Wednesday 8 November 2000

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George WWW Bush? Hardly

As US presidential elections turn from a test of character to a test of caricature, it is a simple task distinguishing the technology policies of two candidates sweating it out on a Florida recount.

ASPs defend web's role as application delivery platform

The fledgling ASP industry today reacted angrily to the claim made by start-up ASP, 7, that the web isn't reliable enough to deliver applications.

InterQuad makes IT the big issue for UK homeless

Training company InterQuad is to work with the charity Centrepoint to teach IT skills to homeless people.

NEC president sparks talk of AOL Europe takeover

Koji Nishigaki, president of Japanese giant NEC, made London his only European point of call as he set out to reassure investors in the US and Europe about possible company restructuring.

Chancellor Brown hints at tech-friendly budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has given the House of Commons a sneak preview of his thoughts prior to the full Budget next week.

Commerce One and the Holy Grail of B2B standards

Commerce One's decision to give up - at least temporarily - on the search for agreed standards for e-marketplaces shows the complexity inherent in any industry-wide B2B movement. But is this latest move a short-term boost for buyers and sellers, or just plain short-sighted? Sonya Rabbitte investigates...

Mobile and internet strengthen France Telecom

France Telecom has shown a strong growth in business for the first nine months of the year, thanks to increased mobile sales and connections to its ISP, Wanadoo.

UK blue chips taking 'ostrich' approach to net fraud

UK blue chip companies are still not taking internet fraud seriously, and are adopting a head-in-the-sand attitude in the race to establish an online presence.

Japanese criminals versus the i-Mode vigilantes

Japan's police force is planning to deploy internet technology to trace criminals.

US election: Legal threat to websites for leaking exit poll data

At least two US websites could be sued for leaking exit poll results from the US elections.

Former Gore aide says it doesn't matter who's President

As America waits to find out for sure who its new president will be, a one-time technology advisor to the White House says, in high-tech terms, it makes little difference whether it is Al Gore or George W Bush.

Baltimore announces Q3 results

Baltimore Technologies has today announced its third quarter (Q3) revenues to be up 215 per cent on the previous quarter to £20.1m.

Internet intentions for 9Telecom and PPR Interactive

PPR Interactive, the internet arm of French giant Pinault Printemps Redoute, is said to be in discussions with Telecom Italia's French subsidiary 9Telecom over the possibility of a potential alliance.

AOL makes unmetered offering available across UK

AOL is to make its unmetered net access offering available throughout the UK. Until now, the service, called AOL Flat Rate, has only been open to existing AOL subscribers.

BT announces internet deals before release of poor results

BT has released a clutch of minor internet deals and trials to establish its e-credentials ahead of what is set to be a humiliating set of half-year figures.

Pets.com turns up paws and a blow to MotherNature

There is dot-com doom today, with announcements of two more casualties of the dot-com fallout and big job cuts at eBay.

UK CFOs say: E-procure or die

Over three-quarters of procurement professionals in top UK companies believe they will have to adopt e-procurement strategies, with only slightly fewer claiming that businesses which do not adopt it will be left behind.

US election: Websites creak under pressure

Despite boasts that they had learned from the last US election, several major news sites - including MSNBC.com - ground to a halt as traffic levels soared during voting yesterday.

US election: Bush victory may ease Microsoft worries

The prospect of a victory by George W. Bush in the race to become US president will benefit tech stocks, particularly Microsoft, according to pundits.

Vodafone empire grows, eBay cuts and BT shake-up imminent

Vodafone's telecoms empire grows ever larger, as it has confirmed plans to take a 25 per cent stake in Swisscom's mobile phone division.

Transmeta makes good on its IPO confidence

Transmeta shares nearly doubled in price on the first day of trading, up $24.25 to $45.25 on its IPO price.

IBM signs up Sendmail

Internet mail software provider Sendmail has announced a deal with IBM to sell its software with Big Blue's servers.

Europe's skills crisis will improve with age

Europe has been told it can address the current skills crisis by utilising the older workforce.

French financial giants launch e-marketplace

French banking giants Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Société Génerale today launched their online marketplace, Answork.

Ebusiness despatches: René Carayol on e-leadership

René Carayol's career has seen him move from prominent IT director to boardroom visionary to respected ebusiness consultant. In the first of a series of monthly columns for silicon.com about developing cutting edge ebusiness, he argues the time is right for technologists to meet the e-leadership challenge...