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RSS cash machineThe high price of mergers and acquisitions
Comment But they rarely want to be a small cog in a large machine. Cash in their pockets - cheap R&D for the buyer. Mergers and acquisitions appear to have become an unstoppable force in the IT industry in... [24 Nov 1998]
Deutsche Telekom considers e-cash
News In a recent interview, he said: "Your call connection charge will be set at the price of the goods you are buying - online or at a vending machine - and merely making the call will complete your purchase. [27 Jul 2000]
Microsoft splashes cash on anti-spyware firm
News Once the PC is compromised, the attacker often can access information stored on the computer, load other software on the machine and delete files. Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has acquired Giant Company... [17 Dec 2004]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Name confusion: System names and domain name systems names often differ, meaning files transferred through FTP can be sent to the wrong machine, again having an impact on security and data protection. [29 May 2008]
Leeds completes 'painless' Windows XP upgrade
Case Study Manually auditing the software used on every machine ahead of the upgrade would have taken the council months, interrupted council services and could have meant the data would be out of date before the audit was completed. [28 Mar 2008]
John Lamb's Week: How the rumour machine keeps billionaires on their toes
Comment Rivals SAP and Siebel are also awash with cash after switching to online applications. In 1999 Ellison announced that he was going to forgo his salary in favour of stock options that eventually netted him $1bn as a... [09 Feb 2001]
John Lamb's Week: Getting the CeBIT between your teeth
Comment In the past, the talk was about how much government cash was going to be pumped into this or that ailing national IT champion. VISA Europe, the payment card firm, recently made a big thing about offering a E168m (£105m)... [16 Mar 2001]
