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Make the Internet cheaper!
Comment And the last day of the month sees the birth of BT Click, a pay-as-you-surf service that requires no Internet service provider (ISP). However often the big US bosses choose pay us a visit. When his... [30 Sep 1998]
Gates enjoys pay bonus
News Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates has been awarded a 5.4 per cent pay rise. His pay went up to $368,874 per year and he got a one-off bonus of $173,423. All this is small potatoes though compared to... [25 Sep 1998]
Intel chief preaches ecommerce gospel
News He claimed people in the UK pay two and a half times as much as US users. Intel chief executive, Craig Barrett, has brought his message of ecommerce to the UK, in a speech to 250 executives of major European companies. [24 Sep 1998]
BT warned over Click marketing
News Oftel has given BT a yellow card over allegedly using customer calling information to market BT Click, the telco's pay-as-you-go Internet service to be launched next week. The regulator announced it had concluded an... [24 Sep 1998]
Deadline looms for EC Net contract bids
News The EC is willing to pay £700,000 for a set of feasibility studies on all the various options for removing illegal content from the Web. Today is the last day for visionaries to put their ideas for a safer Internet into... [23 Sep 1998]
Deadlines the key concern with IT projects
News Myler said this suggests companies are more concerned that their suppliers deliver on time and that they are much more prepared to tweak the brief and pay more than be stuck with an implementation that moves away form... [23 Sep 1998]
Bankers offer online advice to small firms
News Future guests include Eddie George of the Bank of England talking about European Monetary Policy and George Bain of the Low Pay Commission taking questions about the minimum wage. The UK's Department of Trade and... [22 Sep 1998]
Microsoft ups charges for other Web search firms
News Microsoft has increased the amount search engine companies have to pay for the privilege of being included in its Web search system. AltaVista, Infoseek, Lycos and Snap will have to pay a guaranteed... [22 Sep 1998]
EDS picks up UK armed forces contract
News Rod Edwards, account director for EDS AFPPA, claimed it was a major project as it involved the consolidation of over 200 disparate systems into a generic pay engine. The AFPPA's pay system will run on... [16 Sep 1998]
In brief: MSFDC becomes TransPoint as Citibank joins venture
News Citibank will allow the venture to use its "pay anyone" facility, which enables customers to pay any bill, whether or not it is delivered electronically. Citibank has announced it is to invest in MSFDC,... [15 Sep 1998]
Globalstar loses satellites in Russian rocket crash
News Globalstar's 12 satellites represent approximately 20 per cent of its infrastructure, however the satellites were insured and the company won't have to pay for another launch. Fledgling telephony provider Globalstar has... [11 Sep 1998]
Oftel gives BT 'pay-as-you-surf' the OK
News An Oftel spokesman acknowledged concerns over the 'pay-as-you-surf' service which have been raised by industry bodies such as the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA). The UK telecoms watchdog, Oftel, has... [10 Sep 1998]
Intel under pressure to release bus technology
News It would also enable them to develop their own accessory chips, rather than pay royalty fees to Intel, giving them an advantage over rival PC manufacturers. Intel is facing pressure from three major PC manufacturers to... [07 Sep 1998]
Beware the millennium cowboy
Comment Once the fraudsters have got into the building, they access confidential finance documents and change the software to issue inflated pay cheques into Mafia bank accounts. The millennium bug is not that disastrous a problem. [02 Sep 1998]
C&WC gets head start in pay-as-you-surf race
News The cable TV and telephony provider has launched Internet Light - a pay-as-you-surf service costing 45 pence per hour, with no monthly Internet service provider (ISP) fees, but a one-time £10 sign-up charge - at least a... [01 Sep 1998]