Archive - 16 Feb 2001
Cyber Sherlocks need to tread softly softly
UK police have criticised ISPs for failing to crack down hard enough on paedophiles using the intern...
John Lamb's Week: Clinton in Nawlins plus the technology and events you can't afford to miss
"Who better to kick-off the biggest event in ebusiness than former United States President Bill Clin...
Surpriseyourwoman.com goes down on users
Start-up surpriseyourwomen.com's website was down for most of today despite being supported by 'reli...
Nortel stock goes into freefall
Nortel woke up with a hangover this morning to find that its shares had crashed by 32.8 per cent and...
Novell chief predicts stormy weather in 2001
US software company Novell has warned that sales for 2001 will be lower than predicted despite repor...
E-CRM provider boosts service with CTI investment
Dataforce, an e-CRM service provider, has invested £500,000 in CTI technology from Lucent spin-off, ...
SAP America chief jumps ship
Chris Larsen, president of SAP America, has quit, joining a management exodus from the company's US ...
Sportingbet.com romps home, Playboy bets on Ladbrokes
Sportingbet.com today turned in a healthy profit as Playboy backed Ladbrokes to get in the game.
IBM and Ericsson form mobile finances alliance
IBM and Ericsson have formed an alliance to help financial services companies deliver secure and eff...
Napster thrown lifeline by US senator
An influential figure in the US judiciary has given Napster his backing in a speech to the Senate.
NEC turns to Psion to go on air with Bluetooth
Japanese giant NEC is to take a range of Psion Bluetooth fixed wireless devices and technology and b...
Sema profits down in line with profit warnings
IT services company Sema has turned in what it describes as 'disappointing' results with pre-tax pro...
Investment deal boosts priceline.com by $50m
US-based priceline.com is to receive investment backing from two large Asian firms.
Paying for it: Would you pay to watch Big Brother?
Turn on, tune in and pay up...
T-Online dumps flat-rate access in Germany
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Online is binning its flat-rate internet access scheme on 1 March.
Stock stumbles led by Dell, HP and Nortel
European exchanges were down this morning following overnight announcements of profit warnings and l...
HP blames marketing blunder for poor profits
HP has posted first quarter profits of just $727m - 12 per cent down on the same period last year - ...
CNBC delivers bad news for website staff
US financial news channel CNBC is to cut its cable and website staff by 40 and reorganise its intern...
Nortel adds to high-tech gloom with 10,000 job losses
Nortel yesterday slashed 10,000 jobs and said its revenues were likely to fall by $2bn. Unsurprising...
Dell to axe 1,700 workers
Dell Computer is set to lay off 1,700 workers - the first time the US's leading PC seller has announ...
The silicon.com Weekly Round-Up: Napster adieu, for now?
The fat lady may not have sung just yet, but when she does you're going to have to pay to hear her w...