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Tuesday 16 January 2001

Ginger: Marketable myth or monster of misinformation?

Is it a one-wheeled anti-gravity scooter? Is it a source of portable electricity? Or is just the latest piece of viral marketing to clog up inboxes and command column inches around the world? Whatever Ginger turns out to be, it's certainly got the web talking...

Daimler Chrysler claims victory with Covisint B2B platform

Car giant Daimler Chrysler (DM) claims it purchased goods worth over E220m (£140m) through its procurement platform Covisint last year, saving more than 17 per cent on conventional purchasing.

Angry shareholders may sue over 3G

Angry shareholders could sue governments, consultants and investment banks if the high cost of 3G licences brings mobile networks to their knees and devalues their stock, according to Forrester Research.

Oracle B2B shift fails to impress

Oracle has claimed B2B e-marketplaces are shifting focus away from transactions and towards collaboration - and is backing its claim with three products.

Industry rallies against 'stupid' French laws

French PC manufacturers and industry organisations are planning to block proposals by French culture minister Catherine Tasca for a tax on PCs to compensate artists affected by copyright piracy.

Martha Lane Fox shopped on the high street

Ecommerce trailblazer Martha Lane Fox has been caught shopping at rival high-street travel firm Trailfinders.

Blair's e-government beats schedule

The UK Government has hit its target of delivering 25 per cent of Government services online a year ahead of schedule according to a report published today by National Statistics.

Finnish security firms close ranks

Finnish anti-virus company F-Secure and Stonesoft, the Finnish security company, are integrating their security products.

Anti-viral teamwork: How a Panda highlighted industry shortcomings

When Panda Software issued a press release on Friday warning about the destructive threat of the Little Davinia worm, it can hardly have expected the industry storm that followed. So should rival anti-virus vendors be required to share information? Sally Watson finds out...

BT confirms £4bn Viag deal

BT has confirmed it is to buy a 45 per cent stake in German telco Viag Interkom for E7.25bn (£4.63bn).

Big guns join forces to fight cyber attacks

Microsoft and Oracle are working with 19 other computer firms to set up an organisation designed to protect companies from hackers.

Motorola slashes 2,500 jobs at mobile manufacturer

Motorola is to close its Harvard mobile phone manufacturing unit with the loss of 2,500 jobs.

AMD ships 700MHz notebook chips

Chip maker AMD has started shipping its Mobile Duron 600MHz and 700MHz processors, designed for the notebook market.

WorldCom settles overcharging lawsuit

WorldCom is set to resolve a long-running lawsuit by paying out $88m to US subscribers who claim they were overcharged for its services.

Microsoft vows to save Australia from high-tech oblivion

Microsoft has launched a scathing attack on the Australian government over what it claims is a failure to encourage the growth of its high-tech sector.

Eye cancer link to mobile phone use

Mobile phones may cause eye cancer according to a German study published this week.

Lotus' Raven finally gets its wings

Lotus will release the second part of its knowledge management system, previously code-named Raven, in March.

Intel slots Xircom into acquisition strategy

Intel has agreed a deal to buy mobile computing technology manufacturer Xircom in a deal valued at around $748m.

e-Carisma unleashes ASP apps

Managed application vendor e-Carisma has unveiled the first two business-ready applications from its Application Service Provider (ASP) software suite.

Dot-coms lead Euro stocks in early gains

European bourses were mixed in early trading this morning, with technology stocks among the most active.

Japan's evolving share issues and Intel's latest purchase

The Financial Times brings us news this morning that Japan is considering a change to the way the sale of government-owned shares of NTT is handled.

Model Management: Company name games

Changing a company's focus and physical assets can take time, but changing a name isn't so difficult. But what's in a name? In their latest column for silicon.com, the team at business management portal FTdynamo.com consider the reasons behind some recent rebranding efforts&


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