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Ericsson factory sell-off could save jobs
News Swedish telecoms equipment group Ericsson is in advanced talks to sell its two UK mobile phone factories in a move that could save more than 1,000 jobs, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The FT said it was understood that Stephen Byers...
[May 23, 2001, 10:12]
Yahoo urged to sell search unit to Microsoft
News I believe, as a large shareholder.that eventually Yahoo should, if it's available, make a deal with Microsoft to sell the search business. Yahoo shares edged up on Tuesday as analysts and the company's own major shareholder and director, Carl Icahn...
[November 5, 2008, 7:25]
Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems
Talkback > Is this the *only* way that Microsoft expects to sell Windows Vista? What i want to know is when is vista going to be taken to bits to reveal the stolen GPL'ed code that is undoubtedly hidden within .
[April 5, 2006, 13:50]
TiVo service to sell TV viewing data
News TiVo announced on Monday that it will sell limited information about the viewing habits of its subscribers to advertisers and broadcasters. The company's new service will let broadcasters and advertisers subscribe to a quarterly audience...
[June 3, 2003, 7:32]
Tiscali's 'sell-off' plans and the media
Blog Comment Sounds like a CEO setting out his stall to sell-up. Pipex make an interesting comparative story - they are the equivalent of a telecomms car boot sale, after selling their consumer broadband business, they have been trying to sell their wireless...
[January 24, 2008, 19:44]
£2bn BBC technology sell-off to go ahead
News In the medium term it is equivalent to selling the BBC's nervous system to someone who can then sell it back and charge what they like. The BBC's £2bn outsourcing of its technology unit to Siemens is set to get the go-ahead from the government this...
[September 21, 2004, 7:30]
Monty says Oracle should be forced to sell MySQL
Blog The creator of MySQL and the company that bears its name, Monty Widenius, has released a statement urging Oracle to sell off MySQL to speed up regulatory approval of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
[October 22, 2009, 11:20]
Corel to sell its Linux arm
News Corel's decision to sell its Linux business was in some respects expected, but in other ways surprising. Sounds like troubled Canadian software vendor Corel will soon enlist another company to help bail it out.
[December 15, 2000, 10:21]
BT denies network sell-off rumours
News The fixed-line network is a core asset, and there is no way that we would sell it," the spokeswoman insisted. Under local loop bundling (LLU), telecoms firms can already place their telecoms equipment in a BT exchange and sell services such as ADSL...
[January 7, 2002, 12:23]
Nortel may sell two key businesses to competitors
News Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks is reportedly in discussions to sell two key business units, a move that may affect its ability to re-emerge from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy status, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
[March 13, 2009, 13:56]
Amazon to sell Kindle e-reader in the UK
News Top-selling books for the international-edition Kindle will sell for prices starting at $11.99, compared with $9.99 in the US, Amazon said. However, the retailer said it is planning to eventually sell Kindle directly from its UK outlet.
[October 7, 2009, 13:51]
Dell to sell PCs at Asian retail chains
News Dell, the world's second-largest computer maker, has announced plans to sell computer systems at retail outlets in Asia-Pacific. This follows the company's already-announced plans to sell systems through Wal-Mart in the US.
[July 6, 2007, 8:37]
Sprint forced to sell Nextel assets, cut costs
News Sprint continues to be haunted by its $35bn acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005 as the company is forced to sell some of its Nextel network and is still struggling to get its finances back on track.
[November 14, 2008, 8:20]
Dell to sell advanced cooling systems for servers
News The computer maker has struck a deal with a component and industrial equipment maker to sell advanced cooling systems and services to data-centre owners. Liquid cooling is all the rage again in servers, and Dell has jumped into the pool.
[June 29, 2007, 8:28]
BSkyB to sell discounted no-frills broadband
News The satellite broadcaster announced on Wednesday that it had signed a deal that allows it to sell BT Retail's no-frills broadband package to its subscriber base. BT Retail looks increasingly likely to dominate the UK's consumer broadband market in...
[July 31, 2002, 12:51]
Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems
Talkback If linux is cheaper, and selling pc's with os preinstalled, wouldn't vendors be looking for the edge, and sell pc's with linux preinstalled? This policy would eventually promote cheaper, and therefor linux, OS!
[April 14, 2006, 3:13]
Tesco to sell Siemens PCs
News A spokesman for Sainsbury's said: "Computers are not something we are planning to sell. The move follows previous deals with Fujitsu and Apple in an attempt to move away from the traditional grocery store to become a more diverse shopping emporium.
[October 15, 1998, 16:01]
Comment: Will Apple sell direct?
News Apple's interim CEO Steve Jobs will ask the company to "think different" on Monday when he is expected to announce a plan to sell PCs direct as well as announce a new CEO. Merisel, Tech Data and Inacom have already been elbowed leaving just Ingram...
[November 7, 1997, 17:02]
Major Caldera shareholders may sell
News Two major investors in Caldera International, which sells the Linux and Unix operating systems, will be able to sell previously restricted stock, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. As a result of a Securities and Exchange Commission...
[July 24, 2001, 11:47]
Siemens to sell 51pc of enterprise comms business
News Siemens is to sell a majority share of its enterprise communications business to an American private equity firm, the Gores Group, and will start a joint venture involving the business with its new partner.
[July 30, 2008, 13:40]
