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Thursday 9 November 2000

BT restructure: whatever happened to the customer?

So farewell to BT as we know it, hello 'new' BT. At least, that's the spin.

BT details break up

Sir Peter Bonfield today announced the start of BT's dismemberment and said it should cut down on the need for Oftel regulation, cut £10bn of the telco's debt and he also revealed sales were up, but profits were down.

BT break up: You ain't seen nothing yet

BT's plans for dismemberment and continuing management cuts are only the beginning of the end of the telco as we know it, according to analysts. Less polite pundits are already saying its plans - announced earlier today - are 'too little too late'.

Websites unite to make legal protests Easy

The 'easy' companies of the web are taking a leaf out of EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's book of protests.

IBM share price suffers for slow sales growth

IBM's share price dipped following scaled-down revenue forecasts from the computer giant.

Simple cross-border transactions must be facilitated

European Central Bank board member Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa has slammed banks for failing to move faster on streamlining cross-border money transfers.

French mediating marketplace launches

Two former consultants at French investment company Franck Russel have launched a marketplace dedicated to bringing together companies and investment banks.

Autostrade requires Italian UMTS deposit refund

Italian motorway company Autostrade has won a temporary reprieve on its bid to keep its E2bn (£1.2bn) UMTS licence deposit.

French Chamber of Commerce offers onlne arbitration

The Paris Chambers of Commerce's Mediation and Arbitration department (CMAP) has launched an online mediation centre for companies suffering industrial disputes.

NTL France spends on network

The French subsidiary of US cable company NTL has revealed its plan to invest FF1.5bn (£130m) to roll out its entire cable network throughout France within two years.

The Agenda Setters: Lotus boss notes the way forward

Lotus will move ever closer to parent company IBM as it tries to recreate products as knowledge management tools, under the tutelage of new CEO Al Zollar.

Transmeta to receive a boost from ViA

Portable computer maker ViA is today expected to announce plans to use Transmeta's Crusoe processor in its new-generation wearable PCs.

Dot-coms crash and burn in new economy slump

More gloom fell upon the dot-com economy today as news of further UK b2c failures emerged. Flagship b2c site Lastminute.com's share price fell below 100p for the first time on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. On the opening of morning trading the price continued to fall, down 9 per cent to 85.5p.

Sportingbet.com gives AIM better odds

Online betting group Sportingbet.com has announced it will move from Ofex to the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM) early next year.

Roger Moore's data displayed for a week by Swiss bank

Credit Suisse has admitted that a technical blunder meant that stars' confidential Swiss bank account numbers, private addresses and money transfers were published on the internet for a week.

Siemens sees share price slump

Shares in Siemens, Europe's number three mobile phone manufacturer, fell by over five per cent today, hit by concerns over its future growth and the poor outlook for technology stocks generally.

Failing Thus provokes scathing words

Struggling Thus has come under attack, having revealed that it is still struggling with consumers although boosting its business sales, and is continuing its losses at a slower rate.

Outcry at Lernout & Hauspie prompts resignations

The co-founders of Belgian speech technology company Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) have resigned following falling sales and investigations into the company's financial reporting.

Strong growth for Didata offset by purchase costs

South African network services provider Dimension Data (Didata) reported strong growth in revenues and pre-tax profits for its first year listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Koobuycity.com says goodbye

French e-tailer Koobuycity.com has ceased trading after it failed to secure a second round of financing.

France Telecom buys Swiss Orange

France Telecom has bought a majority stake in Swiss mobile phone company Orange Communications for E1.113bn (£668m).

Customer service a dirty word for most e-tailers

Online shoppers had better be sure that they order the right goods this Christmas - a survey of 25 major UK ecommerce sites found that 72 per cent had serious problems handling returns or cancellations.

Share option relief, let the bidding begin and Visa on the web

This morning's Telegraph brings us news from yesterday's pre-Budget statement of plans to ease the National Insurance burden on share options.


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