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Liffe and CME forge alliance
News The tie-up of the world's largest exchanges - the Chicago Board of Trade and Swiss-German Eurex - has stolen the limelight in recent weeks, but Liffe and the Merc still dominate short-term interest rate contracts. [06 Aug 1999]
Free ISPs vs AOL: who will have the last laugh?
Comment Since its launch, the Dixons-owned ISP has stolen thousands of potential AOL users. The latest jockeying for position in the UK Internet service provider (ISP) market will only have an impact on home users and small... [17 May 1999]
Symantec makes race equality breakthrough in Silicon Valley
News Symantec has stolen a march on its rivals by appointing the first African-American CEO in Silicon Valley. John Thompson, formally general manager of IBM Americas, replaces Gordon Eubanks, who left the anti-virus... [15 Apr 1999]
UK firms urged to keep IT safe
News Researchers also noted the sophistication of the black market for stolen computer equipment. The UK government has published advice to help businesses avoid computer theft. The Home Office report, called 'Pulling the... [09 Apr 1999]
Cellnet owns up to security flaw
News This leaves the way open for fraudsters to buy airtime using stolen credit card details, and go undetected for up to a month. Mobile operator, Cellnet has admitted to a security flaw in its pre-pay mobile phone services,... [01 Mar 1999]
C&WC gets head start in pay-as-you-surf race
News Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) has stolen a march on BT in its effort to attract first-time Internet users. The cable TV and telephony provider has launched Internet Light - a pay-as-you-surf service costing... [01 Sep 1998]
Youthful hacker proves a point
News Waktel would not disclose how many customers were affected by the attack but promised to change all the active, stolen passwords by 27August. An 18 year old hacker has been thwarted in his efforts to blackmail Sweden's... [21 Aug 1998]