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Samsung, Armani Strategic Alliance
Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Samsung Electronics, a market leader in consumer electronics, and Giorgio Armani, one of the world's leading fashion and lifestyle design companies, announced on September 23 a groundbreaking strategic alliance for the development of innovative portable and home consumer electronics products, founded on the combination of Giorgio Armani's iconic design aesthetic and Samsung's cutting edge technology.

WiBro's Competitor, Ultra Mobile Broadband Specification, Published
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The CDMA Development Group (CDG, www.cdg.org) and the Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2, www.3GPP2.org) announced on September 24 the publication of the Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) air interface specification – 3GPP2 C.S0084-0 v2.0.
Software Quality Increase Plan
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
By Chun Go-eun

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The Ministry of Information and Communication established a Software Quality Increase Plan on September 27, 2007 to increase the quality of Korean software to be competitive in the global market. The key points of this plan include securing both software process quality and software product quality. The software process quality plan is to certify the software from design to maintenance. The software product quality plan is set to secure the function and performance of developed software.

Korea Telecom Industry a Barrel of Crabs
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
by Chun Go-eun

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According to Minister Yoo Young-hwan's announcement that was made on September 19, 2007, SK took the initiative to start 50% discounted service for calls between its customers. In return, the basic fee was to be raised. While the registration fee for SK Telecom would stay the same, it is already 83% higher than KTF or LG Telecom.

Bluetooth SIG Testing Tool Sets Industry Example
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The Profile Tuning Suite (PTS) is one of many valuable internal programs that set the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) apart and make it an attractive umbrella organization for young, promising wireless technologies. Created by the Bluetooth SIG and introduced last year for its 9,000 members, the PTS is a one-of-a-kind tool that automates Bluetooth profile testing to reduce the cost and time associated with qualification and better ensure Bluetooth device interoperability at the application level.

IT839 Strategy Upgrade
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
by Chun Go-eun

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The Ministry of Information and Communication held an IT839 strategy meeting on September 20. Minister Yoo Young-hwan, project managers, and the directors of major divisions sat together at this meeting to go over the strategy, evaluate the results so far, and discuss further plans to take it to the next level.

Viewty, High-Quality Media Experience
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
LG Electronics and DivX announced on September 20 their partnership to enable a high-quality consumer media experience with the LG Viewty, a new 5.0 mega-pixel digital camera phone available from LG Mobile. The DivX Mobile Certified LG Viewty supports DivX playback and joins the over 100 million DivX Certified devices shipped into the market today, including DVD players, in-car devices, digital still cameras and more.

Mobile Payment Plan Revolution
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
by Chun Go-eun

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Showcasing Korean SMEs in China
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
by Chun Go-eun

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The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is actively supporting the active role of small and medium sized IT companies in attracting foreign investment.

Grand Database Conference
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
by Chun Go-eun

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The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) and the Korea Database Promotion Center opened the 2007 Database Grand Conference at COEX Intercontinental Hotel with 1000 participants on September 19. This fifth conference is under the theme of Data Governance Signification and Success Strategies. It will suggest solutions for data governance, which at this point is the hot issue of data control.

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