November 2000

Summit to tackle consumers' Internet fears

Hazel Ward

Lack of consumer confidence in e-commerce is to hit the agenda at a summit of European consumer associations due to meet in...

New wireless services get an airing at Comdex

At Comdex, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard both introduced notebook devices with wireless access technology, NTT DoCoMo revealed its...  Continue Reading

Minister admits delays over 'rubbish' IT system

The Government and Inland Revenue cannot marshal resources fast enough to sort out a "rubbish" computer system that has left...  Continue Reading

Comdex speakers see shift to wireless Internet in face of PC market slowdown

The Comdex trade fair last week heralded a computing future splintered into a variety of mobile units communicating via the...  Continue Reading

Overland aims for sales rise via reseller scheme

Storage manufacturer Overland Data has unveiled a gold partner programme which it expects to triple its network of 20 resellers...  Continue Reading

Solution: Internet misuse at work

Like the technology, Internet abuse appears to have proliferated in recent years. There are, however, two ways to tackle this...  Continue Reading

Do computers really boost productivity?

Paul Mason offers a 10-point briefing on the issues confronting strategists and policy makers as they get to grips with the new...  Continue Reading

Cash is King no longer

Nick Huber continues our sector-by-sector analysis of UKe-business with a look at retail finance - where customer management,...  Continue Reading

Cut-price airlines in e-sales take-off

Joy Macknight

Cut-price airlines are driving sales onto the Web and slashing costs.

Low-cost airline Ryanair has reported a 54%...

Cut supplier numbers and the Net will speed up the chain

The Internet and e-working have made possible a huge increase in the "clock speed" of internal and supply chain relationships in manufacturing, said Xerox...  Continue Reading

Did MoD deceive RAF inquiry?

New information shows that the Ministry of Defence withheld information from an air chief marshal about software flaws that could...  Continue Reading

Win a free Web shop for a year with Virgin

Computer Weekly has teamed up with Virgin to offer one small business a year's online presence free.  Continue Reading

Tivoli moves into San market

Tivoli has diversified from its traditional heartland in system management with a product specifically designed for managing storage area networks (Sans),...  Continue Reading

Turning retail into e-tail

Retailers have had to hit the ground running where online shopping is concerned. As recently as Christmas 1998, they were still...  Continue Reading

Time to stop staring and think again

A new Web site is aiming to give hope to blind and partially-sighted children. Daniel Thomas reports  Continue Reading

To B2B or not to be? E-markets in motor manufacturing

To B2B or not to be? John Adamson surveys the growth of e-marketplaces in the auto manufacturing industry and asks why big...  Continue Reading

Troubled training body put into administration

The Government's national training organisation for the telecommunications industry has been put into administration following government demands to return European grants worth £10m  Continue Reading