{"id":917,"date":"2012-04-01T00:34:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T23:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpscomputing.com\/wordpress\/?p=917"},"modified":"2012-04-01T14:18:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T13:18:58","slug":"dps-computing-sold-in-record-12-4-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/01\/dps-computing-sold-in-record-12-4-million-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"DPS Computing Sold In Record \u00a312.4 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dpscomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/worldexclusive-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"World Exclusive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-779\" title=\"World Exclusive\" src=\"http:\/\/dpscomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive.jpg\" alt=\"World Exclusive\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/worldexclusive-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>EDIT: 01\/04\/2012 &#8211; 14:18 &#8211; April Fools! \u00a0I&#8217;m sure I do not need to say to everyone that this was our April Fools joke this year and therefore not real. \u00a0Hope you liked it!! :).<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING NEWS: David Smith, owner of DPS Computing has sold the DPS Computing website along with associated companies for a deal reported to be in region of \u00a312.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>News of the investors is being kept secret now but a new DPS Computing company official has stated that they will be looking to float the company on the stock market within the next year.<\/p>\n<p>The deal has come as a shock to industry insiders, but the value of DPS Computing has reportedly sky rocketed due to a new patent obtained a few weeks back by the company for their expected social ticketing software release.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/05\/breaking-news-visual-paradigm-dirty-tricks-exposed\/breakingnews\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews.png\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Breaking News\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\" wp-image-759 alignleft\" title=\"Breaking News\" src=\"http:\/\/dpscomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews.png 400w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/breakingnews-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the big players in football are rumoured to have pledged\u00a0contracts in the region of \u00a34 million to license the software, which has the potential to render useless other big ticketing companies.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations were held late into the night last night, as bidding intensified between the prospective buyers, desperate to obtain the rights to this and other software release due soon from DPS Computing which it has been said will &#8220;revolutionise the Internet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It has been announced that David Smith, former owner and founder of DPS Computing will retain a place in the newly formed DPS Computing Limited on the board, serving as a n0n-Executive director and will retain a 24.9% share in the company, taking Mr. Smith&#8217;s net value to approximately \u00a34 million pounds.<\/p>\n<p>More news on the DPS Computing acquisition is expected over the coming week, from newly appointed press officer, Keith Bailey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDIT: 01\/04\/2012 &#8211; 14:18 &#8211; April Fools! 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