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UK government launches ecommerce taskforce
News The UK government today launched a taskforce designed to address the twin issues of ecommerce and cyber-law enforcement. Home Secretary Jack Straw and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Stephen Byers were both present at the launch of the... [27 May 1999]
Linux Special: Case study - Powys County Council
Comment Around two years ago, Powys County Council in Wales started using Linux - and hasn't looked back since. It now uses open source software for a wide range of Internet and intranet applications and has based its entire National Grid for Learning... [25 May 1999]
Linux Special: No sex please, we're arguing over Linux GUIs
Comment Forget the England rugby captain. Forget the son of the heir to the throne's lover. In a nutshell, forget drug scandals. In the world of online publishing only two things sell: sex and Linux. Given that we're unlikely to see a sex scandal involving... [25 May 1999]
SEC takes action against online brokers
News The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken its first regulatory action against an electronic brokerage firm. Datek Online Brokerage Services, the US's fourth largest online broker, has been censured for improperly using over $42m in... [21 May 1999]
Transatlantic Cable: Al Gore - the president of open source?
Comment Some things may be different in the United States, but many things remain the same. Take, for instance, clueless politicians who latch onto concepts they don't really understand in a vain attempt to look clued up, but end up looking stupid. [19 May 1999]
Beyond the firewall
Comment The firewall used to be seen as the barrier between the corporate intranet and danger out on the Web. But the practice of putting public material on the Internet, while keeping confidential data safely on a LAN (local area network), has gone out of... [14 May 1999]
CRM: More than just a pretty acronym?
Comment IT vendors' current focus on the potential of customer relationship management (CRM) technology is verging on the obsessive. But recent developments show CRM to be more than the acronym du jour. CRM is about combining data warehousing, computer... [27 Apr 1999]
Diary of a start-up (2): 'Please sir, can I have some more?' The search for capital
Comment Every Easter, I used to take a couple of leisurely weeks holiday, spending time with the kids and getting involved in lots of family things. But in the blur that was Easter this year, I could only take one day off - a drawback of being involved in... [23 Apr 1999]
ICL fits up Kwik-fit with kiosks
News ICL has picked up a multi-million pound contract from Kwik-fit to install customer service kiosks in all its European repair centres. The systems integrator will initially upgrade the data communications and central computer system for the vehicle... [23 Apr 1999]
Telecoms takes centre stage in Europe
News European Union telecoms ministers are today meeting to discuss a broad range of critical issues currently facing the industry. European commissioner Martin Bangemann will address the ministers from all member states in Luxembourg. [22 Apr 1999]
Ericsson and Qualcomm settle out of court
News Ericsson and Qualcomm yesterday said they have settled their long running dispute over standards for next-generation (3G) mobile phones. The deal will see Ericsson buy the Qualcomm unit that makes mobile CDMA (code-division multiple access... [26 Mar 1999]
X-Stream extends free Net access offer
News UK Internet service provider (ISP), X-Stream is to offer free Net access every weekend for the rest of March. The move follows yesterday's offer of six hours' free access to users via an 0800 phone number. [09 Mar 1999]
Comic Relief gets e-donation system from ICL
News ICL has been chosen by UK charity, Comic Relief to design and implement an electronic payment system that allows people to make donations over the Internet in six different currencies. It is the first time a charity has been able to accept multiple... [07 Mar 1999]
Y2K: What price a Good Samaritan?
Comment First the Americans did it, then the Australians and now Y2K experts in the UK are pushing for it too. The Year 2000 Information Disclosure Bill, dubbed the 'Good Samaritan' Act by US Senators, protects companies from civil liability arising from... [02 Mar 1999]
Kyocera boss slams UK printer dealers
News The UK printer market is suffering from lack of focus, lack of interest and lack of expertise, according to Kyocera MD, Phil Murphy. Murphy, celebrating his firm's 10th birthday by announcing that it's now number two in the UK printer market, told... [28 Feb 1999]
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