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RSS authorityIn 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]
