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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:55 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:42:33 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex/tmt(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/fcf2d5d4-d519-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/fcf2d5d4-d519-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlA business cannot be anaesthetised, so in cases of corporate gangrene it is best to cut quickly and decisively Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/10c4f45c-d425-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/10c4f45c-d425-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe appointment of Archie Norman is a coup for a broadcaster that had seemed stuck in a never-ending governance crisisWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:21:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a4f28230-d2c1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a4f28230-d2c1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe knockout bid is all the more reason for Vivendi to get a full price for NBCU, a necessary move to win a bidding war with rival TelefónicaMon, 16 Nov 2009 21:04:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/982310a6-d294-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/982310a6-d294-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlCanon made much of its fortune from copiers – now it hopes to profit from copyingMon, 16 Nov 2009 20:53:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/eb52e458-d038-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/eb52e458-d038-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US cable magnate John Malone has picked up a bargain of sorts in Unitymedia, Germany's second-biggest cable companyFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:55:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/54c9e29a-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/54c9e29a-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlChief executive Ian Livingston has steered BT, the UK's former telephone monopoly, in the right directionThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/dc6059a4-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dc6059a4-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlAcquisitive behaviour in the tech sector is being revitalised as rivals try to outdo each other Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:23:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/97b9e534-cea4-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/97b9e534-cea4-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlIan Smith was never the right man for the top job at the Anglo-Dutch publisherWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:30:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/08b7108a-cdde-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/08b7108a-cdde-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.htmlThe chief executive's promise to deliver savings a full year ahead of schedule reflects the pressures that are bearing downTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/34fadbdc-ce0a-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/34fadbdc-ce0a-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.htmlThe joys of open-source software aside, it is hard to see why MySQL should be any reason to block a deal between the two groupsTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:46:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe return of founding fathers has a mixed record in the tech world, but having Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis back is at least a good startFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:09:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c548b976-c9ef-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c548b976-c9ef-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlLiu Chuanzhi has talked a good turnround, but after three quarters of losses there is at last some substance to his storyThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:19:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/14bea59c-c982-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/14bea59c-c982-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Spanish company uncorked a surprise by raising its offer for the Brazilian fixed-line company in a move to outmanoeuvre rival VivendiThu, 5 Nov 2009 09:11:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/49fe1250-c974-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/49fe1250-c974-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlEven though the company faces fresh scrutiny of its market power, the structure of the industry is likely to remain unchangedThu, 5 Nov 2009 09:09:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/38689216-c953-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ftmthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/38689216-c953-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlWith "free" content out of fashion in the post-slump era, the question now is who will pay for whatWed, 4 Nov 2009 15:03:59 +0000