The firm clears all the hurdles for the implementation of its unusual deal, paving the way for other multinationals to follow suit.
The company has only a few months to find a rescuer before it is down to its last cent.
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In this World Wide Wrap: Joomla goes enterprise 2.0, Adobe simplifies technical publishing, and Drupal gets an upgrade.
In this World Wide Wrap: Nasa satellite discovers new planet, IBM and Nato partner in cloud, and Nano sensor unveiled at CES.
In this World Wide Wrap: Lady Gaga dazzles CES, digital printers pose security threats, and new molecular imaging tech developed.
Groupon buys a small South African company, as interest in the collective-buying space grabs Google's attention.
Home appliances that tweet your weight and sort your leftovers? No thanks.
In this World Wide Wrap: Vodafone cleans up billing hack, Egyptian telco gets e-payment deal, and Rwanda issues electronic cards.
Leaders in business intelligence predict growth in tablet devices.
ITWeb showcases some of the hottest technology from this year's International CES.
In this World Wide Wrap: eBay mobile apps rake in $2bn, Google ups Hotpot trials, and companies turn to business apps.
In today's technology roundup: Fraudulent iTunes on sale, Facebook's financials demanded, RIM cagey on PlayBook outing, and Flash Player security bypassed.