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Friday 12 January 2001

Private bits - the battle to safeguard data through encryption

Encryption, in its various forms, has become one of the hottest topics in IT. It's on the agenda of snoop-wary businesses and individuals alike. But are users taking advantage of it? Pia Heikkila weighs up the issues...

It will revolutionise cities and be bigger than the PC - but what exactly is it?

The IT industry is hardly immune to hype - but, if the promises of a top secret invention known both as 'Ginger' and 'IT' are fulfilled, we ain't seen nothing yet. Assuming that Ginger isn't the figment of someone's imagination...

Dot-eu consultation to shun industry input

The European Commission is running into a head-on battle with the internet industry over its stance on the long-awaited dot-eu domain name.

Net economy still growing despite dot-com casualties

Two hundred dot-coms went belly up last year, but the internet economy is still in rude health, according to the latest research from the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CERC) at the University of Texas.

I-Planet and IBM top the application server hit list

The majority of IT managers in the top 50 US companies have opted for IBM's WebSphere Application Server, according to a study from Forrester Research. But the analysts prefer I-Planet's offering.

Ginger spices up the news with 'wonder invention' rumours

Call it 'IT', call it 'Ginger'. Whatever you call this invention - rumours of which are doing the rounds in a big way this week - don't forget to call it the Next Big Thing.

Sony, you are the weakest link: Anne Robinson reveals PS2 flaws

Numerous faults with Sony's Playstation 2 have been reported, just two months after its official UK launch.

Marconi moving out of manufacture with $4bn deal

Marconi today revealed a $4bn deal to outsource its circuit board manufacturing and shed five of its worldwide factories, resulting in a five per cent jump in its share price.

UUNet servers grind to halt after spam incident

UUNet has today apologised to customers for disruption to its email service, which has been caused by an unnamed individual using its servers to send out spam.

John Lamb's Week: Battle of the dinosaurs

Last year someone came up with the delightful idea that online shopping could grind to a halt because there was not enough road space in residential areas to accommodate the fleets of vans needed to deliver the goods.

Tech surge raises European markets

Investors in European tech stocks shrugged off lowered forecasts from US computer makers HP and Gateway, as Europe's markets edged higher this morning.

HP may charge more for storage software

HP's OpenView storage software is being consolidated with software products offered by its hardware division, Network Storage Solutions Organisation.

Inktomi invests $10m in Primus

Search engine specialist Inktomi has extended its move into mobile communications with a $10m investment in Primus Telecommunications Group.

Lego goes digital with Microsoft partnership

Danish toy maker Lego is to move into the cyber realm with an alliance with Microsoft.

European jobs 'safe' in wake of AOL Time Warner deal

The massive AOL Time Warner merger is likely to lead to redundancies in the US - but not Europe, according to analysts.

HP issues earnings warning and fails to forecast

HP has issued a profits warning on its first quarter fiscal results, blaming poor consumer and corporate spending and weak economic conditions.

ASP gets bitten by ferocious market

Host-eu, a London-based ASP, is on the brink of closure. Its executives are currently in last-ditch meetings in an attempt to find a buyer for the business.

Data services help ITG ring up strong results

Irish telephone services company ITG Group reported a 122 per cent increase in first-half turnover.

Priceline CFO departs for calmer waters

Heidi Miller has quit as CFO at Priceline.com to become vice chairman at New York insurance broker Marsh & McLennan.

The sacking of the Gateway 3,000

Gateway has added to the gloom in the PC sector by sacking 3,000 workers, cutting forecasts and announcing falling profits.

Exclusive: Durlacher dumps quarterly investment report

The Q4 2000 edition of the Durlacher Quarterly Investment Report will be the last.

Bertelsmann buys Boxman assets

German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has snapped up the remnants of failed entertainment e-tailer Boxman.

EMC boss stands by revenue targets

Mike Ruettgers, CEO of EMC, is confident the data storage giant can hit its 2001 revenue target of $12bn, despite the downturn in the market.

Colt CEO makes way for a new Manning

Paul Chisholm, pioneer of the independent assault on BT's boadband monopoly, has stepped down as president and CEO of Colt Telecom in an orderly transfer of power. His successor is the current COO, Peter Manning.

Dot-coms continue to suffer death of a thousand job cuts

Internet community site Dobedo.com is closing down its operations in London and focusing its operations in Stockholm. The Sweden-based company is also laying-off staff from its Stockholm office, according to Scandinavian newswires.

AOL Time Warner: It's official

US regulators have granted final approval for the birth of the world's largest media company, AOL-Time Warner.

Ofcom board to take heat out of relationship with BT

The government believes that the appointment of a board of executives to run Ofcom will 'depersonalise' the relationship between BT and the regulator, and thereby improve its performance.

A done deal, Gates is "grumpy" and Gateway shows staff the door

The big story in this morning's papers, (taking nothing away from Andi the genetically engineered monkey) is the approval in the US of the Time Warner AOL merger and its implications in creating a mega media company.

Stockwatch Daily: Gains on the back on Vodafone

London stock markets opened cautiously optimistic this morning led by heavy trading in Vodafone, up 1.65 per cent to 230p. By 09.00(GMT) this morning the FTSE had risen 35.6 points, up just over half a per cent.

Lost for Breathe and there goes the Sun

Breathe.com, the ISP which ran out of puff last December, has been given the kiss of life by Great Universal Stores (as have lazy, pun-loving headline writers struggling for inspiration in the news wasteland that is early January).


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