International Business News - TEL 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 An advisory council plans to meet publicly Tuesday on the Statewide Wireless Network, the $2 billion project the New York State Office for Technology threatened to cancel unless 19 flaws identified in a two-county test are corrected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ny-panel-to-consider-statewide-wireless-network.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:27:36 EDT Electronic components company Tyco Electronics Ltd. on Wednesday said it has appointed a president of its new medical products unit. The company said Doug Strohmeier will serve as president of its newly created and stand alone business unit effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/tyco-electronics-appoints-new-unit-president.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:30:58 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. announced Monday it has closed the sales of two businesses for proceeds of about $470 million. Tyco sold its Radio Frequency Components and Subsystem business to Cobham Defense Systems Division, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Cobham plc., which manufactures aerospace and defense systems. The unit designs and manufactures radio frequency components and subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/tyco-electronics-wraps-sale-of-2-businesses.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:12:12 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. on Tuesday named Rob Shaddock to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief technology officer. Shaddock, 50, previously served as senior vice president of Motorola Inc.'s consumer products division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/tyco-electronics-names-shaddock-as-its-cto.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:04:21 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. on Thursday announced restructuring plans in Europe that would include closing three automotive plants, which will affect about 850 employees and potentially double its restructuring costs for its fiscal fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/tyco-electronics-to-shut-several-plants-in-europe.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:20:50 EDT The New York state Office for Technology says it has found 19 flaws in a proposed $2 billion statewide emergency radio network and told the main contractor they must be corrected within 45 days or the state could end the contract. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/ny-officials-find-wireless-network-deficient.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:54:47 EDT New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Thursday strongly advised the state against moving forward on a $2 billion statewide emergency radio network until the company building it fixes a host of problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/ny-comptroller-halt-2b-wireless-network-project.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:07 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. is eliminating about 100 North American jobs, about half of them cut from two central Pennsylvania facilities. Tyco Electronics announced the measures Wednesday, citing depressed demand from the automotive and consumer appliance industries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/tyco-electronics-cutting-about-100-jobs.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:15:08 EDT Autoliv Inc., which makes auto safety products, said Wednesday it is increasing its rate of share buybacks following its announcement that it plans to acquire a unit of Tyco Electronics Ltd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/autoliv-increases-rate-of-share-buybacks.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:20 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd., which makes wireless products and circuit breakers, on Wednesday reported a fiscal third-quarter profit helped by lower charges and sales growth in the company's underwater telecommunications unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/tyco-electronics-posts-3rd-quarter-profit.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:12:46 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd., which makes electronic components, said Friday its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share. The dividend is payable Aug. 5 to shareholders of record on July 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/tyco-electronics-sets-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:15:59 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd., which makes electronic components, network equipment and wireless technology, spent $590,000 in the first quarter to lobby on funding for interoperable public safety communications equipment and other issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/tyco-electronics-spent-590-000-to-lobby-in-1q.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:50:12 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, June 3, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Schawk Inc., a provider of digital imaging services, expects first-quarter revenue will fall 2 percent to 3 percent, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/outlook-roundup-schawk-csx.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:53:20 EDT Electronics parts maker Tyco Electronics Ltd. confirmed its fiscal third-quarter guidance Tuesday ahead of an investor meeting, saying it still expects earnings from continuing operations of 63 cents to 65 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/tyco-electronics-confirms-3q-outlook.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:54:09 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. said Tuesday it will sell its radio frequency components and subsystem division to Cobham Defense Electronic Systems for $425 million in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/tyco-electronics-to-sell-unit-to-cobham-for-425m.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 06:47:44 EDT Shares of electrical equipment companies closed higher Thursday as the broader market gained ground on better-than-expected April retail sales figures and a report that jobless claims fell last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/closing-glance-electrical-equipment-shares-close-higher.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:24:55 EDT Tyco International Ltd.'s fiscal second-quarter profit tumbled 67 percent, mainly due to the loss of substantial profits from now-discontinued operations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/tyco-2q-profit-falls-67-percent-after-shedding-businesses.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:03:51 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd., which split from diversified manufacturer Tyco International Inc. last year, spent almost $1 million to lobby the federal government in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080303/tyco-electronics-lobbied-on-tax-issues.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:47:20 EST Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Feb. 6, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/earnings-roundup-thermo-fisher-apria.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:32:24 EST Tyco Electronics Ltd., which makes passive components and electronics for telecommunication systems, said Wednesday fiscal first-quarter earnings more than tripled, led by its underwater fiber optic unit and wireless electronics business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080206/tyco-electronics-1q-profit-surges.htm Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:49:05 EST