
:''This article is about the cellular company. For the Finnish town, see Nokia, Finland.'' Nokia Corporation is one of the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Headquartered in Keilaniemi of Espoo, Finland, this Finnish telecommunications company is best known today for its leading range of mobile phones. Nokia also produces mobile phone infrastructure and other telecommunications equipment for applications such as traditional voice telephony, Integrated Services Digital Network, broadband access, professional mobile radio, voice over IP, wireless LAN and a line of satellite receivers. Nokia provides mobile communication equipment for every major market and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and WCDMA. ==History== Nokia was established in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam. The company expanded to producing rubber products in the Finland town of Nokia (city), and began using ''Nokia'' as its name. After World War II Nokia acquired Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone and telegraph cables. In the 1970s Nokia became more involved in the telecommunications industry by developing the Nokia DX 200, a digital switch for automatic telephone exchange. In the 1980s, Nokia offered a series of personal computers called MikroMikko [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=630], however, these operations were sold to International Computers Ltd (ICL), which was later merged with ''Fujitsu-Siemens AG''. Nokia also began developing mobile phones for the NMT network; unfortunately, the company ran afoul of serious financial problems in the 1990s and streamlined its manufacturing of mobile phones, mobile phone infrastructure, and other telecommunications areas, divesting itself of other items, such as televisions and personal computers. In 2004, Nokia resorted to similar streamlining practices with layoffs and organizational restructuring, although on a significantly smaller scale. This, however, diminished Nokia's public image in Finland, and produced a number of court cases along with, at least, one [http://www.yle.fi/mot/kj050117/englishscript.htm television show critical of Nokia]. Recently, Nokia joined other mobile phone manufacturers to embrace Taiwanese ODMs. Nokia signed a contract with BenQ, a Taiwanese Original Device Manufacturer, to develop three high-end mobile phones, which are scheduled to retail by the end of 2005. ==Pronunciation== The proper pronunciation of "Nokia" according to Finnish phonology is , with stress on the first syllable, and all vowels in the name being short and unreduced — there are no schwas ("a" or "uh" ). This creates problems for some, especially English language speakers, who replace the vowels with schwas, as there are no direct equivalents to the Finnish short or sounds in English. Some English mispronunciations include "no-KEY-uh" and "knock-E-uh". English approximation spelling cannot be used accurately, because the closest English vowels are not interchangeable with the Finnish ones, but a spelling such as "NAH-key 'an" yields an approximation to "Nokian", meaning "Nokia's". In Spanish language the spelling would be the same as in Finnish, while taking the correct stress pattern into account. Often, mispronunciation will lead to other words and meaning such as in a Nokia television commercial in which the name is mispronounced (double ''k''), which means "(a bit of) wiener" in Finnish. ==See also== * Customizing Nokia mobile phones * List of Nokia products ==External links== * [http://www.nokia.com/ Official Website] * [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NOK&d=t Nokia at the New York Stock Exchange] * [http://forums.xalient.com/messages.aspx?ForumID=19 Nokia Forum] * [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/41/41820.html Yahoo! - Nokia Corporation Company Profile] * [http://www.zfone.com/articles/a_id/54/history-of-nokia History of Nokia] Nokia ga:Nokia
''Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam. The company then expanded into producing rubber products in the Finnish town of Nokia, and began to use Nokia as a brand. After World War II Nokia acquired Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone and telegraph cables. In the 1970s Nokia became more involved in the telecommunications industry by developing the Nokia DX 200, a digital switch for telephone exchanges. In the 1980s Nokia got involved in the development of mobile phones for the NMT network, and in the 1990s, the company was streamlined into focusing on mobile phones, mobile phone infrastructure and other telecommunications areas, divesting itself of other items such as televisions and personal computers.'' This is more interesting. Why was its history modified to its current version??? == Prounciation == Pronounciation doesn't make much sense to me here...Is it prounced Knock-ia or not? --User:Josquius 15:37, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) :I hope it's better now... --User:Vuo 20:20, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) --- ''This creates problems to some, especially English speakers, who replace the vowels with schwas, as there are no short [o] or [a] sounds in English. Some English mispronunciations include [nəυ'ki:ə] "noe-KEY-uh" and [nɒkki:ə] "knock-E-uh".'' The original version talked only about Americans, as they are the only ones for which I was able to find an example of mispronunciation. BBC newscasters pronounce it correctly. Native speakers, how do you pronounce it? --User:Vuo 08:37, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC) :Belatedly, it would probably be a good idea to qualify what is meant by "short" in "there are no short...&c" in the article. The terms "short" and "long" don't mean anything outside of the context of a specific language unless you are actually talking about vowel length in linguistic terms (IPA diacritic : -- the amount of actual time used to pronounce the vowel). User:Variable 02:36, 13 May 2005 (UTC) ::Yes, it is about the actual length in linguistic terms: it is contrastive in Finnish. English has only a diphthong [oU] (arguably "hall" [hO:l] has an long 'o') and no [a] sounds at all. (The vowel in "bat" you're thinking of is the Finnish 'ä' [æ].) --User:Vuo 11:20, 13 May 2005 (UTC) == Culture == I removed the following from the article twice: :''The people of Finland are resilient, resourceful, and innovative. Individuals are well respected for their contributions toward advancements in technology. As one would imagine, the government's reform of its educational system close to two decades ago has paid off. The country is also known for having the largest number of computer programmers in the world. Unlike many large corporations, fellow Nokians are encouraged to participate in constructive discussions; presenting ideas and opinions with their peers and managers. English is the official language spoken and written among Nokians regardless of location '' If this is to be included (something about the corporate culture should be) it needs to be stripped and rephrased to be more NPOV. Blanket statements about national character, "one"'s expectations, and "being known for" (either it's true, in which case we can cite a reference, or it's not true. "being known for" something doesn't help) are POV and don't belong. User:Variable 01:12, 13 May 2005 (UTC) :What I have written here which you deleted is true based on my experiences. If you're familiar with the country, you will discover that the Finnish people are very proud of their accomplishments; such as Nokia. I know because some of these Nokians are like family. User:Ariele 01:21, 13 May 2005 (UTC) ::While I appreciate your personal experience, the fact is that wikipedia needs to be written from a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Pride in one's accomplishments is great in life, but does not bring much (aside from a good work ethic) to an encyclopedia. Additionally, this comment that you left on my talk page (bringing it here because I only want to respond in one place) merits special consideration: :::''The information I provided is not found in any news article or press release. You won't find it there...then on the flip side, it's the same as where's the proof that what I contributed here is false?'' ::That's not how it works. Quoting from our article on Burden of proof (under "other uses): "Outside a legal context, 'burden of proof' means that someone suggesting a new theory or stating a claim must provide evidence to support it: it is not sufficient to say 'you can't disprove this'." Saying that these statements should stand simply because I'm not an expert and can't directly disprove them is fallacious. The burden of proof always falls upon the party making the assertion. ::Moreover, I'm not doubting that Nokia culture ''feels'' "like family", or that the Finns see themselves as "resilient, resourceful, and innovative". The issue is that making these claims directly is inserting a subjective statement into an objective context and violating the principle of NPOV. User:Variable 02:33, 13 May 2005 (UTC) :::What is the principle of NPOV? By the way, the readers may not be familiar with the abbreviated term NPOV? Upon first seeing it, it sounds Russian but I know it isn't Russian. Does that apply also to the theory of relativity? It is afterall just a theory and has not been proven as law. But you have a valid argument as well. I have considered the idea of contacting some of my Finnish acquaintances for their feedback. User:Ariele 17:06, 18 May 2005 (UTC) ::::NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View. I reccomend you read the official policy at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Other than that, I'm afraid your comments don't make any sense to me at all. I'm going to be reverting the article again; please attempt to make your additions conform to a neutral point of view before replacing them. User:Variable 22:02, 18 May 2005 (UTC) :::::That won't be necessary. I have the information I needed. Kitos. User:Ariele 15:39, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
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:''This article is about the cellular company. For the Finnish town, see Nokia, Finland.'' Nokia Corporation is one of the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Headquartered in Keilaniemi of Espoo, Finland, this Finnish telecommunications company is best known today for its leading range of mobile phones. Nokia also produces mobile phone infrastructure and other telecommunications equipment for applications such as traditional voice telephony, Integrated Services Digital Network, broadband access, professional mobile radio, voice over IP, wireless LAN and a line of satellite receivers. Nokia provides mobile communication equipment for every major market and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and WCDMA. ==History== Nokia was established in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam. The company expanded to producing rubber products in the Finland town of Nokia (city), and began using ''Nokia'' as its name. After World War II Nokia acquired Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone and telegraph cables. In the 1970s Nokia became more involved in the telecommunications industry by developing the Nokia DX 200, a digital switch for automatic telephone exchange. In the 1980s, Nokia offered a series of personal computers called MikroMikko [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=630], however, these operations were sold to International Computers Ltd (ICL), which was later merged with ''Fujitsu-Siemens AG''. Nokia also began developing mobile phones for the NMT network; unfortunately, the company ran afoul of serious financial problems in the 1990s and streamlined its manufacturing of mobile phones, mobile phone infrastructure, and other telecommunications areas, divesting itself of other items, such as televisions and personal computers. In 2004, Nokia resorted to similar streamlining practices with layoffs and organizational restructuring, although on a significantly smaller scale. This, however, diminished Nokia's public image in Finland, and produced a number of court cases along with, at least, one [http://www.yle.fi/mot/kj050117/englishscript.htm television show critical of Nokia]. Recently, Nokia joined other mobile phone manufacturers to embrace Taiwanese ODMs. Nokia signed a contract with BenQ, a Taiwanese Original Device Manufacturer, to develop three high-end mobile phones, which are scheduled to retail by the end of 2005. ==Pronunciation== The proper pronunciation of "Nokia" according to Finnish phonology is , with stress on the first syllable, and all vowels in the name being short and unreduced — there are no schwas ("a" or "uh" ). This creates problems for some, especially English language speakers, who replace the vowels with schwas, as there are no direct equivalents to the Finnish short or sounds in English. Some English mispronunciations include "no-KEY-uh" and "knock-E-uh". English approximation spelling cannot be used accurately, because the closest English vowels are not interchangeable with the Finnish ones, but a spelling such as "NAH-key 'an" yields an approximation to "Nokian", meaning "Nokia's". In Spanish language the spelling would be the same as in Finnish, while taking the correct stress pattern into account. Often, mispronunciation will lead to other words and meaning such as in a Nokia television commercial in which the name is mispronounced (double ''k''), which means "(a bit of) wiener" in Finnish. ==See also== * Customizing Nokia mobile phones * List of Nokia products ==External links== * [http://www.nokia.com/ Official Website] * [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NOK&d=t Nokia at the New York Stock Exchange] * [http://forums.xalient.com/messages.aspx?ForumID=19 Nokia Forum] * [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/41/41820.html Yahoo! - Nokia Corporation Company Profile] * [http://www.zfone.com/articles/a_id/54/history-of-nokia History of Nokia] Nokia ga:Nokia
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''Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam. The company then expanded into producing rubber products in the Finnish town of Nokia, and began to use Nokia as a brand. After World War II Nokia acquired Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone and telegraph cables. In the 1970s Nokia became more involved in the telecommunications industry by developing the Nokia DX 200, a digital switch for telephone exchanges. In the 1980s Nokia got involved in the development of mobile phones for the NMT network, and in the 1990s, the company was streamlined into focusing on mobile phones, mobile phone infrastructure and other telecommunications areas, divesting itself of other items such as televisions and personal computers.'' This is more interesting. Why was its history modified to its current version??? == Prounciation == Pronounciation doesn't make much sense to me here...Is it prounced Knock-ia or not? --User:Josquius 15:37, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) :I hope it's better now... --User:Vuo 20:20, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC) --- ''This creates problems to some, especially English speakers, who replace the vowels with schwas, as there are no short [o] or [a] sounds in English. Some English mispronunciations include [nəυ'ki:ə] "noe-KEY-uh" and [nɒkki:ə] "knock-E-uh".'' The original version talked only about Americans, as they are the only ones for which I was able to find an example of mispronunciation. BBC newscasters pronounce it correctly. Native speakers, how do you pronounce it? --User:Vuo 08:37, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC) :Belatedly, it would probably be a good idea to qualify what is meant by "short" in "there are no short...&c" in the article. The terms "short" and "long" don't mean anything outside of the context of a specific language unless you are actually talking about vowel length in linguistic terms (IPA diacritic : -- the amount of actual time used to pronounce the vowel). User:Variable 02:36, 13 May 2005 (UTC) ::Yes, it is about the actual length in linguistic terms: it is contrastive in Finnish. English has only a diphthong [oU] (arguably "hall" [hO:l] has an long 'o') and no [a] sounds at all. (The vowel in "bat" you're thinking of is the Finnish 'ä' [æ].) --User:Vuo 11:20, 13 May 2005 (UTC) == Culture == I removed the following from the article twice: :''The people of Finland are resilient, resourceful, and innovative. Individuals are well respected for their contributions toward advancements in technology. As one would imagine, the government's reform of its educational system close to two decades ago has paid off. The country is also known for having the largest number of computer programmers in the world. Unlike many large corporations, fellow Nokians are encouraged to participate in constructive discussions; presenting ideas and opinions with their peers and managers. English is the official language spoken and written among Nokians regardless of location '' If this is to be included (something about the corporate culture should be) it needs to be stripped and rephrased to be more NPOV. Blanket statements about national character, "one"'s expectations, and "being known for" (either it's true, in which case we can cite a reference, or it's not true. "being known for" something doesn't help) are POV and don't belong. User:Variable 01:12, 13 May 2005 (UTC) :What I have written here which you deleted is true based on my experiences. If you're familiar with the country, you will discover that the Finnish people are very proud of their accomplishments; such as Nokia. I know because some of these Nokians are like family. User:Ariele 01:21, 13 May 2005 (UTC) ::While I appreciate your personal experience, the fact is that wikipedia needs to be written from a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Pride in one's accomplishments is great in life, but does not bring much (aside from a good work ethic) to an encyclopedia. Additionally, this comment that you left on my talk page (bringing it here because I only want to respond in one place) merits special consideration: :::''The information I provided is not found in any news article or press release. You won't find it there...then on the flip side, it's the same as where's the proof that what I contributed here is false?'' ::That's not how it works. Quoting from our article on Burden of proof (under "other uses): "Outside a legal context, 'burden of proof' means that someone suggesting a new theory or stating a claim must provide evidence to support it: it is not sufficient to say 'you can't disprove this'." Saying that these statements should stand simply because I'm not an expert and can't directly disprove them is fallacious. The burden of proof always falls upon the party making the assertion. ::Moreover, I'm not doubting that Nokia culture ''feels'' "like family", or that the Finns see themselves as "resilient, resourceful, and innovative". The issue is that making these claims directly is inserting a subjective statement into an objective context and violating the principle of NPOV. User:Variable 02:33, 13 May 2005 (UTC) :::What is the principle of NPOV? By the way, the readers may not be familiar with the abbreviated term NPOV? Upon first seeing it, it sounds Russian but I know it isn't Russian. Does that apply also to the theory of relativity? It is afterall just a theory and has not been proven as law. But you have a valid argument as well. I have considered the idea of contacting some of my Finnish acquaintances for their feedback. User:Ariele 17:06, 18 May 2005 (UTC) ::::NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View. I reccomend you read the official policy at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. Other than that, I'm afraid your comments don't make any sense to me at all. I'm going to be reverting the article again; please attempt to make your additions conform to a neutral point of view before replacing them. User:Variable 22:02, 18 May 2005 (UTC) :::::That won't be necessary. I have the information I needed. Kitos. User:Ariele 15:39, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
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