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US Report: Sources say PointCast sale imminent

...sources say the two sides have reached a memorandum of understanding for PointCast's acquisition. By late Wednesday, however, the identity of the acquiring company... Read more

3 December, 1998 by Matthew Broersma

PointCast, MS to prompt 'push' Web broadcasting

A feature called PointCast Connections in PointCast 2.0 will allow publishers to send information to... Read more

12 March, 1997 by Martin Veitch

MS, PointCast tie up for IE 4.0

Microsoft announced yesterday a key content tie-up with PointCast to deliver live newsfeeds via the Internet Explorer (IE) 4.0 Active... Read more

12 December, 1996 by Martin Veitch

Veitch Speaks: Return of the dinosaurs

...Step aside and take your ra-ra skirts with you Netscape, Marimba, PointCast. Come back, all is forgiven Unisys, ICL, Wang and Digital. Like dear... Read more

17 October, 1998 by Martin Veitch

BackWeb 'pushes' into Europe

...The launch came at the Milia multimedia exhibition in Cannes, France Like PointCast, BackWeb uses Internet idle time for downloading information to users' desktops. Data... Read more

11 February, 1997 by Martin Veitch

5 years ago... PointCast backs out of float

...ll be back in five minutes at a push..." 16.07.03 PointCast is trying to halt plans to float on the stock exchange. The... Read more

16 July, 2003 by silicon.com staff

PointCast pushes into European market

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30 November, 1998 by silicon.com staff

Pointcast abandons Macs

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25 November, 1998 by Dominic Maher

In brief: PointCast backs out of floatation

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16 July, 1998 by Felicity Ussher

Instant spam!

...think we should think of the old "push" servers like Marimba and PointCast -- because they all suffer from the same tempting illusion: that you can... Read more

20 April, 2001 by Guy Kewney

Google Desktop 2.0: a first look

...Spotlight) and the eye-catching Sidebar, a clever combination of 1997-era PointCast channels and Apple's new Dashboard that delivers news, information and tools... Read more

7 September, 2005 by ZDNet

Microsoft flip-flops on blogs as bandwidth crisis looms

The company's dilemma over how to syndicate its blogs is part of a wider issue that is far from being resolved Read more

16 September, 2004 by Paul Festa

AT&T chief determined to ride VoIP wave

...run a Bell company, been through the building of Sprint, working at PointCast and getting a sense of all this, I sit here looking at... Read more

2 September, 2004 by Ben Charny and Dawn Kawamoto

Taking Liberty's word for it

...You may even remember trying it, either through Microsoft's Active Desktop, Pointcast or Marimba, and discovering that it was a clumsy and annoying way... Read more

16 July, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

Five years ago: Netscape fires blank, MS bids for 'push' reins

...push implementation at its Redmond, Washington base last week. Although, firms like PointCast, BackWeb and Marimba pioneered push, Microsoft clearly spies an opportunity to gain... Read more

8 May, 2002 by Martin Veitch

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SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

2 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

2 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

4 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

5 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

8 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

15 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

16 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

19 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

20 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

21 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

21 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

23 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC