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Tuesday 12 December 2000

UK to get single communications super-regulator by 2003

Plans to set up a single regulatory body to police communications, media and the digital age were unveiled today by the UK government.

Brit faces jail for online death threats

A man who published a bounty offer on the web, in which he promised to pay $25,000 to anyone who would "terminate" a Texan couple, has today been found guilty of threatening to kill.

HP mobile services launch

HP yesterday launched an ecommerce initiative aimed at supporting personalised mobile e-services.

Torex takes shares slump to buy abroad

Acquisitive UK health software company Torex has had to take a 25 per cent drop in its shares in a rights issue to fund its expansion to the continent.

Deutsche Bahn derails Vodafone subsidiary's IPO

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn has scuppered the flotation of Vodafone's fixed line operation, Mannesmann Arcor, by failing to turn up to a supervisory board meeting.

US wireless auction tipped to flop

Today's US airwaves auction is not likely to be the $18bn bonanza the US government expected, according to analysts.

UK firms slide down profitability league

UK companies are falling behind in terms of profitability, partly because of a lack of IT investment by British manufacturers.

Insurer streamlines risk with whereonearth database

British insurer Royal & SunAlliance is planning to streamline its risk analysis process with a database from specialist provider, whereonearth.

Skills shortage to leave 'millions of empty seats' by 2002

The IT skills shortage in Europe will triple over the next two years, with employers struggling to fill 1.6 million empty seats by 2002, according to the International Labour Office (ILO).

.Net: Too little too late?

Microsoft has always had an uneasy relationship with the internet and its latest strategy - .Net - suggests more of the same.

May the bidding begin and the steady growth of clicks and mortar

Later today, bidders in the US wireless race will come under starter's orders.

'Stupid' snooping plan slammed by former MI5 agent

Government proposals that would allow security forces to monitor and store all electronic data over a seven-year period have been labelled as 'stupid' and 'impractical' by leading privacy advocates.

Qualcomm dispute ends in $80m royalty charge

Digital wireless communications company, Qualcomm, has been charged $80m, over a royalty dispute with Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI).

BroadVision goes wireless

Ebusiness applications supplier BroadVision plans to enable advanced communications over wireless devices by delivering localised information to mobile users.

DoubleClick reduces earnings expectations

Internet advertising agency DoubleClick says lower advertising spending has forced it to cut its earnings expectations.

Kakworm makes top spot in Christmas virus charts

The spread of the 'I love You' computer virus in May caused chaos worldwide, but it has been beaten to the number one spot this Christmas by old favourite Kakworm.

Sun suffers shares woe despite denial of 'irregularities'

Sun's share price has continued to fall despite a denial yesterday that accounting irregularities will force the company to restate its accounts.

Wyse acquires Rapport software with purchase of rival

Thin client device builder Wyse has acquired its smaller rival Netier.

AMD rivals Intel with Q4 profit warning

Chipmaker AMD issued a fourth quarter profit warning yesterday, which follows just days after that of rival Intel.

Operators awaiting verdict on BT exchange unbundling

Telecom operators will hear this week which additional BT exchanges they can use to offer high-speed internet access to businesses and consumers.

Model Management: trouble at the top

Seventy-two per cent of the UK's top companies have replaced their CEOs in the last five years. So what's behind the revolving door phenomenon? In their latest exclusive column for silicon.com, the FTDynamo team take a look at the key management issue of 'CEO churn'


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