International Business News - SONS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Sonus Networks Inc., a networking hardware and software maker, said late Thursday that its board has adopted a three-year stockholder rights plan to help protect shareholders and the company from an unwanted takeover. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/sonus-networks-adopts-shareholder-rights-plan.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:06:33 EDT Sonus Networks Inc., which makes networking hardware and software, said late Sunday it is in ongoing talks with Legatum Capital to address dissident shareholder complaints about board representation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/sonus-networks-in-talks-with-legatum-capital.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:46:05 EDT Sonus Networks Inc. shareholders re-elected three directors to three-year terms on the board, the maker of networking equipment said Friday. Sonus said holders voted at the annual meeting to put Hassan Ahmed, John Cunningham and Paul Severino back on the board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/sonus-holders-re-elect-3-directors.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:29:48 EDT John Wiley & Sons Inc. said its board raised its quarterly dividend by 2 cents, or 18 percent, to 13 cents. The book publisher said the dividend is payable July 15, to shareholders of record on July 7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/john-wiley-sons-raises-dividend-to-13-cents.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:59:34 EDT In response to a letter from shareholder earlier this week, Sonus Networks Inc. said Friday its board has "significant concerns" whether Legatum Capital understands its business--but added it remains willing to meet in person. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/sonus-responds-to-shareholder-letter.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:14:00 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, June 19, from AP Financial News: HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP)--Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. predicted fiscal 2009 earnings and revenue growth on Thursday, after reporting that 2008 profit jumped 48 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/outlook-roundup-john-wiley-sons-pantry.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:51:41 EDT Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. predicted fiscal 2009 earnings and revenue growth on Thursday, after reporting that 2008 profit jumped 48 percent. President & Chief Executive William J. Pesce forecast 2009 earnings per share growth of about 20 percent excluding non-recurring tax benefit. The guidance implies earnings of about $2.60 per share compared with adjusted earnings of $2.17 per share in fiscal 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/john-wiley-sons-forecasts-2009-earnings-growth.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:59:24 EDT Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled as the company benefited from its 2007 acquisition of Blackwell Publishing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/john-wiley-sons-4q-earnings-more-than-double.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:57:24 EDT A shareholder of Sonus Networks Inc., a networking hardware and software maker, on Wednesday said it would withhold its votes for all nominees up for election to Sonus board of directors at the company's annual meeting on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sonus-networks-shareholder-to-withhold-board-votes.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:28:47 EDT Networking hardware and software maker Sonus Networks Inc. said Tuesday Richard N. Nottenburg, a former executive at Motorola Inc., will succeed Hassan Ahmed as president and chief executive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/sonus-networks-names-former-motorola-executive-as-ceo.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 07:58:51 EDT Shares of Sonus Networks Inc. rose Friday after the Internet Protocol equipment and software maker said it swung to a profit in the first quarter, surprising analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/out-of-the-gate-sonus-climbs-after-swinging-to-1q-profit.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:55 EDT Having sons is important to many Asian cultures, and now American families from those groups seem to be asserting the same preference. A new analysis of the 2000 Census shows that among U.S. born children of Chinese, Korean and Asian Indian parents the odds of having a boy increase if the family already has a girl or two. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/some-asians-families-in-us-choosing-sons.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:23:47 EDT Internet company Yahoo Inc. said Monday it will work with a unit of India's Tata Sons Ltd. to research "cloud computing," a technology that allows computers to work across large pools of shared systems by delivering software and services over the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/yahoo-plans-cloud-computing-research.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:21:16 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, March 6, from AP Financial News: RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) _ Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed, as the maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes recorded a gain from a business sale versus a year-ago period hurt by impairment and severance costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/earnings-roundup-fleetwood-cantel-med.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:00:23 EST R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., a provider of printing and related services, said Tuesday it received an $800 million contract from McGraw Hill Cos. unit McGraw-Hill Education for books, testing materials and other products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/r-r-donnelley-gets-800m-contract.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:07:39 EST The judge overseeing M. Fabrikant & Sons Inc.'s bankruptcy case has ordered a family to hand over information regarding loans that it lent to the diamond wholesaler. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080201/family-must-turn-over-fabrikant-info.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:49:00 EST John Wiley & Sons Inc. on Thursday announced a regular quarterly dividend of 11 cents per share. The publisher said it will pay the dividend Jan. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 27. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071214/john-wiley-sons-sets-regular-dividend.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:49:32 EST