Archive - 08 May 2001
And so a new era of electioneering begins...
The term 'internet election' is sure to be on everyone's lips over coming weeks - at least in techno...
Broadband roll-out plans 'irrelevant', says ISP
A leading UK ISP has slammed government plans to speed up the rollout of broadband services outside ...
Worm attack: MS and Solaris users beware
US security expert CERT today issued warnings of a malicious worm that exploits vulnerabilities in t...
Terra strikes fear into staff with job cull strategy
Terra Lycos has been quietly cutting staff as well as costs since its merger with US portal Lycos la...
Blair gears up for e-lection
With the general election date set for 7 June, Tony Blair has launched a new look Labour Party websi...
News service makes headlines with accidental spam attack
A US news service has caused chaos for its users after accidentally spamming an entire mailing list ...
F-Secure defies the analysts
Shares in Finnish security company F-Secure rose by as much as 25 per cent today after it reported l...
Cisco targets SMEs
Cisco has boosted its entry-level router series for SMEs, adding support for digital voice and virtu...
Compaq 'gazumped' by upstart bid
Computer giant Compaq has been left shell shocked after being outbid by London-listed Dimension Data...
Ecommerce 'not what we'd hoped' claim corporates
Software house Sterling Commerce, has revealed that ecommerce sales are failing to meet the expectat...
NTL cost cutting yields Q1 boost
UK cable operator NTL today reported first quarter revenue increase of 5.95 per cent on the strength...
Lucent's $4m 'sweetener' turns sour
Lucent technologies has ousted financial officer Deborah Hopkins, just one year after luring her fro...
Fighting Fraud: The strange case of the internet conman
The shady world of internet fraud is populated by some seriously dodgy dealers. Peter Warren unmasks...
Lastminute promises a profitable 2002
Online travel site Lastminute.com said today that it expects to make a profit within 12 months after...
easyJet sales get web boost
Sales of easyJet flights via the web now account for 89.2 per cent of total sales - up from 64.3 per...
Stockwatch Daily: Shaky start on Europe's markets
European exchanges opened uncertain on Tuesday with most major markets falling slightly on opening. ...
The Bloor Perspective: CNET money troubles, IT board strategies and CA's productivity
Robin Bloor and his research team this week look at what content providers should do next, why the b...
Dell sheds 4,000 jobs
Up to 4,000 Dell employees are set to lose their jobs as the company takes a cautious approach to th...
Corporate Voodoo: Extract 1 - Who has the Voodoo gift?
Rene Carayol is an ebusiness consultant and silicon.com columnist. His first book is Corporate Vo...