consumer speculation
Philips chief bows out naming his successor
News The promotion of Kleisterlee, as recommended by Boonstra himself, ended long-running speculation as to who would take over the position and prompted the resignation of another candidate, Adri Baan, chief executive of... [31 Aug 2000]
Letsbuyit.com celebrates double award victory
News The consumer bulk buying company, which has had a tough few weeks braving speculation surrounding job and marketing cutbacks, and the cancellation of its IPO, won one award for excellence in retail and... [05 Jun 2000]
NTL could be real winner of Orange sale
News There is also speculation that UK telecommunications group NTL will benefit from the acquisition. They are both perceived to be consumer friendly and modern and are positioned to be good partners," said... [31 May 2000]
AT&T to lay-off one in four top executives
News AT&T today dismissed the report as speculation, but agreed it is looking at ways to find $2bn in cost savings. AT&T also denied that a letter to employees from Eugene Lockhart, president of AT&T's... [24 Jan 2000]
US government appoints digital envoy
News There is speculation that the e-envoy will be given responsibility for both the IT industry and the government's use of IT, but no official announcement has yet been made. According to the New York Times, she said her... [25 Aug 1999]
Jobs unveils Apple consumer laptop
News Apple interim CEO, Steve Jobs, ended weeks of speculation by unveiling the firm's latest portable Mac, the iBook, at MacWorld Expo. The iBook is aimed at the consumer market, and it takes into account... [21 Jul 1999]
Microsoft splits into five
News Microsoft has finally announced its long awaited internal reorganisation after weeks of speculation. The company will be split into five divisions: business and enterprise, consumer windows, business... [30 Mar 1999]
Defeat could spell success for Microsoft
Comment However, the speculation doesn't stop there. Jim Allchin, who currently oversees the Windows business, will look after the Enterprise division; Bob Muglia, who is in charge of developer tools, will run the Knowledge... [24 Mar 1999]
Intel CEO speaks: hints at 3Com buyout and calls for PC redesign
News He replied: "We never comment on speculation about speculation. Meanwhile, in his keynote speech at the same conference, the Intel chief called on hardware manufacturers to rethink the PC if they want it... [18 Sep 1998]
MCI sells US Net business to C&W
News The deal follows weeks of speculation following the EC's statement that it would only bless the merger if MCI sold all its Internet concerns. MCI has sold its entire US Internet business to Cable & Wireless (C&W) for... [16 Jul 1998]
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