December 2000

December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Tainted source

Dai Davis explains why a source code deposit agreement won't necessarily save your bacon if your software's got a bug and the... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
How e-business marketing works

How do you make sure that the marketing budget that's burning a hole in your pocket doesn't end up being spent on a campaign that... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Help for SMEs must be a priority

Small firms account for 99.5% of the total business population yet they seem to go unnnoticed. The Federation of Small Businesses... Continue Reading

December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Don't become a .com

Glyn Moody muses on the dearth of domain names and takes a look at the expanded services now on offer from the likes of Tesco and... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Government defiant despite mounting parliamentary pressure

The Government remains defiant in the face of mounting pressure to launch a fresh inquiry into the 1994 Chinook disaster following last week's Public... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
E-commerce: Going, going, gone

A new book explains how eBay transformed itself from a successful online venture into a household name. Mark Lewis got a sneak... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Don't be the fall guy

Jeremy Ashworth explains how to free an IT department from a scapegoat role Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Driving home its own solution

When GM, Ford and Daimler Chrysler set up their e-procurement marketplace, Covisint, the German giant BMW chose not to join. Why... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Egg says Visa deal is an e-first

Daniel Thomas
Internet bank Egg is to implement credit card company Visa's e-commerce security programme, which, it says, makes it the...
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December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Ethical Hacker: Gotcha!

Someone was spending hours every night hacking his friend's PC. Call the ISP? No. For Sten Kalenda the fun was just beginning Continue Reading

December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Farewell to the e-envoy

In his final interview as e-envoy Alex Allan talks to Mike Simons about success and what lies ahead Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Internet 2: the sequel

US academic and federal bodies are working to revolutionise the Internet. Expect to see Internet 2 coming to a screen near you,... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Can the Net solve the problem of social exclusion?

Labour education and technology minister Michael Wills believes the Internet can solve social exclusion - but getting it wrong... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
B2B business is booming

If industry observers are right, B2B marketplaces look set to revolutionise the way in which businesses deal with each other Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Beware Web design claims

Bill Goodwin
IT directors were urged to think carefully before choosing a Web design company following allegations that some firms are...
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December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Is the exchange shakedown on the way?

During E-Business Month, Computer Weekly and Asera co-hosted a round-table discussion on the future of B2B exchanges. Paul Mason... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
DotSmart launched

Microsoft has launched a new e-commerce initiative, dubbed DotSmart, which the company says is designed to help technical... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
E skills for the future?

Jane Dudman explains how young people in Newham have the chance to be apprentices in a scheme to lessen the blow of the IT skills... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Europe blows the wireless lead

Overly concerned with security issues, European companies have been overtaken by the US in allowing staff to access corporate... Continue Reading
December 06, 2000 06 Dec'00
Desperately seeking liquidity

Roberta Kowalishin, vice-president of technology ventures at chemical exchange Chematch.com, explains why "liquidity" has become... Continue Reading