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Will PeopleSoft find a white knight?
News Instead of being one of the consolidators, PeopleSoft found itself put into play and over the weekend the rumour mill was working on overdrive. Just as PeopleSoft was settling down to deal with the fine points of buying... [09 Jun 2003]
Will you be having spam this Christmas?
News In the run up to Christmas the amount of spam email being sent and received looks set to soar as marketing machines and e-greetings firms go into seasonal overdrive. As well as being inundated with the perennial spam... [12 Dec 2002]
Fancy a holiday? You should probably think again
Comment But the fact that Toshiba's microchip plants will have to go into overdrive this summer to cope with unexpected demand has got to be good news for long-term job prospects. On the day thousands of Londoners took an... [18 Jul 2002]
WHSmith.co.uk targets digital downloads
News The site will be based on the technology of digital media specialist OverDrive, and will use Microsoft's Windows Media audio, video and digital rights management (DRM) technology. WHSmith is set to expand its e-tail site... [14 Mar 2002]
Microsoft goes into overdrive on Japanese Xbox launch
News Microsoft is revving up its marketing juggernaut for its biggest challenge yet - the release of its Xbox video game system to the Japanese market. Hiroshisa Ohura, managing director of Microsoft Japan said the company faced an uphill... [21 Feb 2002]
Gamecubes are on the up and up
News Nintendo has claimed it is speeding up production of its Gamecube console in the US. The company now hopes to ship 1.3 million boxes by the end of December. The 200,000 increase will up the pressure on Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's... [22 Nov 2001]
The week Microsoft gives us Windows XP
Comment On 25 October, the company will be going into overdrive in an attempt to get home and business users to upgrade their operating systems. At the end of the week the dust will be settling on Microsoft's latest launch -... [19 Oct 2001]
Worm Alert: this time it's a bogus email from Microsoft
News Anti-virus vendors are again going into overdrive, warning users about an email which appears to come from Microsoft's technical support unit - but which in fact is the latest worm to hit the net. The mail appears to... [30 Aug 2001]