Wednesday 7 February 2001

Ben Verwaayen, CEO of BT

John Chambers: president and CEO Cisco

Telcos and ISPs fear broadcast bias in Ofcom

The UK government's proposals for a super regulator have been condemned as biased and unrealistic.

Going bananas in pyjamas: Teleworkers do overtime

Workers with laptops toil a whole day per week longer than everyone else, and are grateful for the privilege.

Why the ISPA Awards matter

The ISP community gets a touch of glamour tonight at the annual internet Oscars in London.

Restructure creates Symantec service provider division

Symantec this week unveiled a division designed to target the growing service provider market and rethink the way the security vendor does business.

VCs keep the faith with beleaguered dot-coms

US internet companies benefited from record-breaking levels of venture capital investments last year despite the dot-com slowdown.

BT won't stoop to local loop debate

BT's Angus Porter ducked out of a conference appearance today, rather than face hostile questions about the company's obstructive practices on the local loop unbundling debate.

Telewest shows no love for matchmaking site

Broadband communication group Telewest has dropped its B2B venture, a website that links venture capitalists with internet entrepreneurs, Matchco.co.uk.

UK government takes a back seat in broadband roll-out

The Department of Trade and Industry has ruled out tax breaks or subsidies to push broadband coverage to all of the UK.

Wireless market laps up Bluetooth technology

The US wireless market will see 20 per cent of laptops manufactured this year Bluetooth enabled, according to a recent report.

Semikron AG postpones data protection hearing

Chip manufacturer Semikron AG has incurred the wrath of data protection campaigners by copying the hard drive of an employee without their knowledge or consent and subsequently delaying a court hearing on the matter.

Cnet posts fourth quarter loss

Computing website and TV production company Cnet Networks has posted a fourth quarter loss, reduced estimates and cut ten per cent of its staff.

Orange cuts IPO price as investors get cold feet

Orange has slashed 18 per cent off its IPO share price to attract higher quality investors following complaints that its original intended listing did not compare favourably with that of rival, Vodafone.

Only connect: Reassessing technology's face value

Over-complicated software and websites are causing users to switch off worldwide, costing tech companies billions in lost revenue. However, a small group of evangelists preaching the gospel of customer usability is beginning to find support with the biggest and best of the high-tech world. Rod Amis investigates...

ICL signs £3m B2B deal

ICL Invia - a Nordic subsidiary of ICL - has secured a five-year contract with a consortia of Finland's key construction companies.

Markets in cold sweat over Cisco fever

Cisco's results have added to the gloom surrounding the health of the new economy, as the company misses forecasts for revenue and profit.

LAN protocol flaw places corporate networks at risk

Flaws in the encoding mechanism of a widely used wireless LAN protocol pose a serious security threat to corporate networks, according to experts.

Boycott threat looms for Telecom Italia investment banks

Shares in Telecom Italia have slumped 12 per cent over the last two days against a backdrop of investor unrest at a debt reduction plan.

Labour Party dumps online ads after US fiasco

The Labour Party has dumped plans for a major online advertising campaign following reports from the US Presidential election that political internet pop-up ads were counterproductive.

Mobile operators selling customers short

Oftel has claimed UK mobile phone companies are still making too much profit and failing to pass the benefits of competition on to their customers.

Orange lowers its expectations and students face e-top-up fees

This morning's Financial Times leads with news that France Telecom is about to cut is valuation of mobile phone arm Orange ahead of the unit's flotation.

Stockwatch Daily: Orange takes a bite out of telecoms stocks

European exchanges opened weakly this morning with telecoms stocks falling following France Telecom's announcement that it is to cut the flotation value of Orange by E10bn (£6.3).