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RSS financing in newsCredit crisis sees eBay slash 1,000 jobs
News Some also questioned one of eBay's purchases, Bill Me Later, which offers consumers deferred payments and financing promotions, as the credit crisis grips global markets. eBay said it will cut 10 per cent of its work... [07 Oct 2008]
Microsoft makes a Move on web TV
News Microsoft said it has joined that Series C round of financing several months later. Microsoft has invested in internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video... [26 Aug 2008]
Start-ups try to cut slice of Google pie
News Clickable will announce today it has raised $14.5m in a Series B round of financing from the Founder's Fund, as well as its previous investors Union Square Ventures and FirstMark Capital. With this... [30 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!
News Our proposal is not subject to any financing condition. Microsoft today made a $44.6bn offer for web giant Yahoo! valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. According to Microsoft, the bid is... [01 Feb 2008]
Microsoft cuts itself a slice of Facebook pie
News Microsoft will take a $240m equity stake in Facebook during its next round of financing, valuing the company at a whopping $15bn. The deal gives Redmond a 1.6 per cent stake in the social networking company, notably... [25 Oct 2007]
Google injects $3.9m into biotech start-up
News Terms of the financing deal were not disclosed. Prior to Google's investment, Brin had provided approximately $2.6m in interim debt financing to 23andMe. He was repaid with proceeds from the series A... [23 May 2007]
ID cards scheme "getting out of control"
News Once in operation the scheme will essentially be self-financing through fee income. The UK's identity cards scheme appears "out of control", according to a group of researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE),... [16 May 2007]
Dell slapped with fraud lawsuit
News The court filing accuses Dell and Dell Financial Services of fraud, false advertising and deceptive business practices, including offering misleading financing, and failing to honour rebates, warranties and service... [16 May 2007]
Lloyds TSB invests £3.5m in comms update
News Around 1,100 staff will provide support for the bank's cash management and payments, risk management, human resources and pensions, specialist financing, and trade and structured investments services. [03 Apr 2007]
Clearwire set for IPO?
News Last summer, the company received $900m in financing from Intel and Motorola. Clearwire, a wireless broadband company that plans to blanket continents with WiMax, could start trading on the public market as soon as today. [08 Mar 2007]
Troubled iSoft posts £14.6m loss
News We have still to put long-term financing in place but iSoft is today in considerably better shape than it was a few months ago. The future of the troubled NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) software provider iSoft remains... [12 Dec 2006]
$100 laptops: Rich countries to buy for poor
News He added that the OLPC is now in discussions with Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines and a group of eight central American countries which will be seeking financing and placing an order as a single unit. [05 Dec 2006]
iSoft set to sell?
News A spokesman for iSoft told silicon.com: "The company needs to refinance its operations and, as widely reported, has secured financing with its bankers but these loans have become increasingly onerous.iSoft is currently... [18 Oct 2006]
Cornwall - the new Seattle?
News It is one of the largest private and public sector partnerships in Cornwall since the county was granted Objective One status by the European Union in 2000, with financing from the EU. Cornwall could be the new Seattle... [14 Sep 2006]
Microsoft pledges aid for ageing PCs
News Microsoft also announced on Wednesday a new "buy now, pay later" financing promotion, under which business customers can get Windows Vista, Office 2007 and other products by paying $50 per month for six months and then... [13 Jul 2006]
