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Friday 10 November 2000

Skew-WIF: lessons from a failed conference

It was billed as one of the world's premier internet shows, and it understandably gunned for A-list speakers. But the World Internet Forum (WIF) has suffered the ignominy of an eleventh-hour cancellation.

Industry looks to women to solve skills crisis

The male domination of IT has come to such a crisis point that the government, the IT industry and UK businesses gathered today to increase the numbers of women being recruited.

Nortel changes CRM tack

Nortel Networks today announced a CRM strategy that will help businesses maximise profitability through existing customer relationships.

BT sets definite dates for unbundling process

British Telecom has agreed with Oftel that unbundled local loop access will be available in at least 600 of its exchanges by 1 July 2001.

F-secure riding high with Q3 revenues

Finnish anti-virus software company F-secure has announced its third quarter revenues to be up by 85 per cent to E5.9m (£3.6m).

LSE rejects takeover bid

The majority of London Stock Exchange (LSE) shareholders have rejected the attempted takeover by Swedish technology group OM.

WIF off: Blair backed e-conference cancelled

The World Internet Forum (WIF) was cancelled today at the last minute because of a lack of delegates.

IBM sounds death knell for closed standards

IBM has announced it does not want to compete on core technologies and will adopt a policy of open standards and cooperation with the rest of the IT industry.

Jack Straw and Ann Widdecombe tipped to win Big Brother

Ann Widdecombe, BT, Jack Straw and the TV licensing organisation are all in the running to receive special recognition for invading personal privacy at this year's Big Brother awards ceremony.

UK wireless auction starts

Unica Communications has become the first casualty in the long-awaited UK broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) 28GHz auction.

The best of 'Reader Comments': Killer ASPs and India's IT resources

Each week silicon.com is inundated with comments from you, our readers.

LSE ownership, Lernout & Hauspie suspended and the BT break up

Today is the day we'll finally know whether OM Group will become the new owner of the London Stock Exchange. If The Independent and other broadsheets are anything to go by though, the most the Swedish technology giant can hope for is a moral victory.

Dell announces soaring sales and revenues

Dell has reported a 22 per cent rise in revenue and a 40 per cent rise in net income for the third quarter of the fiscal year.

Lycos Europe results show a positive trend

Lycos Europe has reported booming sales and a cutting back on losses due to a near doubling of usage and a slashing of its marketing budget.

US election: Gore wins... in cyberspace

While America still waits anxiously for the final outcome of the controversial presidential election, Al Gore has emerged as a clear leader - if only in terms of website performance.

World Internet Forum cancelled

The first World Internet Forum (WIF), due to start on Monday, has been cancelled due to a lack of interest from delegates.

IT staff axed as fixed wireless bidder changes tack

It has emerged that wireless networking services company FirstMark Communications sacked its entire UK technology staff just one week before it was due to embark on the UK fixed wireless auctions.

Of Gore, Hague and more dot-com disasters

At the time of writing, the world is still waiting with baited breath to discover which sparkling personality is going to end up residing in the White House: Gore or Bush.


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