Valurise Health Solutions Inc. ("VHS") announced today that it has successfully closed its Series A financing from Softbank China & India Holdings ("SBCI"), manager of Softbank's Bodhi Investments LLC fund ("Bodhi" or the "Bodhi Fund").
BEIJING, China -- Oak Pacific Interactive OPI, the leading provider of Web 2.0 communities in China, announced today that SOFTBANK Corp. has agreed to lead an investment totaling $430 million for approximately 35% of the company. The investment will be used to augment the market leadership of Oak Pacific's Xiaonei.com,...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c59743) has announced the addition of the new IE Market Research Report "Softbank Corp.: Competitor Insight 2007" to their offering.
Tokyo, Japan, Apr 24, 2008 - JCN Newswire - China Mobile, SOFTBANK and Vodafone have agreed to establish a Joint Innovation Lab JIL to promote the development of new mobile technologies, applications and services. The three companies expect the initiative will help to accelerate the commercial deployment of mobile internet...
AsiaInfo Services 11-15-2007 Alibaba Negotiates with Softbank on JV BEIJING, Nov 15, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Mayoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Corporation (TSE:9984), said on November 13 that it was in close talks with Alib AsiaInfo Services...
Internet services firm Softbank said that its net profit fell 66 percent in Q4 on account of huge sales promotion-related costs. Net income reached $61.93 million in the OctoberDecember 2006 period, reducing from $181 million in the same quarter in 2005. Internet services firm Softbank said that its net profit...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77808) has announced the addition of "Japan's Mobile Market - Softbank Calls The Tune" to their offering.
Softbank's latest reinvention, as a mobile firm, proceeds apace. But the company's ability to churn through cash has not changed Softbank's latest reinvention, as a mobile firm, proceeds apace. But the company's ability to churn through cash has not changed
Tokyo--Softbank has announced new company names for its subsidiaries: Nippon Telecom will be changed ... Tokyo--Softbank has announced new company names for its subsidiaries: Nippon Telecom will be changed to Softbank Telecom and the Japanese operation of Vodafone to Softbank Mobile, effective from 1...
PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent (Paris: Euronext and NYSE: ALU) today announced that its Femto Base Station Router BSR was invited by Japanese service provider SOFTBANK MOBILE to participate in the experimental trial of mobile high-speed data "in-building" solutions announced by SoftBank on June 29.
Red Bend Software, the market share leader in firmware over-the-air FOTA updating solutions for mobile phones, today announced that it has installed its vCurrent® Mobile FOTA client software in Sharp's latest mobile handsets -- the SoftBank 810SH and SoftBank 811SH.
Japanese fixed-line giant Softbank intends to spend a lot of money so as to ensure that its acquisition of Vodafone's Japanese unit is a guaranteed success. It arrived at this decision after reporting profit in its latest quarter. Softbank's Internet and Japanese fixed-line giant Softbank intends to spend a lot...
Softbank is planning to acquire Britain-based Vodafone's division in Japan. This deal would facilitate Softbank's expansion plans into the cellular-phone industry. Softbank is an investor in the Internet and broadband market in Japan.Softbank is planning to acquire Britain-based Vodafone's division in Japan. This deal would facilitate Softbank's expansion plans into...
Softbank said that it would return the license it received to offer mobile-phone operation in Japan, as it had acquired the Vodafone Group's Japan business. Softbank acquired the license in October 2005. Softbank said it has opted for a more cost-effectivSoftbank said that it would return the license it received...
Softbank has reported a profit of 1.42 billion yen ($12.4 million) for the first quarter, mainly due to the impetus given by the acquisition of the Japanese unit of Britain's Vodafone Group. The company saw its fixed-line, mobile, and broadband services tSoftbank has reported a profit of 1.42 billion yen...
Tokyo, Dec 19, 2006 - JCN - Softbank has been licensed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to use wireless stations for IEEE802.16e-2005, a mobile WiMAX technology.
According to Japan's business daily Nihon Keizai, Softbank and Apple Computer have agreed to co-develop handsets that have built-in iPod digital music players. Users of the phones can download music directly from Apple's iTunes Music Store. The two companAccording to Japan's business daily Nihon Keizai, Softbank and Apple Computer have...