Reuters

Subscriber numbers and listening hours are up too.

A consortium consisting of BMW, Volkswagen’s Audi and Mercedes is close to a deal to buy Nokia’s Here mapping service.

The deal will create the world No. 2 in customer-premises equipment -- phone gear, cable and satellite TV set-top boxes, routers and switches.

The company is buying out the 49 percent stake that it did not already own.

AtHoc software allows companies and agencies to reach staff by multiple methods in times of crisis.

Issue of patent ownership yet to be resolved.

No word on the cause.

Subscriber defections fell to a three-year low.