DirecTV to sell set-top box unit to Thomson

Grok Headline matches for DirecTV to sell set-top box unit to Thomson

GATX to sell IT unit

GATX to sell IT unit 04/16/2004 06:20 AM
Chicago Tribune Apr 16 2004 10:29AM GMT

Bailiffs to sell off Yukos unit

Bailiffs to sell off Yukos unit 07/20/2004 06:02 AM
Bailiffs will sell off the main production unit of Russian oil giant Yukos to pay the firm's $3.4bn tax bill, the Russian justice ministry says.

Terra to sell Lycos unit for $95m

Terra to sell Lycos unit for $95m 08/03/2004 05:17 AM
Boston Globe Aug 3 2004 9:12AM GMT

BCE Emergis may sell eHealth unit

BCE Emergis may sell eHealth unit 12/17/2003 09:34 AM
globetechnology.com Dec 17 2003 8:38AM ET

Solectron to sell unit to Motorola

Solectron to sell unit to Motorola 06/16/2004 01:20 PM
Miami Herald Jun 16 2004 4:38PM GMT

EDS in Talks to Sell Its Consulting Unit

EDS in Talks to Sell Its Consulting Unit 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
Electronic Data Systems, the computer services company, is in talks with a possible buyer to sell its unprofitable A. T. Kearney consulting unit.

LG to sell its communication unit to
Nortel or Cisco

LG to sell its communication unit to
Nortel or Cisco 09/19/2004 11:18 AM
Telecoms Korea Sep 19 2004 2:49PM GMT

AMD's flash unit--not an easy sell?

AMD's flash unit--not an easy sell? 04/13/2005 10:21 PM
Spansion was growing like crazy last summer, but the times have changed for the newly spun-off division, analysts say.

Nortel Will Sell Gear Unit to
Manufacturer in Singapore

Nortel Will Sell Gear Unit to
Manufacturer in Singapore 06/30/2004 01:26 AM
Shares of Nortel Networks rose 5 percent after it announced that it would sell most of its manufacturing business to Flextronics to cut costs and focus on sales.

Telefonica Moviles to sell Austrian 3G
unit to Mobilkom

Telefonica Moviles to sell Austrian 3G
unit to Mobilkom 12/23/2003 11:52 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Dec 23 2003 10:10AM ET

Nokia Agrees to Sell Mobile Radio Unit
(AP)

Nokia Agrees to Sell Mobile Radio Unit
(AP) 04/05/2005 08:54 AM
AP - Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it will sell its mobile radio business to European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. in a deal valued at more than 90 million euros ($116 million).

Sony Gains Approval to Sell Bluetooth
GPS Unit for Clies

Sony Gains Approval to Sell Bluetooth
GPS Unit for Clies 06/09/2004 10:22 PM
bargainPDA.com Jun 10 2004 2:27AM GMT

Report: NTT DoCoMo in talks to sell
stake in Japan unit of AOL, dissolve tie

Report: NTT DoCoMo in talks to sell
stake in Japan unit of AOL, dissolve tie 12/15/2003 02:09 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 15 2003 1:32PM ET

HomeBank to sell Internet banking unit
to Credit Union Central of B.C

HomeBank to sell Internet banking unit
to Credit Union Central of B.C 12/22/2003 04:06 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 22 2003 2:41PM ET

Quebecor Media's Nurun unit to sell
Mindready technology testing division

Quebecor Media's Nurun unit to sell
Mindready technology testing division 04/19/2004 04:27 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Apr 19 2004 8:07PM GMT

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004 11/17/2003 08:57 PM
Forbes Nov 17 2003 8:25PM ET

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com)

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com) 08/12/2004 05:41 AM
USATODAY.com - Pounded by competition from discount retailers and increasingly shunned by kids moving on to fancy cell phones and iPods at younger ages, Toys R Us (TOY) says it might shed its toy business in a major restructuring.

Thomson Signs On For New MSN TV

Thomson Signs On For New MSN TV 08/03/2004 02:27 PM
Thomson will continue to manuufacture the Mcirosoft MSN TV platform, the two companies said in a deal that was announced on Monday.

RCA / Thomson Developer Menu

RCA / Thomson Developer Menu 12/29/2004 06:31 PM

Thomson and TCL to Join TV Units

Thomson and TCL to Join TV Units 11/04/2003 05:19 AM
New York Times Nov 4 2003 2:27AM ET

Microsoft, Thomson ink deal for new MSN
TV box

Microsoft, Thomson ink deal for new MSN
TV box 08/02/2004 01:35 PM
Revamped device will let subscribers stream music and video from the Net and from files stored on PCs.

TCL, Thomson start up in China

TCL, Thomson start up in China 07/31/2004 12:33 AM
Content.sina.com - Fri Jul 30, 08:26 pm GMT

Thomson buys testing service

Thomson buys testing service 08/16/2004 11:48 AM
globetechnology.com Aug 16 2004 3:47PM GMT

RCA / Thomson Modem Hack Discovered

RCA / Thomson Modem Hack Discovered 12/27/2004 12:43 PM

Microsoft, Thomson extend deal for MSN
TV box

Microsoft, Thomson extend deal for MSN
TV box 08/02/2004 03:54 PM
Revamped device will let subscribers stream music and video from the Net and from files stored on PCs.

Thomson Financial And Radianz Team

Thomson Financial And Radianz Team 12/22/2003 08:58 AM
Technology For Finance Dec 22 2003 8:06AM ET

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson 06/24/2005 07:30 PM
Part literary fiction, part social satire, this genre-bender from the author of "The Book of Revelation" offers a unique look at modern Britain.

Microsoft, Thomson to produce
broadband-connected set-top box

Microsoft, Thomson to produce
broadband-connected set-top box 08/04/2004 09:34 AM
DMeurope.com Aug 4 2004 2:03PM GMT

Thomson signs DVD player licencing deal
with China (AFP)

Thomson signs DVD player licencing deal
with China (AFP) 03/08/2004 11:22 PM
AFP - The French consumer electronics group Thomson said that it has signed an accord with the two principal bodies representing Chinese makers of DVD players, defining the conditions under which they can use patents held by Thomson.

Thomson issuing $250 million US in notes
to repay existing debt

Thomson issuing $250 million US in notes
to repay existing debt 05/13/2004 02:04 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com May 13 2004 5:27PM GMT

Microsoft, Thomson Extend Internet
Device Deal (Reuters)

Microsoft, Thomson Extend Internet
Device Deal (Reuters) 08/02/2004 10:22 AM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Monday said it extended an agreement with French electronics maker Thomson (TMS.PA) to develop a set-top box that allows users of the software maker's MSN TV service to surf the Internet on a television.

"Rance" unmasked as
cartoonist/filmmaker/screenwriter Keith
Thomson?

"Rance" unmasked as
cartoonist/filmmaker/screenwriter Keith
Thomson? 06/01/2004 04:56 PM
David Emery, of About.com's Urban Legends and Folklore department, tells BoingBoing, "Wanted to let you know that Alex Boese of the Museum of Hoaxes may well have solved the Rance mystery with some good, old-fashioned Net detective work, or at any rate is damn close to solving it."

Here's a snip from the Museum of Hoaxes post, which -- true or not -- evidences some very thorough sleuthing indeed:

I think Rance is a cartoonist/filmmaker/screenwriter named Keith Thomson. Here's my reasoning. What immediately struck me about Rance's weblog was that it attracted a very high number of comments from very early on. Within two hours after Rance posted his first entry on December 29, 2003, four people had left comments on his site. Most weblogs, by contrast, struggle to get anyone to read them, let alone leave comments. So how was he attracting so many visitors to his site straight off the bat? What I discovered was that immediately after Rance posted his first entry on Dec. 29 at 4:49 EST, someone going by the screen name 'InvaderFromPluto' began posting messages about his weblog on various fan discussion groups. For instance, at 5:52, about one hour after Rance had posted his first entry, a message from InvaderFromPluto appears on Yahoo's thematthewperryplace message board. It reads:

i read slate reported a famous tv actor keeping a weblog under pseudonym "rance" at http://captainhoof.tripod.com/blog/ it's hard to know if it is him, but it might be as it is funny and seems witty in his sort of way

Obviously Slate hadn't written anything about Rance's weblog. Rance's weblog, at that time, was only an hour old. So how did InvaderFromPluto know about Rance's weblog so quickly, and why was he so interested in promoting it? Perhaps InvaderFromPluto was Rance himself. Makes sense to me.

Link, and previous BoingBoing posts: 1, 2

Thomson bolsters health care, science
division with IHI deal

Thomson bolsters health care, science
division with IHI deal 06/29/2004 08:53 AM
Sympatico Jun 29 2004 1:28PM GMT

Thomson Gale Partners With ECNext to
Develop AccessMyLibrary.com Service

Thomson Gale Partners With ECNext to
Develop AccessMyLibrary.com Service 06/24/2005 03:13 PM
Thomson Gale is leveraging ECNext's optimization expertise for the beta launch of AccessMyLibrary.com. The new service will make millions of high-quality, trusted documents visible to search engines, making information easier to find through libraries. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Thomson Gale Offers Black History Month
Resource

Thomson Gale Offers Black History Month
Resource 02/05/2005 10:03 PM
Thomson Gale is offering a free Web site for Black History Month. It's available at http://www.gale.com/blackhistory . Resources here include activities for different grade levels, biographies, links, and a timeline....

Thomson Corp. offers $250 million worth
of notes paying 4.5 per cent

Thomson Corp. offers $250 million worth
of notes paying 4.5 per cent 05/29/2004 11:01 AM
Canadian Press May 29 2004 1:59PM GMT

Microsoft, University of Virginia,
Thomson Collaborate to Design New
Instructional Tools

Microsoft, University of Virginia,
Thomson Collaborate to Design New
Instructional Tools 05/19/2004 03:10 PM
The University of Virginia, Thomson Learning, a part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), and Microsoft Corp. announce a groundbreaking collaboration to develop and deliver digital course material and tools that will help instructors better serve their students and help those students learn and retain more. The pilot project, involving the university's College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will bring rich digital content and learning applications to Tablet PCs. It will run for at least two semesters beginning in fall 2004 and will reach more than 400 students each semester. The courses in the project are biochemistry, psychology and statistics.

Thomson Corp. pays US$385 million plus
for TradeWeb bond trading site

Thomson Corp. pays US$385 million plus
for TradeWeb bond trading site 04/10/2004 08:54 AM
Canadian Press Apr 10 2004 1:19PM GMT

Thomson Gale Offers Two Dozen Reference
Databases for Free Next Week

Thomson Gale Offers Two Dozen Reference
Databases for Free Next Week 04/14/2004 09:14 AM
Next week is National Library Week and Thomson Gale is ready to GET DOWN AND PARTY! Well, they're ready to get down and offer access to over two dozen reference...
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