BT Group plc and Polycom, Inc. Announce New Partnership To Accelerate Growth Of Unified Conferencing Solutions Worldwide November 18, 2009 |
| BT Group plc and Polycom, Inc. announced a new three year agreement designed to accelerate the growth of unified conferencing solutions within enterprises and public sector organizations around the world. Under a new global agreement, the companies will combine Polycom's industry-leading voice and video communications and telepresence solutions with BT's renowned managed services and global, high-speed MPLS network. The solutions will include jointly developed innovations that enable business-to-business collaboration for multinational companies, large organizations, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. The agreement also includes plans to add Polycom-certified technical support specialists to BT's global support operation, including its 24x7 'follow the sun' help desk services as well as leverage a new global support program that is also part of the agreement. |
BT Group plc Raises FY 2010 Revenue Outlook; Announces Interim Dividend November 12, 2009 |
| BT Group plc announced that for fiscal 2010, it expects revenue to decline 3%-4% compared to previous range of 4%-5%. The Company reported revenues of GBP21.39 billion in fiscal 2009. According to Reuters Estimates, analysts were expecting the Company to report revenues of GBP20.67 billion for fiscal 2010. The Company also announced that the Board is declaring an interim dividend of GBP0.023 per share. |
BT Group plc Group Sues MediaTek Incorporated Over Chip Patent Use-DJ November 5, 2009 |
| Dow Jones reported that BT Group plc filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against MediaTek Incorporated in a U.S. court, Sophia Liang, according to a spokeswoman for MediaTek Incorporated. MediaTek Incorporated didn't use the chip patent held by BT Group plc, spokeswoman for MediaTek Incorporated said, adding that the patent in question expired in October. |
BT Group plc's BT Conferencing And Onstream Media Corporation Announce Global Reseller Agreement October 26, 2009 |
| Onstream Media Corporation and BT Conferencing, a division of BT Group plc announced an expansion of their business relationship with the signing of a new webcasting, iEncode, and digital media services reseller agreement. In addition, Onstream Media will be using BT Conferencing infrastructure and services to support its operations. Under the strategic global reseller agreement, BT Conferencing will now be offering Onstream Media's webcasting, iEncode and Digital Media Services to its new and existing clients worldwide. |
BT Group plc's BT Global Services Disposes Of Business Simulation And Consulting Activities In Germany July 31, 2009 |
| BT Group plc's BT Global Services announced that the sale of its German business simulation and consulting activities for clients in the energy sector to the existing manager, Dr. Heiko Spitzer, in a management buy-out transaction. The newly formed company acquiring the business is called intellgenio GmbH and will honour the contractual obligations of BT so that existing customers can continue to enjoy their usual outstanding support. |