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Lucent Technology, the original AT&T's Exchange Office Equipment Manufacturer, Rest In Peace. Avaya Communications, the original AT&T's PABX Equipment Manufacturer, bought by private equity company for US$8.2 Billion. Bell South Rest In Peace. Alltel Wireless bought by private company for US$27 Billion. Bell Canada subject of unsolicited buyout bid by private equity company. John Backus, inventor of the first programmable computer language FORTRAN, Rest In Peace. Google buys Voice Recognition Company. Microsoft buys Voice Recognition Company for US$800 Million. Rest in Peace Tellme. Google buys Internet Ad Network provider for US $3.1 Billion. Rest In Peace Double-Click. Microsoft buys Internet Ad Network Provider for US$6.0 Billion. Rest In Peace Quantitative. Rest In Peace Internet Conference Provider Webex. eaten by Cisco for US$3.2 Billion. Google partners with Salesforce.com. Google share price reaches US$519.00. Dell Computers begin retail sale of desktop and laptop computers which use the Linux Operation System instead of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft declares that Linux operating system probably infringes on hundreds of its patents and it may start litigating. For the first time since the introduction of mobile phones, mobile telephone usage declines in England. In last 12 months prepaid usage falls by 28.5%, contract customer usage falls by 23%. Average drop in mobile bills in last 12 months of 36%. London Daily Mail - JD Powers
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