Archive - 02 Mar 2001
Budget 2001: What the IT industry really, really wants
The UK's technology industry is calling on Chancellor Gordon Brown to abolish VAT on ecommerce trans...
'Unworkable' Snooping laws delayed for third time
The UK Home Office has pushed back the publication of the code of practice designed to govern the da...
Prosecutor probes Metabox
German firm Metabox is being investigated for insider trading and misrepresentation of its position ...
Network Associates settles $30m lawsuit
Troubled security vendor Network Associates (NAI) has agreed to a settlement over its protracted law...
Motorola shuts handset factory for two weeks after sales slump
Motorola plans to stop manufacturing handsets for two weeks at its mobile phone factory in Scotland,...
Europe passes standard roaming charges
The European Parliament gave the stamp of approval to MEP's proposals today clarifying pricing struc...
John Lamb's Week: What's in the budget briefcase for high-tech?
Young hopefuls from the application service provider (ASP) industry will be gathering in Rome on Mon...
Fujitsu joins profit warning ranks
Japanese IT conglomerate Fujitsu has announced a profit warning, slashing its expectations by 78 per...
Shareholder shells out to save Peapod
Ailing US online grocer Peapod has been given a $30m boost by its majority shareholder and supplier.
Transmeta CEO quits
Dave Ditzel co-founder of Transmeta has said he will step down from his position as CEO.
Environmentalism: the next challenge for high-tech firms
Should ebusiness be taking responsibility for the social and environmental well-being of the world a...
Harry Potter site is a supernatural hit
The magic of Harry Potter has now extended as far as the web, with a one and a half-minute clip from...
Oracle shares plunge 22 per cent
Shares in database giant Oracle plunged 22 per cent after it issued a profits warning in after hours...
Ebusinesses will be forced to prove they're eco-friendly
UK environment minister Michael Meacher is threatening to force high-tech firms to produce annual en...
Bush pledges money to US e-government
George W Bush has announced large funding for government anti-hacking organisations.
The best of 'Reader Comments': That pesky Microsoft paperclip and the frustrations of grocery shopping over the web
Each week silicon.com is inundated with comments from you, our readers.
Yahoo! shores up its defences
Yahoo's board has adopted a shareholders' rights plan to deter a hostile takeover.
Napster faces closure today
Online file-sharing service Napster is staring down the barrel of closure today as it faces District...
Yahoo! chief claims top European businesswoman
Fabiola Arredondo, the outgoing managing director of Yahoo! Europe, has been named the most influent...
Global exchanges take a hammering
European stocks put in a poor performance this morning after Oracle warned it would miss quarterly p...
Money's too tight to mention: cost-cutting, new economy-style
The last few months have seen the culling of staff at hundreds of high-tech outfits. But as Sonya Ra...
Contractors: In it for the money
A survey of IT contractors' priorities has revealed that money comes top of the list.
How scary is Carol Vorderman?
Carol Vorderman may not strike you as a figure who inspires terror. She's always well turned out and...
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