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.

  Bootnotes 05 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.

  Business 05 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.

  Channel 05 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 merge with JD Edwards, forestalling Oracle's hostile takeover.

  Channel 05 13:48

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