September 2000

Vague framework deals face Euro court probe

The UK Government is facing a legal challenge over the secret contracting arrangements that may involve some of its biggest IT...  Continue Reading

Seeing is believing in the video age

Recent developments in mobile technology have shown the viability of video phones, writes Antony Savvas.  Continue Reading

Outsourcing set to pave way for UM

Daniel Thomas

One in four UK IT departments believe there will be business benefits from outsourcing their messaging...

IT are staff exposed to workplace emissions

Robert Dunt

IT staff may be more vulnerable than other office workers to allergies brought on by computer emissions.

New research...

BCS prompts ministers to scrutinise IT training deal

Government ministers are rushing to act on a BCS warning that a new scheme to encourage IT training opens the way for suppliers to increase their fees...  Continue Reading

Bugs on the move: mobile viruses start to bite

Summer always brings out the bugs and this year was no exception as the first mobile viruses started to bite.  Continue Reading

Australian database brings golden rewards

Robert Dunt

Australia's Olympic victories should come as no surprise considering a computer is being used to highlight potential...

Ailing Y2K firm thrown a lifeline

Bill Goodwin

Greenwich Mean Time, the company that catapulted Y2K guru Karl Feilder to fame, has been rescued from possible closure by...

Calling all hackers

Multi-industry body the Secure Digital Music Initiative is evaluating the effectiveness of six technologies designed to prevent the unauthorised copying, sharing and use of protected content  Continue Reading

Comms on the move

Communications specialist Avaya has celebrated its arrival as an independent company with the launch of the Enterprise Class IP...  Continue Reading

MPs lack faith in UK Online aims

Mike Simons

MPs are losing faith in ministers' ability to deliver their e-commerce and e-government goals, according to a new survey by...

Forum for the new media woman

In creating a dynamic networking forum, Stuart Wilson of One Bad Monkey proves he's the business  Continue Reading

PCs are more stressful than in-laws

PC failure is more stressful than spending a weekend with the in-laws or being dumped by one's partner, according to Benchmark research commissioned by...  Continue Reading

Oftel faces shaky future

British Telecom and telecoms regulator Oftel were this week facing the prospect of legal action from UK operators as the row over access to BT's local...

E-business spending explosion

Investment in e-commerce systems has rocketed in the past year, according to extensive user research  Continue Reading

E-business awards: Design award

The bold and the beautiful

You can set up an impressive e-business engine, but if you don't pay due attention to content design, you'll be...

Customers find CRM suits them

Julia Vowler discovers that customer relationship management is a favourite of the financial services sector, but although they...  Continue Reading