Sage growth in line with expectations: European growth strong

Sage Plc, announced a nine percent rise on Thursday, as strong growth in Europe and areas such as South Africa and Australia helped offset US problems.

Best Buy to acquire The Carphone Warehouse in £1 billion deal

The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc has agreed to sell 50 percent of its retail interest to US company Best Buy Inc. for £1.1 billion.

BBC and ITV launch Freesat in the UK

Freesat, a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, launched yesterday, offers a free satellite television and radio service to almost all of the UK.

BSkyB revenues up ten percent

British Sky Broadcasting today announced ten percent gains in revenue to £3.7 billion during the period to March 31, 2008.

Rockstar Games set for big payday

Gaming software manufacturer Rockstar Games, creator of the hugely controversial Grand Theft Auto series, is expected to earn over $1 billion in profits for the latest instalment.

Samsung delivers blockbuster increase as chairman exits

Samsung Electronics’ first quarter profits surge to biggest increase in two years as Lee Kun-hee steps down.

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Heads will roll: Hands shakes up the music industry

Internet downloads and dwindling revenues have been hurting the music industry for more than a decade, so it’s about time outmoded business models were addressed.

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Conference Programme for Green IT 08 to Set Agenda for Green Technology in 2008

Conference Programme for Green IT 08 to Set Agenda for Green Technology in 2008

Speakers from Tesco, Unilever and BT set to deliver keynote presentations, strategic insights and best practice advice on a range of green IT issues at Green IT 08.

ESR Technology is helping to solve organisations' problems with expert advice

ESR Technology is helping to solve organisations' problems with expert advice

Formed after AEA Technology restructured its operations in 2005, Don Macinnes told Exec how restructuring has made ESR Technology into one of the world’s leading technical consultancy firms.

IXEurope survives the dotcom bust

IXEurope survives the dotcom bust

Launched at the height of the dotcom boom and a survivor of the dotcom bust – IXEurope has emerged as one of the fastest growing datacentre services companies in Europe

Social networking: the new dotcom bubble?

Social networking: the new dotcom bubble?

With advertisers still working out what the exact value of social networks is, ExecUK asks if the $15 billion valuation of Facebook is justified - could it be a staging post in the next dotcom crash?

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