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Monday 19 March 2001

Ipv6: An acronym to shake the networked world

There is a shortage of house numbers in the global village. That's right, the young net is already outgrowing its clothes. Here, Achim Killer looks at this and other reasons why IP version 6 beckons...

'Hypocritical' Inland Revenue ridiculed for failure

Accountants have attacked the Inland Revenue's self-assessment scheme and described it as full of "widespread [system] failures", both on and offline, as the tax year draws to a close.

Sir Peter and Sir Iain: The knights who say "Please?"

So, the long knives are out for the knights of BT. Unnamed institutional investors have been calling for the head of everyone's favourite telco chief Sir Peter Bonfield. Some of them want his head, some want the head of his chairman, Sir Iain Vallance.

Logica toes the doom and gloom line

UK software company Logica has seen its share price sink to a 12- month low as it became another victim of the current downturn in tech stock fortunes.

Palm gets connected

Palm has unveiled two expandable handhelds that allow users to add memory modules, store books, images, applications, backup data or add modules for internet or network access.

Oracle beefs up Blair's back-end

Oracle and ecommerce software specialist J2C are set to give Tony Blair a pre-election boost with a public sector e-marketplace spanning everything from local councils to Whitehall ministries.

Are you being served? Ebiz customer care falls short of the mark

If ebusinesses value the online custom of business users, they've got a funny way of showing it: poor customer service is letting down UK online customers badly.

Broadband tops CEO agendas

Fierce competition among firms in the broadband access arena has been singled out by over two thirds of business executives as the most significant factor for future communications.

Flight chaos: BA systems still grounded

British Airways passengers were still grounded this morning as 'the world's favourite airline' struggled to fix ongoing problems with its check in systems.

BT's week of hell: Bonfield's last supper?

A BT dinner for its major shareholders to be held tomorrow night is likely to prove a turning point in what looks set to be a difficult week for the beleagured UK telco.

Intel unveils 1GHz to go

Intel has broken the 1GHz barrier for mobile processors and unveiled plans to move to new architecture based on smaller chips.

Terra Lycos and Kournikova have a ball

After being crowned February's virus queen, tennis star Anna Kournikova will soon appear online in less contentious fashion.

SAP dividend provides a ray of hope for investors

German ERP vendor SAP announced today that it will raise its 2000 dividend - prompting a three per cent rise in its share price.

White suited and booted: Bell launches MP contact site

Two political rivals have joined forces on the launch of a new site holding contact details for MPs and MEPs.

'This market is not ready yet': Mobile millions wasted

European telcos have been warned that heavy investment in mobile start-up companies could prove worthless.

WIF accounts 'fishy' as liquidation follows allegation

The World Internet Forum has gone into liquidation amid allegations that creditors were deliberately misled about the company's financial position.

Vodafone and One2One deny 3G crisis talks

Vodafone and One2One are refusing to disclose whether they have held secret meetings with the government to discuss ways of reducing the massive financial burden of 3G licences.

Telewest gets £2.25bn to tackle debt

Cable operator Telewest has secured £2.25bn to pay off loans and help it with the delivery of its broadband products and services.

Stockwatch Daily: Thus leads recovery amid more falls

Technology shares opened the day slightly down, showing some resistance after large falls all last week on the Nasdaq.

Oracle's revolting shareholders, Amazon grace and internet traffic booms

In their latest snapshot of the week's key issues, Robin Bloor and his colleagues scrutinise an attack on Oracle and its flamboyant boss Larry Ellison, how Amazon.com is trying to shrug off its problems, and bit-rate growth in the UK...


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