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• The Philadelphia Inquirer Metro Business Report Column.

  - 1999-09-19

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 20 -- THEY SAY TIMING IS EVERYTHING: The people at Amadeus Global Travel Distribution thought they were coming to town to demonstrate a clever piece of travel-management software. For three days during SAP AG's big Sapphire '99...

  Tags: Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A., General Instrument Corp., Sony Corp.

• Broadband: General Instrument Interactive Digital Platform Now Deployed By More Than 100 Broadband Network Operators. Comcast Cable Communications Becomes the Recipient of GI's Four-Millionth Digital Set-Top Terminal - Company Business and Marketing

  - 1999-06-21

  General Instrument Corporation announced Monday a key milestone for the company and the cable industry with the launch of its interactive digital cable platform to more than 100 broadband network operators. Proving the success of its interactive digital platform, GI announces that the following milestones have been reached: ...

  Tags: Comcast Cable Communications Inc., General Instrument Corp.

• Forstmann Little Sells Remaining Stake in General Semiconductor

  - 1999-04-27

  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 27, 1999-- Forstmann Little & Co. today announced that it has sold all of its remaining 5.4 million share stake in General Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE: SEM) for a total of $35 million in a block trade to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Forstmann Little invested approximately...

  Tags: Business Wire, FINANCE, General Instrument Corp., General Semiconductor, Investment

• GENERAL INSTRUMENT: Shaw Communications selects GI for expanded digital cable launch to 27 systems.

  - 1999-03-08

  M2 PRESSWIRE-8 March 1999-GENERAL INSTRUMENT: Shaw Communications selects General Instrument for expanded digital cable launch to 27 additional systems C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:040399 -- GI's interactive digital systems and set-top terminals enable Shaw Communications to expand its digital offering and...

  Tags: Cable, General Instrument Corp., NETWORKING, Shaw Communications, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Set-Top Market Debated

  - 1998-09-28

  Consumer Electronics Mfrs. Assn. CEMA said 2005 is too late to spur competition and repeated suggestion that on July 1, 2000, cable operators "with market power" should "cease providing new bundled boxes" even if consumer wants to lease or buy one from operator. Circuit City CC said 2005 cutoff...

  Tags: Cable, Circuit City Stores Inc., cutoff, FCC, General Instrument Corp., Government, NETWORKING, set-top, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, U.S. Appeals Court

• Time Warner selects Scientific-Atlanta as prime contractor for "Pegasus" digital network

  - 1996-12-10

  STAMFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 10, 1996-- Pioneer and Toshiba will also be Initial Suppliers of the Two-way Digital Set-Tops General Instrument Will Also Provide Time Warner With Digital Boxes Time Warner has selected Scientific-Atlanta as the prime contractor to...

  Tags: General Instrument Corp., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., Time Warner Inc.

• Shaw to Launch Digital TV Services in Calgary Using General Instrument's DigiCable Technology

  - 1996-07-23

  CALGARY, Alberta--BUSINESS WIRE--July 23, 1996--SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC. (Alberta Stock Exchange: SCL.B Alberta Stock Exchange: SCL.A) Shaw and General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC) announced today that Calgary will be the first Canadian market to have digital cable television services when Shaw begins its roll-out of GI's digital video compression DVC technology...

  Tags: Alberta, Cable, General Instrument Corp., NETWORKING, Shaw Communications, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• General Instrument statement

  - 1995-05-08

  DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--May 8, 1995--General Instrument Corp. deplores the FCC's decision to deny the extension of Advanced Communications Corp.'s license to build, launch and initiate a high-powered digital broadcast system. GI stands with its customer, Primestar Partners, in asking the FCC to reverse its ruling.General Instrument, which pioneered digital TV,...

  Tags: FCC, General Instrument Corp., Government

• GI hopes to link up with rivals to create an HDTV prototype

  - 1993-03-08

  High tech: FCC tells groups to form a 'grand alliance'A recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission has General Instrument Corp. ready to make friends with its competitors.The Chicago firm's VideoCipher division, which has offices in Sorrento Valley, leads one of three groups battling to have its proprietary technology selected...

  Tags: alliance, FCC, General Instrument Corp., Government, HDTV, TVs