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Win Top Gadgets In Our Christmas Giveaway
News These are all on offer as prizes in ZDNet.co.uk's huge 12 Days of Christmas giveaway, which kicked off on Thursday 7 December. Over 12 days in Christmas, ZDNet brought to me: One Navman S70 sat-nav One Google search appliance
[December 12, 2007, 10:13]
£100 Giveaway To Keep Homebrew Blog Cooking
Blog So if you think this giveaway is a good idea, and if you think we should make it a monthly event, let us know that too. The first thing people told us about our recent Homebrew Challenge was that it was great to hear from other enthusiasts about...
[February 6, 2008, 16:29]
Vista And Office Giveaway Draws To A Close
News The site now says "sold out" when people come to register for the giveaway. It sounded like a scam: visit this website, watch a few videos and get a free copy of Windows Vista or Office 2007. Actually, the PowerTogether.com site was a legitimate...
[December 4, 2006, 7:58]
BBC Hints At Digital Set-top Giveaway
News The BBC is downplaying comments by director general Greg Dyke Thursday that the broadcaster may fund a digital set-top box giveaway. He allowed the possibility that the BBC could become involved in a set-top box giveaway or subsidy scheme.
[February 9, 2001, 12:58]
AOL PC Giveaway - Not You Brits...
News Under the PC giveaway deal announced Wednesday by America Online, new CompuServe subscribers in America will get a free system from eMachines worth around £250. Microsoft UK knew nothing about the giveaway deal and the US office was also unaware of...
[July 1, 1999, 15:10]
Linspire Launches Five-0 Giveaway
Talkback Anybody else reading the sign on the walls here? There's much interest in alternative solutions. Maybe you want to incorporate that into your business plans as well.
[September 2, 2005, 22:28]
Oracle's Giveaway Is No Bargain
Talkback No kidding.it also requires youi to "register" as a member of the "Oracle Network", provide Oracle with a ton of information about you and your company, etc.etc. Not to mention that the damn registration hung in the middle of the process.
[November 2, 2005, 10:06]
Oracle's Giveaway Is No Bargain
Talkback Note that the 90 day cut off is simply for the shelf life of the beta product, and is standard in all Oracle beta agreements. Oracle is expecting to ship prodution by then. There will be no shelf life restriction in the production license.
[November 2, 2005, 22:57]
US Report: Netscape Says Source Code Giveaway A Hit
News "It's been overwhelming," said Jim Hamerly, vice president of the client products division at Netscape. We expected a lot of tire kickers, but what's been amazing is that within the first week, we already saw people putting up additions to the code.
[July 14, 1998, 11:05]
Linspire Launches Five-0 Giveaway
Talkback Whats the point offering free Linspire Five-0 when they are having problems with their servers see below Looking for "Freespire" (a free copy of Linspire)? You've come to the right place. Currently all of our servers are busy.
[September 5, 2005, 11:46]
Microsoft Readies XP SP2 Giveaway
Talkback If you choose to stop eating, you die. Enough is enough" just doesn't work in computer world. There will be never enough, whether you choose Windows or Linux, or exotic BeOS. If you choose to stop patching, you then better brace up for exploits...
[June 15, 2004, 2:54]
Microsoft Readies XP SP2 Giveaway
Talkback First, let me say .I have a perfectly legal preinstalled version of XP on my PC Now I have an honest and serious question for all.What if we / I choose NOT to install SP2. What if were/ I'm tired of giving up more and more hard disk space to...
[June 13, 2004, 18:36]
Microsoft Readies XP SP2 Giveaway
Talkback Saw this after my first enquiry - but the question begs an answer: as it is I die of nothing but thre Rage to Patch - so will there be continuous patches for the XP 2 or has MS done its homework right this time?
[July 2, 2004, 19:17]
Oracle's Giveaway Is No Bargain
Leader Famed for an institutional terror of undercharging that borders on neurosis, Oracle is an unlikely candidate for giving away its core product. Yet it is: from this week, Oracle Database Express is available for free download.
[October 31, 2005, 15:10]
Still Time To Enter ZDNet UK's Christmas Giveaway
Blog Though the long, slow trek back to the desk no doubt looms, the festive season isn't over yet — at least while there is still time to enter our annual Christmas contest-fest. The first competition in our 12 Days of Christmas series closes tomorrow...
[January 2, 2008, 15:36]
Linspire Launches Five-0 Giveaway
News Linspire is giving away free copies of its Linux desktop operating system, called Linspire Five-0, until 6 September, the company announced on Thursday. Linspire Five-0 normally costs $49.95 (£27.31), but Linspire says it has decided to give away...
[September 2, 2005, 12:35]
Microsoft Readies XP SP2 Giveaway
News At a reviewers' workshop in London yesterday, Microsoft revealed more information about its plans for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which is currently available for download as a 200MB Release Candidate 1.
[May 11, 2004, 14:30]
Sun Expands StarOffice Giveaway
News Sun Microsystems will give away its StarOffice software to ministries of education in Europe and Africa, the company is expected to announce Tuesday, in an effort to undermine rival Microsoft. Sun is committed to giving the global education...
[September 17, 2002, 8:41]
Giveaways Pay Off On The Web
News Giveaway sites are attracting a new kind of audience to the Web, users who might be willing to pay for goods and services even as they collect a free gift. These customers tend to be the ones trying to win free prizes from online lotteries and...
[June 13, 2000, 11:04]
Netscape Releases Browser Source Code Today
News Company officials will release more details about the giveaway, first announced in January, this afternoon. Zona research analyst, Jim Balderston, says Netscape is hoping the code giveaway will eventually boost server sales.
[March 31, 1998, 11:54]
