websites
Web surfers speak out with SpeechWorks
News The technology is based on VoiceXML, an XML-based application, which has Java and HTTP elements that support linking to other websites and manage prompts defined by VoiceXML. Voice recognition company SpeechWorks has... [03 Jul 2000]
Sports sites set to exercise their growth potential
News Sports related websites are set to increase their revenue growth because of their ability to harness multiple revenue streams, such as ecommerce, advertising and sponsorship. A report from research firm Screen Digest... [03 Jul 2000]
Behind the Headlines: Ecommerce lessons from the past
News He argued that ecommerce has given consumers the ability to shop in a way that they've never had before, citing the example of aggregate-buying websites such as letsbuyit.com. Comments from SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, that... [30 Jun 2000]
Forrester slams ecommerce outsourcing
News The report, which surveyed 150 ecommerce integrators (eCIs) providing strategy, design, marketing and technology services for companies trying to develop websites, found the sector is characterised by weakness. [29 Jun 2000]
The Electronic B@zaar: Part 2 - the four hinges
Comment Finally, websites like AltaVista and Ask Jeeves are based entirely on the search engine, a mechanism that allows an individual to identify multiple sources of information at once. There are literally millions of examples... [28 Jun 2000]
JSB Software makes $100m purchase from Mattel
News Cyber Patrol produces programmes to restrict underage access to adult websites. JSB Software, one of the leading producers of internet filtering software, has acquired Cyber Patrol, the security software division of US... [27 Jun 2000]
Logica application offers rival to WAP
News The current WAP format requires that HTML websites are converted into a special WML language. Logica is taking on WAP with the release of a new software application, M-WorldGate, which will allow mobile operators to... [23 Jun 2000]
Gates unveils operating system for the Net
News The software will fetch information from wherever it resides either on websites or in your personal file and bring it to whatever type of device you are using. Bill Gates has outlined the results of his role as Microsoft... [23 Jun 2000]
Steel firms iron out inefficiency with e-marketplace
News The online marketplace will include two separate websites to handle buying and selling. No decision has been made yet as to who will develop and run the websites. Four leading European steel... [22 Jun 2000]
'Life stages' worm gets serious
News The virus creators are happy to advertise their work, either posting them on websites or sending them to anti-virus research centers. The 'Life stages' worm which attacked email systems in the US, Australia and Asia... [21 Jun 2000]
Scoot pays £190m for Loot
News A spokesman said the company would keep the two brands separate in the bricks and mortar world, but will merge the websites. Business directory service Scoot.com has bought free paper and online classified advertiser,... [12 Jun 2000]
Nortel Networks to buy Architel in $395m deal
News Nortel's Preside-portfolio enables VPN (Virtual Private Networks) or eBusiness websites to work with any connection medium such as cable, wireless or DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and enable ISPs to be able to deliver... [20 Apr 2000]
ebookers targets football fans
News ebookers has signed a one-year contract with several sports websites, including French football club Paris St Germain. The online travel site's contract with private company Sportal follows a spate of recent acquisitions. [12 Apr 2000]