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Friday 30 March 2001

IR35: Judgement day looms

Monday is judgement day in the IR35 judicial review, and the winner in the legal tussle will be disclosed at the High Court.

BEA left languishing after iPlanet mix up

Analyst praise for BEA and its WebLogic internet application server has failed to restore the company's share price to health following heavy losses earlier this week.

Lotus delays Raven launch - again

Lotus has once again pushed back the launch of its new knowledge management suite, code-named Raven.

Hackers tear apart US sites - FBI issues public warning

The credit card details of over one million web users have been stolen or compromised following a co-ordinated hacking attack on over 40 US websites.

"You're not getting in - not with data like that"

Bouncers, wheel clampers and security guards have never been the most popular members of society, so most of us applauded when Labour stepped in to regulate the private, real-world security industry.

IT pros may need licences to work

IT professionals could soon find themselves unable to work unless they have the same licence that night club bouncers hold.

Philips eyes early exit from handset race

Europe's largest electronics manufacturer, Philips, may bail out of mobile handsets, according to its president-elect.

Will the last electronics company to leave the country please turn off the power...

UK electronics manufacturers may be forced to move their operations out of the country as a result of the Labour government's climate change levy, due to take effect on Monday.

Director's dinner table banter leaves BT in the soup

Philip Hampton, finance director at BT, spoke candidly about his company's struggles earlier this week.

Mitsubishi reports poor handset sales

Mitsubishi has missed its global target for mobile handset sales by nearly a third, selling a mere 18.5 million against a target of 27 million.

Portal push sees SAP snap up US partner

German software vendor SAP has bought its US partner Top Tier for $400m cash in a bid to strengthen its business portals division.

Bush appoints VC as top tech advisor

The number one technical adviser to US president George Bush set out his stall yesterday calling for lower capital gains tax and a curb on government regulation of the industry.

John Lamb's Week: hackers, pensions and trouble ahead

This week the pensions industry will be keeping its fingers crossed when government-backed stakeholder pensions are launched. Payments into some of the low cost savings schemes will be made over the web, an innovation introduced by pensions companies to cut costs.

Behind the Headlines: An era of design and IT unity

The emergence of the icon-based vortal, or vertical portal, is a welcome advance in the presentation of information on the internet, marking an era in which designers will be reintegrated into the fabric of technology.

Vodafone deal cuts debt burden to £7bn

Vodafone has completed its long-drawn out deal to dispose of Italian telco Infostrada and in doing so has brought its debt down to £7.1bn - well under the self-imposed target of £10bn by April.

HP screens give users shocks and screams

HP has admitted that shipments of faulty monitors may give users electric shocks.

'Human' computer to stamp out fraud

The UK government is trying to stamp out web fraud by funding the development of a computer program that behaves in the same way as the human immune system.

IBM escapes Holocaust lawsuit over legal technicality

Lawyers of Holocaust victims who claimed IBM executives had played a part in Nazi Germany's final solution have dropped their lawsuit.

CRM the order of the day

Dublin-based CRM provider Norkom Technologies has secured $2m in advanced orders for its new platform, which it claims will help enterprises bring a more personal touch to business practices.

Opening the door to the internet fraudsters

Ninety-five per cent of you think you'll be the victim of internet fraud.

Europe on a high, US at a long-time low

European bourses rose in early trading after a weak start. Telecom stocks were among the biggest gainers across Europe with Cable & Wireless up 5.7 per cent, Vodafone up 2.2 per cent, and France Telecom up 2.4 per cent.

InterX slump prompts staff shares rejig

Ailing web software company InterX has announced it is to re-evaluate its employee share option scheme in the light of its plummeting market value.


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