5th July 2003 Archive

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Meet Tom Watson MP: Blogger extraordinare

Agog at Youth Blog

Our attention is drawn the UK's first blogging MP, Tom Watson (Lab, West Bromwich East), and his extraordinary attempt to speak to Da Yoof. On first reading, we thought it was just another viral campaign from search-engine optimist-cum-Internet prankster Tim Ireland, whose production credits appear on the site. But no, Tom …

Bootnotes 5 Jul 2003, 13:47
HP scoops up Baltimore SelectAccess

No sign of White Knight yet

HP is to buy Baltimore SelectAccess, a Web single sign on product, for £8.3m in cash. This will provide some relief to Baltimore Technologies, the once high-flying, long since crashed to earth security software provider. Baltimore will use the money for general corporate expenses i.e. to keep itself afloat while its search for …

Business 5 Jul 2003, 13:47
Sungard mulls over Sherwood bid – report

In play

Sungard, the US disaster recovery specialist, is mulling over a bid for Sherwood International, the UK insurance software firm, the FT reports. Sungard could make a move as early as next week, with an 140p per share offer, worth £61.5m. Sherwood is effectively in play. Earlier this year, the company said it would was …

Channel 5 Jul 2003, 13:48
PeopleSoft: beating back Oracle

Customer insurance

Oracle had hoped its bid would undermine PeopleSoft's sales and compel shareholders to accept its $6.3 billion offer. PeopleSoft retaliated with a scheme that increased sales and forced obligations of between $460 million and $1.8 billion on Oracle's new customers if the deal went through. PeopleSoft may now have enough time to …

Channel 5 Jul 2003, 13:48