July 2000

Palm warns of data problems

Antony Savvas

Palm has revealed that 3% of its handheld devices have been fitted with faulty Ram chips, leading to problems with user...

Certes think tank thinks

IT staffing agency Certes recently hosted a 'think tank' session for its clients to consider the potential impact of IR35 on companies, and the...  Continue Reading

Cashless society?

With Wap and mobile devices coming on stream, what are possibilities for cashless payment in the pervasive computing environment,...  Continue Reading

Cyber-squatters and how to stop them

Cyber-squatters attempt to draw people from competitors web sites by including the name of rival firms in their Metatags. is...  Continue Reading

Can you phone a Web site?

Companies have been trying to marry the computer and the phone in the past few years, but the relationship is fraught with...  Continue Reading

Employees want more flexible arrangements

High salaries are not the sole criteria for IT staff, reports John Kavanagh  Continue Reading

Don't ignore savings tips

Recently some companies have chosen to ignore suggestions made by their consultants, unlike Greenwich Nat West where everyone is benefiting from a top-down strategy  Continue Reading

Defence minister misleads Commons over Chinook

Independent MP Martin Bell secures the first debate in the House of Commons over the causes of Chinook crash  Continue Reading

Child Support Agency to benefit from DSS testing

Bill Jacobs

The Department of Social Security has promised a major user testing procedure for the new computer system for the Child...

B2B: Putting the extra in extranet

Danny Bradbury evaluates the business case for using extranets for business-to-business e-commerce  Continue Reading

B2B networks: Intelligent extranets

Getting from a viable business case for a B2B marketplace to the point where you're making your first e-trade is a huge step....  Continue Reading

Boots.co.uk has tonic for High Street.com blues

Boots is one of the High Street's fixtures, but not a company that you would immediately associate with cutting-edge technology. And yet its...

Another direct site

Contractors and clients wishing to "find each other" without paying for the services of a middleman can do so via the recently launched www.No-Agency.com...  Continue Reading

Online oil exchange launches

Online procurement of oil, gas and petrochemicals began this week, following the launch of the world's biggest online exchange...  Continue Reading

Microsoft's .net vision shows a company re-energised by Gates

Forum 2000, where Microsoft outlined its .net strategy, was a punishing event, even watching the satellite downlink. But it...  Continue Reading

From CIO to CEO

Evidence from US business suggests that sitting CIOs are getting to spread their wings  Continue Reading

Football League awards NTL net rights

The Football League has awarded the rights to develop an internet portal for its 72 member clubs to cable telephone and communications company, NTL. Under...  Continue Reading