There can’t be many carrier CEOs who are likened to fathers by their staff. Saad Al Barrak, the talismanic managing director and deputy chairman of Middle East and African regional operator Zain, seems to be one of them, though. So there were some distraught Zainers out there this week as Al Barrak handed in his resignation. The move fuelled speculation on what analysts are calling a “divergence of vision” between Al Barrak as the company’s owners, Zain’s board of directors promptly accepted the notice, which will become effective on March 1.
US software firm Sun Microsystems has been making its presence felt in the mobile space of late, most recently announcing the porting of its Java platform to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM-based processor.
Application store trailblazer Apple managed to capture 12 per cent of the mobile apps market in 2008, according to figures released this week.
The app store frenzy continued this week as Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Java developer Sun Microsystems, revealed his own plans to get in on the game, on a much bigger scale.
Java-based mobile operating system SavaJe looks like it might have finally found a home with handset vendor Samsung.
Rumours circulating this week suggest that SavaJe owner Sun Microsystems is partnering with the Korean manufacturer to develop a handset based on the ill fated platform.
Computer giant Sun acquired SavaJe in April, supposedly after the start up’s money [...]
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