Archive - 18 Apr 2001
silicon.com uncovers rampant web fraud
A month-long investigation by silicon.com into criminal internet sites has uncovered widespread evid...
Melissa virus is back
UK companies are on alert after major virus companies issued a warning of a destructive new computer...
Lucent hit with $10bn lawsuit
US broadband wireless start-up Winstar is suing ailing Lucent for $10bn, claiming Lucent forced it i...
Greenspan breathes new life into tech stocks
The Nasdaq is up nine per cent following the Federal Reserve's shock cut to interest rates in the US...
BT stands aside as ASP dies
Leading graphics ASP Vio Worldwide is to fold, having failed to find backing for a management buy-ou...
Cybercops fight to lose the 'glory boy' label
The new head of the high-tech crime unit has moved quickly to address concerns today that the new cy...
AOL Time Warner finds a winner in 'aggressive' approach
AOL Time Warner today confounded its skeptics and turned in better-than-expected first quarter profi...
Netimperative sends out an SOS
Troubled online news service netimperative.com is calling on its members to start paying for its ser...
Channel 4 schedules back office integration
Channel 4 has embarked on the biggest IT project in the company's history to redevelop the distribut...
eBay shuts down dodgy doubloon dealer
Internet auction site eBay has closed the account of a seller suspected of fraudulent trading.
Carly Fiorina swings the jobs axe
HP has joined the doomsayers, cutting 3,000 jobs and warning it is unlikely to hit its financial tar...
Vodafone's not so great expectations
Vodafone's house broker, Deutsche Bank, yesterday cut the telco giant's share price target.
The Directors' Cut: David Taylor demystifies meetings
Despite advances in technological communications, much of our time and energy is spent in company me...
Siebel tipped to become latest doom-monger
Customer service software vendor Siebel is tipped to be the next technology company to announce jobs...
PSINet prepares for bankruptcy struggle
PSINet yesterday revealed losses of $3.8bn for 2000 and total debt of $3.7bn as it prepared to seek ...
Cybercrime unit launched
The UK police force has launched its first cybercrime unit to combat what the police have described ...
Next generation of Network Appliance
Network Appliance has launched its next generation of content delivery network software designed to ...
Tiscali's spending roadshow rolls into the UK
Internet service provider Tiscali has turned to the UK looking for further acquisitions following a ...
All change at Thus in top job shake-up
Scottish telecoms group Thus has named ScottishPower's executive director Charles Berry as its new c...
Fish and chips: World's first functioning cyborg
The first functioning cyborg has been created in the US and its developers hope continued research w...
Europe gets positive push from Intel
Intel has beaten lowered forecasts for its first fiscal quarter results, helping European tech stock...
Intel inside forecasts
Intel shares bounced back in late trading yesterday as the company revealed that it had beaten its s...
Paybacks for dot-com hacks
European computer security specialist e-initiative has teamed up with US insurance broker the Wurzle...
Were you in gear for the San Marino Grand Prix?
The San Marino Grand Prix proved to be an exciting race, with David Couthard proving beyond doubt th...
Sony PlayStation 2 competition: Second winner announced
Together with the Easter break, silicon.com's reader comments competition drew to a close yesterday.
Fighting Fraud: A call to arms...
When your house is burgled, you know what to do. The local police would be your first port of call. ...
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