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Thursday 21 September 2000
Cyber-crime law draws closer to reality
Terrorist attack pushes policy forward...
Autonomy chief attacks US approach to WAP
A leading UK entrepreneur claims that the US wireless industry is 'missing the mark' when trying to develop killer applications for WAP.
Hands off, Mr Sommer
T-Online is an internet service provider (ISP) with a lot going for it. With six million users and revenues doubling for the first half of this year, it stands out as the biggest ISP in Europe. It has also traversed the rocky path to flotation.
Amdahl unveils storage products to challenge market leaders
Amdahl today launched two storage products designed to take on the might of market leaders IBM and EMC.
silicon.com launches WAP guide
silicon.com has today launched a comprehensive guide to WAP and how it will work with your business, featuring essential information, interviews with the industry's leading professionals, analyses and reports.
Breakthrough protocol offers web turbo boost
The transmission protocol at the heart of the internet is insecure and unreliable, according to the creators of a revolutionary technology which allows real-time updates to any web page.
Ecommerce besieged by a lack of trust
Seventy per cent of internet users don't trust online retailers to keep credit card details secure and almost half believe online retailers themselves would 'purposefully defraud' them.
Dell lets its customers into the shop window
Dell is to allow its largest corporate customers to sell their products and services beside the PC giant's own products on its new B2B marketplace.
MPs cast doubt on e-government promises
UK MPs are losing faith in the government's promise to put all its services online by 2005.
ARC shares receive deluge of interest
Shares in UK chip designer ARC surged during conditional trading today, rising 126 per cent from its offer price of 210p to 475p, valuing the company at over $1bn.
T-Online trouble sees Deutsche Telekom at lowest ebb
Deutsche Telekom has seen its share price reach the lowest point this year, due to heavy selling and management unrest at T-Online, its ISP.
WAP creator moves away from its own technology
Phone.com, one of the inventors of WAP, has said it expects to move away from the technology.
Lycos Europe splashes out £400m on Swedish portal
Lycos Europe has bought Swedish portal Spray Network for E674m (£407m), creating what it claims is "the leading portal across central and northern Europe".
Rapid response online in race against viruses
Virus specialist McAfee yesterday launched a free real-time service designed to respond immediately to virus enquiries.
Oftel demands arbitration for customer complaints
UK telecoms regulator Oftel has called for the appointment of an independent arbitrator to deal with spiralling levels of customer complaints.
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