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Friday 15 September 2000

Microsoft bugs: Shape up before you ship out

New operating system, same old security holes... Microsoft's latest OS, Windows ME, has been shown to contain a serious bug just one day after its launch.

3G: Boldly going where no one should have gone in the first place?

Across Europe, auctions of third generation mobile licences have prompted huge bids and heated debate. The only certainty, it seems, is that it is impossible to predict what the outcome of investments will be.

BT wins gold medal in website benchmark test

BT's website downloads faster than any other commercial site in the UK, according to a benchmark test by internet performance analysts, Keynote.

Author of Chernobyl virus arrested

Taiwanese authorities have arrested the author of the Chernobyl virus that struck users in East Asia last year.

Amazon accused of violating data protection laws

Amazon is today being accused of sending data on British consumers to its US headquarters, angering privacy campaigners and reaffirming the gulf between American and European thinking on data protection.

Increased numbers get the thumbs up to start up

High-tech start-ups are sprucing up their act and twice as many business plans received the go-ahead in this quarter than in the last.

Bricks and mortars fail to look after online customers

Traditional businesses are failing to adapt CRM (customer relationship management) strategies to fit the specific needs of their online customers.

Altavista cuts a quarter of staff

Altavista announced today it will be cutting its staff by 25 per cent worldwide in an attempt to make the company profitable.

Bad trade day for T-Online

T-Online has had a bad day on the Neuer Markt in the wake of a statement from investment bank UBS Warburg, which said its stock was over-valued.

Australians expose hole in Windows ME

An Australian bug expert has discovered a security flaw in Microsoft's latest consumer operating system, Windows ME, which makes it vulnerable to 'denial-of-service' style attacks.

Durlacher announces 'four-fold' results growth

UK internet investment company Durlacher has announced a four-fold rise in profits for the fiscal year.

Red Hat reports narrowing losses

Linux distributor Red Hat narrowly beat analysts' expectations yesterday when it reported a loss of $1.9m for the second fiscal quarter.

Olympics braces itself for six billion virtual visits

IBM is expecting six billion hits on its olympics.com website during the two weeks of the games.

Running on empty and the shame of the dot-coms

Presumably, the Round-Up's audience this week will be severely depleted as all you car-loving commuters save your last precious drops of fuel and 'work from home'.

Morning Edition 15.09.00

silicon.com's two-minute guide to the best ebusiness and IT stories from this morning's UK national newspapers.

Behind the Headlines: the e-envoy post-mortem

Over-ambitious government policy and inadequate resources made the role of e-envoy unworkable, and unless radical changes are put in motion the success of future e-government strategies is also in serious doubt.


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