The T.I.M. diary for August

• Orb Networks is about to announce partnetships with content providers, probably in music first.
• Cetecom (WiMAX Forum) is to certify the PacketMAX equipment from Aperto.
• IPdrum should be rolling-out software for enabling Skype on mobile phones
• LBS: Intel trials WiFi based LBS services
• KPN: launch of the Base brand by E-Plus in Germany (August 1)
• BT a.o.: spectrum auction UK
• Current TV: launch of this Al Gore supported network (August 1)
• Comcast: Q2 report (August 2)
• Wolters Kluwer: Q2 report (August 3)
• Versatel: Q2 report (August 3)
• Time Warner: Q2 report (August 3)
• Belgacom: start of the Belgian soccer competition on Belgacom TV
• IAC closes its acquisition of Ask Jeeves (first week of August)
• Time Warner: introduction (out of beta) of the new (free) AOL.com portal (early August)
• KPN: Q2 report + new share buy-back porgram (August 9)
• Wegener: H1 report (August 9)
• VNU: H1 report (August 10)
• News Corp: Q2 report (August 10)
• Walt Disney: start of the Roy Disney initiated trial disputing the election proces for Bob Iger's CEO position (August 10)
• Deutsche Telekom: Q2 report (August 11)
• Versatel/Tele2, Talpa, RTL: start of the Dutch soccer competition (August 12)
• Brill: H1 report (August 23 after close)
• Nethercomm: first annual Broadband in Gas conference, San Diego (August 24-25)
• Telecom Italia: start of the Italian soccer competition on Telecom Italia Media's La7 (August 28)
• VoIP: deadline for providers securing client notification on E911 availability (late August)
• Wegener: introduction of the new Dutch daily, combining regional papers and the PCM-based AD daily (late August)
• Open access publishing: the RCUK closes the consultation period for its new policy (August 31)
• Telegraaf: H1 report (31 August, after markte close)