purchase in news
RSS purchase in newsGoogle ready to go to Market with Android shop
News Writing on the Android developer's blog, Google exec Eric Chu said Android Market will be "an open content distribution system that will help end users find, purchase, download and install various types of content on their Android-powered devices... [01 Sep 2008]
Microsoft pumps $100m into Novell Linux deal
News The companies, which announced an interoperability deal two years ago, said Microsoft will purchase up to $100m in certificates that its customers can redeem for Novell's Suse Linux service and support. [21 Aug 2008]
HP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News HP ProCurve has made its first acquisition of a company, with the purchase of wireless-networking provider Colubris Networks for an undisclosed sum, HP announced on Monday. According to ProCurve's new chief executive, Marius Haas, the purchase was... [12 Aug 2008]
Internet betting a dead cert for William Hill
News In January, the company decided to purchase a new technology platform, called Orbis, to support the relaunch of its online sportsbook. Betting chain William Hill has reported half-year earnings showing its online growth outstripping the rise in its... [01 Aug 2008]
Windows XP for $100 laptop finalised
News Back in May, Microsoft and the OLPC said to expect the offering to be released to manufacturing in August or September and to be available initially only in "emerging market countries where governments or non-governmental organisations are... [28 Jul 2008]
Kwik Fit Insurance drives up website performance
News Previously, the only information the company would have had would be the data going through to the back office at the point of purchase. The insurance distribution arm of vehicle maintenance chain Kwik Fit has implemented website tracking software... [28 Jul 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! talks: In the "off-again" phase
News The two sides have talked on and off, he said, first about a purchase and then about a search deal. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that its on-again, off-again talks with Yahoo! are firmly in the "off-again" phase. [25 Jul 2008]
Telegraph spreads the news on Google Apps
News Cheesbrough said: "A key part of our technology strategy is to try and purchase and deploy systems as a service predominantly in the cloud where we can, so that when you're out of the office you can access data and information in the same way as... [23 Jul 2008]
Dunelm Mill signs Epos maintenance deal
News There's nothing more frustrating for a customer than seeing an empty till when they have to queue to make a purchase. Value home furnishings retailer Dunelm Mill has signed an electronic point of sale maintenance contract to support its store... [16 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News O2 has warned consumer customers intending to purchase an iPhone on Friday it will only have, on average, a few dozen 3G devices per store - and expects to sell out quickly (indeed, it is already out of stock online via its pre-order scheme). [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft: Yahoo! talks to reopen?
News including purchasing either its "search" function with large financial guarantees, or an outright purchase of Yahoo! Microsoft has said it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo! [07 Jul 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News At its meeting in Paris, Icann, a not-for-profit organisation that oversees the naming scheme for websites, voted to accept a proposal that will allow companies to purchase new top-level domain names ending in whatever they like. [27 Jun 2008]
Oracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News BEA shareholders had originally resisted the takeover before finally agreeing to a purchase price of $8.5bn - up from an original offer of $6.7bn. The company's core software has risen in price by around 15 to 20 per cent in the US, and European... [24 Jun 2008]
Femtocells: Europeans clueless on mobile access tech
News More than 40 per cent of Europeans said they 'definitely or probably' plan to make a purchase in the next 12 months. Poland was the most femtocell-friendly nation, according to the survey, with two-thirds (67 per cent) planning to purchase a... [23 Jun 2008]
Nokia: Open source needs a lesson in business
News The manufacturer has one other significant investment in open source, however: the software maker Trolltech, Nokia's purchase of which finally went through in the last few days. Nokia stated - when it announced it was to buy Trolltech - that the... [12 Jun 2008]
