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RSS USDublin to get Media Lab?
News Media Lab is the US's foremost centre for research into a wide range of information technologies. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is reportedly planning to open a branch of its Media Lab in Dublin, Ireland. [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: US government launches Web payment system
News The US Treasury will unveil Echeck this week, a pioneering system for making payments over the Internet. To mark the technology's launch, GTE Corporation will be paid $32,000 (£20,000) for a US Air Force... [01 Jul 1998]
WorldCom/MCI deal finally gets the green light
News US telcos such as GTE and Sprint were instrumental in getting regulators in Europe and North America to call for certain assets to be sold to prevent Net domination in return for approving the merger. [01 Jul 1998]
Silicon Valley firms invest in Northern Ireland
News A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland's Industrial Development Board said: "We've had some representatives over here recently, including William Daley, the US Secretary of Commerce. Neal Graham, an investment executive at... [01 Jul 1998]
European banks back SME sector
News The scheme is intended to improve the quality of funding decisions, and bring technology-based SMEs in line with those in the US and Japan. He added that it is important to have a European focus because companies need to... [01 Jul 1998]
Bull wins DSS server contract
News He said: "We have already supplied the DSS with desktops and services and this put us in a good position. Bull Information Systems has beaten IBM and ICL to a £10m contract with the UK Department of Social Security (DSS). [01 Jul 1998]
Oftel sets precedent for telesales harassment
News A spokesman for the telecoms regulator said: "If a company has a complaint then it can come to us and we will investigate. Oftel has issued a notice of final order to a telesales company for harassing a Greek Taverna. [01 Jul 1998]
Yellow Pages and Equifax to offer business info to small firms
News Equifax has different customers to us - it pipes data to the mainframes of big corporations, whereas Yellow Pages sells to smaller companies. Yellow Pages and Equifax have announced a direct marketing alliance that... [01 Jul 1998]
AT&T snaps up cable TV giant
News AT&T, the largest long-distance carrier in the US, is to acquire cable TV giant Tele-Communications Inc (TCI) in a $48bn (£28.8bn) stock swap. The deal, if approved by regulators, will provide AT&T with the opportunity... [30 Jun 1998]
AT&T snaps up cable TV giant
News AT&T, the largest long-distance carrier in the US, is to acquire cable TV giant Tele-Communications Inc (TCI) in a $48bn (£28.8bn) stock swap. The deal, if approved by regulators, will provide AT&T with the opportunity... [30 Jun 1998]
TCI and AT&T accused of unfair dealing
News John Matthews, analyst at Ovum, said: "This is bog standard practise in the US takeover regime. TCI's merger with AT&T has hit a stumbling block. A TCI shareholder has filed a suit against the cable operator on grounds... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Azlan finds US suitor
News US giant, CHS, is rumoured to be in the frame. Troubled distributor, Azlan, has admitted being approached by at least one company interested in taking it over. The talk helped Azlan's share price go up 16p to 72p, still... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief:Bill Gates speaks out on court ruling
News Microsoft CEO and chairman Bill Gates has publicly spoken out for the first time since the US Court of Appeals decision to allow his firm to legally bundle Internet Explorer with all versions of Windows. [30 Jun 1998]
Cable & Wireless to benefit from MCI Internet sell-off
News Cable & Wireless (C&W) looks set to gain MCI's entire Internet business following reports this morning that it is in exclusive talks with the US telco. C&W has bought only MCI's wholesale Internet backbone services until... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Autonomy floats
News The company's marketing director, Dominic Johnson, said: "We will be announcing integration and distribution partners at the end of the year in Europe, the US, and the Pacific Rim. Autonomy - which develops software for... [30 Jun 1998]
