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Telecoms gear makers give no forecasts for 2009 (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

BARCELONA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Telecoms equipment vendors Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent declined to give 2009 forecasts on Thursday and emphasised cost-cutting and cash generation amid uncertainty over customers' spending plans.

Nigeria: Stock Exchange will Boost Industries in Ogun - Governor Daniel (AllAfrica.com)

The establishment of Nigerian Stock Exchange in Abeokuta will have a multiplier effects on industrial and economics development in the State, said Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel.

Mobile Satellite Ventures Awarded Communications Operating Licenses for New Gateways in the United States (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

RESTON, Va.----Mobile Satellite Ventures LP announced today that the United States Federal Communications Commission has granted communications licenses for the two new MSV gateways in the U.S. being built to support the company’s next-generation integrated satellite-terrestrial communication network for North America.

Lumidigm Biometric Sensor Included in Popular Science Best of Whats New for 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.----Lumidigm, Inc. is proud to announce that its Venus Series Fingerprint Sensor is one of 100 technologies and products recognized by Popular Science as the Best of What’s New™ for 2008.

Gopinath sells part of stake in Kingfisher (The Times of India)

Captain Gopinath, one of the largest individual shareholders in Kingfisher Airlines, has sold a portion of his shares in the company.