E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Monday -- March 2, 2015

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Headline Scan
Google's MVNO Approach May Show Up Carriers
Ericsson Petitions ITC to Ban Infringing iPhones, iPads
CPQ's Time to Shine

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Today's Story Highlights

Google's MVNO Approach May Show Up Carriers
Google on Monday confirmed that it plans to launch a mobile virtual
network operation, or MVNO, later this year. Google Senior Vice
President Sundar Pichai, who heads up operations for Android and Chrome,
commented on the undertaking in a Q&A following his keynote address at
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Google in essence will
provide the same service as a wireless carrier.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81766.html

Ericsson Petitions ITC to Ban Infringing iPhones, iPads
Ericsson last week filed patent claims against Apple both with the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S.
International Trade Commission. "Our suits filed yesterday assert 41
different patents," said Ericsson spokesperson Kathy Egan Wummer. "Of
those, 14 are at issue in the ITC and the district court; the other 27
are at issue only in the district court."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81764.html

CPQ's Time to Shine
Last month, Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce's corporate investment
group, swung into action. They led a Series B round of funding that
garnered US$41 million for Apttus, a high-flying CPQ vendor. Salesforce
Ventures also participated in SteelBrick raising a series B round of $18
million. That's two CPQ vendors that Salesforce has taken an interest
in. The question is, why?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81763.html

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