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Wednesday 30 August 2000
Transatlantic Cable: Needling Napster & mugging MP3
Is online music going off the rails? Our Silicon Valley correspondent Richard Baguley looks at two battles over the future direction of digital distribution
It's time for the start-up to grow up
Dot-com start-ups need more than a catchy name, some high-profile investors and first-mover advantage to succeed.
Transatlantic Cable: My DSL Hell
DSL is the way of the future, but getting it installed sometimes requires the patience of a saint of old. silicon.com's US correspondent, Richard Baguley, offers a cautionary tale of the DSL blues from Silicon Valley
Ask the Lawyer @ silicon.com
Every month, silicon.com solves your IT law problems. Just send your questions to askthelawyer@silicon.com. This month, Alastair Breward of UK firm, Taylor Joynson Garrett, responds to your queries
CIO wanted, no experience necessary: the IT skills shortage
That the European IT industry is hamstrung by a chronic skills shortage is not under debate, the solutions to the problem, however, remain contentious. The UK government's latest plan to introduce a "fast track" visa system has met with a storm of protest. Lisa Burroughes investigates
Wherefore unmetered access and grammer good
They seek him here, they seek him there, that elusive scarlet AltaVista unmetered access user.
Finland's argument for a smartcard future
The Finnish government's project to introduce smartcards for its population has caused plenty of controversy. But has Finland created the blueprint for future government or started a Big Brother culture? Vesa Vatka, from the country's Population Register Centre, reckons the technology has brought many benefits...
French utility to get 60,000 PCs from Compaq
Suzanna Kerridge, Paris correspondent
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