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Scottish Telecom is real Demon suitor

...a decoy to throw media attention off the truth. Neither Demon nor Scottish Telecom would comment at the time of writing Read more

3 April, 1998 by Rupert Goodwins

Demon boss 'looking at other opportunities'

A spokeswoman for Scottish Telecom said: "Roy has indeed left. He has a very entrepreneurial spirit... Read more

16 March, 1999 by Rupert Goodwins

Demon sold to Scottish Telecom - official

As predicted by ZDNet News on April 3, Scottish Telecom, the telecommunications division of ScottishPower, has agreed a £66m deal to... Read more

1 May, 1998 by Richard Barry

Demon: What is going on? - Analysis

...Demon is not. Just over a year after it was bought by Scottish Telecom -- stating categorically it would not join the ranks of the trendy... Read more

9 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

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2 May, 1998 by Rupert Goodwins

Scottish Telecom set for £2bn flotation

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8 February, 1999 by silicon.com staff

Demonology: The trials and tribulations of an ISP

...hasn't had the best of times since it was bought by Scottish Telecom. A headline-grabbing defamation case and the rise of free Internet... Read more

14 July, 1999 by Tony Hallett

Cliff Stanford: The maverick Internet pioneer

...in Europe, in 1992 and netting £30m after selling it on to Scottish Telecom (later re-branded Thus) only six years later, Clifford Martin Stanford... Read more

16 September, 2005 by Cath Everett

BT's next chief executive - runners and riders

...the staff canteen.Verdict: Worth a flutter Long shots: Rod Matthews: Ex Scottish Telecom chief, he is now plotting world domination from his secret headquarters... Read more

14 November, 2001 by Ben King

ONdigital puts email on telly

...browsing from most TVs." ONdigital's mail service will be delivered through Scottish Telecom's Demon Internet ISP. Scottish Telecom plans to introduce pay-per... Read more

20 August, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Demon: 'We're not going free'

Martin Higginson, director of interactive services for parent company Scottish Telecom slapped down rumours that Demon would be forced to adopt the... Read more

5 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

The Goodwins Perspective

...case the amusingly named Scot Free. Coincidentally -- or not -- the owners of Scottish Telecom are apparently feeling that the time is right to sell the... Read more

18 March, 1999 by Rupert Goodwins

Industry says ISPs must adapt or die

...news. It certainly is something that we will be looking at with Scottish Telecom. Undoubtedly ISPs are going to have to adapt or die but... Read more

29 May, 1998 by Munir Kotadia and Richard Barry

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Watch out! A jobbing hack on Cix mentioned he was researching EDS' faux pas (EDS is the large American company with a... Read more

2 May, 1998

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Sorry for the lack of a diary last week - flu, don'tcha know. Which means I couldn't relay the happy story of one night... Read more

4 April, 1998

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