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RSS authorityUK council goes back to pen and paper
News The North Yorkshire authority said the software it was using - Co-ware by Edge Designs - created "more problems than it was worth", prompting the return to pen and ink. Councillors at Thirsk Town Hall are to shelve an... [24 Aug 1998]
Telia Internet could face probe over Internet and phone links
News Monica Widegren, director of the International Secretariat at Sweden's Competition Authority, Konkurrensverket, said: "This is of interest. The Internet service provider (ISP) division of Sweden's national telco, Telia,... [24 Aug 1998]
Cable & Wireless Communications to offer interactive services
News BIB - which recently gained the approval of the European Commission's competition authority - is backed by BT, BSkyB, Midland Bank and Matsushita, and also promises to offer interactive services, initially to BSkyB's... [19 Aug 1998]
In brief: Regulator deals blow to Deutsche Telekom
News The German regulatory authority, RTP has told Deutsche Telekom (DT) that it cannot charge potential competitors a higher price for connection to its network. RTP ruled that even though DT's competitors will resell the... [17 Aug 1998]
Analysis: UK telemedicine finally gets into gear
Comment This leads to a fragmented approach to development," said Fiona Simpson, speaking for the British Medical Authority (BMA). Telemedicine has caught the political imagination this month, following the UK Department of... [17 Aug 1998]
Analysis: The new Internet order
Comment It will stop funding the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Iana) - which hands out IP addresses to the main registries - and will step aside for a new Iana, controlled by industry representatives from around the world. [13 Aug 1998]
In brief: French phone boxes under threat
News The telco is legally bound to feed a fund for the maintaining of public services, while no decision on the matter can be taken without local authority approval. France Telecom's decision to withdraw phone boxes that are... [07 Aug 1998]
School-leavers reassured over A-level database bug
News The council's regulator - the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) - has not ceased its investigation into the case. Despite Langley's assertion that the QCA was being updated informally, the... [03 Aug 1998]
Geneva meeting to appoint domain name authority
News The US government's decision to hand over control of Internet domain names - as promised in a recent white paper - has been put into action. Organisations from across the world met in Geneva at the weekend to propose a 15-strong panel of... [27 Jul 1998]
German telecoms deregulation is hailed a success
News New telecommunications companies in Germany have gained a 12 per cent market share of long-distance calls since deregulation six months ago, according to a report from the German telecoms authority RTP. [17 Jul 1998]
BT shareholders to vote on share buy-back
News A BT spokeswoman told Silicon News: "At the time of our annual results in May we said we'd be seeking shareholder authority [to buy back shares]. BT shareholders will tomorrow vote on the company buying billions of... [14 Jul 1998]
BugNet challenges Microsoft over Office 95 security hole
News The US-based authority on bugs and fixes says Excel, PowerPoint and Word have an error which allows important information normally hidden from view - such as passwords - to be revealed by simply opening files in a text... [03 Jul 1998]
In brief: AEA buys AE
News Formerly part of the Atomic Energy Authority, AEA paid £3.5m for the US firm. AEA Technology has bought engineering software company, AE Systems. The acquisition will allow AEA to provide a larger range of design... [01 Jul 1998]
Pre-Millennium tension afflicts the NHS
Comment But instead of putting on the brakes, the health authority and trust managers are taking no action to avoid the precipice. The latest official report on the state of the UK National Health Service's (NHS) Year 2000... [26 Jun 1998]
