• Nokia Siemens Networks announced it has concluded a business and asset transaction with SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and certification company, to transfer assets and personnel previously working on testing activities of its research and technology platform business in Munich, Germany and Espoo, Finland. Around 70 employees will be transferred. The transaction with SGS also includes assets related to the testing activities.
• Ozmo Devices, a developer of low-power wireless solutions, has announced new low-power Wi-Fi Personal Area Network (Wi-Fi PAN) technology as it aims to bring native low-power peripheral connectivity to Wi-Fi platforms. The Ozmo solution promises to extend Wi-Fi functionality already existing on many platforms to include connectivity with low-power wireless peripherals such as mice and headsets. Unlike legacy WPAN technologies, Ozmo claims that its approach does not require an additional radio inside the platform or a dongle to communicate with the peripheral. Founded as H-Stream Wireless in December 2004, Ozmo Devices is privately held and funded by Granite Ventures, Intel Capital and Tallwood Venture Capital.
• Jamba announced that it will close its Ojom mobile games development unit to focus on on distributing games created by the company’s more than 100 publisher partners.
• Nortel presented awards to the five winners of its Enterprise Customer Recognition Awards. Awards were presented in five categories. This year’s winners were: Integrys Energy Group in the Technology Innovation Best Practice category; Sprint Nextel for Business Innovation Best Practice; Barclays in the Enterprise Transformation (more than 1,000 employees) category: Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club for Enterprise Transformation (less than 1,000 employees); and Orlando Regional Healthcare Center in the Sustained Excellence category.
