The major news of the last month has been the attempted Commodore UK
Management buyout of it's parent company.  The bid was made after
combined managers from the UK, Germany and Canada formed a group and
raised the financial power to make an effective bid.  Other confirmed
bidders were Creative Equipment International, Samsung, Philips and
Amstrad.  At the time of writing there has been no official confirmation
of success on any of the groups part, but Commodore UK sent out a letter
to their developers and trade confirming their part in the buyout.  The
letter also stated that they were extremely confident that they had
succeeded with their bid, and that production of new machines and
continuation of old runs would soon commence again in time for
Christmas.  It has now been over a week since the decision date, so all
we can do is wait.  It's looking good though.