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MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG said its earnings for the fiscal first quarter increased from the fiscal fourth quarter of 2001, and its handset division returned a profitSiemens will officially report earnings next week, at which time the company is expected to announce it reached its...

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. and Siemens AG have quashed a deal to jointly develop third-generation handsets.Analysts expect both companies may fish for new partners.

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Siemens AG said it rolled out a program called the "We Surpass Partner Program" to help carriers and other service providers deploy next-generation applications in next-generation, packet-based networks."As service providers begin to migrate to next-generation networks, we want them to know that...

FRANKFURT, Germany—Siemens AG reported a fourth-quarter loss of $968 million, although it exceeded analysts' estimates.However, the company which attributes its loss to the down market in telecom equipment, said it posted a profit of $1.84 billion for the full year.

NEW YORK—Siemens AG and Motorola Inc. have halted their joint-venture talks for now, according to the Wall Street Journal.The report says no significant announcements will be made this year.

WALLDORF, Germany—Siemens AG says it will build its wireless phones with mySAP Lifecycle Management, which reduces the time from design to production and, therefore time to market."Siemens Mobile also benefits from the collaborative capabilities in mySAP LM, and this improves our relationships with internal...

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens said China Mobile selected it as a major supplier to expand its GPRS-based mobile Internet services in nine provinces in China. The entire project will be completed in November, Siemens said.The implementation of the GPRS system will be completed by Siemens Shanghai...

DALLAS—Siemens Information and Communication Networks has appointed Patricia Hosek as the United States president of its Access Solutions divisions."With over six years of management experience in the telecommunications industry, and ten more in software engineering, Hosek has the industry knowledge needed to successfully guide...

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG won a $256 million contract from Brazilian operator Telemar to supply and install GSM networks in six major cities in the northeast of Brazil.The contact, which will last two years, will cover a population of 26 million.