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Monday 12 March 2001
Public sector IT, e-tail fulfilment, Randombet.com
This week Robin Bloor and his team assess the government's initiative for improving its IT projects, the options for enhancing the fulfilment of online orders and the future of online betting
silicon.com skills survey: 'Geeky' IT industry still dominated by men
Men are still dominating the IT industry, with far more of them than women in nearly every type of job. But there is one notable exception - women outnumber men in the lowest paid positions.
IBM dips its toe into consumer devices
IBM, Sony and Toshiba have announced a $400m joint venture to manufacture a new range of high-performance chips for Sony's consumer devices.
BT heads could roll in City cash call
Senior heads at BT may roll before the City is prepared to support a £5bn rights issue to help reduce the company's massive debt.
Bezos dumps the spin and states the obvious
You could have knocked me down with a QXL share certificate.
ASPs: Alive and well and living on broad applications
Reports of the death of the ASP market have been greatly exaggerated, according to a Jupiter MMXI report slated for launch tomorrow.
Vodafone puts secure m-commerce to the test
Vodafone today launched an electronic signature trial for secure mobile commerce.
Ericsson warns of £350m losses
Swedish mobile phone giant Ericsson has been forced to slash its expectations for the first quarter 2000, admitting it will post a loss of between SKr4bn (£280m) and SKr5bn (£350m).
Amazon hammered as Nasdaq hits two-year low
Amazon shares fell out of bed in morning trading on the Nasdaq after founder and CEO Jeff Bezos warned that his company is not "a stock you can sleep well with at night," in an interview with the BBC.
eBay makes .NET alliance with Microsoft
eBay is to team-up with Microsoft in a strategic alliance which will see the online trading site support .NET technologies.
silicon.com skills survey: Europe still in grip of skills crisis
The IT industry is continuing to experience a severe shortage of IT skills, with 44 per cent of European companies reporting difficulties in filling vacancies.
Beans means barcodes for MoD
NATO has adopted a barcode scheme to help it keep track of military consignments - as diverse as baked beans and bombs - which it sends around the world.
SMEs offered bung for online VAT returns
UK small businesses are being offered a one-off £50 sweetener to file their VAT returns online.
T-Online staff the latest victims of tech job cull
German ISP T-Online is to cut 10 per cent of its workforce over the next year.
Microsoft: A finger in every pie?
Despite Microsoft's legal wranglings, which centre on accusations that it abused its Windows monopoly, the Seattle giant is pressing ahead with a strategy that will see it move deeper into both the business and consumer markets. Barbara Morgan evaluates the company's strategy...
Cybercrime costs US business $378m
US businesses and government departments lost $378m last year as a result of computer related crime, according to an FBI report out today.
Oracle offers several databases for the price of one
Oracle has launched its Label Security option for the Oracle 9i database. The new system offers service providers the opportunity to manage a large number of customers in a single database.
B2B master still losing money
B2B software specialist Infobank has announced trading losses of £36m, three times the loss for 1999.
Lastminute.com to offer financial services
Online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com is to start selling financial services with fund manager Jupiter.
ebookers results defy Bezos warning
Pan-European online travel site ebookers has dodged the climate of e-tail gloom, despite Amazon boss Jeff Bezos warning small investors to avoid tech stocks.
Hackers expose flaw in aging IBM ecommerce software
Two hackers have exposed security flaws in older versions of IBM's ecommerce platform - although Big Blue insists a fix to correct the flaw has long been available.
Cisco job cuts hit European bourses
European stocks suffered this morning following job cut announcements on Friday from Cisco and Intel, as well as today's three per cent drop in the Toyko market.
The Bloor Perspective: Public sector IT, e-tail fulfilment, Radombet.com
This week Robin Bloor and his team assess the government's initiative for improving its IT projects, the options for enhancing the fulfilment of online orders and the future of online betting.
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