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Net appliances: The next frontier

...is never easy. The recent withdrawals of information appliance pioneer Netpliance and Virgin Entertainment Group give some indication of the obstacles that lie ahead for... Read more

22 November, 2000 by Richard Shim

News Burst: Virgin music goes jammin' online

Virgin Entertainment Group -- the parent company of Virgin Megastores -- is to offer downloadable... Read more

16 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Managing IT as a Strategic Asset

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Managing IT as a Strategic Asset

In this webcast the presenter is director of Information Technology at Virgin Entertainment Group, where he oversees all of the company's North American... Read more

1 June, 2006

IBM transactions under investigation

...deals with a wide variety of customers, including Kmart (a US retailer), Virgin Entertainment, Boots and many others. An SEC representative declined to comment, saying... Read more

3 June, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Can Microsoft win the media format war?

...platforms." On Jan. 27, a group of music retailers including Tower Records, Virgin Entertainment, Best Buy and Wherehouse Music formed a consortium to sell digital... Read more

4 February, 2003 by Joe Wilcox

The e-wallet: how it works

...Consumers who want to shop online at Toys "R" Us, Borders or Virgin Entertainment already go through Amazon, through its e-commerce arrangements with those... Read more

29 August, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Radio Free Virgin slims down

...the meantime, the company will use several employees from a sister company, Virgin Entertainment Group, to keep services running. The online radio service is not... Read more

2 November, 2001 by Gwendolyn Mariano

Gateway-AOL appliance blasts off

...for Net appliances remains cool. According to reports from subscribers on Wednesday, Virgin Entertainment Group has pulled the plug on its Internet appliance program. Consumers... Read more

10 November, 2000 by John G.Spooner and Richard Shim

Virgin trades gadgets for your privacy

Forget focus groups. Virgin Entertainment has found a new way to figure out its customers' shopping... Read more

10 April, 2000 by ZDNet

Virgin goes jamming online

Virgin Entertainment Group -- the parent company of Virgin Megastores -- is to offer downloadable... Read more

16 September, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

SEC probes IBM

...division has signed deals with a wide variety of customers, including Kmart, Virgin Entertainment, Boots the chemist and many others. An SEC representative declined to... Read more

3 June, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

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