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RSS belgian3G: Boldly going where no one should have gone in the first place?
Comment Some operators, such as Belgian incumbent Belgacom, have announced they will not pay "an exaggerated fee" for the Belgian 3G licence. The process behind the awarding of third generation mobile (3G) licences has received plenty of bad press over the... [15 Sep 2000]
Tradepoint launch puts traditional exchanges to the test
News It also plans to cut its charges for the first six months in a bid to gain a market lead before the merger between London and Frankfurt stock exchanges and Euronext - the French, Dutch and Belgian merger - have been completed. [07 Jul 2000]
Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris bourses in £25m IT merger
News We had chosen Sicovam but it is now in merger talks with Euroclear and while they are effectively nearing the end of negotiations, Euroclear is also talking to CIK and Necigef - the companies providing settlement software to the Belgian and Dutch... [05 Jul 2000]
London and German stock exchanges to announce merger
News The new stock market will be twice the size of EuroNext, the recently formed alliance between the Belgian, Dutch and French bourses. Europe's two largest stock exchanges are expected to announce a merger tomorrow. [02 May 2000]
Dexia takes European online banking initiative
News Belgian-French bank Dexia is to offer its customers online banking as part of a plan to launch a European direct banking service. The bank said it aims to have 50,000 customers by the end of the year, but predicted this number would grow to 300,000... [16 Mar 2000]
Belgacom unifies order management operations
News Belgian telco, Belgacom has purchased an order management system from telecoms software supplier, Amdocs. The Amdocs Order Management system will replace six different ordering applications currently in use at Belgacom. [01 Jun 1999]
Firedoor opens into Europe and the US
News Firedoor, which makes firewalls, VPNs (virtual private networks) and intelligent access systems for companies such as Ericsson and Astra Pharmaceuticals, announced a $2m investment from Belgian venture capitalist, Pythagoras, this week. [21 May 1999]
Intel finds its voice
News Intel is investing $30m in a joint venture with Belgian speech technology company, Lernout & Hauspie, to develop ecommerce telephony products. The technology will allow consumers to make transactions over the Internet using voice commands in a... [06 May 1999]
Microsoft voices support for Lernout & Hauspie
News Microsoft has announced plans to invest an extra $15m in Belgian voice technology company, Lernout & Hauspie (L&H). Microsoft has already used technology from the Belgian company in its in-car navigation system, but has yet to confirm... [23 Mar 1999]
Intel gets inside Dutch cable market
News John O'Farrell, senior vice president of @Home Network's International Division, said Intel's proposed involvement in @Home Nederland will give its plans to bring "state-of-the-art broadband online services to Dutch and Belgian customers a... [29 Oct 1998]
UK Chamber of Commerce to register digital IDs
News It has partnered with Globalsign, an Internet Certification Authority that originated out of the Belgian Chamber of Commerce certification division. The British Chamber of Commerce is to become an official registration authority licensed to issue... [20 Oct 1998]
In brief: Lernout & Hauspie invests in UK speech firm
News Belgian voice recognition firm Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) has invested £2.4m in UK company Speech Machine. The deal will give L&H an estimated 18.7 per cent stake in the UK firm. Speech Machine is expected to integrate its email reading telephone... [14 Sep 1998]
In brief: BT strives for Belgian breakthrough
News BT is increasing its efforts to break into the Belgian market by offering discounts of up to 20 per cent to business customers. BT Belgium is hiring dark fibre from Belgian railway operator, SNCB, but will later lay its own lines. [03 Sep 1998]
Visa puts weight behind smartcard firm
News Visa yesterday gave its backing to a Belgian smartcard technology - Proton - with a view to making it the global standard for electronic purse schemes. It also announced an investment into Proton World International - the company which develops the... [30 Jul 1998]
In brief: Esprit awarded Belgian licence
News The development of Esprit's European telecoms network was given a boost today when the company was awarded a licence to operate in Belgium. David Oertle, Esprit CEO, called the licence "an important milestone in the development of the second ring... [09 Jul 1998]
