25th October 2003 Archive

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• Microsoft Q1 profits up

  Corporate revenues under pressure

  Microsoft on Thursday announced a first quarter profit increase of 28 per cent, but reported disappointing sales to the corporate sector. For the company's fiscal first quarter ending on 30 September, Microsoft reported a net profit of $2.6 billion, or $0.24 per share, compared with a profit of $2 billion, or $0.19 per share, a …

  Business 25 Oct 2003, 15:09

• Carphone Warehouse warned over SMS spam

  No consent

  Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against The Carphone Warehouse because it sent text message promotions to individuals who had not given explicit consent to receiving its electronic marketing. The decision is only the second of its kind by the ASA on new requirements for consent in e-marketing, …

  Mobile 25 Oct 2003, 15:15