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RSS businessGovernments push for secure software standard
News Other vendors at have expressed fears that an open market in software evaluation could lead to business flooding to the US. Governments throughout the world are negotiating the first international standard for software... [09 Jul 1998]
EC gives final approval to MCI/WorldCom merger
News In order to get regulatory approval, MCI offered to sell its wholesale Internet business to Cable & Wireless for $625m (£381.5m), but that move was deemed insufficient by the EC. As expected, the EC yesterday... [09 Jul 1998]
CHS buys Vobis
News CHS is to sell this part of the business. US-based distributor, CHS has bought German computer group, Vobis from owners Metro AG for $660m (£413m). The German group is made up of Maxdata computer GmbH - a distributor of... [09 Jul 1998]
In brief: 3Com bosses launch break-away venture
News Janice Roberts, 3Com senior vice president of global marketing and business development, said: "Jeff and Donna have decided to return to the small entrepreneurial world, and to create a new start-up company. [08 Jul 1998]
In brief: Eagle Star releases Net insurance figures
News Most business is done on Mondays, with Eagle Star typically recording a surge on the following day if the service has been mentioned in the financial sections of Sunday newspapers. Eagle Star Direct has this week... [08 Jul 1998]
EC to clear the way for WorldCom and MCI merger
News The EC is believed to have insisted that MCI cease to hold any assets which overlap with the business operations of WorldCom's UUNet subsidiary. The European Commission (EC) is today expected to give its official... [08 Jul 1998]
Andersen defends its ERP practices
News Fox Meyer's difficulties were a product of its own business decisions in a highly competitive industry. Andersen Consulting has denied accusations that a flawed implementation of an enterprise resource planning package... [07 Jul 1998]
London Electricity moves into telecoms
News According to London Electricity, residential and business customers signing up to the service will save an average of 20 per cent on regional and national calls, and 5 per cent on local calls compared with BT prices. [07 Jul 1998]
Laptops present risk to health
News A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive confirmed it will be looking into the use of laptops in business. The UK's largest union, Unison, claims laptops can effect users' physical health. A survey by the trade... [07 Jul 1998]
Colt and Racal team up
News The deal will give business users better high-speed connections between cities. He said: "Colt needs to strike wholesale deals with companies which can address segments in the market that are not part of its core... [06 Jul 1998]
Ecommerce held back by company politics
News The survey found that senior IT personnel are being stymied by a lack of specific business goals and low budgets set by financial directors for ecommerce. Nearly three-quarters of IT executives claim to be the driving... [06 Jul 1998]
In brief: Sinclair Montrose gears up for NHS business
News Sinclair Montrose, a health services provider, is ready to tender for NHS contracts with the acquisition of the ASA Locums agency. The £11m purchase gives Sinclair Montrose control over specialist staff such as physiotherapists and... [06 Jul 1998]
In brief: Rockwell puts restructuring plans into action
News Rockwell International is expected to announce widespread changes to its automation business, following the separation from its semiconductor division last week. Rockwell's CEO, Don Davis, will oversee the recently... [06 Jul 1998]
The euro is coming, like it or not
Comment Everyone from business partners to tourists will force it in across every business sector. The EMU train may have left the station without the UK but that doesn't mean IT directors can go home and forget... [06 Jul 1998]
Computacenter waits for verdict
News She plans to take a few weeks off and is thinking about starting her own business. Computacenter will have to wait until early August to find out if it will have to pay £0.5m to ex-employee Caroline Olds. [03 Jul 1998]
