January 2001

AIM helps small firms cash in

Over £5.9bn has been raised for companies on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), a part of the London Stock Exchange, since its launch in 1995....  Continue Reading

IT firms seek the balance to retain the best workers

The new economy is notorious for demanding that staff work long and often unsociable hours. But while some dotcommers are happy...  Continue Reading

No need for cards with Palm payment

Daniel Thomas

Handheld device maker Palm has developed technology that it says will lead to the demise of traditional card...

EU and US to resolve e-trade gripes

The European Union and the US have agreed to support the development of effective joint alternative dispute resolution (ADR)...  Continue Reading

Oracle urges collaboration through Supply Chain Exchange

Cliff Saran

Oracle has unveiled the next phase in its business-to-business marketplace strategy with products designed to release capital by...

Low level of bids for DSL access spurs Oftel into action

Guy Campos

Telecoms regulator Oftel has summoned telecom companies for a meeting tomorrow to discuss low levels of competition in the...

ASPs will not deliver on service level agreements, warns Gartner

ASP: With the rental market growing, Nick Huber investigates whether users can expect value for money  Continue Reading

ITNet loses Hackney contract

Mike Simons

Troubled services company ITNet last week lost its council tax and housing benefit contract with Hackney Council, but managed to...

UUNet apologises as Canadian spam cripples e-mail servers

Internet service provider UUNet this week apologised to hundreds of thousands of dial-up users after its e-mail servers failed,...  Continue Reading

RSA adds weight to PKI Challenge

Will Garside

Security vendor RSA is set to join The Public Key Infrastructure Challenge (pkiC), adding weight to the fledgling European...

Scottish site aims to boost SMEs online

The Scottish Enterprise Network has launched an online "e-business handbook" to encourage small businesses to use new technology to gain a market edge....  Continue Reading

Better the portal you know...

Boom time for start-up portals is over, according to a piece of research that suggests the lion's share of the wireless portals'...  Continue Reading

Nortel customers see fibre as the solution

By Will Garside

Telecommunications expert Nortel Networks is to launch a networking division aimed at introducing optical fibre to the local...

Academia leads the way with digital signatures

Copenhagen Business School is pioneering the use of digital certificates in academia  Continue Reading

Upgrade to help fight against crime

Sussex police force is using mobile data technology to prioritise calls and boost efficiency  Continue Reading

Tax expert criticises latest e-business ruling

By Arlene Martin

An agreement reached earlier this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEDC) members has...

RM withdrawal halts Classroom 2000 talks

A project to put computers into every classroom in Northern Ireland is in disarray after education IT supplier RM walked out of...  Continue Reading