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Branson and Ballmer show Valentine's Day love
News Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Virgin's Richard Branson, two of the biggest showmen of the business world, showed off their softer sides on Tuesday by declaring their heartfelt love for each other's companies on Valentines Day.
[February 14, 2006, 15:05]
Virgin Net unveils dial-up service
News Richard Branson's long awaited Internet service was launched today. At the launch at London's Adrenaline Village, Virgin boss Richard Branson gave his seal of approval to the service. Virgin Net offers a nationwide dial-up service for £10 a month...
[November 19, 1996, 20:31]
NTL ups Virgin offer
News NTL has raised its bid for Virgin Mobile, reportedly financed with extra cash from Virgin CEO Richard Branson's pocket. NTL is expected to offer 360p of the proposed 372p per share, with Branson providing the additional 12p - valuing the mobile...
[January 16, 2006, 14:55]
Healthy Growth Proves Easy at Virgin Active
White Papers Virgin Active, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group of companies, is a network of health and fitness clubs, based throughout the United Kingdom and South Africa, aimed at catering for the needs of a wide range of users.
[February 9, 2008, 0:17]
Virgin Mobile and NTL: the UK's first quad-play offering?
News According to press reports, the UK's best-known businessman Richard Branson will exchange his 72 percent shareholding in Virgin Mobile UK for 14 percent of a combined NTL/Virgin Mobile. Comment: This deal, if it comes off, represents an exceptional...
[December 20, 2005, 15:55]
Spot on...
Talkback Spot on well said but still where the hell was Richard Branson's Virgin in all this? ""What we will not be a party to is any system that alienates our members' existing audience and potential new audiences.
[September 4, 2009, 18:48]
Cheap Virgin gas available online
News Net enthusiast Sir Richard Branson launches an online gas and electricity service Tuesday and promises to cut prices across the UK. Virgin Energy is the first step in a new Branson plan to provide a range of household services over the Internet.
[July 4, 2000, 12:17]
Virgin Mobile takes on US market
News Sir Richard Branson's teen-friendly cell phones will make an entry at their own debutante ball on Wednesday. Branson's Virgin Mobile debuts in the US at a time when the telecommunications sector is in a general state of financial meltdown, with...
[July 24, 2002, 7:04]
Mobile industry gets the teamwork buzz
News And Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Sir Richard Branson of Virgin took part in a remarkably friendly clinch in Ballmer's keynote. Branson and Ballmer show Valentine's Day love The mobile industry is as tough and competitive as any IT sector, but...
[February 15, 2006, 11:20]
Is there open source on Mars?
Blog The Virgle project has some amusing bits - though Richard Branson is exactly as boring as you knew he would be. Anyone who's been to BA Terminal 5 will have shown enough fortitude and courage to earn a priority place on the open source Mars colony...
[April 1, 2008, 18:03]
Garret Keogh's Weekend Diary
News Off in the morning to see Richard Branson's Virgin Net in a freezing tent in Battersea. Branson is his usual self including the horrible jumper. Spend the morning grappling with kit and instantaneous deadlines at PC News Daily.
[November 23, 1996, 7:00]
Virgin Mobile prepares for IPO
News Group chief executive Sir Richard Branson said he hopes the IPO will raise £279m in capital for the mobile company. Branson will also get a bonus from the float, drawing a £100,000 annual salary as honorary president.
[July 8, 2004, 14:15]
Branson steps into mobile phone market
News The UK's fifth mobile operator -- Virgin Mobile -- launches today, compliments of Richard Branson. In typical headline grabbing style, Branson hit out at the mobile phone industry, claiming it was "rip-off Britain at work again," and that "hardly...
[November 11, 1999, 12:46]
Virgin Mobile pulls out of Singapore
News Virgin Mobile's shareholders, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and Richard Branson's Virgin Group, announced their intention in a statement today, citing weak market conditions in the country. Virgin Mobile does not build physical mobile...
[July 9, 2002, 7:57]
News Burst: Virgin Energy service launched
News Net enthusiast Sir Richard Branson launches an online gas and electricity service Tuesday and promises to cut prices across the UK. Virgin Energy is the first step in a plan to provide a range of household services over the Internet.
[July 4, 2000, 11:52]
Radio Free Virgin slims down
News Los Angeles-based Radio Free Virgin, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group conglomerate, said it has dropped to 15 employees from 26. Internet radio service Radio Free Virgin said on Wednesday that it has cut its staff nearly in half, joining a...
[November 2, 2001, 10:27]
Fans throng to UK Xbox launch
News Rawlins was treated to a ride home in Virgin boss Richard Branson's limousine as a reward for being first in line. Microsoft officially launched its Xbox console in the UK, Europe and Australia on Wednesday night, completing its entry into the...
[March 14, 2002, 10:21]
Virgin Mobile retreats from Singapore
News Virgin Mobile was equally owned by Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), the country's largest telecom and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group. Virgin Mobile, which first announced its intention to exit Singapore's in July, is officially ceasing...
[October 11, 2002, 13:21]
Virgin launches MP3 phone
News Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, believes that mobile phones will show increasing convergence with other digital devices. The evolution of the mobile phone into a multimedia gadget took a step forward Tuesday, with the launch of the world's...
[August 29, 2000, 16:36]
Firms have little faith in e-government - report
News Only 15 percent believe the government is helping to the UK keep pace with worldwide developments in e-commerce and 35 percent believe that Richard Branson would make a better e-envoy than Alex Allan.
[May 22, 2000, 9:32]
