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Wednesday 17 January 2001

Linux leader forecasts slowdown

VA Linux, the open-source software and support company, has revised 2001 revenue forecasts from 125 per cent to 60 per cent.

BT takes free net access to the public

BT is offering five months' free internet and email access to customers using its Multi.phone terminals.

UK internet traffic triples in one year

The London Internet Exchange (Linx), which claims to handle 90 per cent of the UK's internet data flow, has said that traffic passing through its facilities has increased three fold from this time last year.

Bouygues mulls withdrawal from French 3G bid

French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom will plunge itself into debt if it continues its bid for a French UMTS licence.

Call centre failure blamed on customer expectations

Customer expectations are to blame for the poor results of many customer service strategies, according to a call centre chief.

'PC tax' scrapped as French minister makes U-turn

French Culture Minister Catherine Tasca was last night forced to publicly retract her proposals for a tax on PCs after attacks from the IT industry and two fellow senior ministers.

This lady is for turning: the unjustifiable French PC tax

It's been a long 24 hours for French culture minister Catherine Tasca after her U-turn in the National Assembly last night on taxing PCs. She can be found across the French media uttering those now famous words: "The government does not tax computers and has no intention of doing so."

UK e-tailers claim bumper Christmas

Most UK e-tailers claim to have had a booming Christmas according to a new survey from research company Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).

BT to battle Vodafone for Airtel spin off

British Telecom said yesterday it hopes to raise up to £2.5bn by selling its 17.8 per cent stake in Spanish mobile operator Airtel.

Acquisitions bring profit for Anite

UK-based consultancy and services company Anite has bucked the current technology downturn and boosted pre-tax profits by 42 per cent.

Letsbuyit.com files for bankruptcy

Letsbuyit.com has finally filed for bankruptcy following a rocky and eventful month, according to reports on Reuters.

German industry gets portal boost

The German utility and transport sectors are set to begin trading on a tailored e-marketplace that will provide streamlined procurement of materials and services.

Dresdner launches WAP share trading service

Dresdner Bank is to set to launch secure share trading over WAP phones at the end of this month, predicting more than 100,000 traders will be using its online brokerage by the end of the year.

Macromedia merges with Allaire to broaden developer allure

Flash technology pioneer Macromedia beat analysts' expectations as it announced a deal to make itself a one-stop shop for web developers through a $360m merger with website server development software outfit Allaire.

Globalstar shirks debts causing shares to tumble

Satellite telecommunications company Globalstar sounded its own death knell on the stock market yesterday with the announcement it is incapable of paying debts.

Juniper results demonstrate meteoric growth

Juniper Networks, touted by its backers as the 'Cisco killer', has moved firmly into profit and booming turnover, but warned of a roller-coaster year ahead.

Last First Tuesday last Tuesday?

Former dot-com darling First Tuesday is up for sale for a fraction of its value at the height of the internet boom.

Microsoft's methods causing contempt

Microsoft's plans to use hardware data from individual PCs to fight pirated software could fall foul of data protection enforcers.

Interliant and Sun in ASP alliance

ASP Interliant has teamed up with Sun Microsystems to deliver an ASP solution based on Lotus QuickPlace Technology.

Bull reshuffles business in light of loss

Bull is to regroup its consulting and systems information services into one organisation called Integris.

Autonomy provides portal for Ericsson

Ericsson has bought corporate portal software for 100,000 users from British knowledge management specialist Autonomy.

Palm seeking technology head

The chief technical officer of Palm resigned yesterday, leaving the company without a replacement.

Intel warns of more woe in 2001

Intel has managed to narrowly beat reduced earnings estimates but has warned that 2001 will see its sales decline.

First-e boss takes swipe at online rivals

Online banks Cahoot, Smile and IF will disappear by 2003 as they run out of money and hit management issues, according to the CEO of rival operation First-e.

Harmonising Mean Fiddler music and BT's Spanish spin off

The Guardian this morning reports a surprising U-turn being performed by Meanfiddler.com. The music group is to buy top London venues, including the Jazz Cafe and the Astoria, together with a festival promotion business, from chairman Vince Power for £32m.

Bright start at the London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange started brightly this morning as better-than-expected quarterly results from chipmaker Intel boosted US exchanges after-hours yesterday.


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