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Tuesday 24 April 2001
Motorola branded callous over Bathgate
Motorola has confirmed the closure of its Bathgate facility with the loss of over 3,000 jobs against a background of condemnation from its employees.
IBM buyout leaves Informix users in limbo
IBM's $1bn buyout of Informix spells the death for Informix products, claim analysts.
Oracle declares war on complexity
Oracle has released an ASP-style CRM solution as part of its new 'war on complexity' strategy.
Microsoft loan sees Commerce One back .Net
Commerce One is to receive a $25m loan from Microsoft to develop B2B software for the Seattle giant's .Net platform.
Concur prescribes a bitter pill for would be takeovers
Leading ASP Concur yesterday passed a 'poison pill' defence against potential shareholders.
Crime prevention official in piracy bust
The former vice chairman of the crime prevention panel on Havant Borough Council has been convicted of software piracy involving £17,800 worth of goods.
Viruses kept inside DERA servers
Government research agency Dera has launched a new virus solution, which aims to keep viruses in, rather than keeping them out.
Sony makes inroads into mobile market share
Consumer giant Sony is preparing to make its mark in mobile phones by setting up a joint venture mobile handset company with Ericsson.
Deutsche Telekom's 'profit' bombshell
In a major break with current fashions in the telecoms industry, Deutsche Telekom has optimistically announced a double-digit profit for the first quarter of 2001.
AT&T pays for playing @Home
Troubled US giant AT&T has reported improved sales but posted a loss to write-offs on its majority stake in ailing Excite@Home.
Deutsche Telekom's 'anti-competitive' action brings lawsuit
Deutsche Telekom looks set to be dragged through the courts on claims it contravened German competition laws by denying network access to German operator Teldafax.
DTI dashes hopes for 3G payback
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has dismissed talk that it is about to pay back UMTS licence money to telecom companies in a bid to help them roll out the 3G networks as pure speculation.
2,000 get the Compaq sack
Compaq has announced it is to lay off another 2,000 staff as its first quarter figures revealed a slide in the US, despite double-digit growth in Europe and Asia.
Compaq claims growing influence outside US
Compaq has claimed growing market penetration and revenue outside the US, despite reporting reduced first quarter profit margins for its global operations.
Cisco executive in court for $5m fraud
A former Cisco vice president was charged late yesterday with a $5m-plus fraud to divert money from Cisco and its business partners.
Gates gets more for his Money
Microsoft has snapped up CNBC.com - the ailing personal finance information arm of US broadcaster NBC in order to strengthen its own rival offering.
Dot-com darlings spectacularly delisted from Nasdaq
ISP PSINet and internet community site theglobe.com joined the growing list of dot-com casualties yesterday as Nasdaq delisted them both for failing to make the minimum one dollar trading price.
SBC scales down predictions
US carrier SBC Communications has issued a lowered projection for the rest of the year following its first quarter results.
Europe boosted by tech surge
A range of good news greeted the European markets this morning, providing an initial boost. The FTSE 100 was up half a percentage point while the TechMark gained 0.4 per cent.
Fighting Fraud: Virtual regulation and confidence in ecommerce
The Trading Standards Service is there to help us all, big or small, business or consumer. But how can it tackle the looming cyber-threat? Against the backdrop of silicon.com's Fighting Fraud campaign, Richard Webb from the Institute of Trading Standards explains the current situation...
Model Management: More market madness?
The world's big financial markets and big industrial players are looking poorly. Is there an end in sight? The team at business management portal FTdynamo searches for some answers...
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