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LOS ANGELES, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- GrindTV and Sportnet announced plans today to combine the web's two top action sports properties into one dominant digital action sports network collectively reaching over ten million monthly visitors. The company will operate as Sportnet, and will provide exclusive content, robust community features and a suite of online utilities. It will also provide both endemic and mainstream marketers with an ideal way to reach a coveted and trend-setting...

TOKYO, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BB Softservice Corp., a Tokyo-based planner and developer of application services under the SoftBank Group, announces that it will launch English and Chinese versions of 'Speeek!', a type of application software for iPhone (TM) 3G, which recognizes voice and translate, and speaks from March 6, 2009 at the AppStore as part of a lineup of 'SoftBank SELECTION', an application and software brand of BB Softservice. 'Speeek!' is electronic dictionary application...

Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Mobile Corp. remained in the top spot in net mobile phone subscription growth for the third straight half year in April-September, industry data showed Tuesday. The unit of Internet and telecommunications conglomerate Softbank Corp. registered a net subscription number increase of 1,047,000, with its low basic monthly fees continuing to appeal to customers, the Telecommunications Carriers Association said. Softbank's new handsets launches for the summer...

LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE), the company that combines an owned classified platform with an Internet Yellow Pages directory and best of breed customer acquisition services for small businesses announced today that it has appointed Mike Edelhart as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). For three months, Mr. Edelhart was interim-CEO. "Over the past three months Mike has brought stability, enthusiasm and a clear vision to the Company," said Rajesh Navar, Founder and Chairman of the Board. "The Board...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TOKYO, Sept. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that its award-winning NetIron(r) XMR 4000 and NetIron XMR 8000 IPv4/IPv6/MPLS routers have been installed by SoftBank IDC Corporation for network backbone and server aggregation throughout its distributed data centers. SoftBank IDC provides an extensive range of highly reliable services that...

While Yahoo! (YHOO) was fending off an unsolicited buyout bid from Microsoft (MSFT) earlier this year, the fate of the Web portal's Japan unit looked uncertain. Would Yahoo unload its 33% stake in Yahoo Japan (4689.T) to appease unhappy shareholders who were demanding that the company raise its value? Yahoo would have had no trouble finding a buyer. As Japan's most popular starting point on the Net, Yahoo Japan has a sizable lead in online search over its closest rival, Google (GOOG),...

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Telecom Corp. said Wednesday that it has restored its e-mail services that became unavailable on Tuesday due to a server breakdown. Between Tuesday morning and the predawn hours of Wednesday, some one million users of the services could not receive or send mails, the fixed-line communications unit of Softbank Corp. said.END (c) 2008 Jiji Press English News Service. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Telecom Corp. said Tuesday that its e-mail services have been suspended probably due to a problem with a server. The service disruption occurred around 11 a.m. the same day, according to Softbank Telecom, a unit of telecommunications and Internet business group Softbank Corp. . The company said that it remains to be seen when the e-mail services will return to normal. Softbank Telecom has about one million subscribers to the services.END (c) 2008 Jiji...

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G has prompted many mobile telephone subscribers in Japan to switch to Softbank Mobile Corp., the only seller of the popular handset in the country, industry data revealed Thursday. The number of subscribers who switched to Softbank Mobile from other carriers by using the number portability system in July exceeded those who quit Softbank Mobile by 52,000, the Softbank Corp. unit said. The monthly net increase was the second highest for...

Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Corp. said Tuesday that its group operating profit in April-June rose 8.1 pct from a year before to 85,086 million yen, despite slowing mobile phone sales. For the first quarter of fiscal 2008, Softbank posted a net profit of 19,368 million yen, down 22.9 pct, and sales of 647,255 million yen, down 2.4 pct. The sales decline was partly attributed to slumping mobile phone sales at a time of falling replacement demand. Lower average revenue per user also...