September 2000

Hanging up on BT's stranglehold

The government is bringing out a white paper on telecoms regulation.  Continue Reading

Privacy is still key to e-commerce growth

Bill Goodwin

International agreements that will guarantee the free flow of information between countries are essential to encourage the growth of...

The weakest link in the chain

Breifing: If you want to communicate with the office when travelling abroad you'll need a suitcase full of adaptors. Eric Doyle...  Continue Reading

The Third IT in Chemicals Conference

Keeping up to date with the fast paced IT in chemicals and software markets is vital to maintain your company's competitiveness. ...  Continue Reading

Sun goes cheap and cheerful with $2bn Cobalt acquisition

Sun has accelerated its push into the server appliance market by buying Cobalt Networks in a share swap deal valued at $2bn (£1.2bn) writes Nicholas...  Continue Reading

Baan wins £5m DARA deal

Mike Simons

The Government's Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) has lifted some of the gloom for Baan users by placing a £5m order...

Agency aims to beat IT ageism

A leading IT recruitment specialist is spearheading a campaign to outlaw ageism in recruitment, writes Antony Savvas. It is also calling for the...  Continue Reading

Budgens closes Web shop after £1m spend

Robert Dunt

Budgens, known for its local food stores, has pulled its online sales service just a year after it began.

The Web service was...

Another false dawn for our Web-centric world

Jack Schofield

Opinion

Yet again, reality is failing to live up to the hype, which for the past five years has been promising a...

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...

Seeing is believing in the video age

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

Entering the post-Y2K doldrums

Our biannual survey of IT spend shows that it is firmly back in synch with the GDP index after the Y2K boom. John Riley reports  Continue Reading

Just 37 get security cert

Bill Goodwin

Only 37 UK organisations have been awarded a certificate for the government-backed security standard, more than two years...

Mobiles are currency of tomorrow, says Virgin

You will never have to worry about having change in your pocket when you want a drink in the future, if the Virgin Mobile...  Continue Reading

Europe faces e-skills shortage

Europe may be poised to take charge of the world's e-business economy, but unless serious skills shortages are addressed, the...  Continue Reading

E-business awards: SME award

The live wires of the Internet

The three companies that have made it to the shortlist in the SME E-Business Award are shining examples of...

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...