Archive - 24 Apr 2001

IBM buyout leaves Informix users in limbo

IBM's $1bn buyout of Informix spells the death for Informix products, claim analysts.

Oracle declares war on complexity

Oracle has released an ASP-style CRM solution as part of its new 'war on complexity' strategy.

Microsoft loan sees Commerce One back .Net

Commerce One is to receive a $25m loan from Microsoft to develop B2B software for the Seattle giant'...

Motorola branded callous over Bathgate

Motorola has confirmed the closure of its Bathgate facility with the loss of over 3,000 jobs against...

Concur prescribes a bitter pill for would be takeovers

Leading ASP Concur yesterday passed a 'poison pill' defence against potential shareholders.

Crime prevention official in piracy bust

The former vice chairman of the crime prevention panel on Havant Borough Council has been convicted ...

Sony makes inroads into mobile market share

Consumer giant Sony is preparing to make its mark in mobile phones by setting up a joint venture mob...

Deutsche Telekom's 'profit' bombshell

In a major break with current fashions in the telecoms industry, Deutsche Telekom has optimistically...

AT&T pays for playing @Home

Troubled US giant AT&T has reported improved sales but posted a loss to write-offs on its majority s...

Deutsche Telekom's 'anti-competitive' action brings lawsuit

Deutsche Telekom looks set to be dragged through the courts on claims it contravened German competit...

Viruses kept inside DERA servers

Government research agency Dera has launched a new virus solution, which aims to keep viruses in, ra...

DTI dashes hopes for 3G payback

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has dismissed talk that it is about to pay back UMTS lice...

Cisco executive in court for $5m fraud

A former Cisco vice president was charged late yesterday with a $5m-plus fraud to divert money from ...

Gates gets more for his Money

Microsoft has snapped up CNBC.com - the ailing personal finance information arm of US broadcaster NB...

Dot-com darlings spectacularly delisted from Nasdaq

ISP PSINet and internet community site theglobe.com joined the growing list of dot-com casualties ye...

Compaq claims growing influence outside US

Compaq has claimed growing market penetration and revenue outside the US, despite reporting reduced ...

SBC scales down predictions

US carrier SBC Communications has issued a lowered projection for the rest of the year following its...

Europe boosted by tech surge

A range of good news greeted the European markets this morning, providing an initial boost. The FTSE...

Fighting Fraud: Virtual regulation and confidence in ecommerce

The Trading Standards Service is there to help us all, big or small, business or consumer. But how c...

Model Management: More market madness?

The world's big financial markets and big industrial players are looking poorly. Is there an end in ...


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