Archive - 30 Oct 2000
E-minister embarks on Indian tour
Patricia Hewitt, UK minister for ecommerce and small business, today began a five-day trade visit to...
Mobile market sees Matsushita boost profits
Matsushita has boosted profits by 51 per cent to almost $500m, driven by demand for mobile phones an...
Post Office trials electronic deliveries
The Post Office will this week announce a trial which could solve the problem of getting ecommerce p...
Watch the birdy: Canon begins $10bn image overhaul
Canon wants to become an IP-focused networking firm - and is prepared to put its money where its mou...
Autonomy - in a league of its own?
When Mike Lynch's Autonomy goes to market this week, no new shares will be issued and none of the pr...
Enhanced code of conduct for UK e-tailers
Beginning tomorrow, UK e-tailers will have to conform to an enhanced set of regulations designed to ...
Intershop builds on B2B vision
German ecommerce software specialist Intershop is claiming that its latest product release brings to...
Microsoft considering $1bn deal with Sky Global
Microsoft is in talks regarding a potential $1bn stake in Rupert Murdoch's Sky Global Networks.
US company not Qpass-ing up on European opportunity
US digital commerce company Qpass is launching in Europe today, and has already signed deals with th...
Microsoft hack update: Damage limitation underway
Microsoft is attempting to play down the significance of the hack reported last week, denying any so...
Rapid Swedish uptake of web TV
Sweden is leading the European market for web television with more than 24 per cent of the populatio...
Autonomy on course for FTSE 100 with UK listing
Shares in Autonomy's UK listing have been oversubscribed four times as the company heads for what is...
AIB scraps online bank plans
The Allied Irish Bank (AIB) has ditched its plans to launch a standalone internet bank and will focu...
The Bloor Perspective: the empire strikes back against Linux, Generation Dot and the Napster saga
In their latest assessment of three of the week's key issues, Robin Bloor and his colleagues tackle ...
Oftel to get tough over 'confusing' business tariffs
Telecoms regulator Oftel is set to get tough with telcos in response to concerns that they are delib...