£74m Sportswear Startup Hits Cyberspace
News Boo.com, one of the most keenly anticipated UK Net startups, launched Thursday, selling sportswear designed to appeal to the urban hipster. See profile in Internet IPO bubblers . With backers such as LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, which owns...
[November 4, 1999, 12:16]
Columbia Sportswear Gives Its Mobile Workforce Fast, Flexible Access To Messages
White Papers Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, production, marketing, and distribution of outdoor apparel and footwear. Columbia Sportswear continually looks for ways to give its highly mobile workforce faster access to information...
[November 15, 2006, 0:00]
Sportswear Company Saves U.S.$2 Million A Year With Calendar Management Solution
White Papers From its headquarters in the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach, the adidas Group coordinates the hundreds of processes involved in running a globally successful textile company. Employees at adidas must continually manage changing deadlines and...
[November 6, 2007, 0:00]
Jane Wakefield: Oh Boo - Where Did It All Go Wrong?
News The dotcom that promised to have us rushing to the Net for all our designer sportswear needs (I for one have never had any designer sportswear needs, but hell, I shop in Walthamstow market so don't let that put you off).
[May 19, 2000, 11:48]
Umbro Keeps Its Eye On The Ball With A Disaster Recovery Solution From IBM
White Papers UMBRO International Ltd is a sportswear brand wholly focused on, and specialising in, the game of football. The Challenge was to create a resilient environment for applications and data, and reduce the number of points of control in the IT...
[October 27, 2004, 3:00]
2000 Roundup: The Dot-com Bubble Pops
News The first and most high-profile UK collapse was the newly-launched luxury sportswear site Boo.com, but the closures accelerated throughout the year. 2000 will be remembered as the year the dot-com bubble finally burst.
[January 1, 2001, 6:16]
Netimperative.com Bites The Dust
News Its collapse, coming only days after high-profile sportswear site boo.com called in the liquidators, is bound to add to the feeling that the Internet gold rush is over. British Internet news service netimperative.com has gone into liquidation...
[May 22, 2000, 11:37]
Jane Wakefield: Dreaming Of An E-Christmas
News Boo.com has had teething problems, finding the technology needed to create zoom and 360 degree views of its sportswear was crashing the site. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except the...
[November 26, 1999, 15:37]
It's Dog Eat Dog For Online Pet Sellers
News Other recent dot-com flops have included high-end sportswear retailer Boo.com, Walt Disney-owned Toysmart.com and business site APBNews.com. The dot-com consolidation continues with TuesdayÂ’s announcement that Pets.com will take over the business...
[June 13, 2000, 15:25]
Teenager Jailed For Web Attacks
News A US teenager has been jailed for five years after launching attacks against online sportswear retailers. Jasmine Singh, who was sentenced last week, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of computer theft after causing DDoS attacks...
[August 17, 2005, 16:55]
Startup Spotlight: Boo.com
News First there was Niketown, now there's boo.com. The site bills itself as the first truly global e-tailer, dealing in funky sports brands such as DKNY Active and Converse that are a must for the high street.
[December 8, 1999, 16:34]
A Year Ago: Netimperative.com Bites The Dust
News Its collapse, coming only days after high-profile sportswear site boo.com called in the liquidators, is bound to add to the feeling that the Internet gold rush is over. First published: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:37:38 GMT
[May 22, 2001, 6:28]
