Yellow jersey is not a new achievement for Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) but Wednesday’s victory got tears in his eyes, as he shook his head and looked behind the charging sprinter and crossed the finish line to add another Tour de France stage victory to his name.
The stage 5 between Le Cap d’Agde to Perpignan had a distance of 196.5 km and 178 riders started the race. Piet Rooijakkers (Skil-Shimano) had to withdraw due to his crash in team time trial stage 4. Stage 5 consisted... Read Full Story
This is a cool pic of Voeckle in Palo Alto, back in 2008. I had the chance to see this event live and these guys were FLYING. Can't wait for the 2009 Tour de France to get started! Thomas Voeckler of France and riding for Bouygues Telecom races to 56th place in the Prologue of the AMGEN Tour of California on February 17, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story
Last year, Lefevre had a good go of it in the Tour de France. This year we're expecting even more. Only a few short weeks away! Memories of last year: Axel Merckx of Belgium and T-Mobile sprints against Laurent Lefevre of France and Bouygues Telecom on stage 18 of the 2007 Tour de France from Cahors to Angouleme on July 27, 2007 in Angouleme, France. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story
As expected, today Bouygues Telecom has launched the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy i7500 in France.
The third-largest French mobile carrier offers the Galaxy for as low as €89 ($125), with a 2-yr contract agreement and after an excusive €50 Web discount. Free of contract, the smartphone is priced at €429 ($605).
In case you forgot, the Galaxy i7500 [...]
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Damien Gaudin, Matthieu Ladagnous, Christophe Riblon and Nicolas Rousseau of France compete during the men's team pursuit track cycling event held at the Laoshan Velodrome during Day 9 of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games on August 17, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story
The emergence and unpredictable powerful forces of economies have made it clear that the reshaping of retail industry is required at a fast pace to cater and maintain the service delivery satisfaction among business users primarily resellers and dealers. Given the dynamics at work in the new economy, retailers are struggling to strike a balance between maintaining operational excellence and implementing necessary changes. The current transformation of the retail industry is accelerating... Read Full Story
Credit crunch has made a huge cry on the face of economy both in developed and developing countries. Many sectors of industries have gone far beyond of losing money. Our prime focus today is on telecom industry and the impact caused on it by credit crunch. But before we look deep into the pressure points within telecom sector let’s take a preview of what actually credit crunch is. Read Full Story
This post collects Synverse thoughts, concepts and propositions for managed services. The target audience comprises of individuals, corporate and institutions as they consider strategies to optimize CAPEX, manage OPEX, focus resources on new revenue generating service enablement or more generally evaluate the skills and resources required to operate their business. Read Full Story
