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Monday 9 October 2000
IBM under fire for 'unscalable' server lines
End users have attacked IBM for failing to address fundamental scalability problems with its products following last week's announcement of a major server rebranding initiative.
UK government delays radio spectrum auction
The UK government has delayed the fixed wireless broadband radio spectrum auction, which was due to begin next week, until further notice.
Marconi to supply Telewest with broadband support
Marconi has won two contracts, together worth more than £7m, to supply telecoms operator Telewest with support and maintenance services for the operation of its broadband communications network.
French banking giants form B2B alliance
The three biggest French banks have joined forces to launch a business to business portal for other organisations' financial or office supply needs.
'Business as usual' at bol.com after CEO quits
The senior managers of bol.com have vowed that it will be 'business as usual' despite the sudden departure today of the online retailer's CEO, Heinz Wermelinger.
LineOne cleared of unmetered legal mess
The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has let LineOne off scot-free for scrapping its unmetered internet service earlier this year.
Nationwide chief outlines 'different' net strategy
Brian Davis, chief executive of Nationwide building society, spoke out today at TMA2000 about how his company uses IT and the internet differently to its competitors and why his firm prefers not to outsource.
Cap Gemini puts skids under tyre manufacturer
Cap Gemini has started legal proceedings against tyre manufacturer Bridgestone-Firestone for alleged breach of contract in a systems integration deal.
Top executive leaves bol.com
bol.com, the pan-European bookseller, today lost a top executive as Heinz Wermelinger resigned from his post.
Executive steps down as InterX continues strategy switch
UK entrepreneur James Wickes has stepped down from the board of InterX.
Shares in BT rise with expectations of spin off
Shares in BT rose four per cent today following speculation in UK Sunday newspapers that the telco is poised to spin off a break up of the group sometime next month.
Sybase targets telco market and eyes utilities
Sybase is extending its enterprise portal push to the telco market.
Mafia bank fraud investigation moves to Switzerland
Investigations into an online money-laundering ring have moved from Italy to Switzerland.
EDS sets sail with $7bn US Navy contract
The US Navy Marine Corps has awarded the contract for the most expensive IT project in the government's history to EDS.
French student site expands across Europe
French student site Etnoka.fr will today launch its pan-European version, dedicated to offering practical information about academic and everyday student life.
Cash crisis forces Priceline to close auction site
Priceline.com is closing down one if its reverse auction sites because it has run out of money, with investors set to lose $360m.
NBC site wins gold in online Olympics battle
US broadcaster NBC generated more web traffic than any other site during the Sydney Olympics.
Avaya stands alone, OpenVMS boosted, and Oracle takes its own medicine.
In their latest assessment of three of the week's key issues, Robin Bloor and his colleagues look at Avaya's spin-off from Lucent, the latest incarnation of the OpenVMS OS, and the ebusiness world according to Oracle...
Banners beat emerging technology for advertising
Advertisers are not taking emerging technologies such as WAP and PDAs seriously as a place to advertise products, even though publishers see the benefits.
Morning Edition: IR35 woes and BT floats
If you can't look back, look forward. The motto of a slow news Monday after a quiet business weekend is adhered to by all the papers this morning.
IR35 challenged in High Court
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) is taking the Inland Revenue to court on Monday to challenge the legality of the IR35 legislation.
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