Round-Up
RSS Round-UpExperts slam UK encryption plans
News Representatives of the banking association, Apacs and Chris Reed, deputy director of the University of London's Centre for Commercial Law, were giving evidence at the third round of Trade and Industry Select Committee... [23 Feb 1999]
Public awards body offers IT bonus marks
News Applicants for the 1999 round of awards will need to show how they are using technology to improve customer service, but only if IT is becoming a standard in comparable organisations. The UK government's public awards... [05 Feb 1999]
E-government gets cash boost from UK Treasury
News The UK Treasury has handed out the first round of funding in its Invest to Save programme - and much of the money will benefit electronic government initiatives. Another round of funding will be... [14 Jan 1999]
Euro preparations go smoothly despite Underground strike
News A spokesman for Rail and Maritime Transport, the union behind the latest round of strikes, said some tube services would still be running during the two 24-hour strike periods, due to variations in shifts and union... [14 Dec 1998]
German telcos up the ante
News A new round of heavy price cuts has intensified the struggle in the German telecoms market. On Friday, Germany's telecoms regulator approved Deutsche Telekom's (DT) plan to slash domestic long-distance charges by... [14 Dec 1998]
Monopoly or minnow? The future of Microsoft
Comment The one definite result to emerge in the latest round of court action was the ruling that Microsoft be prevented from claiming its products are Java compatible. So, round one to Sun - but Microsoft is in... [30 Nov 1998]
OPINION: Java - caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
News Judge Whyte's ruling that Microsoft can't sell or distribute software which isn't fully compliant with Sun's Java standard is a serious blow to Microsoft as it struggles to fend off mounting accusations of bullying and coercion from... [19 Nov 1998]
The Trials of Microsoft - lessons from the past (Part 2)
Comment So IBM got away with it last time round - and Microsoft is looking well set to do so now. It has a presence in all corners of the industry and stands untouched by its rivals. Sound familiar? No, it's not Microsoft but a... [17 Nov 1998]
ANALYSIS: The Trials of Microsoft - lessons from the past (Part 2)
News So IBM got away with it last time round - and Microsoft is looking well set to do so now. It has a presence in all corners of the industry and stands untouched by its rivals. Sound familiar? No, it's not Microsoft but a... [17 Nov 1998]
The Trials of Microsoft: An overview
Comment Rumour has it that Judge Jackson - the ruling judge in the anti-trust case - leans towards the DoJ's side of the story, which means Microsoft will be back for Round 2 in the appeals court. Microsoft is now battling to... [16 Nov 1998]
The Trials of Microsoft: An overview
News Rumour has it that Judge Jackson - the ruling judge in the anti-trust case - leans towards the DoJ's side of the story, which means Microsoft will be back for Round 2 in the appeals court. Microsoft is now battling to... [16 Nov 1998]
Why Tony Blair must catch the bug
Comment But the report leaves the biggest question of all unanswered: how can this bleak situation be turned round? The millennium bug has plagued the UK government this week. First came a Cap Gemini report which showed that... [12 Nov 1998]
In brief: Research house predicts ERP boom
News According to the report Peoplesoft, Baan and JD Edwards round out the top five ERP vendors for 1998. The ERP (enterprise resource planning) software market will be worth $52m by 2002, according to Boston-based analysts,... [10 Aug 1998]
