Monday 11 September 2000

3G licence holders: A spent force?

The amount of money spent on third-generation mobile licences in Europe is staggering. In the UK and Germany alone, over £52bn (E85.5bn) has been spent by mobile telcos who think they can't afford to miss out.

Symantec refocuses, Clickmango exits and firms seek talent

Robin Bloor and his team this week put security software firm Symantec under the spotlight, consider Clickmango's failure, and look at how to meet the demand for IT skills...

TI sets up wireless R&D centre

US firm Texas Instruments (TI) is to boost its research into wireless technology by massively expanding its research and development centre in the south of France.

Linux: it's time to grasp the nettle

For hardware vendors and end users alike, Linux presents unique challenges. And it's high-time we face those challenges head on, says IDC analyst Chris Ingle

Dot-coms to slash ad budgets as consumers buy on price

Consumers' online buying decisions are becoming increasingly based on price, not brand - a trend which is causing B2C players to slash their advertising budgets.

Bandwidth over-capacity will decimate European carriers

An excess of telecoms capacity on popular routes means more pure play bandwidth providers will fall by the wayside.

Blair's high-tech promise to poorer communities

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised 600 online centres providing high-tech access to poorer communities as part of an initiative to boost internet use.

French print publisher takes online plunge

Traditional French publishing house Bayard Press has made its first foray into the internet world with technology giant Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux.

Viability of 3G mobile technology under threat

Upgrades to existing second generation (2G) mobile phone networks could make the billions spent so far on third generation (3G) UMTS licences redundant.

Investor jitters wipe £9bn off Nortel stocks

Information on the road online from Trafficmaster

Trafficmaster has launched a combined internet and mobile internet version of its traffic information service.

US seeks standard worldwide ecommerce laws

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating laws governing ecommerce in an attempt to find common ground between the world's governments.

E-government kiosks to sell TV licences

Cardiff and London kick-start the first phase of a scheme to deliver government services through online kiosks today with the sale of TV licences.

Hackers steal card numbers from Western Union online

US financial giant Western Union has been subject to a serious security breach in which hackers stole details of 15,700 credit cards. Human error is being blamed for the incident.

silicon.com unveils European start-up report

silicon.com has launched European Entrepreneur 2000 (http://www.silicon.com/ee2000 ), a special report which brings together news, views, features and interviews about the current start-up scene across the continent.

Leaders fail to heed security warnings

Companies are still failing to address security as a crucial business issue, despite the recent flood of scare stories.

Blair urges UK venture capitalists to learn from US

British venture capitalists should learn from their US counterparts, according to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

TTPCom plans £400m flotation

Iceland updates 'TV dinners' with home shopping channel

HP moves in for £14bn PwC consulting takeover