Associated Press writers Jason Keyser in Chicago and Doug Esser in Seattle contributed to this report.
More likely, perhaps, is a scenario described by German iPhone security researcher Stefan Esser.
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Most analysts agree that Mannesmann was undervalued, but not by as much as Mr Esser claims.
But Mr Esser, a lawyer by training, has already spent five hours arguing the impossibility of his guilt.
Vodafone's Chris Gent will head up the company, while, contrary to expectations, Klaus Esser will stay with the merged company.
While watching cricket with reporters, he impersonated Mr Esser in a lame German accent and mocked his love of poetry.
Although Mannesmann chairman Klaus Esser has not ruled out an amicable settlement, he insists that Vodafone's offer is far less than Mannesmann's potential value.
Although Mr Gent was in Dusseldorf, the headquarters of Mannesmann, there were no official plans for him to meet with Klaus Esser, Mannesmann's boss.
Esser highlighted the success of the recommendation engine during the presentation.
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Mr Esser says that the deal would hand control of Cegetel too cheaply to Vivendi and thus, if Vodafone gets Mannesmann, destroy value for Mannesmann's shareholders.
At one point, he lost support from many of Mannesmann's German shareholders after making fun of the German accent and dry personality of Klaus Esser, its chief executive.
"We recognize that consumers are attracted to a growing range of devices that enable them to access broadband content and interactive capabilities, " said Pat Esser, President of Cox Communications.
Mr Esser won better terms for his shareholders than Mr Gent did for his: Mannesmann makes up almost half of the new company despite having been the smaller of the two firms.
"We are delivering a viewing experience that is more personal by putting customers in command of the content they most enjoy, " said Esser on stage at a press conference held at the Wynn Hotel.
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"Cox's video product development is guided by extensive customer research, " said Cox Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer Len Barlik while demonstrating Trio Program Guide and the application to media following Esser's presentation.
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Cox President Pat Esser was joined by Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers to demonstrate the application currently being developed by Cox that personalizes the video experience for its customers, based on customer preferences and viewing habits.
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Giving evidence at the start of the trial, the Deutsche Bank chief said Mr Esser was worth more than the 15m euros he took home, and could have got 1bn euros under international norms of a 10% bonus on value created.
Vodafone's ex-boss said Mr Fok "made the case for Klaus Esser being appreciated... given that he was most likely to lose his job, given that he'd done a tremendous job for shareholders... and given that he didn't have shares or share options".
"For more than a year our customers have been able to watch live linear channels via the iPad inside the home, " Esser said, referring to Cox TV Connect, the company's proprietary app which allows customers to experience live TV on their mobile devices.
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"Not only was a large volume (11 out of 47 systems) of OPM's IT systems operating without a valid Authorization, but several of these systems are among the most critical and sensitive applications owned by the agency, " Michael Esser, OPM's assistant inspector general for audits, wrote in testimony prepared for committee.
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