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Wednesday 10 January 2001

Straw's comments on mobile phone thefts shot down by BT

The UK government has come under fire for misrepresenting the facts over mobile phone security.

Microsoft coughs up in Priceline patent claim

US e-tailer Priceline.com has settled its patent lawsuit with Microsoft subsidiary Expedia over its reverse auction system.

Dixons: Strong sales, poor results

Dixons has announced lower-than-expected profits despite strong sales over Christmas and the sale of subsidiary ISP Freeserve.

US causes storm as it skirts Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour, the data protection agreement set up to iron out the discrepancies between US and EU legislation, has been signed by only a handful of US companies.

Scoot shares shoot on back of Vivendi whispers

Online directory service Scoot has enjoyed a frenetic day of trading following rumours it is in discussion with French media group Vivendi.

France Telecom cashes in on Sprint and STM

France Telecom chairman Michel Bon has confirmed his company will sell its assets in Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics and US-based Sprint as it continues efforts to pay mounting debts.

'No' means 'yes' in Ebay registration foul-up

Online auction house Ebay has left six million of its users open to unsolicited telemarketing calls after changing the settings of its customer accounts.

How to make money from B2B e-marketplaces

The rise of independently run e-marketplaces for all types of industry sectors was one of the success stories of the late 20th century. Or was it? Sonya Rabbitte analyses why several high-profile exchanges have struggled, and considers an evolving service provider model...

French 3G auction may break EU law

Martin Bouygues, chairman of leading French telco Bouygues Telecom, has called on the European Commission to reassess the French distribution of UMTS licences.

Interpol drowning under wave of cybercrime

The former secretary general of international crime-fighting agency Interpol has admitted the organisation lacks the high-tech savvy necessary to fight cybercrime.

Mangoosta challenges erratic France Telecom services

ADSL operator Mangoosta has taken out a court injunction forcing France Telecom to fix disconnection problems which have recently plagued its internet users.

Handset shortfall sparks Nokia share tumble

Nokia's share price took a tumble today as the company reported lower than expected handset sales in 2000.

Mobile giants join forces against illegal Russian imports

Mobile phone manufactures have joined forces to demand curbs on the soaring illegal imports of handsets into the Russian black market.

Xerox going bust? Not according to Xerox...

Troubled US copier and printer manufacturer Xerox has today denied speculation that it's planning to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

i2 bucks trend with good Q4 results

B2B technology player i2 will exceed analysts' turnover predictions by almost $30m in its forthcoming financial results.

Mac family grows as Jobs defends the desktop machine

Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple, restated his faith in the 'evolving PC' as he took the wraps off some long-awaited enhancements to the Mac line at MacWorld in San Francisco.

FI flies high with results release

UK-based consultancy FI Group today announced booming profits for its first-half year, boosted by recent acquisitions of outsourcing companies, Druid and OSI.

Infosys exceeds expectations with Q3 profit increase

Indian software firm Infosys Technologies has reported a profit of $34m for the third quarter, ending 31 December 2000.

Swedish minister see 3G future in Nordic alliance

The Swedish minister of trade, Bjorn Rosengren, has suggested merging Telia, Telenor and Sonera into a massive pan-Scandinavian operator.

Avaya nets first acquisition

Avaya intends to buy VPNet Technologies, a privately held developer of virtual private network (VPN) solutions and devices.

Ford in virus defence drive

Car manufacturer Ford is beefing up its virus protection for 150,000 users worldwide with McAfee's Virus Defense Suite.

E-banking: Boys do but girls don't

Egg last year emerged as the clear leader in online banking in the UK, the second most developed e-banking market in Europe after Germany.

Stockwatch Daily: Telecom stocks in demand as resurgence continues

European exchanges were up in early trading, fuelled by a surge in demand for telecom stocks. The FTSE 100 gained up to 0.2 per cent with Telewest Communications and BT among the biggest gainers, while Scoot.com gained on the Techmark index.

Nokia battered, US telcos recover and Easy when you know how

Today's Financial Times reports on the fall of Nokia, whose market value fell by almost 20 per cent, or £25bn, yesterday as investors panicked over lower than expected sales figures in the handset sector.


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