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Thursday 5 April 2001

Serialisation: eBoys - Part 1 - Go Big or Go Home

The early days of Webvan (II)

One2One customer base falls dramatically

The growth of One2One's customer base has plummeted to levels last seen 18 months ago.

Will BMW sell Softlab?

BMW's software arm has sold its automotive businesses to concentrate on CRM - but why would a car company want to own a CRM vendor?

Politicians to bail out struggling 3G markets

European ministers are thinking of giving cash to 3G projects in a desperate attempt to speed up the roll out of the next generation mobile networks.

GPS replacement held up by money wrangles

A cloud hangs over the European replacement for GPS today as EU transport ministers wrangle over who should foot the bill.

MTV's latest venture rivals Napster

MTV is going head-to-head with Napster on a new venture allowing music fans to buy on the web.

Merrill tight-lipped on IT redundancies

Merrill Lynch has refused to confirm press reports that it is to sack 80 IT contract workers.

Lucent shares recover after 'chapter 11' denial

Lucent Technology shares have bounced back from their 30 per cent Wednesday plunge after the firm strenuously denied rumours that it planned to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Handspring launches PDA and phone in one

Handspring today launched VisorPhone - a unit which can be attached to the company's Visor range of PDAs enabling them to be used like a mobile phone.

It's programming Jim, but not as we know it

A company based in the high-tech hothouse of Cambridge has produced another futuristic idea looking for funding - a system which translates English language programming requests into functioning code.

Mobile prices go up. How about better services, then?

One after another, all the UK's mobile phone networks have hiked their prices.

Alcatel chief says '3G and DSL will protect us'

Alcatel's top dog in the UK claims his company will escape the storm ravaging the American tech giants because of its strong focus on 3G infrastructure products.

BT Cellnet follows through

BT Cellnet has followed its peers and upped the price of its pre-pay plans.

Data corruption glitch found in Sun processor

The chip which Sun Microsystems dubbed the "processor for the dot-com world", looks to be heading in the same direction as many of the doomed start ups.

AOL crash remains a mystery

The AOL network suffered a complete breakdown in the US last week which, according to an AOL customer service adviser, caused disruption to the entire network.

Analysing the analysts: Can independence be bought?

Industry analysts can have a huge influence on IT decision-makers, and IT vendors spend millions trying to influence analysts. Are they wasting their money, or can cash put words in analysts' mouths? Ben King investigates...

More jobs to go at TheStreet.com

TheStreet.com is to apply cuts across the board, blaming difficult advertising conditions, according to reports on US wires.

BT to offload Yell

Until January, BT seemed destined to float 25 per cent of its yellow pages division Yell, but the powers that be now seem prepared to let the entire unit go in a bid to raise around £3bn.

Downtime forces Barclays to change Coltrane advert

Customers' complaints have forced Barclays to amend its advert with comedian Robbie Coltrane in his pyjamas because of false advertising.

What would you ask Linus Torvalds?

Fancy putting a question to the man who invented Linux? Well, now's your chance.

FTSE rises in anticipation of interest rate cuts

London stock markets rose on opening this morning with traders anticipating a cut in interest rates from the Bank of England today, despite another weak day on the Nasdaq yesterday.


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