September 2000
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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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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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September 20, 2000
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HP and IBM to target heavy artillery at Sun
Hewlett-Packard and IBM are renewing their assault on Sun's position as number one in the high-end Unix server market, writes... Continue Reading
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HSBC website attacked by fuel protest hacker
One of Britains largest banks had its website defaced in protest at high fuel prices.Instead of introducing customers to banking services, yesterday...
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HP to offer wireless Lan on notebooks
Hewlett-Packard is to offer wireless local area network (Lan) technology as an optional extra on three new notebook products... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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Users offer outsourcing services with ASP deal
Application service provider Esoft Global has launched a package to allow its users to offer outsourcing services themselves.Accountancy firm Redwood...
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September 20, 2000
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Should Big Brother control the Net?
For the first time in 33 years the Real Time Club last week opened its doors to a newspaper to report on one of its events.... Continue Reading
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Signing on the dotcom line: the case for digital signatures
David BicknellE-business
You might have thought that it was only a matter of time before digital signatures were being used in...
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September 20, 2000
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Skills shortages will hit industry growth
Mike SimonsThe Europe-wide shortage of IT and e-business skills could cost the European industry 3% growth by 2003, according to an...
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Small change doubles productivity at RSA
Royal Sun Alliance streamlined its correspondence scanning process in customer services and doubled productivity. Julia Vowler... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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Europe's 3G mistake
Mike SimonsEuropean governments have made a fundamental mistake with the auction of third-generation (3G) mobile licences, according...
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September 20, 2000
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Intelligent wires at war?
BRIEFING: With the onset of apps-on-tap and the growth of wide area networks, there is a danger that intelligent devices from... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2000
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ITers in grass burn trauma while wriggling in Belgium
Martin Couzins reports on the action from International Computastars in Ostend Continue Reading
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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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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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It's Wap till the cows come home
Ross BentleyCattle farmers are now using Wap devices to keep track of their cows.
Edward McKenzie, who looks after 800 cattle...
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