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Friday 1 December 2000

50 per cent of ISPs failing customers

Fifty per cent of ISPs fail to meet their monthly service level agreements within two weeks, according to a survey published today and one third fail in the first week according to a survey by iowatch, who makes reporting software.

UK companies wasting £1bn on storage

UK companies are wasting up to £1bn a year buying storage products which end up holding out of date, duplicate or useless data.

'Unhelpful' online stockbrokers face failure in changing market

UK online stockbrokers face redundancy unless they revamp their services to meet the needs of first time investors, as the internet attracts unprecedented levels of novice traders, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

Kewill abandons ERP market

Ebusiness software house Kewill has shed the last of its old economy ERP divisions, to concentrate on its business to business shipment-tracking software.

Here is the church, here is the steeple, look inside, here's... a mobile phone mast

Britain's cash-starved churches are being encouraged to take advantage of the mobile bonanza by hiding wireless masts on their buildings, or erecting them in their churchyards disguised as flagpoles. Participating churches can earn up to £5,000 a year from doing so.

The truth behind dot-com boom and gloom

At the height of the 1999 internet boom Corel took the extravagant step of adding '.com' to the company logo that emblazoned its Canadian HQ.

Passwords are not enough, experts claim

The majority of UK IT directors still prefer passwords as their main defence against internal hackers - though experts warn this may be putting their systems' security at risk.

Bull takes two roads to recovery

French firm Bull is to split itself in half to make it more attractive to partners and push itself into profitability.

Logica picks itself up and dusts itself down

Shares in Logica have risen today following yesterday's reassurance that the company is back on course following a tricky period brought about by investor uncertainty.

Anti-virus sites aren't looking for an apology

A virus called Apology is blocking access to top anti-virus sites, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos.

Virgin Net to wield axe

Virgin Net is to axe between 20 and 30 full-time staff in an effort to deliver profitability within 18 months.

Virus Update: No apologies in November

Anti-virus vendors continued to get a taste of their own medicine in November as W32/Apology - otherwise known as TROJ_MTX - hung on at the top of the virus list.

BT's excuses run dry

Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight, don't blame it on the good times, blame it on the, err, floods.

Tech stocks set to lose ground to Old economy in FTSE 100

Stock market volatility is likely to cause tech stocks to crash out of the FTSE 100 index when it is reviewed next week.

The death of EU ecommerce: MEPs slam e-tail regulation

Legal experts and MEPs have condemned a European Council law that will force European e-tailers to abide by the consumer laws of all 15 member states.

Icebox staff face axe despite broadcast first

US creator of web-based animation Icebox.com has announced a licensing deal with Fox Broadcasting for a half-hour pilot of one of its cartoons that will make the company a pioneer in the field of internet broadcasting.

Reports of CitiKey's death may have been greatly exaggerated

A week after it filed for bankruptcy, Odin, Swedish parent company of CitiKey, is keeping the website alive in an attempt to restructure the company over the next few weeks.

Troubled T-Online names new boss

Deutsche Telekom has appointed a new CEO to head its ISP subsidiary T-Online.

Vectron stock hits a new low

Shares in Vectron Systems, the German producer of electronic payment systems, plunged to the lowest point this year, after an 87 per cent drop in nine-month earnings.

LineOne put in the ISP shop window

LineOne, the ISP and portal jointly owned by BT and United News & Media is up for sale.

AltaVista promises profit before IPO

AltaVista has claimed it will see profit by the beginning of next year.

silicon.com unveils Global Ebusiness report

silicon.com has launched a special in-depth report into the hot topic of globalisation and how it will affect your business.

The best of 'Reader Comments': Sainsbury's thinks inside the box, Bertelsmann applauded, and the WAP debate continues

Each week silicon.com is inundated with comments from you, our readers. From the last seven days, here we bring you a sample of responses we received relating to three popular stories.

LineOne for sale, tech stocks in crisis and the virtual wallet

The Independent this morning reports that BT and United News & Media have put their joint venture ISP LineOne up for sale.


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