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Tuesday 22 May 2001

'Irrelevant': The damning verdict on ASPs

'Application Service Providers! A Superfluous Project more like...'

IBM beats EDS to massive $6bn outsourcing contract

Global outsourcing market could be worth $100bn in four years and Big Blue is leading the pack by a distance

Brokat rues its $800m spending spree

Do you ever get the feeling you should have kept your wallet in your pocket?

Microsoft eyes developers for .NET push

Bill appeals for help to build his vision of the next big thing for Microsoft, the internet and the US Supreme Court...

Hypocrisy rules OK: Senior MPs failing IT test

A digital divide is widening in Westminster between government ministers and back-benchers over the use of electronic communications.

Office XP gets data boost

MS will launch a knoweldge management tool this month to complement its office XP rollout.

TUG of war: User group not backward in coming forward

IT pros know what they want, and rather than relegating that information to 'best kept secret' status, The User's Group (TUG) has decided to tell the world.

Linux vendor loses its heads

Linux distributor MandrakeSoft has lost CEO Henri Pool and CTO Jean-Loup Gailly, but denied allegations it was axing jobs.

End of the road for car makers' inhouse IT

Auto-industry e-marketplace Covisint has decided to outsource its entire IT infrastructure as it struggles to meet some aggressive transaction targets.

CFOs told to embrace their CIO

CFOs need to become tech-savvy and work with their CIO more, according to a study published today by AMR research.

US Supreme Court checks out online porn sites

The US Supreme Court is looking into net porn for the third time to consider whether a law aiming to control internet content violates constitutional guarantees of free speech.

Security is in the eye of the beholder

Iris recognition technology outperforms all other biometric applications according to a study produced by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

Handing the devil the keys to your company

Reports of every type of corporate security breach are commonplace. But given the largest threat any organisation faces is from within, Chris Holbrook considers the risks posed by temporary staff who are given access to vital equipment and confidential information...

Big Brother 2 signs up Freeserve

Freeserve is bracing itself for a tidal wave of visitors to its site following the announcement that it will be this year's official Big Brother ISP and portal.

AOL and DoCoMo serve up email on i-mode

AOL and NTT DoCoMo will launch a mobile phone email service for the ISP's Japanese customers on 1 June.

Sun serves Kodak a little more SAP

Kodak has signed a $200m deal with Sun Microsystems to use its servers and storage technology to power its enterprise resource planning and info imaging operations.

Mercury takes to Freshwater

Website testing and performance monitoring company Mercury Interactive has bought smaller competitor Freshwater Software in an all-cash deal worth $147m.

Stockwatch Daily: Tech and chips gain in Nasdaq rise

Active trading of tech stocks pushed the Nasdaq towards overnight gains of 4.85 per cent, closing at 2,305.59 points.

IT chiefs locked out of takeover talks

IT directors are being left out in the cold when it comes to merger discussions - a trend which is costing businesses dear.

Model Management: Surf's up!

While some employers frown on the time wasted by smokers taking regular cigarette breaks, a new menace has edged its way onto the horizon. The relatively new phenomenon of 'e-breaks' is becoming increasingly unpopular with employers who are about to get tough on internet use at work...


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