Deadline extended for selling PeopleSoft shares
News Oracle has extended the deadline for tendering shares in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. The move, which was expected, pushes the deadline from Monday to midnight 18 July. Companies launching hostile takeover bids frequently extend the...
[July 4, 2003, 8:06]
Deadline looms for demise of Windows XP
News Despite a brief 'Save XP' movement (and continued criticism of Windows Vista from many corners), it appears Microsoft is not going to change the deadline, which is now just two weeks away. Acer will offer CD downgrades to XP — based on customers...
[June 17, 2008, 9:12]
Oracle extends PeopleSoft deadline - again
News Oracle has extended the deadline for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire its business software rival -- the eleventh extension of the offer since Oracle launched the bid more than 15 months ago.
[September 24, 2004, 9:10]
ReignDate Deadline Calculator
Downloads ReignDate can also do the calculation in reverse, telling you how many days you have left before a deadline arrives. ReignDate Deadliner calculates deadlines and sets alarms. You enter the start date (defaults to "today") and the number of days you...
[December 6, 2001, 6:00]
UK to miss EU e-commerce deadline
News Britain will be one of ten countries to miss the European Union (EU) deadline for implementation of the E-Commerce Directive. Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Luxemburg will be the only countries to meet the deadline.
[January 11, 2002, 12:55]
TD-SCDMA may not make Olympics deadline
News China's scramble to meet its deadline to roll out TD-SCDMA handsets by the Olympic Games this year will be "challenging", according to industry watchers. The primary reason, say analysts, is that the homegrown 3G technology is still immature, as a...
[February 29, 2008, 15:21]
Oftel and EC battle with ADSL deadline
News The December deadline follows an EC directive Wednesday that affects all incumbent operators throughout Europe. Telecoms watchdog Oftel understands the EC's decree differently: "It is our understanding that the December deadline is for the legal...
[July 13, 2000, 14:50]
Windows 7 beta deadline extended
News The deadline applies to the general public, while members of Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN developer programmes will continue to have access to the code, LeBlanc said. Microsoft announced on Friday that computer enthusiasts will have a while longer...
[January 26, 2009, 8:12]
PeopleSoft deadline extended again
News Oracle announced on Friday that it was extending to mid-September its deadline for tendering shares in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle pushed its tender offer deadline to 19 September, a move largely anticipated since federal antitrust...
[August 11, 2003, 10:05]
Judge extends Microsoft-DOJ deadline
News A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for a joint status report that Microsoft and the government have been drafting for the next phase of the landmark antitrust trial. The software giant, Justice Department and 18 states had been...
[September 14, 2001, 10:24]
KPNQwest administrators let deadline pass
News A second deadline for receiving funds to keep KPNQwest's fibre-optic network running was allowed to pass on Tuesday with no news, while rumours surrounded the bankrupt telco. KPNQwest administrators' deadline of mid-day Tuesday passed without any...
[June 11, 2002, 16:56]
KPNQwest funding deadline looms
News The network of bankrupt KPNQwest received a one-day reprieve on Monday, as administrators extended their deadline for receiving cash to keep the operation running. The administrators have now extended the deadline, saying they will announce the...
[June 10, 2002, 17:14]
SAP customers face upgrade deadline
News SAP began notifying customers of the December deadline earlier this year, Schmidthals said. The company, which currently supports six different versions of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, called R/3, plans to discontinue support...
[December 19, 2002, 8:15]
A Year Ago: IE 4.0 preview code misses deadline
News Microsoft has missed its first quarter deadline for posting a pre-release version of Internet Explorer 4.0 for public consumption but the firm insists the code is "imminent". We were hopeful of making the Monday deadline but the qualification was...
[March 31, 1998, 7:00]
Local councils hit first e-government deadline
News Nine out of ten English councils have submitted strategies for getting their services online in time for the 31 July deadline, the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) has confirmed.
[August 7, 2001, 8:30]
Oracle extends PeopleSoft investor deadline
News Oracle extended the deadline on Thursday for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire its business software rival. The offer, which was set to expire on Friday, is valid until 10 September.
[August 27, 2004, 10:25]
BT sets wireless cities deadline
News Monday was the first time BT has laid down a deadline. The deadline was buried in the small print of a company statement published on Monday which revealed a large marketing push to encourage consumer use of the technology.
[January 8, 2007, 14:33]
Oracle extends PeopleSoft share deadline
News Oracle announced on Monday that it has extended the deadline for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft. Oracle has extended the deadline to 27 August from 16 July.
[July 14, 2004, 9:10]
Yahoo extends deadline for board nominations
News Yahoo has extended a deadline to nominate board directors, buying the company time to pursue alternatives to Microsoft's $41.7bn offer, while giving Yahoo room to negotiate a friendly deal with Microsoft.
[March 6, 2008, 8:43]
MPs extend deadline for public DRM consultation
News An inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG) into the issues surrounding digital rights management (DRM) has extended its deadline for submissions from the public due to popular demand, it claims.
[January 11, 2006, 13:50]



