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Motorola, has played a key role in five of the European Union’s eight BIODEVII projects, led by France, helping to create biometric solutions for border control in Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

The aim of the EU’s BIODEVII pilot programme is to establish best practice around the use of biometrics to strengthen the visa system throughout the EU. The introduction of a visa system backed by biometric technology is being developed to reduce visa fraud (and ‘visa shopping’), prevent identity theft and to combat terrorism and human trafficking.

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Based on the authorization to issue shares granted by the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2007, the Nokia Board of Directors resolved to issue 56 182 Nokia shares held by the Company and to transfer the shares on January 31, 2008 as settlement under the Nokia Auxiliary Performance Share Plan 2006 to the Plan participants.

Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 21 158 Nokia shares held by the Company are on January 31, 2008 transferred to Nokia equity plan participants as settlement under the plans.

In total 77 340 shares are transferred to the equity plan participants on January 31, 2008.

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Millions of Sprint customers find significant advantages to using Nextel Direct Connect(R), the world’s largest and fastest push-to-talk service and the only such service with international capabilities. With more than 90 billion push-to-talk connections completed in 2007, it is an ideal solution for businesses and first responders who need to communicate instantly as well as families and friends who want to stay connected.

“Nextel Direct Connect provides a differentiated experience for our customers,” said Dan Hesse, president and CEO, Sprint Nextel. “The Nextel National Network (iDEN) is key to delivering Nextel Direct Connect. Sprint has invested significantly during the past two years and the network is performing at best-ever levels. Customers can expect to see continued investment and the introduction of new handsets to utilize the network’s unique capabilities.”

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AT&T and Yahoo! announced a new multi-year strategic alliance that paves the way for an even richer and more innovative online experience for consumers — whether at home or on the go.

The agreement creates significant new advertising-based revenue opportunities for both companies from search and display capabilities from either a mobile handset or a PC.

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Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to Rockford, Ill.

The expansion covers the entire Rockford metropolitan area and includes the surrounding communities of Freeport, Lena, and Galena to the west and DeKalb and Sycamore to the east. In northwestern Illinois, Verizon Wireless’ broadband network now spans north into Wisconsin, south to U.S. Interstate 80, west into Iowa, and east to the Kane County/McHenry County border.

Verizon Wireless’ broadband network was introduced in Illinois in Chicagoland in January 2005, with expansion to the Springfield-Decatur market in 2006, and to the Peoria market in 2007.

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