Tuesday 7 November 2000

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IT recruitment slowdown ahead

The IT recruitment industry is undergoing a sharp downturn in fortunes following the Y2K watershed, according to the latest report from industry analysts Richard Holway.

IDC predicts dramatic growth in storage software

Storage software revenue will grow from $5bn in 1999 to $10.4bn in 2004 as storage requirements grow at a massive rate in most enterprises, predicts a report from IDC.

Infineon suffers stock fall

German chipmaker Infineon suffered at the hands of investors yesterday, seeing its stock price plunge in spite of record Q4 results.

French court could force Yahoo to block Nazi site

Yahoo! could be blocked from allowing French internet users to access its Nazi relic auction site, according to experts chosen by high court judge Jean Jacques Gomez.

Smartcards - a smart move by Europe?

Europe is at the vanguard of the move towards smartcards and away from magnetic stripe-based media. But the issues of cost and standards still dog development, as Suzanna Kerridge explains...

Web too 'unreliable' to deliver apps on tap, says ASP

A start-up ASP has shunned the internet as a means of delivering applications because it claims the web isn't reliable enough to guarantee service level agreements (SLAs).

'IT laggard' France no longer lagging, says French minister

France is now on a par with the United States in its production of technology, according to French industry secretary, Christian Pierret.

IronBridge pits itself against Cisco

A relative newcomer to the networks market has issued a challenge to the biggest player in that arena, saying customers are becoming dissatisfied with Cisco's service.

Peoplesoft claims the end is nigh for independent ASPs

Enterprise software firm Peoplesoft announced today it intends to roll out its application hosting service in Europe, and at the same time predicted the demise of independent application service providers (ASPs).

Colt leaps five per cent on good results

Colt Telecom's shares have had a good day on the stock market following the release of positive financial results, which the company has attributed to a strong growth in its services business.

AT&T has credit rating cut following split

AT&T's credit rating has been cut by Standard & Poor (S&P), and the company put on warning that it could be cut again before the telco completes its four-way break-up.

Alcatel answers Peugeot's call for better customer service

French car manufacturer Peugeot has brought in Alcatel to install an internet-based call centre for its customer service unit.

Bright lights of US tempting Asian workers away from UK

The UK's IT skills crisis looks set to deepen, despite efforts to tempt Asian technology professionals to emigrate, as high-tech workers are more attracted by the bright lights of the US.

SMEs fear viruses not hackers

Small and medium-sized enterprises are still not taking security seriously enough, according to a survey from Checkpoint Software.

Anglo-American scheme wages war on cyber-crime

UK and US consumer watchdogs are uniting to increase confidence in ecommerce and crack down on web fraudsters.

HomeRF group promotes benefits of home networks

The HomeRF working group has announced organisational changes to promote the benefits of wireless home networking devices.

Lobby calls on government to refuse EC e-trade laws

The UK e-business industry yesterday lobbied the government to reject the latest European Commission (EC) proposals to allow consumers to use their national courts to sue websites in other EU countries.

Broadcom makes $2bn all stock deal for start-up

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom is to pay more than $2bn in stock for start-up chip manufacturer SiByte.

Microsoft sells applications to BT Cellnet

BT Cellnet has signed up with Microsoft to provide mobile phone users with applications such as email, diary and contacts from their WAP phone or their PDA.

Cisco beats the Street

Cisco Systems has beaten Wall Street estimates with its net profit and sales figures for the first quarter of the fiscal year.

Hague promises to overhaul IR35 and ecommerce acts

William Hague last night promised a Conservative government would review the RIP Act, and pledged to overturn Labour's amendments to the IR35 legislation.

Transmeta goes from strength to strength pre-IPO

Chip manufacturer Transmeta has beaten Wall Street expectations by raising $273m from a $21 pricing of shares in its IPO.

Linux slumps, BT break-up and putting wetnose out of its misery

Sales in the all-conquering Linux are down, and guess who's to blame? That's right, it's those pesky dot-coms.

Commerce One rejects e-marketplace standards

Commerce One has turned its back on the search for standards for emarketplaces. Instead the company is looking to search technology that can overcome differences between online marketplaces.