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News Even more tempting is a systems analyst who "doesn't quit at the first sign of adversity". Lonely scientists and technicians have been given fresh hope of romance with the launch of an online dating service designed... [30 Jul 1998]
Compaq spends $3m on altavista.com address
News Input analyst, James Eibisch, commented: "It is an unusually large amount of money to pay for a domain name, but it's not the only case - Microsoft recently paid $5m for rights to an Internet Explorer domain name. [29 Jul 1998]
Analysts predict faltering Unisource after AT&T pull-out
News Steve Wallage, telecoms analyst at Dataquest, commented: "To maintain its credibility with Global 1000 companies, Unisource has to find another partner fast. Unisource - a pan-European telecoms alliance - faces a... [28 Jul 1998]
Observers back BT alliance with AT&T
News But Steve Wallage, telecoms analyst at Dataquest, said there will be confusion in the short term. Analysts have welcomed the alliance between BT and AT&T announced on Sunday, saying it will provide international firms... [27 Jul 1998]
European firms lead US in use of customer data
News Ovum analyst, Daniel Bieler, agreed. Europe has gained an 18 month head start over the US in customer management database technology. According to Alann Swann, Prime Response's CEO EMEA Asia-Pacific, European... [24 Jul 1998]
In brief: CA shares plunge over 30 per cent
News The fall occurred despite positive Q1 results, which beat analyst estimates by 1 cent a share. Computer Associates shares fell by over 30 per cent on Wall Street today, after the company warned that Asian turmoil and a... [22 Jul 1998]
Lotus fanfares SmartSuite Millennium Edition
News Commenting on the voice recognition software, Simon Levin, a Gartner analyst, said: "It is a point of differentiation. Lotus has launched the next release of its desktop productivity suite of applications - SmartSuite... [22 Jul 1998]
In brief: IBM returns a healthy Q2 profit
News IBM's Q2 1998 earnings have exceeded analyst expectations. Net earnings were $1.5bn compared to $1.4bn for the previous year, with revenues slightly down to $18.8bn from $18.9bn for the corresponding quarter last year. [21 Jul 1998]
Compaq chief speaks out on Unix and NT
News Jamie Snowdon, analyst at Input thought that two to three years is an ambitious time limit. Joe McNally, vice president and UK managing director of Compaq, exclusively told Silicon of his company's plans for Digital Unix. [21 Jul 1998]
56-bit encryption cracked in three days
News Dennis Keiler, Ovum analyst, said: "This should show the US government that technology alone does not guarantee security, even 228-bit encryption will be cracked, once chips get faster. The Electronic Frontier Foundation... [20 Jul 1998]
MCI sells US Net business to C&W
News Chris Lewis, principal analyst at the Yankee Group, said: "To get over a quarter of a million dial-up customers on a plate like that gives it a very good start. MCI has sold its entire US Internet business to Cable &... [16 Jul 1998]
BT shareholders to vote on share buy-back
News However, Steve Wallage, a Dataquest analyst, said: "A share buyback wouldn't make that much difference - any company would still have to pay well over £50bn, and you have to remember WorldCom will have paid less than... [14 Jul 1998]
Telco undercuts opposition to attract home users
News However, Andy Greenman, a Yankee Group analyst, warned: "They need to have a clear and concise marketing message, and they're also up against the cable operators, so it will be a long, hard slog. Telinco, a fledgling... [10 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News Stephen Young, principal analyst at Ovum and co-author of the report, said: "This is good news for the customer. Research company, Ovum, has signed the death warrant of accounting rate with a report saying its days are... [10 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News Stephen Young, principal analyst at Ovum and co-author of the report, said: "This is good news for the customer. Research company, Ovum, has signed the death warrant of accounting rate with a report saying its days are... [10 Jul 1998]
