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News The call came at the end of a conference in Brussels yesterday to discuss online trading. Business leaders have called for greater cooperation between the private and public sectors in Europe. Without it, they claim that... [03 Jul 1998]
Amazon.com muscles into Europe
News According to one analyst, the US company could easily kill off online ventures from European book giants like WH Smith and Waterstones unless they shape up their Internet marketing. Amazon.com launched its European... [03 Jul 1998]
Intel gets close to German telco
News Intel and Deutsche Telekom have agreed to work together to use the chip giant's latest Xeon processor technology to underpin the European telco's T-Online Internet service. Deutsche Telekom said T-Online... [03 Jul 1998]
Web poll reveals rise of online shopping
News More than a fifth of home users have made an online purchase in the last six months. He added that more and more customers are seeing the advantages of online shopping. Computer software was still the... [03 Jul 1998]
In brief: Intelligent agents create ecommerce price wars
News Intelligent software agents will turn online commerce into a boom and bust economy, according to research from IBM. Kephart said this would lead to immense swings in the market, as online retailers... [02 Jul 1998]
AOL and Microsoft to provide 'next generation' Web adverts for Unilever
News Food to chemicals giant Unilever has signed up Microsoft and AOL to oversee its online marketing development. It is one of the first wholehearted moves into Web advertising by a non-technical company. [02 Jul 1998]
School Internet project proves a hit
News The project ties in with the National Grid for Learning - the Government's drive to get all schools and pupils online by 2000. SchoolNet 2000 - the UK's largest Internet education project to date - has attracted 7,000... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: Net escapes taxation
News The US House of Representatives has approved the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which calls for a three-year ban on online trading taxation. Supporters of the bill argue that taxation of Internet trade will discourage the... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Asda targets home shoppers
News The supermarket will also launch a Web site selling cds, videos and books online - this will later be expanded to include all groceries. Asda is to launch a dedicated home shopping service. Run from a warehouse and call... [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: Price Waterhouse encourages business on the Net
News Based on R/3, the service is designed to automate supply chain transactions, allow easy access to online catalogues and detailed product information, and encourage customers to place orders over the Web. [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: Disney searches out Infoseek
News Walt Disney has bought a 43 percent stake in Infoseek, one of the leading online search engines. In exchange for 25.8 million shares, Disney will hand over its stake in Web design company, Starwave, plus $70m (£43.8m) in... [26 Jun 1998]
Network could aid Camelot in racing bid
News The network currently serves 25,000 online tills. National Lottery operator, Camelot, plans to use its data network as a trump card in bidding to run racing pool business, Tote. Camelot chief executive, Tim Hollis, has... [26 Jun 1998]
BT Internet service under threat
News New Internet users might see it as a way to get online and not realise what they're missing. The Internet Service Providers Asscoiation (ISPA) may try to block BT's plans to offer a pay-as-you-go, ISP-less Internet... [26 Jun 1998]
Police investigate online World Cup ticket fraud
News A Web site that persuaded football fans to send money for World Cup tickets that never materialised is under investigation by the Manchester Police Commercial Fraud Squad. A spokeswoman for the Internet Service Providers Association... [26 Jun 1998]
In brief: AOL asserts independence
News America Online (AOL) chiefs, Stephen Case and Robert Pittman, have moved to quash rumours that a merger with AT&T is imminent. US press reports claim that employees at AOL were sent an email explaining that the company... [26 Jun 1998]
