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RSS UKInternet proves popular amongst GPs
News UK GP's have taken to the Internet in a big way according to recently published research from NOP's healthcare division. Around 80 per cent of GPs questioned said they had accessed the Web regularly over the last month. [11 Aug 1998]
In brief: German officials seize pirate software
News An American known only as 'S' is said to be behind the pirate ring, which runs from the UK. German authorities have made Europe's largest ever seizure of pirated Microsoft software. Customs officers are believed to have... [11 Aug 1998]
In brief: Keytech picks up Senator contract
News Operating between two sites in Lancashire, UK, the contract is worth £40,000 over five years. Furniture manufacturer Senator has signed a contract with Keytech's network support services for a Local Area Network. [11 Aug 1998]
In brief: UK ecommerce association gets extra support
News Three leaders in the field of ecommerce - Harbinger, Infobank and Indicii Salus - have agreed to become sponsoring members of the Electronic Commerce Association, the UK centre for independent information and advice on... [11 Aug 1998]
Cisco wins $5m European network contract
News The network will reach across five European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Holland and the UK. Cisco has won a $5m contract to install an international IP network for European telecoms carrier, Carrier1. [11 Aug 1998]
Racal Electronics braces itself for takeover
News UK-reports claim General Electric Company (GEC) is interested in buying the firm, which is valued at more than £1.4bn. Racal Electronics is rumoured to be on a takeover alert. Last week Racal announced it will sell its... [10 Aug 1998]
UK schoolboy breaks encryption laws
News A seventeen year old schoolboy has defied a global government ban on exporting encryption by writing a 2048bit code and distributing it over the Internet. Peter Parkinson - a sixth form student from Maidstone, Kent - said he was trying... [10 Aug 1998]
In brief: BT launches global charge card
News Calls in the UK cost a minimum of 9.5p and calls from Europe to the UK cost 90p per minute. BT has launched a charge card designed for business travellers. Executives can use the card to pay for fax,... [10 Aug 1998]
Ecommerce for everyone
Comment Steven Alambritis, speaking for the UK-based Federation of Small Business, said: "It's typical of 99 per cent of ecommerce initiatives to go way over the head of small businesses. World business leaders gathered in... [10 Aug 1998]
NHS Executive criticised over £32m system
News A UK government report has accused the NHS Executive of bungling the implementation of a computerised medical coding system. The Read Codes - a clinical coding system developed by Dr James Read in the early 1980s - has... [10 Aug 1998]
UK travel agents ignore Web opportunities
News Nearly 90 per cent of UK travel agents are not taking online travel sites seriously, according to a survey by Internet systems integrator, Web. The London-based firm teamed up with Ascend Comunications to assess online... [10 Aug 1998]
UK town outraged by plastic Orange tree
News The residents of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England, have reacted angrily to a telecommunications mast proposed by mobile operator, Orange. To calm their fears, Orange agreed to disguise the mast as a Scots Pine tree. [10 Aug 1998]
In brief: Excite to offer free UK email
News Internet search engine provider, Excite, has announced it is to offer free localised email to UK users. The company said this is the first time UK users have been offered such a service, although free... [07 Aug 1998]
Online trading systems survive rollercoaster week
News However, lessons learned from a similar experience last autumn allowed online traders like E*Trade Group, which announced the acquisition of a UK subsidiary this summer, to ride the storm. Online traders struggled to... [06 Aug 1998]
In brief: Vodafone staff in lucrative share offer
News The UK's largest mobile network operator claims the shares - dubbed the millennium share options because they will be exercisable from July 2001 - make the company the UK's largest to operate such a scheme. [06 Aug 1998]
