also announced; tabbed browsing and a Reader feature introduce desktop-like functionality. Finally, new camera features are built in, including the ability to take snapshots from the lock screen, as well as iMessages, a new messaging platform for iPhones and iPads.

CEO Steve Jobs returned to the stage to reveal Apple's new cloud services offering, iCloud. The service integrates with Lion and iOS applications and syncs data between a user's iOS devices. For example, calendar events created on a user's laptop would be sent to their iPhone through iCloud. Apps, books, documents, photos, and more purchased or created on one device will be shared with others. The service is intended to launch in the fall of 2011 alongside iOS 5 and will be available with 5 gigabytes (GB) of storage for 10 devices for free. Earlier this year, Apple opened a 500,000 square foot data center in North Carolina intended to facilitate this new service. Jobs rounded the services off by unveiling a new iTunes feature that mirrors a user's library in the cloud, allowing them to listen and download music to authorized devices. "We are going to demote the PC to just be a device. We are going to move the digital hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud,” said Steve Jobs during the keynote. iCloud and iOS 5 will be released in the fall of 2011; Apple announced no new hardware products.


Apple i-bulut teknolojisine geçiyor

Apple bilgisayar şirketi CEO'su Steve Jobs yaptığı son açıklamada, Apple PC ve Mac’leri, iPad, iPhone ya da bir iPod Touch gibi sadece bir cihaz haline getirecek olan  iCloud (i-bulut) teknolojisini tanıttı.

Sağlık sorunları olan ve bir süredir şirketteki görevini dışarıdan yürüten CEO Steve Jobs, geçtiğimiz Mart ayında iPad 2 tanıtımını yapmıştı. Son olarak iCloud (i-bulut) teknolojisini anlatmak için yine basın mensuplarının karşısına geçen Steve Jobs yaptığı açıklamada, "Bilgisayarların rütbesini bir kademe aşağı çekerek sadece cihaz olarak kullanılmasını sağlayacağız. iOS 5 sistemi sayesinde, yeni alınan bir iPad ya da iPhone’u aktif hale getirmek için bilgisayara gerek kalmayacak. Bütün güncellemeler otomatik ve kablosuz olarak yapılacak. Dijital hub'a geçiyoruza, iCloud sizin dijital yaşamınızın merkezi olacak." dedi.

Yapılan açıklamalarda ayrıca iCloud (i-bulut) sisteminin bedava olacağı belirtildi. Geçtiğimiz yıl Aralık ayında Google tarafından Chrome Os yüklü notebooklar Amerika'da deneme amaçlı olarak ücretsiz bir şekilde belirli sayıda dağıtılmıştı. Bilindiği gibi Chrome Os işletim sistemi de benzer mantık ile çalışıyor. Bilgisayardaki her kullanıcı internet üzerinde bir kullanıcı adı ve şifre sahibi oluyor. Kullanıcı, kullandığı tüm programları internet üzerinden her zaman ulaşabileceği belirlenmiş miktardaki kendine ait alanında tutuluyor. Kullanmak istediği takdirde istediği tüm cihazlardan program, bilgi ve belgelerine ulaşabiliyor. Halen deneme aşamasında bulunan Google Chrome Os işletim sisteminin 2011  yılı sonunda tüm dünya kullanıcılarına açık hale geleceği söyleniyor.

Apple'ın yaptığı bu açıklama ile de geleceğin işletim sistemlerinin nasıl bir hal alacağı da belirlenmiş oluyor. Sunuculara bu konuda büyük işler düştüğü de büyük bir gerçek. İşletim sistemlerinin iCloud (i-bulut) teknolojisini kullanması ile birlikte kullanıcıların bilgileri de sunucuları elinde bulunduran firmalar için bir avantaj olacağı da hala tartışılan bir gerçek.

Bu arada tüm bu gelişmeler yaşanırken, 17 yaşındaki Lise öğrencisi Mert Erdir Apple'ın yeni mobil sistemi iOS 5'i denemek için bulduğu yöntemi web sitesinde binlerce kişiyle paylaştı.Gizmodo'nun web sitesinde yayınlanan videoda Mert Erdir iOS 5'in adım adım nasıl yükleneceğini İngilizce anlatıyor. Kısa bir sürede çok sayıda kişi tarafından izlenen videoda Mert, amacının kuruma zarar vermek veya hack etmek değil, yeniliklerle dolu iOS 5 işletim sistemini denemek olduğunu söyledi.


Apple executive Steve Jobs resigns

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, has chosen to step down from his post as CEO of the company.  The former Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook will be succeeding Jobs as CEO.  Jobs resigned in a letter to Apple's board of directors stating, "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s C.E.O., I would be the first to let you know.  Unfortunately, that day has come."  In that same letter, Jobs stated that his desire was to remain as chairman of the board.

Steve Jobs has been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2004 and has been on medical leave since January of this year.  This was Jobs' third period of medical leave.  He briefly made an appearance in March and June to unveil the iPad 2 and the iCloud, an online cloud computing service.  In part of his resignation, Jobs left this farewell, "I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you."

Tim Cook was personally recommended by Jobs to take over as CEO and has been serving as interim CEO since the beginning of Jobs' medical leave.  Before his post at Apple, Cook held positions at IBM and Compaq.  He is known for staying out of the spotlight.  Due to an operational overhaul by Cook, he is credited with the success of the iPad and MacBook Air.  He also stood in Steve Jobs' place while the CEO underwent liver transplant surgery.  He received $59 million for his performance in the position.

Analyst Charles Golvin predicts that the resignation will not begin to affect Apple performance for 1.5 to 2 years.  Many of the new products are already under development and Jobs will continue to steer the company from his position as chairman of the board.  Art Levinson, chairman of Genentech and a member of the board, adds, "Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration".  A contrary view is offered by Charles O'Reilly, a management expert at Stanford University, who stated, "Great companies rarely go from strength to strength".  Richard Doherty attributes Steve Jobs' success as the ability to hold off on a product until it is perfect.  He states "A lot of products could have gotten to market earlier, but he wanted it better."

In light of the revelation, Apple shares (AAPL) slid $19.37 in after hours trading—a drop of over 5%.  Since market open, Apple shares rose to $373.72, a drop of only $2.46 since Wednesday's close.


Steve Jobs verlässt Apple

Cupertino (Kalifornien), 25.08.2011 –

Gestern kündigte Steve Jobs, Mitgründer und Chef von Apple, offiziell seinen Rücktritt an. Dem waren jahrelange Erkrankungen vorausgegangen, von denen sich Jobs trotzdem nicht aus dem Amt drängen ließ. In der offiziellen Pressemitteilung hieß es: "Ich habe immer gesagt, dass, sollte irgendwann der Tag kommen, wo ich nicht länger meine Pflichten und Erwartungen als Apple-Chef erfüllen kann, ich es euch als Erster sagen würde. Leider ist dieser Tag gekommen". Die Nachfolge tritt sein ehemaliger Stellvertreter Tim Cook an. Jobs bleibt weiterhin Vorsitzender des Verwaltungsrates.

Bereits vor 26 Jahren verließ  Jobs zum ersten Mal den gemeinsam mit Steve Wozniak und Ronald Wayne 1976 gegründeten Konzern Apple. 1997 kehrte er zurück und übernahm den Chefposten, den er nun wohl endgültig abgibt. Eine genaue Begründung gab es nicht, aber Jobs war schon seit längerem von schweren Krankheiten geschwächt. Er musste bereits 2004 wegen Krebs behandelt werden, unterzog sich 2009 einer Lebertransplantation. Bereits damals führte Cook Apple in Vertretung seines Chefs. Im Januar 2011 musste Jobs erneut eine Auszeit ankündigen, und übertrug Cook das Tagesgeschäft. Schon seit damals wird der Weggefährte als Nachfolger gehandelt. Apple äußerte sich nicht zu den Gerüchten. Im Juli schrieb das Wall Street Journal, einzelne Verwaltungsräte hätten sich getroffen, um sich über einen neuen Apple-Chef zu beratschlagen. Jobs selbst kommentierte das mit:  "Ich denke, das ist Quatsch".

Apple ist bekannt für seine Marken; den Macintosh-Computer, die Iphones, Ipods und Ipads. Laut Macrumors.com ist der Konzern seit August 2011 das größte Unternehmen der Welt.

"Ich glaube, Apple´s strahlendste und innovativste Tage kommen noch. Und ich freue mich darauf, den Erfolg in einer neuen Rolle  zu sehen und zu ihm beizutragen. Ich habe einige der besten Freunde meines Lebens bei Apple gemacht, und ich danke euch allen für die vielen Jahre, in denen ich mit euch arbeiten konnte", schloss Jobs seinen Abschiedsbrief.

Die Aktie des Konzerns sank nach der Botschaft um fünf Prozent. Die Angst macht sich unter den Investoren breit, ob Apple ohne sein markantes Aushängeschild weiterhin so erfolgreich bleiben kann.
Erst im August 2011 hatte der Applegründer estmals eine Biografie über ihn erlaubt, nachdem er bislang alle anderen Versuche hatte scheitern lassen.


Steve Jobs renuncia como director ejecutivo de Apple

Steve Jobs renunció hoy como CEO (director ejecutivo) de Apple. El cofundador de la empresa creadora del iPhone declaró que tomó esta decisión al “no poder cumplir más con mis funciones” en la carta de renuncia entregada este miércoles y cuyo comunicado a la luz pública se dio hace escasos minutos.

Jobs recomendó en su carta de renuncia a Tim Cook como el nuevo CEO de Apple y pidió seguir trabajando como presidente del consejo de dirección de la empresa.

Las acciones de Apple (AAPL) se han desplomado 7% tras el anuncio de la renuncia de Steve Jobs.


استیو جابز از سمت خود کناره گیری کرد

استیو جابز رئیس شرکت اپل از سمت خود استعفا کرد. ایشان در نامه‌ای خطاب به هیئت مدیرهٔ این شرکت علت استعفای خود را عدم توانایی انجام وظایف به دلیل بیماری ذکر کرده‌است.

آقای جابز در نامه استعفای خود نوشته‌است:

استیو جابز چندین سال است که به بیماری سرطان لوزالمعده مبتلاست و تاکنون چندین بار به دلیل بستری شدن در بیمارستان و مرخصی‌های طولانی، عملا از حضور در مدیریت شرکت اپل دور بوده‌است. طی این ماهها، نظارت بر فعالیت شرکت اپل به عهدهٔ تیم کوک، معاون استیو جابز بوده‌است. وی علیرغم این استعفا کماکان به عنوان یکی از اعضای هیات مدیرهٔ شرکت اپل باقی می‌ماند.

استیو جابز یکی از سهامداران اصلی شرکت اپل است و بیش از ۵ میلیون دلار از سهام این شرکت را داراست. روزنامهٔ انگلیسی فایننشیال تایمز در سال ۲۰۱۰ وی را به عنوان چهرهٔ برتر سال انتخاب کرده بود.

قبل از اعلام خبر این استعفای ایشان، خرید و فروش سهام شرکت اپل برای لحظاتی در بورس‌های بین المللی متوقف شده بود اما به محض اعلام خبر استعفا و جایگزینی تیم کوک به عنوان رییس جدید شرکت اپل، ارزش سهام این شرکت ۷ درصد در بازارهای مالی افزایش یافت.

محصولات معروف آی‌پد و آی‌فون از جمله تولیداتی هستند که در زمان مدیریت استیو جابز در شرکت اپل ساخته شده و از پرفروش ترین وسایل ارتباطی در سالهای اخیر به شمار می‌آیند.


Steve Jobs si dimette da CEO della Apple

Steve Jobs, fondatore della Apple, ha scelto di rinunciare al suo posto di CEO della azienda. L'ex direttore operativo, Tim Cook succederà a Jobs come CEO. Jobs ha rinunciato al suo posto dicendo:

Nella stessa lettera, Jobs ha dichiarato il suo desiderio di restare come presidente del Consiglio di amministrazione.

Steve Jobs sta combattendo contro un tumore al pancreas dal 2004 e da questo gennaio sta seguendo una terapia medica, il suo terzo allontanamento dal lavoro per ragioni mediche. Jobs è apparso brevemente al pubblico a marzo e a giugno per presentare l'iPad 2 e l'iCloud un servizio di cloud computing online.

Tim Cook fu personalmente raccomandato da Steve come suo erede. Prima  di entrare nella Apple, Cook ha lavorato nella IBM e nella Compaq. Cook sarebbe anche la causa del successo dell'iPad e del MacBook Air.


애플의 CEO 스티브 잡스 사퇴

미국의 IT 기업 애플의 CEO(최고경영자) 스티브 잡스가 2011년 8월 24일(현지시간)에 CEO 자리에서 전격 사퇴했다. 췌장암 수술 등 건강상의 문제로 경영 일선에서 물러나 있던 잡스는 결국 이사회에게 사퇴를 알리며 IT업계를 놀라게 하였다. 그는 후임으로 COO(최고운영책임자)였던 팀 쿡을 추천했고, 애플도 전격 이를 수용해 팀 쿡이 애플의 새로운 CEO가 되었다.

스티브 잡스는 1976년 스티브 워즈니악과 함께 애플을 공동 창업했고, 잠시 애플에서 나왔다가 1996년 애플에 복귀하면서 애플의 전성기를 열었다. 잡스는 애플의 CEO 자리에 복귀한 뒤로 개인용 컴퓨터 아이맥, 맥북, 아이팟, 아이폰, 아이패드 등 출시한 제품을 여러번 대박을 터뜨리며 애플을 최고의 IT 기업 중 하나로 이끌었다는 평가를 받았다. 하지만 췌장암이 발병하는 등 건강상의 문제 이유 등으로 전격 사퇴했다.


Стив Джобс уходит. Что ждет Apple?

Стив Джобс уходит в отставку с поста исполнительного директора компании Apple. Считается, что именно ему принадлежит идея создания таких прорывных продуктов, как iPhone и iPad. Еще в начале этого года он ушел в отпуск по состоянию здоровья. А теперь его отставка вызывает вопросы о будущем компании.

В 2004 году Джобс был прооперирован в связи с раком поджелудочной железы. Два года назад ему сделали пересадку печени. Нынешний отпуск Джобса стал его третьим перерывом в работе по медицинским показаниям.

В письме, направленном совету директоров Apple, Джобс напомнил, что он всегда говорил, что если настанет день, когда он не сможет выполнять обязанности исполнительного директора, он сообщит им об этом. «К сожалению, этот день настал», – добавил он.

В заявлении компании Apple говорится, что 56-летний Джобс подал в отставку в среду 24 августа, и по его предложению на должность руководителя компании назначен ее операционный директор Тим Кук.

Стив Джобс основал Apple вместе со Стивом Возняком в 1976 году, а восемь лет спустя компания выпустила свой первый компьютер Macintosh. Когда-то Совет директоров уже увольнял Джобса, но в 1997 году он вновь возглавил Apple, и вскоре она стала одной из самых успешных и прибыльных компаний мира.

Джобс часто шел на риск. Медиа-эксперт Джонатан Тэплин из Университета Южной Калифорнии говорит, что он был одним из ведущих инноваторов цифровой эпохи. А его отличное чутье в дизайне приводило к появлению уникальных продуктов: от плеера iPod до планшетного компьютера iPad.

«Их отличает очень понятный дизайн, который делает их невероятно функциональными и простыми в использовании, – говорит Тэплин. – Именно к этому он всегда стремился – чтобы любой человек без проблем мог их использовать».

Apple с Джобсом во главе даже изменила наш подход к слушанию музыки.

«До того как Apple вышла со своим iTunes, музыкальный бизнес заключался в продаже компакт-дисков через магазины, – продолжает Тэплин. – Сегодня такие магазины даже найти не так-то просто потому, что бизнес ушел в Интернет».

После объявления об отставке Джобса акции Apple упали на пять процентов.

Что ждет компанию в будущем? Джонатан Тэплин считает, что Apple будет процветать и дальше, поскольку Джобсу удалось собрать под ее крышей команду талантливых дизайнеров и менеджеров.

Статьи и книги посвященные Стиву Джобсу

25 августа 2011 года


Stiv Džobs više nije na čelu Epla

25. август 2011.Сан Франциско-  (Beta-AP) - Stiv Džobs, čovek koji je ajFonom, ajPodom i drugim napravama pretvorio Epl (Apple) u jednu od najmoćnijih kompanija na svetu, podneo je u četvrtak ostavku na mesto generalnog direktora.

Džobs je objavio da više nije u stanju da obavlja posao, ali da će nastaviti da igra vodeću ulogu u kompaniji. Odluka je po svoj prilici posledica bolesti zbog koje je Džobs na odsustvu od januara. Izvršni direktor Epla Tim Kuk odmah je postavljem za čelnika kompanije koju je Džobs osnovao pre 35 godina u svojoj garaži.

Zdravlje Stiva Džobsa već dugo brine akcionare Epla koji u njemu vide tehnološkog proroka koji zna šta kupci žele pre njih samih.


Стів Джобс пішов з поста директора корпорації Apple

Стів Джобс пішов із поста виконавчого директора компанії Apple Inc. Генеральним директором Епл стане Тім Кук. Останнім часом Стів тяжко хворів і тому новина не стала вже такою сенсаційною, для тих, хто слідкував за подіями. З 2004 року Стів Джобс лікувався від раку підшлункової залози і з січня цього року знаходився у відпустці.

Перед виходом у відставку Стів Джобс особисто порекомендував Тіма Кука як свого наступника на посту генерального директора. Під час хвороби Джобса Кут вже виконував обов'язки тимчасового генерального директора корпорації. До свого призначення вже Кук обіймав керівні посади в компаніях IBM і Compaq. У корпорації Appple йому приписують успіх у розробці iPhone та MacBook Air.

Однак, акції корпорації Apple Inc. упали в ціні на 7 відсотків після новини про відставку Джобса. В той же час акції конкурентів піднялися в ціні. Стів Джобс написав листа, в якому пояснив своє рішення.

25 серпня 2011


Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs dies aged 56

The co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs has died yesterday at the age of 56, according to the company website.

On August 24, Jobs resigned from his post as CEO. He has been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2004.

Jobs, born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955, has built the most valuable technology company in the world, with a market value of $348.8 billion. He started Apple in 1976, and in 1984 the first Macintosh personal computer was released to the public. One year later he was fired from the company and he founded NeXT. In 1986 he bought Pixar which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2005. In 1996, following Apple Computer's purchase of NeXT, Jobs returned to Apple and soon after reassumed the role of CEO. In 1998 Apple introduced the iMac personal computer, in 2001 the iPod music player and the following year the Mac OS X operating system was released. 2007 was the year of the iPhone smartphone, then the iPad tablet computer in 2010.

A statement on Apple's website, the homepage of which currently displays a black and white photograph and the text "Steve Jobs 1955-2011", states: “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.”

United States President Barack Obama said "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it".

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates responded to Jobs' death with a statement on his blog: "The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. ... I will miss Steve immensely." The current Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer also expressed condolences for Jobs and described him as "one of the founders of our industry and a true visionary".


Muž, který založil firmu Apple, zemřel

Americká společnost Apple oznámila, že její spoluzakladatel a bývalý výkonný ředitel Steve Jobs zemřel ve věku 56 let na rakovinu slinivky.

Před několika týdny Jobs kvůli zdravotnímu stavu odstoupil z funkce výkonného ředitele. Přispěl k zásadní změně pohledu na výpočetní techniku a další technologie, aby byly snadno uživatelné nejen pro experty, ale pro každého.

Apple je jednou z nejúspěšnějších společností současnosti, překonal i tíseň v 90. letech, zvláště poté, co se přeorientoval z výroby počítačů na produkci nových přístrojů vhodných zejména pro práci s audiovizuálními médii, jako jsou iPhone, iPad a iPod.


Apple-Gründer Steve Jobs gestorben

Cupertino (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika), 07.10.2011 – Der Apple-Mitbegründer Steven Jobs ist tot. Wie das Unternehmen mitteilte, starb Jobs gestern im Alter von 55 Jahren an Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs. Bereits zuvor hatte die Krankheit die körperlichen und geistigen Tätigkeiten von Jobs eingeschränkt. Wie bereits im Jahr 2004 hatte er auch im Januar 2011 eine Auszeit genommen. Im August zog er sich dann endgültig von der Position des Vorstandschefs zurück, Tim Cook folgte ihm auf diese Position.


Πέθανε ο Στηβ Τζομπς

Ο Στήβ Τζόμπς, πρώην Γενικός Διευθυντής της Apple, άφησε χθες την τελευταία του πνοή. Ο Στήβ Τζόμπς αναφέρεται ότι πέθανε από καρκίνο του παγκρέατος.

Σε ανακοίνωση της, η Apple, αναφέρει ότι «με λύπη ανακοινώνουμε τον θάνατο του Στήβ Τζόμπς. Ο λαμπρός του χαρακτήρας, το πάθος και η ενέργεια του ήταν η πηγή των καινοτομιών που εμπλουτίζουν την ζωή μας σήμερα».

Ο Στήβ Τζόμπς ήταν συνιδρυτής, πρώην Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της Apple, και ήταν πρώην Πρόεδρος της Pixar (της οποίας ήταν και συνιδρυτής), μέχρι που αυτή εξαγοράστηκε από την Disney, στην οποία ο Στήβ Τζοπς εργαζόταν στο Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο και ήταν ο μεγαλύτερος μέτοχος.

Ο Πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ, Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, δήλωσε ότι «λυπάται πολύ για τον θάνατο του Στήβ Τζόμπς. Θεωρώ ότι ήταν οραματιστής στον χώρο των ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών».

6 Οκτωβρίου 2011


Falleció Steve Jobs a los 56 años

Steve Jobs, cofundador de Apple, falleció a los 56 años, confirmó el sitio oficial de la empresa, luego de luchar contra el cáncer pancreático que le aquejaba y su renuncia al frente de una de las marcas más reconocidas en la tecnología actual.

“Apple ha perdido a un visionario y a un genio creativo, y el mundo ha perdido a un ser humano extraordinario. Muchos de los que tuvimos la fortuna de conocer y trabajar con Steve perdemos a un gran amigo y a un mentor inspirador. Steve deja atrás una compañía que solo él pudo haber construido, y su espíritu vivirá por siempre en el corazón de Apple”, reza una leyenda colocada en la página principal de la compañía.

Nacido en 1955 en San Francisco, California, Jobs se había retirado recientemente de la actividad pública, dejando a Tim Cook al mando de Apple, quien realizó apenas ayer la presentación (keynote) de Apple, una tradición impuesta por el ahora fallecido.


استیو جابز در سن ۵۶ سالگی درگذشت

به گزارش وب‌گاه اپل، استیو جابز، یکی از بنیانگذاران شرکت اپل و مدیر عامل پیشین آن، دیروز در سن ۵۶ سالگی درگذشت.

در ۲۴ آگوست جابز از سمت خود به عنوان رئیس هیئت مدیره کناره گرفته بود. او از سال ۲۰۰۴ در حال مبارزه با سرطان لوزالمعده بود.

جابز، زادهٔ ۲۴ فوریه ۱۹۹۵ در سان فرانسیسکو، ارزشمندترین شرکت تکنولوژی جهان را بنیان گذارد. هم‌اکنون ارزش شرکت اپل در بازار سهام ۳۴۸٫۸ میلیارد دلار است. او از سال ۱۹۷۶ در اپل مشغول به کار شد و در سال ۱۹۸۴ اولین رایانه شخصی مکینتاش وارد بازار شد. سال بعد جابز از شرکت اخراج شد و شرکت نکست را تأسیس کرد. در سال ۱۹۸۶ پیکسار را خرید که بعداً در سال ۲۰۰۵ به تصاحب والت دیزنی در آمد. در سال ۱۹۹۶ و پس از آنکه اپل، نکست را خرید، جابز دوباره به اپل بازگشت و به سمت ریاست هئیت مدیرهٔ آن رسید. اپل در سال ۱۹۹۸ رایانه شخصی آی‌مک، در سال ۲۰۰۱ پخش‌کنندهٔ موسیقی آی‌پاد و سال بعد، سیستم عامل مک اواس ایکس را عرضه کرد. ۲۰۰۷ سال گوشی‌های هوشمند آی‌فون بود و سال ۲۰۱۰ نوبت لوح‌رایانه‌های آی‌پد رسید.

در بیانیه‌ای در وبگاه شرکت اپل که هم‌اکنون تصویری سیاه و سفید از جابز و نوشتهٔ «استیو جابز ۲۰۱۱–۱۹۵۵» را نمایش می‌دهد، آمده‌است که: «اپل نابغه‌ای خلاق و بینش‌ور را از دست داده‌است و جهان، انسانی خارق‌العاده را. از میان ما، آن‌هایی که آن‌قدر خوش‌اقبال بوده‌اند تا جابز را بشناسند و همکار او باشند، یک دوست عزیز و یک ناصح الهام‌بخش را از دست دادند. استیو اپل را برای همیشه ترک کرد، شرکتی که تنها خودش می‌توانست خالقش باشد، و روح او همواره پشتیبان و یاور اپل خواهد ماند.»

باراک اوباما، رئیس‌جمهور ایالات متحده گفت: «استیو از بزرگ‌ترین نوآوران آمریکا بود، به حد کافی شجاع تا متفاوت بیندیشد، به حد کافی جسور تا باور داشته باشد که می‌تواند جهان را تغییر دهد، و به قدر کافی مستعد تا این کار را عملی سازد.»

بیل گیتس، رئیس سابق هیئت مدیرهٔ مایکروسافت در واکنش به مرگ جابز در بیانیه‌ای در وبلاگش نوشته‌است: «جهان به ندرت کسی را می‌بیند که بتواند همانند استیو تأثیری شگرفت بر آن بگذارد، اثراتی که حتی نسل‌های بعدی نیز آن را احساس خواهند کرد ... من عمیقاً دلتنگ استیو خواهم شد.» استیو بالمر، رئیس کنونی هیئت مدیرهٔ مایکروسافت، نیز برای جابز اظهار تأسف کرد و او را «یکی از بنیانگذاران صنعتمان و یک بینش‌ور راستین» توصیف کرد.


Steve Jobs on kuollut

Tietokoneita ja matkapuhelimia valmistavan Applen perustaja Steve Jobs kuoli eilen keskiviikkona. Hän oli kamppaillut haimasyövän kanssa vuodesta 2004 alkaen. Hän oli tämän vuoden tammikuussa jäänyt sairauslomalle ja elokuussa eronnut Applen toimitusjohtajan tehtävästä. Apple kertoi Jobsin kuolemasta torstain vastaisena yönä UTC-aikaa.

Jobs syntyi 24. helmikuuta 1955 San Franciscossa kahdelle ylioppilaalle, jotka antoivat tämän adoptoitavaksi. Kalifornialainen työväenluokkainen Jobsin pariskunta adoptoi hänet. Aikuisena hän sai tietää, että hänen syntymänsä jälkeen hänen biologiset vanhempansa saivat tyttären: kirjailija Mona Simpson on hänen biologinen pikkusisarensa.

Steve Jobs perusti Applen vuonna 1976 yhdessä Steve Wozniackin kanssa. Applen hallitus erotti hänet sisäisten kiistojen vuoksi vuonna 1985, mutta Jobs palasi vuonna 1997 yrityksen jouduttua taloudelliseen ahdinkoon. Jobs luotsasi yhtiön kuluttajaelektroniikkamarkkinoille ja käänsi tuottavuuden nousuun. Vuonna 2001 markkinoille tullut iPod oli yhtiölle tärkeä etappi. Mediamoguli Rupert Murdochin mukaan Steve Jobs ”oli yksinkertaisesti sukupolvensa merkittävin toimitusjohtaja”.

Yhdysvaltain presidentti Barack Obama sanoi Jobsin olleen Amerikan suurimpia innovoijia. Walt Disney Companyn – jossa Jobsilla oli suuri omistusosuus Pixarin myynnin jäljiltä – toimitusjohtaja Robert Iger sanoi, että Jobs ”inspiroi miljoonia ihmisiä, vaikutti heidän elämäänsä ja määritti heidän kulttuuriaan”.

Jobsilla oli vaimonsa Laurenen kanssa kolme lasta ja lisäksi tytär aiemmasta suhteesta.


États-Unis : Steve Jobs, cofondateur d'Apple est décédé le 5 octobre 2011

« Vous souvenir que vous pouvez mourir est la meilleure façon d'éviter de penser que vous avez quelque chose à perdre » disait Steve Jobs en 2005 alors qu'il se savait atteint d'un cancer de la prostate et en réchappait. C'est un autre cancer, du pancréas cette fois, qui l'avait amené à démissionner de la direction générale d'Apple le 24 août 2011. Il est décédé le 5 octobre 2011, à l'âge de 56 ans.

Génie visionnaire de l'informatique et du marketing, Steve Jobs, né le 24 février 1955, fonde Apple le premier avril 1976, avec son ami Steve Wozniak.

Il a dirigé Apple de 1976 à 1985 puis de 1997 à 2011. Dans la période pendant laquelle il était évincé du groupe qu'il avait fondé, Steve Jobs participe à la fondation d'une nouvelle société, NeXT Computers, et rachète les studios d'animation Pixar.

Innovateur, il crée successivement les Apple I et II, le Macintosh, l'iPod, l'iPhone et l'iPad, modifiant constamment nos relations avec le monde de l'informatique grand-public, en les améliorant et en les simplifiant.

Aujourd'hui, le monde entier lui rend hommage. Voici, pêle-mêle, quelques citations relevées sur Twitter ou sur Facebook :


È morto Steve Jobs

Lutto nel mondo dell'informatica: si è spento infatti ieri mattina nella sua casa di Palo Alto, in California Steve Jobs, co-fondatore della Apple, multinazionale tra le prime produttrici di personal computer. Jobs, che aveva 56 anni, ha perso la sua battaglia contro la malattia, una rara forma di tumore al pancreas che minava il suo corpo dal 2003. Per questo motivo, Jobs, lo scorso 24 agosto, aveva annunciato le sue dimissioni dall'azienda, passando il testimone a Tim Cook.

La notizia della morte è stata annunciata dal sito della "Apple" con un messaggio che recita:

Inoltre, il 5 ottobre 2011, l'homepage della Apple Inc. ha mostrato una semplice foto di Jobs con date di nascita e morte. Cliccando l'immagine si ha accesso a un testo commemorativo che recita:

Un indirizzo e-mail è stato inoltre reso pubblico per poter condividere memorie, condoglianze e pensieri.

Parole di cordoglio per la scomparsa di Steve Jobs sono state espresse anche da Bill Gates, fondatore dell'azienda concorrente, la Microsoft, e da Barack Obama, che ha commentato così la morte di Steve:

Steve Paul Jobs era nato a San Francisco il 24 febbraio 1955. Nato dalla relazione tra due studenti, fu subito dato in adozione ad una coppia di californiani. Abbandonati gli studi, aveva fondato la Apple nel 1976 assieme a Steve Wozniak e a Ronald Wayne. Lascia sua moglie, Laurene, con cui è stato sposato per 20 anni, i suoi tre figli, e una quarta figlia, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, da una relazione precedente.


訃報 スティーブ・ジョブズ氏 - 前アップルCEO

アップル社は5日、同社の共同創業者であり前CEOのスティーブ・ジョブズ会長が死去したと発表した。56歳だった[1][2]。

ジョブズ氏は1976年、幼なじみのスティーブ・ウォズニアック氏らとアップルコンピュータ（現アップル）を設立。84年に個人向けコンピュータ「Macintosh」を開発し、同社を世界的企業へと発展させた。社内的な対立で85年に一度は退社したが、96年にアップルが経営不振に苦しんだ際に復帰し、97年に暫定CEOへと就任。2000年には正式にCEOへと就任した[1][3]。

復帰後、ジョブズ氏は2001年に携帯音楽プレイヤー「iPod」、2007年に携帯電話「iPhone」、2010年には多機能情報端末「iPad」など数々のヒット商品を生み出し、アップルは株式時価総額で世界トップの企業へと発展した[3][2]。

しかし、2004年には膵臓がんを手術。2009年にも肝臓移植手術をするなど、晩年は病魔に苦しめられていた。今年1月には無期限の休養を発表し、8月にはCEOを辞任していた[1][2][3]。


Zmarł Steve Jobs

W środę, 5 października, w Palo Alto w stanie Kalifornia zmarł w wieku 56 lat amerykański wizjoner Steve Jobs, znany jako współtwórca firmy Apple Inc., którą założył w 1976 roku wraz z kolegą Steve'em Wozniakiem.

Od wielu lat cierpiał na nowotwór trzustki, jednak nie podano jego oficjalnej przyczyny śmierci.

Steve Jobs pozostawił żonę i troje dzieci.


В США на 57-м году жизни скончался основатель компании Apple Стив Джобс

5 октября 2011 на 57-м году жизни скончался Стив Джобс — один из основателей компании Apple.

Это был воистину великий человек, перевернувший представление человечества о компьютерах. Благодаря ему у нас есть компьютеры Mac, а также одни из самых известных в мире iPhone, iPod, iPad. Все это сделало его символом цифровой революции.

Напомним, что 70-е годы прошлого столетия Стив Джобс и Стив Возняк основали компанию Apple. Позже они оба покинули ее, но Джобс через некоторое время вернулся и до сих пор продолжал в ней работать, но недавно ушел с поста генерального директора Apple из-за проблем со здоровьем и операции по пересадки печени.

Соболезнования уже выразили компания Apple, основатель Facebook Марк Цукерберг и Google, Билл Гейтс, основатель компании Microsoft, а также Президент США Барак Обама. Позднее соболезнования выразил и Президент Российской Федерации Дмитрий Медведев, который познакомился с Джобсом в результате прошлогоднего визита в Кремниевую долину.

6 октября 2011 года


Умро Стив Џобс, суоснивач и главни човек Епла

6. октобар 2011.Купертин-  (Beta-AP) - Стив Џобс (Steve Jobs), оснивач компаније Епл (Apple) и њен бивши главни руководилац, преминуо је у 57. години, саопштено је у четвртак ујутро.

Џобс је изумео и мајсторски рекламирао софистициране „справице“ које су измениле свакодневицу - почев од кућног рачунара (PC) преко ајпода (iPod) до ајфона (iPhone).

Компанија Епл је саопштила да је Џобс умро у среду поподне, али није навела узрок смрти. Међутим, стручњаци сматрају да је преминуо од ретког облика рака панкеаса који му се вратио. Како је саопштено из Епла, „Стивова бриљантност, страст и енергија били су извор безбројних иновација које су обогатиле и унапредиле животе свих нас. Свет је неизмерно бољи захваљујући Стиву“. Џобс се 2004. године борио са раком а пре две године пресађена му је јетра пошто је узео одсуство због здравствених проблема који нису били објашњени.

Одсуство је узео и у јануару, трећи пут откако су његови проблеми са здрављем почели, а шест месеци касније повукао се са места главног руководиоца Епла и ту функцију је лично предао Тиму Куку (Tim Cook)). Вест о његовој смрти одјекнула је међу обичним људима, па је на пример фризер из Сан Франциска Скот Робинс дојурио у локалну продавницу Еплових производа чим је чуо тужну вест.

„За неке људе то је као да је умро Елвис Присли (Presley) или Џон Ленон (John Lennon) - то је велика промена у нашемм добу. То је крај једне ере, крај Епла каквог смо познавали. То као да је крај проналазача“, рекао је Робинс (34).

Испред седишта Епла у Купертину, три заставе су у знак жалости спуштене на пола копља - застава САД, застава савезне државе Калифорнија и застава Епла. Вест о Џобсовој смрти појавила се дан пошто је компанија представила свету своју најновију верзију ајфона.

Џобс је покренуо Епл у једној гаражи у Силиконској долини, 1976. године заједно са пријатељем из средње школе. Деценију касније је изашао из фирме, а 1997. године се вратио да је спаси, и управо од тада је Епл прерастао у најуноснију технолошку фирму на свету чија се тржишна вредност процењује на 351милијарду долара. Готово све то богатство створено је откако се Џобс вратио. Џобс је култивисао и одржавао Еплов контракултурни сензибилитет и политику минималистичког дизајна, и на тржиште је стално избацивао нове сензационалне продукте - чак и у време рецесије из последњих неколико године, а упркос свом све слабијем здрављу. Кључно је допринео да се компјутер, од справице коју воле опседнути појединци претвори у свакодневну потрепштину модерног човека - и на послу и код куће. Истовремено, Џобс је са ајподом и ајфоном унапредио ствари у области мобилне телефоније и музичке индустрије.

Вероватно је најзначајније његово достигнуће ајпод, који се појавио 2001. године под маркетиншким слоганом „Хиљаду песама у вашем џепу“.


ஆப்பிளின் இணை-நிறுவனர் ஸ்டீவ் ஜாப்ஸ் 56வது அகவையில் காலமானார்

ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவில் ஆப்பிளின் இணை-நிறுவனர் ஸ்டீவ் ஜாப்ஸ் நேற்று புதன்கிழமை தனது 56 வது அகவையில் புற்றுநோயால் காலமானதாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. கணினித் தொழில்நுட்பத் துறையை புரட்சிகரமாக மாற்றி அமைத்த இவர், 2010 இல் ஆப்பிள் நிறுவனத்தை உலகின் பெறுமதி (350 பில்லியன்) மிக்க நிறுவனமாக வளர்த்தெடுத்தார். இவர் உலகில் மிகவும் பணமும், செல்வாக்கும் மிக்கவர்களில் ஒருவர் ஆவார்.

கணினித் துறைக்கு இவரின் பங்களிப்பு அளப்பரியது.  1977 இல் இவரது நண்பர் இசுடீவ் வோசுனியாக் உடன் இணைந்து உலகின் முதலாவது முழுமையான வீட்டுக் கணினியை உருவாக்கினார். இந்தக் கணினியை சந்தைப்படுத்த அவர்கள் இருவரும் நிறுவயதே ஆப்பிள் நிறுவனம் ஆகும். 1986 இல் அன்று கணினி அசைபட உருவாக்கத்தில் முன்னோடியாக இருந்த பிக்சர் நிறுவனத்தை வாங்கினார். 2006 இல் இந்த கம்பனியை டிசுனிக்கு 7.4 பில்லியன் டொலருக்கு விற்றார்.

1998 இல் ஆப்பிள் ஐ-மாக் கணினியை வெளியிட்டது. 2001 இல் ஐபாட்டையும், அதே ஆண்டு ஐரூன்சையும், 2007 இல் ஐபோனையும், 2010 ஐபாட்டையும் ஆப்பிள் வெளியிட்டது. இவை அனைத்தும் சந்தையில் மிக வரவேற்பைப் பெற்றுப் பெரும் தொகையில் விற்பனையாகின. இதனால் 2010 இல் 350 பில்லியன் பெறுமதியுடன் உலகின் மிகப் பெரிய வணிக நிறுவனமாக அப்பிள் மாறியது.

இவர் வெளியே அறியப்பட்ட பெரும் கொடைகள் எதையும் செய்யவில்லை.  மாற்றாக தனது படைப்புக்களே உலகுக்கு தான் செய்யும் கொடை என்றும், அதுவே அவரை நிம்மதியாக நித்திரை கொள்ள வைக்கிறது என்றும் கூறினார்.

இவரது இறப்பு ஆப்பிள் நிறுவனத்தில் எதிர்கால புத்தாக்க நிலையை கேள்விக்கு உட்படுத்தி உள்ளது. இவரது நெறிப்படுத்தல் இல்லாமல் ஆப்பிள் பழைமை பேணி புத்தாக்க வீச்சை இழந்துவிடும் என்று சிலர் எதிர்வு கூறுகிறார்கள்.

வியாழன், அக்டோபர் 6, 2011


苹果创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯去世

美国苹果公司创始人之一暨前任执行长乔布斯（Steve Jobs）在与癌症等疾病进行长期抗争後，于周三去世，享年56岁。他是同时代最伟大的美国企业执行长之一。

苹果公司周三晚间发布了乔布斯的死讯。

这位美国硅谷标志性的人物为全世界奉献了iPod和iPhone等科技产品。他于今年8月辞去了苹果执行长的职务，将这家全球最大的科技企业交由现任执行长库克（Tim Cook）执掌。


Apple swamped by iPhone 4 pre-orders

Pre-orders of the recently announced iPhone 4 began Tuesday, overwhelming Apple and AT&T.

Many buyers experienced issues connecting to Apple's website and customer service line. Some had difficulty finishing their orders online, while others endured long waits at Apple's retail stores due to the online issues. Some customers reported that Apple had set a recording on their phone lines telling people to call back at a later time, and others even tweeted about their experience.

Since the original iPhone was released in 2007, web servers for both Apple and AT&T have experienced issues at every new device launch. Today's glitches were apparently in the transaction authorization process, the point when Apple transfers information over to AT&T servers. Other retailers, including Best Buy and Radio Shack, did not appear to be having the same problems.

Representatives at several Apple Stores in the United States said that buyers should try again tomorrow. Neither company made any official statement about the technical issues.

The newest iPhone, iPhone 4 was introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company's 2010 Worldwide Developer's Conference less than two weeks ago. It is slated for a U.S. release on June 24, starting at US$199. Ben Reitzes, with Barclays Capital, estimated that over eight million iPhones will have been sold by the end of the current financial quarter, which ends on June 26. Shares of Apple Inc. rose US$5.41 yesterday in regular trading, continuing their trend of having risen 23 percent this year.


Az Apple szerverei nem bírták az iPhone-megrendelők rohamát

A múlt heti Apple Fejlesztői Konferencián beharangozott iPhone4 most keddtől lenne előrendelhető: a hirtelen rohamot azonban nem állták az Apple és az AT&T szerverei. Az Apple honlapját és telefonvonalait is problémás volt elérni az első napon; többen nem tudták elküldeni online megrendelésüket, míg mások az üzletekben várakoztak a webes fennakadások miatt. Néhány üzletből azzal küldték haza a vásárlókat, hogy próbálják meg másnap; több telefonálót pedig későbbi visszahívást kérő automata üzenet fogadott.

Az iPhone első változata még 2007-ben jött ki; azóta mindegyik generációváltást hasonló fennakadások kísérték a két nagycégnél. A CBS híradása szerint a mostani eset oka egy tranzakció hitelesítési hiba lehet, amely akkor jelentkezik, amikor az Apple az AT&T szervereknek továbbítja az adatokat. Mindazonáltal egyik vállalat sem kommentálta a helyzetet. Úgy tűnik azonban, hogy a többi értékesítőt, így a Best Buyt és a Radio Shacket sem érintette a probléma.

Az új modell induló ára 199 dollár és hivatalosan június 24-től kapható. Ben Reitzes, a Barclays Capital[1] elemzője szerint az eladott példányszám még ebben a pénzügyi negyedévben elérheti a 8 milliót. (A negyedév egyébként e hónap 26-án zárul.) Az Apple részvények ára kedden 5,41 dollárnyit emelkedett; a cég papírjai a tavaly év végihez képest eddig 23%-os növekedést produkáltak az évben.


Apple unveils new Intel-based Mac

Apple Computer announced on Tuesday the first generation of their products to use Intel processors.  The iMac and the new MacBook Pro - a notebook computer replacing the PowerBook - are said to be up  to four times faster than their predecessors (up to two times faster in the iMac, four times for the MacBook.)

These new lines of computers have been set up to support the newest collection of Mac software entitled iLife, which has added internet publication software to its high-end graphics, video, and sound tools.


Apple annonce la disponibité de Mac à base de processeur Intel


Arcelor declares merger with Mittal Steel

Arcelor, Luxembourg's largest steel company, has reached in an agreement with Mittal Steel over a €26.9 billion merger (at €40.44 per share). The new company will be called Arcelor-Mittal. Mittal Steel will hold 45% stake in the new company. Arcelor would pay Severstal €130 million as a "fine" for the fall-out of their failed talks. Lakshmi Mittal (owner of Mittal Steel) and Joseph Kinsch (current Arcelor chairman) will be the co-chairmen of the new company. The new company will have a net capacity of 120 million tonnes.


Arcelor fusionne avec Mittal Steel

Arcelor a accepté la fusion avec la compagnie Mittal Steel pour 27,5 milliards d'euros. La nouvelle société se nommera Arcelor Mittal. Mittal Steel détiendra 45% des parts de la nouvelle compagnie. Arcelor pourrait payer 130 millions d'euros à  Severstal comme compensation pour avoir échoué dans leur accord. Lakshmi Mittal et Joseph Kinsch seront les nouveaux dirigeants de la compagnie.

Cette nouvelle compagnie emploiera 320 000 personnes, et produira 100 millions de tonnes d'acier par an, ce qui représente près de 10% de la production mondiale actuelle.


ARM to be bought by SoftBank

The United Kingdom's (UK) largest technology company, ARM Holdings, confirmed on Monday morning that it had accepted an offer from the Japanese company, SoftBank.

ARM designs microchips used in many devices, including smart phones made by Apple and Samsung. It is expected to invest in the so-called Internet of Things, where many everyday items are expected to be connected to the internet into the future.

The deal, worth £24 billion (US$32 billion), is now expected to be presented to shareholders. The amount offered per share is 43% above the value at the close of trading on Friday. Shares rose by 45% on Monday morning in response to the announcement. Three-quarters of shareholders will need to approve the deal for it to go ahead.

ARM has said its headquarters will remain in Cambridge. Simon Segars, ARM's Chief Executive, also said a pledge by SoftBank to double ARM's workforce on the UK would be legally binding.

Philip Hammond, the UK Chancellor, said it would be the biggest investment into the UK from Asia, as well as showing that “Britain remains one of the most attractive destinations globally for investors to create jobs and wealth”. Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, had recently questioned the benefit to the nation of such takeovers, but has said this one shows the UK can remain successful outside the European Union.


ソフトバンク、英・ARMホールディングス買収

ソフトバンクは18日、ARMホールディングス(イギリス)を買収することで合意したと発表した[1]。買収金額は、約240億ポンド(約3兆3000億円)で[2][3]、ソフトバンクはARM株1株に対し、15日の終値(11.89ポンド)に[3]43％上乗せした、17ポンドを支払う[2]。この買収金額は、2013年のスプリント社(アメリカ)を上回りソフトバンクとしては、過去最大の買収となるほか[3][4]、日本企業の海外企業の買収としては過去最大規模となる[5]。

また、ソフトバンクによると、買収は既にソフトバンクの取締役会で承認されているほか、ARM社の取締役会においても、株主に対し買収を推奨することで一致しており、今後ARM社の株主とイングランドの裁判所の承認を受けた後に[1]、9月末までに買収を完了させたいとしている[1][2]。今回の買収にあたって、ソフトバンクの孫正義社長は「モノのインターネット(IoT)技術がもたらす重要なチャンスを掴むことが、この買収の目的である」とコメントしており[1]、携帯電話事業とIoT関連事業の融合を目指すとみられる[2]。

ARM社は、スマートフォン等に使用されるCPUなどの半導体を設計しており、世界のモバイル機器の約85％のシェアを持っているが[5]、自社製造は行わずライセンス供与している[6]。ソフトバンクは、ARM社を買収することで、スマートフォンの中核技術のほかに、今後発展が見込まれるモノのインターネット(IoT)技術においても、主導権を獲得する狙いがあるとみられる[5]。


Ash-triggered flight disruptions cost airlines $1.7 billion

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said today that the flight disruptions triggered by the recent eruption of a volcano in Iceland cost the global airline industry a total of $1.7 billion dollars.

According to the IATA, airlines lost a total of $400 million daily for the first three days of the week that European airspace was closed. The closures also impacted an estimated 1.2 million passengers around the world each day, until airspace around Europe began reopening last night.  IATA's chief executive officer, Giovanni Bisignani, said that "[f]or an industry that lost $9.4bn last year and was forecast to lose a further $2.8bn in 2010, this crisis is devastating." He also claimed that the airline industry would require three years to recover from the effects of the crisis, and called on governments to provide some form of compensation to airlines.

Bisignani also criticized the response of European governments to the ash threat, saying that they had over-reacted and the shutdown of all airspace was excessive. He said that "Airspace was being closed based on theoretical models, not on facts. Test flights by our members showed that the models were wrong. [The crisis] is an extraordinary situation exaggerated by a poor decision-making process by national governments." Individual airlines also criticized the airspace closures. Micheal O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, said that "It might have made sense to ground flights for a day or two...But by the time that that cloud has dispersed through 800 or 1,000 nautical miles of air space, a full ban should never have been imposed."

In defense of the European airspace controller, Eurocontrol, the CEO of the Irish Aviation Authority, Eamonn Brennan, said: "It's important to realize that we've never experienced in Europe something like this before. So it wasn't just a simple matter of saying: Yes, you could have operated on Saturday or Sunday or Monday. We needed the four days of test flights, the empirical data, to put this together and to understand the levels of ash that engines can absorb." Additionally, scientists in Switzerland said that studies of ash content in the atmosphere were high enough that the total closure of most European airspace was warranted.

Restrictions over air travel in Europe have been lifted in many parts of the continent today; three-quarters of the scheduled flights were operating, and most of the European airspace having been opened. Only parts of British, French and Irish airspace remain closed, and most of Europe's major airports are open, although not necessarily operating at full capacity; at London Heathrow Airport, about half the scheduled departing flights were canceled.


Eyjafjallajökull: tetemes kárt okozott a légiforgalom leállása

A múlt heti vulkánkitörés miatti forgalomkiesés hozzávetőleg 1,7 milliárd dollárnyi veszteséget okozhatott a légitársaságoknak a Nemzetközi Légi Szállítási Szövetség (IATA) becslése szerint.

A szövetség az európai légtérzár első három napjára napi 400 milliós kárral számol. A járatok törlése továbbá napi 1,2 millió utazást hiúsíthatott meg világszerte. Giovanni Bisignani, az IATA elnöke keserűen jegyezte meg, hogy egy olyan iparágnak, amely csak az elmúlt évben 9,4 milliárdot vesztett és idénre is még 2,8 milliárdnyi veszteséggel kalkulált, egy ilyen esemény maga a kegyelemdöfés. Bisignani kritizálta továbbá az európai döntéshozókat, túlzottnak nevezve reakciójukat a helyzetre:
– A légtérzárat elméleti megfontolások alapján rendelték el, nem pedig hiteles mérésekre támaszkodva. Tagvállalataink tesztrepülései bizonyították, hogy az alkalmazott légköri modellek nem megfelelőek. Rossz döntéseikkel az egyes nemzeti  kormányok csak fokozták a károkat.

Egyes érintett légitársaságok maguk is kétségbe vonták a zárlat indokoltságát. Micheal O'Leary, a Ryanair vezérigazgatója szavaival:
– Egy-, esetleg kétnapos felszállási tilalomnak még lehetett volna értelme... de teljes tilalmat elrendelni egy olyan hamufelhő esetében, amely 1000 tengeri mérföldön át – közben erejét vesztve – lebegett ide, aligha.

A másik oldalról, az európai légiirányítás védelmében szólalt fel az ír légügyi hatóság vezetője, Eamonn Brennan:
– Fontos leszögezni, hogy itt Európában még csak hasonlót sem tapasztaltunk eddig. Nem lehetett hasraütésre azt mondani, hogy: igen, a repülők biztonsággal mehetnek. Négy napnyi adatgyűjtés és elemzés, illetve számtalan tesztrepülés után lehetett csak megbecsülni, mennyi hamut is nyelhet el egy turbina egy út során, s hogy az veszélyes mennyiség-e már. Egyébként svájci mérések alapján a légtérzárak igenis indokoltak voltak.


Aside from Semicon Taiwan 2007 - An attraction of "exiderdome" by Siemens

Semicon Taiwan goes to the final day on September 14, one of exhibitors Siemens AG imported containers named "exiderdome" to Taiwan and held an exhibition at A13 Parking Lot in Xinyi District, Taipei City for professionals from some industries such as automation, semiconductor, and electronics experiencing the advantages on automation solutions by Siemens.

For this special exhibition, Wikinews Reporter Brock interviewed Stephen Huang (International Account Manager of Automation and Drives Department, Siemens Limited) and Ken Cheng (Director of Automation and Drives Department, Siemens Limited) for information on this exhibition.

Brock: Nice to visit "exiderdome" by Siemens AG in Taiwan, with the conjunction of Semicon Taiwan 2007, Why Siemens AG choose Taiwan as one of the exhibition place?

Huang: I'm appreciative of the interview by Wikinews. In fact, Siemens hoped every industry in Taiwan to understand the opportunity and advances of process of automation and obtain information in it with the "exiderdome" show in Taiwan. Even though this show is chosen during Semicon Taiwan 2007, but the solution ratio for semiconductor industry is only 2 or 3 percents because Siemens had lot of views on combinations from lower to upper factories and transformations on life cycles of products for every industry not only semiconductor.

Cheng: This the only and the first time Siemens held "exiderdome" show in Taiwan because Siemens cooperated with many industries and companies such as Taipei 101, Taipower, Taipei MRT, AU Optronics, AMD, National Semiconductor and had lots of achievements. Also, Siemens AG Headquarter chose Taiwan with the promotion of development on every industry and enterprise for the needs of the process on enterprise and automation.

Brock: As of the Press Conference by SEMI on Tuesday, some of exhibitors remarked that lots of companies and enterprises in Taiwan should obtain new materials and upgrade production technologies because of trend of tracing new ideas and following the fashion by consumers, with those trends, how will Siemens have to do?

Huang: Siemens played as a roll of a solution provider for industries such as prime silicon and esoteric materials. Currently, lots of factories are particular about "product integration" and "quality than quantity". Factories in Taiwan should also pay attention with the load of the industrial electricity, so that Siemens introduced "Totally Integrated Power" and "Total Integrated Automation" solutions for industries to the best result of reducing costs and unwanted waste at this "exiderdome" show.

Brock: As I knew, Siemens was ever remarkable at telecommunication industry in Europe and ever cooperated with BenQ to build a brand new "BenQ-Siemens" CI. Why Siemens withdrew this industry afterwards and the effect on other departments of Siemens?

Huang: Surely, Siemens was ever well-known in telecommunication industry, but when the trend of communication generation (2G, CDMA, 3G, 3.5G, ...) changes rapidly, Siemens lag behind Motorola slowly in the innovation of communication products. Afterwards, Siemens withdrew this industry but didn't take any effect on other department such as electronics, RFID, and security. As people in Taiwan saw the night illumination devices at Taipei 101, Train of Taipei MRT, power supply on Taipower Co., Ltd., Siemens is surely proud with the achievement of them.

Cheng: We provided lots of solutions for different industries in Taiwan. To standardize the procession in every industry is what Siemens have to do currently. That's why we turned from the competitor to service provider.

Brock: Besides of the main two objects, is there any other feature on "exideerdome" in Taiwan?

Huang: In this exhibition, we provide solutions based on power supply, RFID technology, automation and sensor, each industry has its unique own solution. Also, at the multimedia guide of Atrium 2, we set a virtual environment with rotated mirrors on 3 walls for visitors who can rapidly enjoy the moment of the automation world and understand the advantages of automation for enterprises. That's exactly matched with one of our main solution - "Total Integrated Automation".

Huang: After visiting the guides on 1F and 2F, you can witness the image and achievement by Siemens in Taiwan. Siemens has three branches in Taiwan and expand from the headquarter in Taipei. What Siemens do is to provide solutions for every industry, for the 2007 Semicon Taiwan, we also provide a standalone solution on semiconductor industry, and that's why we chose Xinyi Shopping Area as the place in Taiwan to exhibit.

We can often see some exhibitors set lounge or held special activity on the Xinyi Shopping Area outside of TWTC showground to show their enterprise image or new technology. At past some years of Taipei Telecom, some companies chose East Area in Taipei as their showing stage like TransAsia Corporation. But in Computex Taipei, not only East Area in Taipei, but also Xinyi Shopping Area. Some of companies or exhibitors may invest some cost on the advertisement outside TWTC such as footbridge between Taipei 101 and TWTC or NYNY Department Store. Those were the good effect for some of trade shows in Taipei.

At Semicon Taiwan 2007, an exhibitor Siemens rented A13 Parking lot and imported containers to Taiwan to exhibit their results and solutions and had a good effect and promotion on exhibitions, and surely showed the excellence of their solution and image. We can predict that sideshow will be a great focus outside of main exhibition.


半導體展外一章 西門子自動化之城 展現企業形象

台灣半導體設備暨材料展，今日進入最後一天的展期，參展廠商之一的西門子，為了配合半導體展，今年也首度從國外引進「自動化之城」（exiderdome）到台灣，透過雙層貨櫃，在台北市信義區A13停車場架設的展區，讓各相關產業人士了解德國西門子公司的企業運作與形象，並且體驗自動化的強大優勢。

為此，維基新聞記者Brock，訪問了西門子自動化暨驅動事業部的跨國專案經理黃文琪（Stephen Huang）與協理鄭智峰（Ken Cheng），並藉由展覽的參訪，讓西門子介紹本次展出的特色，以下是針對本次特展所進行的訪問內容。

B：您好，很榮幸來到西門子的「exiderdome」，請教一下這次配合半導體展選擇台灣進行展出的原因和機緣？

H：很榮幸接受您的訪問，本人非常感激。其實，西門子這次來到台灣進行這項特展，是希望藉由「自動化之城」的展示，讓許多產業了解到企業自動化流程運作的優勢，雖然本次展出恰巧也選在半導體展的期間，但實際上，西門子針對半導體產業的解決方案，其實僅有2~3%的比率，因為西門子在本次展示中，是希望將上下游廠商整合、產品生命週期轉換的觀念，讓所有工業界了解到自動化的優勢。

C：這次選擇台灣，是第一次也是唯一的一次，起因是西門子總部在台灣和其他產業合作，已有50年的歷史，包括台北101照明、台灣地區的電力設備、台北捷運系統等，都有相當豐碩的成果，總部也希望藉由台灣的展出，讓產業界了解到企業流程的需求，並協助台灣企業的發展。

B：在週二的SEMI展前記者會中，部份廠商提到，現在的產品生命週期，因為消費者求新求變的需求，加上許多產品的人性化，衍生出不同的週期，而導致廠商必須獲取新的物料與升級生產技術，面對這些趨勢，西門子要如何應對這股潮流？

H：西門子在工業上，是以服務提供者的角色，提供產業在各方面的解決方案，至今，現在的廠商，無論晶圓與精密產品，講求的是以產品整合與少量多樣為主，面對聲明週期瞬息萬變的趨勢，廠商必須蒐集好相關的資訊，在生產線方面，中央控制系統與產能的控制都顯得重要許多，另外，廠商在生產過程中的用電負荷，也是值得去注意的，因此，西門子也有一套電力資訊的解決方案，讓廠商可以了解到生產時消耗的相關成本（資金、電力、材料…等），進而達到最佳的生產效益。因此，西門子就以全方位整合供電系統與全方位整合自動化作為主題，進行展出。

B：就本人所知，西門子除了工業解決方案，以往也在電信產業是很出名的，甚至還有和明基（佳士達電通）合作建立BenQ-Siemens的品牌，馳名於歐洲地區，為何在後來會捨棄電信產業這區塊？影響？

H：西門子以往在電信產業確實有一定的名氣，但是在電信技術的趨勢持續轉變的狀態下，電信界的龍頭老大摩托羅拉就一直穩定成長，反之，西門子卻出現衰退的情形，因此在後來，才會將這區塊給放棄。但是，並不影響到其他部門的運作，原先的電子產業，就持續地成長，我們所見到的台北101夜間照明、台北捷運列車、台灣的電力設備，都可以見到西門子的影子，所以這就是西門子可以立足電子業的關鍵。

C：我們這次展出，的確有很多的解決方案，讓各產業的生產過程標準化，是西門子現今發展的目標，進而使我們從競爭者轉變成服務提供者的原因。

B：除了您之前講過的兩項重點以外，這次的「exiderdome」來台展出，其他的特色內容還包含？

H：這次展覽當中，我們的解決方案就包含電力供應、RFID技術、自動感應器等三大項目，每一個產業都有專屬的解決方案，另外，在多媒體館內的影片導覽中，我們在三面牆上設置了旋轉鏡面，以立體實境的方式，讓參觀者可以快速進入西門子提出的自動化世界，讓參觀者可以了解到自動化對企業的好處，也符合我們提出的「全方位整合自動化」方案。

H：在您走過這兩層樓的展示後，其實可以見到西門子在台灣的形象與成果，台灣在北、中、南皆有據點，以台北為中心向各地擴展，西門子要提供的，是給各產業的解決方案，而配合世貿進行的半導體展覽，我們也提供了相應的方案給有興趣的客戶，這是我們選擇在信義商圈展出的原因。

在台北世貿舉行的部分國際大展，時常都可以見到某些廠商為了展現企業形象，選在週邊或其他地方舉行宣傳性的展外展，或是商機洽談的活動。往年，台北電信展中，部分國內大廠的比拼，甚至連台北東區都成為戰場；國際電腦展呢？則是某些廠商把世貿商圈，用不同的型式互相拼場，有的是租下周邊廣告，有的則是在週邊辦活動拉人氣，足以顯見展外展對於正式展覽的正面效應。

而本次的半導體展中，參展商之一的西門子，將鄰近新光商圈的停車場給租下來，並從國外引進貨櫃屋，進行這項產業解決方案的展示，著實地為展覽加分，並達成了宣傳效果，也確實將他們要呈現的技術成果發揮得淋漓盡致。預料在未來，無論哪一項國際展覽，類似的展外展比拼，仍就會成為各家媒體矚目的焦點。


AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

AT&T Inc. and BellSouth announced a US$67 billion merger deal Sunday. If approved by shareholders and regulators, the merger would create the largest telecommunications company in the United States, with control of over half of the telephone lines in the country and the largest cellular service provider, Cingular Wireless.

"This transaction combines two solid, very well-run companies," AT&T Chairman and CEO Edward E. Whitacre said in a press statement. "BellSouth operates in an attractive region with a growing economy. It has great employees and an outstanding network, with fiber optics deeply deployed in its service area. It has a strong record in terms of customer service and a sound, conservative balance sheet. These strengths, added to those of AT&T, will improve our ability to provide innovative services to more customers while returning substantial value to our owners and improving our growth profile."

AT&T and BellSouth had shared ownership and operations of Cingular Wireless, which will be absorbed by AT&T as part of the merger. If the deal passes shareholders, BellSouth stock holders will receive 1.325 shares of AT&T common stock for each single share held of BellSouth stock. at a rate of 1.325 shares of AT&T stock per BellSouth share.  Though subject to approval by government regulators and shareholders of both companies, the merger is expected to be completed within the next year.

BellSouth and AT&T employ nearly 316,000 people in the United States. The merger, if approved, would give AT&T 70 million telephone users, almost 10 million broadband subscribers, and AT&T will provide services to more than half the companies on the Fortune 100 in 22 states.

Whitacre will remain as chairman, CEO and a member of the board of directors of the combined company. Duane Ackerman, currently chairman and CEO of BellSouth, will remain in his position for a transition period following the merger. Additionally, three members of BellSouth's board of directors will join the AT&T board.

The announced purchase recalls the planned US$115 billion dollar merger of MCI WorldCom and Sprint in 1999 that was prohibited by the federal government. Despite this, analysts think the federal actions will be smaller, since these actions came under protest three months ago due to the actions of their European rivals.

With the price of AT&T closing at US$27.99 per share, and the price of BellSouth closing at US$37.09 per share, AT&T will pay an additional 17.9% for each stock of BellSouth. This operation ultimately leads to a capitalization of US$165 billion, and officials with the companies predict a force reduction of at least 10,000 employees, lower costs of operation in networks, and an overall savings of  $2 billion after the second year, with altogether savings reaching US$18 billion.

AT&T also announced that it will try to acquire the US$10 billion worth of stocks that were yielded during the company's bankruptcy in 1984.

The corporate headquarters for the combined company are expected to remain in San Antonio, Texas, though Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said Monday that they will work to persuade AT&T executives to move their headquarters to the BellSouth HQ in Atlanta. Cingular's headquarters will remain in Atlanta, as will the combined company's Southeast regional telephone company headquarters.


AT&T anuncia compra de Bellsouth

La nueva compañía AT&T, con sede en San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos, anunció este domingo (5) la compra por US$ 67.000 millones de su competidora Bellsouth, empresa con la que comparte desde el 2001 el manejo mediante joint venture de Cingular, la mayor compañía de telefonía celular del país, la cual emplea en conjunto cerca de 316.000 personas en Estados Unidos. La decisión que deberá ser aprobada por los accionistas de ambas compañías, de conseguir su propósito, dejaría a AT&T con 70 millones de usuarios de líneas telefónicas, cerca de 10 millones de suscriptores de banda ancha, y la prestación de servicios a más de la mitad de las empresas Fortune 1000 en 22 estados.

La anunciada compra, que recuerda la oferta de MCI WorldCom, Inc. sobre su competidor Sprint Corp. por US$115.000 millones en 1999 y que fue más tarde prohibida por regulaciones federales de los Estados Unidos, no es ajena a los temores de sus dos grandes competidores Verizon Communications y Qwest Communications International, de quienes también se espera una actuación para provocar el pronunciamiento de las autoridades anti-monopolio, la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones y el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, los analistas creen que esta vez serán menores las acciones federales, ya que este tipo de operaciones se venían reclamando desde hace tres meses en los mercados financieros a raíz de las acciones de sus rivales europeas. Mientras tanto, dos de las más grandes asociaciones de consumidores ya anunciaron el rechazo a dicha operación por considerar que viola los intereses de los consumidores debido a que supone la eliminación de competencia y que puede traer consigo un incremento de la tarifa en el servicio.

AT&T pagará 1.325 de sus acciones por las de Bellsouth. Con base en el precio de cierre del viernes (3), que fue de US$ 27.99 para las acciones AT&T y el precio de las acciones Bellsouth, que cerraron ese mismo día a US$37.09, AT&T pagará 17.9% adicional por cada acción de Bellsouth. La operación que reveló al viernes (3) una capitalización en conjunto de US$ 165.000 millones, intentará un recorte de al menos 10.000 empleados, menores costos de publicidad, bajos costes de operación en redes, y un ahorro de US$ 2.000 millones después del segundo año de cerrada la negociación, lo que en total suma un ahorro de U$ 18.000 millones. AT&T ha anunciado que, adicionalmente a este esfuerzo, intentará una recompra de sus acciones cedidas tras la división forzada de la compañía en 1984 por un valor de US$ 10.000 millones.


AT&T kjøper BellSouth for 67 mrd dollar

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USA: Gjennom oppkjøpet av BellSouth for USD 67 milliarder tar AT&T over eierskapet av USAs største mobiloperatør Cingular Wireless.

AT&T er allerede før sammenslåingen et av USAs ledende telekommunikasjonsselskaper, og gjennom oppkjøpet skapes en telegigant med en markedsverdi på USD 165 milliarder med virksomhet i 22 amerikanske delstater.

Før oppkjøpet eies Cingular Wireless med 60 prosent av AT&T og 40 prosent av BellSouth. Etter sammenslåingen forventes det at Cingular bytter navn og blir en del av AT&T-familien.

AT&T ble selv kjøpt opp av telekonsernet SBC Communications i november i fjor. Gjennom overtagelsen av BellSouth kommer nye AT&T til å styrke sin posisjon i det sørøstlige USA.

I følge britiske BBC anser markedsanalytikere oppkjøpet som en del av en nødvendig konsolidering av telekomsektoren etter lang tid med svært tøff konkurranse.


AT&T köper BellSouth för 67 miljarder dollar

AT&T är redan innan köpet ett av USA:s ledande telecomföretag och genom förvärvet skapas en telecomgigant med ett markandsvärde på 165 miljarder dollar med verksamhet i 22 amerikanska delstater.

BellSouth tillhör de så kallade "Baby Bells", ett antal företag som avknoppades från AT&T under 1980-talet.

Före köpet ägdes Cingular Wireless till 60 procent av AT&T och 40 procent av BellSouth. I och med köpet förväntas Cingular byta namn och bli en del av AT&T-familjen.

AT&T självt köptes upp av Baby Bell-företaget SBC Communications i november förra året. Genom övertagandet kommer det nya AT&T att stärka sina positioner i sydöstra USA.

Enligt brittiska BBC ser marknadsanalytiker uppköpet som en del av en nödvändig konsolidering av telecomsektorn efter en lång tid av mycket hård konkurrens.

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Australia and China enter into Uranium deal

China has entered into a "nuclear safeguards agreement" which will allow it to purchase uranium from Australia. Under the conditions of the agreement, China must not use Australian uranium for military purposes.

The agreement was signed by Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing in the presence of their leaders Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

Australia will not allow uranium to be exported to any country which has not entered into a nuclear safeguards agreement. A requirement of this agreement is that the country wishing to purchase uranium must also be a signatory to the UN's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Alexander Downer stated that China needs the uranium for its nuclear energy program. He said "Given China's high projected growth in electricity demand over the coming years, there are clear environmental benefits in diversifying from fossil fuels to low greenhouse-emission technologies such as nuclear power."

China is expected to build between 40 to 50 nuclear plants over the next 20 years.

Ian Macfarlane, Austalia's Resource Minister said that exports should begin within four years and that the agreement was only the beginning of the export process. He told ABC Radio "The signing of this agreement is really only the start of the process,

We need to move forward, there needs to be commercial negotiations between companies in Australia that are producing uranium and companies in China that wish to purchase it" he said.

It is believed that Australia, which holds 40 percent of the world's uranium, may need to increase production. At present, Australia produces 10,000 tonnes per year. It is expected that China will require 20,000 tonnes a year from Australia.

"Uranium will only be sold by contract to utilities, it cannot be used for military purposes, China will also be subject to international atomic energy safeguards and that means inspections," Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has stated and continued "Thirdly, there will be a system that will track Australian nuclear material."

Kevin Rudd, Australian Opposition's foreign affairs spokesman said that he supported the agreement. Labor's foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd supports the deal.

"If we have with China effective bilateral safeguards arrangements then there should be no impediment," he said.

Professor Ian Lowe from the Australian Conservation Foundation said in response to the deal that "This is no time to be increasing the amount of fissile material in the world."

Christine Milne has commented "Make no mistake — selling Australian uranium to China will make the world less safe."


Porozumienie Chin i Australii w sprawie uranu

Australia będzie sprzedawała Chinom uran na potrzeby chińskich elektrowni atomowych. Porozumienie w tej sprawie zostało podpisane w Camberze ministrowie spraw zagranicznych obu krajów.

Podpisano też dwa dokumenty, w których strona chińska zobowiązuje się do niewykorzystywania australijskiego uranu do celów militarnych. Australia jest czołowym producentem uranu, wydobywającym 40 procent światowej produkcji. Uran używany jest w elektrowniach atomowych, ale również przy tworzeniu broni jądrowej.

Rząd Australii przestrzega zasady, iż umowy o sprzedaży surowców rozszczepialnych mogą być zawierane jedynie z krajami, które podpisały układ o nierozprzestrzenianiu broni nuklearnej (NPT). Chiny są sygnatariuszem tego układu. Australijski minister bogactw naturalnych poinformował również, ze dostawy uranu do Chin na większą skalę rozpoczną się dopiero w 2010 roku.


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Australia announces levy bill to offset cost of Queensland floods

The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, has today announced a new bill into Parliament to assist in the Queensland floods recovery. The proposed levy will be a once-off tax, given only to those with an annual income of above A$50,000.

Exemptions to the flood relief fund will be given to those who are income earners of less than $50,000 a year or those who were affected by the flood crisis. Anyone earning between the ranges of $50,000 to $100,000 will contribute 0.5 percent of their income whilst anyone earning over $100,000 annually will pay 1 percent.

During her announcement, Gillard stated: "Under this levy, someone who has an income of $60,000 will pay just under $1 extra per week. A person earning $100,000 per year will pay just under an extra $5 per week."

The levy is set to contribute to the relief effort to assist in the five-billion-dollar reconstruction of Queensland infrastructure. The Government will obtain three billion dollars through the scratching of certain schemes and the postponement of others. The levy will then contribute the other two billion.

The bill has not come without criticism. The leader of the opposing Liberal Party, Tony Abbott, has claimed that there is "fat" in the budget. He said there should be no requirement for Australians to contribute towards a levy, but rather the government should cut back on its own spending.

Gillard responded to Abbott's claims by saying that the Liberal's proposed paid maternity leave scheme would have required Australian people to pay a levy, and that it is unjustifiable that they then wouldn’t allow for the rebuilding of Queensland.

Independent Bob Katter has said that until a designated fund for natural disaster relief is established by the Government, he will not approve of any relief levies introduced into parliament. Tony Windsor, a fellow independent, agreed. With Labor currently in a minority government, the passing of the bill is in jeopardy without the support of the independents (which of whom, except for Bob Katter, formed government with Labor).

There is currently no certainty that the bill will be introduced yet. It must first be approved in the Lower House and then in the Senate.


Az ausztrál kormány különadóval fedezné az árvízi újjáépítést

Julia Gillard ausztrál miniszterelnök csütörtökön terjesztette az erről szóló törvénytervezetet a parlament elé. A különadót csak erre az évre, és csak az ötvenezer dollár feletti éves jövedelemmel rendelkezőkre vetnék ki. Az adókulcs fél százalék lenne az ötven- és százezer közötti részre, illetve egy százalék e felett, de az árvízkárokat szenvedettek mentességet kapnának a megfizetés alól.

– Akinek tegyük fel hatvanezer dollár a jövedelme, az egy hétre lebontva kevesebb mint egy dollárnyi hozzájárulást fizetne. Ugyanez százezres jövedelem esetén heti öt dollár lenne. – részletezte a javaslatot a miniszterelnök.

Az intézkedéstől két milliárd dollárnyi bevételt remélnek. Queensland öt milliárdos újjáépítési programjára további három milliárdot csoportosítanak át tervezett beruházások elhagyásával, illetve elhalasztásával.

A munkáspárti elképzelést könnyen keresztülhúzhatja az ellenzéki Liberális Párt és a függetlenek ellenkezése, a tervezetnek ugyanis át kell mennie az alsó- és a felsőházon is, miközben a Munkáspárt jelenleg kisebbségből, három független képviselővel karöltve kormányoz. A liberálisok vezetője, Tony Abbott szükségtelennek tartja a különadó kivetését: szerinte a kormányzati kiadások visszafogásával kellene előteremteni a kellő összeget. Gillard erre a liberálisok gyes-tervezetével vágott vissza, amelyet Abbott pártja szintén adókivetéssel finanszírozna. A miniszterelnök szerint ez nehezen igazolható ellentét. A függetlenek közül Tony Windsor kormánytag, illetve a kormányon kívüli Bob Katter egy központi vis maior alap létrehozását hiányolják.

A december-januári heves esőzések és az azt követő árvizek mintegy 200 000 embert érintettek közvetlenül, több mint 70 várost öntöttök el. Az ausztrál ABC becslése szerint a közvetlen károk elérik az egy milliárd dollárt, míg az emiatt kieső GDP 30 milliárdra tehető.


Australia exports less to US despite FTA

Figures issued by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade show that in the twelve months to October, 2005 exports from Australia to the United States fell by 4.7 per cent while imports from the US rose 5.7 per cent. Australia and the US entered into a free trade agreement which began in January, 2005.

During the drafting of the agreement it drew heavy criticism for only opening parts of the US market to Australia.

The Australian Government insists that the results are due to a stronger Australian Dollar and increased competition from Asia. Acting prime minister, Mark Vaile said while exports to the US slowed, Australia was exporting to other markets "At the same time, there have been buoyant and robust economies operating in north Asia that have been very attractive for our exporters to go into those markets, so you can't just look at 12 months in isolation."

Critics of the Free Trade Agreement are calling on the government to use its escape clause. "Our argument is that we should be looking seriously at the provision in the agreement (under which) the Government can give six months notice to end the agreement" said Public Interest Advocacy Centre policy officer Patricia Ranald.

Mark Vaile has also indicated that he wishes to lobby the US to include sugar in the free trade agreement. This has received strong opposition from sugar farmers in the US.

The news comes just days after Mark Vaile announced that the government were considering dropping an amendment to the FTA to protect generic medicines.


Exportaciones de Australia caen a pesar de TLC con los Estados Unidos

6 de enero de 2006Sydney, Australia — Las últimas cifras entregadas por el Departamento de Asuntos Exteriores y Comercio muestran que en 12 meses, hasta octubre de 2005, las exportaciones de Australia hacia Estados Unidos cayeron 4,7% mientras las importaciones desde EUA crecieron 5,7%. Ambos países firmaron un Tratado de Libre Comercio que empezó a regir desde enero del año pasado.

Durante las negociaciones y la elaboración del acuerdo hubo bastantes críticas sobre este tratado porque solamente abría el acceso de Australia a unos cuantos sectores del mercado estadounidense.

El gobierno australiano insiste que los resultados se deben a la fortaleza del dólar australiano y a la creciente competencia de los países asiáticos. El primer ministro encargado, Mark Vaile, dijo que mientras las exportaciones a los EUA bajaron, Australia estaba exportando a otros mercados, "al mismo tiempo que ha habido economías fuertes y robustas operando en el norte de Asia que han sido bastante atractivas para nuestros exportadores entren en esos mercados, por lo tanto no se puede mirar 12 meses aisladamente".

Los críticos del TLC están pidiéndole al gobierno que invoque la llamada cláusula de escape. "Nuestro argumento es que deberíamos estar mirando seriamente a la provisión del acuerdo (bajo la cual) el gobierno puede dar 6 meses de preaviso para terminar el acuerdo", dijo Patricia Ranald, del Centro por la Defensa del Interés Público.

Vaile también ha indicado que desea hacer lobby en los EUA para incluir el azúcar en el TLC, aparte que ha recibido una gran oposición de los granjeros en los EUA.

La noticia se produce días después de que Vaile anunciara que el gobierno estaba pensando en remover del acuerdo la cláusula que protege los productos farmacéuticos genéricos.


Australia's richest man dies aged 68

The Nine Network has announced the death of one of Australia's richest men, Kerry Packer, aged 68.

Announcer Richard Wilkins said on the Today Show that he had just been handed official confirmation of Mr Packer's death at 68.

He said a statement from Tony Ritchie, Nine head of news, said: "Mrs Kerry Packer and her children James and Gretel sadly report the passing last evening of her husband and their father Kerry. He died peacefully at home with his family at his bedside".

Packer was the major shareholder in Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) which owns the Nine television network and Australian Consolidated Press, the producer of many Australian and New Zealand magazines.

Packer was also involved in the gambling and tourism industries and owned the Crown Casino in Melbourne.

In the 1970s, his World Series Cricket revolutionised cricket, bringing One-day cricket to the fore by introducing things such as coloured uniforms, white balls & day/night matches.

Business Review Weekly magazine estimated Packer's net worth at AU$6.5 billion in 2004. Another famous rich Australian media magnate, who may have lost his Australian nationality, is Rupert Murdoch.


Australiens rikaste man avlider 68 år gammal

Australien – Nine Network meddelade att Australiens rikaste man, Kerry Packer, avlidit 68 år gammal.

Programannonsören Richard Wilkins sa i programmet Today Show att han just tagit emot en officiell bekräftelse på att Kerry Packer avlidit. Ett uttalande från Nine Networks nyhetschef löd: "Fru Kerry Packer och hennes barn James och Gretel meddelar med sorg att hennes make och deras barn avlidit igår kväll. Han avled stillsamt med sin familj vid säng kanten".

Kerry Packer var den störste aktieägaren i Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) som äger Nine Network och Australian Consolidated Press som ger ut många av Australiens tidningar. Han var också engagerad i spel- och turistindustrin och ägde Crown Casino i Melbourne.

På 1970-talet revolutionerade han cricketsporten genom sitt TV-program World Series Cricket.

Enligt tidskriften Business Review Weekly uppgick Kerry Packers förmögenhet till 6,5 miljarder austaliensiska dollar 2004.


Australian billionaire announces replica Titanic

Australian billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced plans to build a fleet of luxury cruise ships, including a replica of the famous RMS Titanic.

Palmer has announced his new company Blue Star Line Pty Ltd has commissioned a close replica of the Titanic from CSC Jinling Shipyard in China. Construction would commence in 2013 and the maiden voyage would be in late 2016.

Palmer said, "It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems". When asked if the replica would be unsinkable, Palmer said "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it. It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen."

Palmer also said the Chinese Navy had been invited to escort the ship on its maiden voyage. The original RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, with the loss of 1,514 people.


Miliardario australiano annuncia la replica del Titanic

Il magnate australiano Clive Palmer ha annunciato dei piani per costruire una flotta di navi da crociera di lusso, tra cui una replica del famoso RMS Titanic.

Palmer ha annunciato che la sua nuova compagnia Blue Star Line Pty Ltd ha commissionato una replica del Titanic al cantiere  CSC Jinling in Cina. La costruzione avrebbe inizio nel 2013 e il viaggio inaugurale sarebbe alla fine del 2016.

Palmer ha dichiarato: «Sarà altrettanto lussuoso come l'originale Titanic, ma naturalmente avrà la modernissima tecnologia del XXI secolo e gli ultimi sistemi di navigazione e sicurezza». Quando gli è stato chiesto se la replica fosse inaffondabile, Palmer ha risposto: «Certo che affonderà se si mette un buco. E sarà concepita come una moderna nave con tutta la tecnologia per garantire che ciò non accada».

Palmer ha anche detto che la marina militare cinese è stata invitata a scortare la nave nel suo viaggio inaugurale. L'originale RMS Titanic affondò il 15 aprile 1912 nell'oceano Atlantico settentrionale, dopo una collisione con un iceberg durante il suo viaggio inaugurale da Southampton a New York, con la perdita di 1 514 persone.