November 2000

PDAs: now it's anytime, anyplace, anywhere

The PDA is cheap, mobile and easy to lose, which raises support and security issues, writes Julia Vowler  Continue Reading

One2One to launch integrated prepaid mobile bundle

Mobile phone network One2One will launch a synchronised pre-pay phone and handheld computer at the start of next month.

The Nokia 5146 pre-pay...

No ban on hacking tools, says Council of Europe

Bill Goodwin

The Council of Europe has dropped proposals to outlaw the use of "hacking" tools by IT departments, following an intense...

BT puts cash into broadband upgrade

Simon Craven

Soapbox

Recent articles in Computer Weekly have implied that BT's moves towards broadband are done without investment....

IT directors and agencies in fees battle

Bill Goodwin

IT directors and recruitment agencies are at loggerheads over plans to make it easier for employers to give permanent jobs...

Has the e-revolution dawned?

Small and medium-sized companies must cross over to e-business, says Roger Williams  Continue Reading

Dotcom confidence still high - despite shake-out

Joy Macknight

Despite complaints that venture capitalists are turning stingy when it comes to funding UK start-ups, a survey has found...

Economics of 3G may not add up, says i-Mode

NTT DoCoMo - the provider of the always-on mobile Internet service that has taken Japan by storm - has warned there may be too little revenue from third...  Continue Reading

EDI-XML adapters released

WebMethods and Neon have both released adapter software aimed at bridging the gap between EDI (electronic data interchange) systems and XML, writes...  Continue Reading

Labour 'eLord' describes his vision

Parry Mitchell has been described as Labour's "e-lord". Appointed a working peer in May, he has played a key role in building the...  Continue Reading

MPs boost Chinook fight

At first glance, today's report by MPs of the PublicAccounts Committee (PAC) tells the story of flawed engine control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter  Continue Reading

Lastminute technical glitch mars £8m Web site relaunch

Daniel Thomas

Online booking agent lastminute.com completed the upgrade of its Web site on Monday - only for the site to go down for...

Stand by for the e-mail election, says Labour peer

The 2005 election "could be won or lost on the Internet", according to Lord Mitchell, the Labour working peer who has pioneered Millbank's sophisticated IT campaign system  Continue Reading

Study shows management is key to IT project success

Full user involvement, professional project and change management, and commitment from the top are the keys to IT success highlighted by a new BCS report...  Continue Reading

Snap turns NAS servers into Java appliances

Storage company Snap Appliances, a spin-off from Quantum, has announced plans to transform its network attached storage (NAS) servers into specialised Java...  Continue Reading

Saloon brawl over domain names does nothing to industry's image

David Bicknell

e-business

After more than a few years of organised chaos thinly disguised as an Internet talking-shop, we now have...

Suffolk links healthcare community

Suffolk Health Authority's extranet has been named IT Initiative of the Year by Health Service Journal

Suffolk Health Authority has landed a...