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Liberty Media is an oddball idea. It's John Malone's collection of both public and private media-content businesses. It's at $11.50, and there's probably $10 worth of publicly traded stock in his collection of assets, including AOL Time Warner, Sprint, Motorola and News Corp. He also has about $10 a share worth of private companies like Discovery Channel and QVC. The list is as long as your...
...inevitable that temp work would go international, especially in the telecommunications field, where cell-phone standards vary wildly--and seem to change overnight. Vendors such as Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola and network suppliers such as AT&T and Cingular must be flexible enough to work in developing countries, including China, as well as advanced markets such as Europe, where third-generation (3G) systems will soon combine high-speed voice and data. With telecom engineers in short supply and companies leery of adding full-time staff for short-term projects, contract workers have filled...
...foresee the changing dynamics of the workplace. In 1994 he founded Dataworkforce in his suburban London flat to supply skilled temps for the global cell-phone market. Today Dataworkforce has more than 300 telecom contractors employed in 54 countries by clients such as Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, AT&T, British Telecom and China Unicom. Assignments can last from two days to four years. "I always thought the industry would become dependent upon a virtual bank of knowledge, rather than the permanent employee," says Franklin. Last year Dataworkforce, which takes a 15% to 30% cut on contracts, earned $64 million, making...
...cell-phone battery go dead just when you need it most? FreeCharge is a half-pound, hand-cranked generator that you can attach to your cell phone and turn for 30 sec. to generate enough juice for five minutes of talk time. The first version will work on most Motorola phones; the next ones will power other makers' phones. This is the third in a series of windup electronic devices originally designed for use in developing nations. The first two--the Freeplay radio and flashlight--have been surprise hits...
...INVENTORS Freeplay and Motorola --AVAILABILITY In December, for $50 --TO LEARN MORE Visit motorola.com...