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Friday 6 April 2001

Microsoft fraudsters sent down for 10 years

Three people have today been jailed for their part in a multi-million pound software counterfeit scam.

Another worm turns on Linux

A new linux worm, called Adore and linked to the Ramen and Lion worms, has been detected adding to the growing list now exploiting weaknesses in the open source operating system.

Yahoo! signs Napsteresque deal with Sony and Vivendi

Yahoo! has signed a deal with Sony and Vivendi to put thousands of music recordings online on a subscription-based service.

John Lamb's Week: Banking on CRM to ditch those lemons

With the taboo R word even being muttered by some economic commentators, it is refreshing to see software firms still being floated on the London Stock Exchange.

BT GPRS data services hit by glitches

Users of BT's GPRS high-speed data service have been experiencing persistent problems with network availability.

Cisco bins $450m router

Poor sales have forced Cisco to dump a product it acquired with its $450m purchase of Monterey Networks, despite the fact that the original buyout was supposed to boost its order book.

Lloyds TSB users hit by online glitch

Lloyds TSB has once again been hit with technical problems that have denied its 1.5 million internet customers access to their online accounts.

BT risks rumpus with DSL billing choice

BT has chosen its existing provider to bill rival providers of broadband DSL services giving rise to a raft of potential competition issues.

Peoplesoft and Sun merge to form new CRM software

Peoplesoft and Sun Microsystems are joining forces to deliver a web-based CRM application for the communications and brokerage industries.

German judicial system: A D@B hand at contradiction

In a groundbreaking legal landmark, a German district court has become the first to rule that the use of the @ sign in company names is not permissible.

AOL tries to take away Microsoft's Passport

AOL is said to be considering court action over Microsoft's latest attempts to lock customers into using its services.

Investigators turn spotlight on Intel

The European Commission is investigating Intel for competing unfairly in the Windows-based PC market.

Blackberry set to launch in UK

Blackberry, a wireless email device, which has gained a cult following among corporate US users, is set for a UK launch over the next few months.

Walkmans and Playstations get IP addresses

Every Sony audiovisual device from the Playstation 2 to the humble Walkman is to get its own IP address as standard.

The royal bank of Nokia

Mobile hardware firm Nokia is turning banker by negotiating a £43m financing agreement with telco customer Atlantic Telecom.

Charles Schwab kills off a quarter of staff

Online stockbroker Charles Schwab is to cut one quarter of its European workforce as the stock market slowdown affects business.

Victims of US tech slump will be sold to India

Out of favour US IT companies could soon find themselves being sold to cash-rich Indian software and services firms as the tech slump drags their valuations down to affordable levels.

To be or Nokia to be?

Nokia is to fix the bug it found in wireless technology that will be used to build next generation mobile phone networks in the US.

Subscriber figures in Europe fall

Waning subscriber growth in Europe confirms fears of saturation while operators in Japan and the US continue to climb.

Storms ahead for Loudcloud: losses total $234m

Web hosting company Loudcloud has reported widened fiscal fourth quarter losses in its first quarterly results as a publicly traded company.

Autonomy's Mike Lynch loses £70m in a morning

Shares in intelligent agent company Autonomy have plummeted 56 per cent this morning after the firm announced a profit warning last night.

Nasdaq gains bolster Europe

Nasdaq's overnight gain of nearly nine per cent has impressed heavily on Europe during early trading hours.

Bridget Jones is a load of old WAP

If you're not already fed up with the whole Bridget Jones thing, you might like to know she'll be coming to a mobile phone near you soon. There really is no escape.


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