September 2000
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Maritz leaves Microsoft as .net post passes by
Robert DuntMicrosoft top executive Paul Maritz has resigned after 14 years with the company.
The sudden departure comes hot on...
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September 20, 2000
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Hacker eyes Icann board
A self-styled hacker looks set to gain election to the board of domain name regulator the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann)....
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September 20, 2000
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On your masterclass, get set, go!
Ross Bentley announces the results of our e-business masterclass competition and attends the first of the Leadership and... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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Powergen in ASP deal
Nick HuberPowergen has signed a landmark application service provision (ASP) contract with QSP.
The £3.85m contract is for QSP's Webfinance...
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Record industry protects Net music
Daniel ThomasEnvisional, a Cambridge-based start-up company, has agreed to supply the International Federation of the Phonographic...
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ASPs need to wise up to business challenges ahead
Robin FordOpinion
Despite all the debates concerning the applications service provider (ASP) business model, I believe it will...
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Call centre standards falling
Local authority call centres need to improve efficiency or risk alienating the public they are meant to serve Continue Reading
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National Power buys failed virtual utility
Mike SimonsIndependent Energy, the virtual utility that went bust after IT problems with its billing system, has been bought by one of...
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Online car sales continue to rise
Eight per cent of car buyers in the UK will shop over the Internet in the near future as part of a massive increase in online sales, the IT consultancy...
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Petrol crisis hits IT support firms
The UK's fuel crisis has hit the services and support companies that keep business IT systems up and running. Robert Dunt and... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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IT less critical to success, say older directors
Antony AdsheadOlder company directors believe that IT and e-business are not the most crucial factors in future business success,...
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Telecoms giants pull out of local loop competition
Two of the largest companies promising broadband Internet access across the UK have pulled out of the project amid growing criticism of UK's telecoms... Continue Reading -
September 20, 2000
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Two-Jags Prescott in online petrol auction
The petrol crisis may have caused problems for drivers up and down the country, but others saw it is a golden opportunity to make... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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Tracking the Internet effect
Government economists are optimistic that the UK can experience an "Internet effect" on productivity and inflation. Measuring the impact of e-commerce is a central to UK Online Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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TMA snubs standards
John RileyUser group the Telecommunications Managers Association (TMA) has opted out of working with industry standards bodies to help...
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The Maginot Line syndrome
The collapse of Barings Bank was as much a matter of compromised systems security as it was of rogue trading.Helga Drummond,... Continue Reading
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Big Brother: towards one big regulator?
Convergence of video and telecoms means regulatory bodies may have to be merged, writes Paul MasonOne of the highlights of the UK Online report is the...
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Breaching the gap between business and IT
IT is accustomed to being the technology hare leaving the slowcoach tortoise of business behind. But not any longer. Increased... Continue Reading
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Ageism fuels skills gap
Employers are cutting their own throats in the long run by discriminating against older ITers Continue Reading
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Kingfisher split prompts online rethink
Kingfisher's de-merger means a change of e-commerce direction for the retailer Continue Reading