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RSS internetSurvey reveals weak Net defences
News In a survey of 200 companies - the majority of which feature in the Times 1000 list - 47 per cent admitted they don't know how to protect against viruses and other problems associated with Internet. Over a third failed... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: IDC forecasts death of the PC
News A new crop of Internet access devices will push PCs into the background by 2002, according to an IDC study. The study, entitled Death of the PC Era, says PCs accounted for 96 per cent of the Internet... [30 Jun 1998]
AT&T snaps up cable TV giant
News Following the merger, AT&T said it will combine its long-distance, wireless and Internet service units with TCI's cable, telecoms and high-speed Internet businesses to create AT&T Consumer Services.... [30 Jun 1998]
AT&T snaps up cable TV giant
News Following the merger, AT&T said it will combine its long-distance, wireless and Internet service units with TCI's cable, telecoms and high-speed Internet businesses to create AT&T Consumer Services.... [30 Jun 1998]
Psion, Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson team up
News The joint venture will develop and sell smartphones and communicators that offer Internet access, messaging and information access in a pocket-size device. Psion has signed a deal with Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson to... [30 Jun 1998]
EC tightens up data protection
News The Act has major implications for companies outsourcing Y2K data abroad, or indeed putting up any personal data on the Internet," Morgan continued. A revised EC data protection act, which is expected to take effect in... [30 Jun 1998]
EDI gets boost from Ovum
News Beth Barling, co-author of the report, 'Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce: Opening the Market,' says that next-generation EDI is heading for the Internet, either as an object-oriented language, or as a combined... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief:Bill Gates speaks out on court ruling
News Microsoft CEO and chairman Bill Gates has publicly spoken out for the first time since the US Court of Appeals decision to allow his firm to legally bundle Internet Explorer with all versions of Windows. [30 Jun 1998]
Cable & Wireless to benefit from MCI Internet sell-off
News Cable & Wireless (C&W) looks set to gain MCI's entire Internet business following reports this morning that it is in exclusive talks with the US telco. C&W has bought only MCI's wholesale Internet... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Price Waterhouse endorses security system
News The Information Security Management System can protect corporate networks and secures data sent over the Internet, according to the firms. Price Waterhouse has put its name to a security product developed by TriStrata... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Net escapes taxation
News The US House of Representatives has approved the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which calls for a three-year ban on online trading taxation. Supporters of the bill argue that taxation of Internet trade will... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Net industry criticises spam bill
News The anti-spamming bill currently in front of the US Senate has been heavily criticised by representatives from the Internet industry. They claim the bill does not go far enough in protecting people from unsolicited email. [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: US court lets ISPs off the hook
News David Kennedy, chief executive of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), welcomed the ruling. In a landmark lawsuit on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ruled that AOL is not responsible for illegal material... [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: Price Waterhouse encourages business on the Net
News Price Waterhouse - one of Europe's largest SAP R/3 systems integrators - has launched an Internet purchase and order processing service. Based on R/3, the service is designed to automate supply chain transactions, allow... [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: Webtrends adds 'big brother' Net technology
News IT managers will be able to use firewalls to monitor Internet usage in future. WebTrends plans to add firewall analysis and software to its enterprise-management applications. The company claims it will enable IT... [29 Jun 1998]
