intranet in news
In brief: HDS launches fastest ever mainframe
News The company also announced a PC File Server supported under OS/390, Open Network Connectivity, to accommodate customers demanding the simple connection of Internet, intranet and extranet applications, especially as the number of remote and mobile... [21 Sep 1998]
UK retail chain turns its back on ecommerce
News Supermarket rival Waitrose offers an Internet shopping service, but targets only customers with corporate accounts over an intranet. Frozen food chain Iceland is giving Internet shopping the cold shoulder, at least for the present. [10 Sep 1998]
Commerce One picks up first European contract
News Chuck Donchess, Commerce One's VP of marketing, said: "We couldn't cover indirect services until now, because they require such a developed intranet and there are untrained people involved. Commerce One, a leading supplier of automated procurement... [03 Sep 1998]
Planet Online deal secures ISP foothold for Energis
News Energis - which operates a high-speed UK network piggy-backed on the National Grid's power lines - said the acquisition adds to its portfolio of value-added Internet and intranet services, and delivers a substantial corporate customer base. [01 Sep 1998]
In brief: Bay goes for wireless option
News Bay Networks is to launch a range of wireless intranet products. The move comes after Bay's $10m acquisition of Netwave Technologies earlier this year. The company claims it wants to provide an alternative to wired Ethernet-based local area networks. [25 Aug 1998]
UK Housing Association signs deal with ICL
News Although the NBHA will have full use of the intranet from October, the system dealing with letting, maintenance and finance will not go live until April 1999. The North British Housing Association is to install a communications system based on... [24 Aug 1998]
Dialog wins BBC news cutting contract
News The ENC service will run over the BBC's corporate Intranet, and will give reporters, researchers and management desktop access to information from around 80 national and regional publications. Dialog Corporation - an online information specialist... [14 Aug 1998]
In brief: Energis provides network for Northern Rock
News It plans to can set up an intranet for ecommerce purposes. National Grid subsidiary Energis has won a contract with Northern Rock to provide a WAN link between the mortgage lender's 135 sites. The project will begin in August and is scheduled for... [31 Jul 1998]
In brief: PSINet offers voice-over-IP business service
News The company claims its voice service, called PSIVoiceSM, is equal in performance to traditional PSTN lines, and will cost customers half the price of a normal call when used in conjunction with its existing Intranet and fax-over-IP offerings. [30 Jul 1998]
Clark hopes Cunningham will continue modernisation
News The two big things I did in office are the Freedom of Information Bill and bringing government onto a secure intranet. Former cabinet minister and victim of yesterday's reshuffle David Clark, spoke this morning to Silicon News about his concerns... [28 Jul 1998]
In brief: Waitrose to offer Net-based delivery services
News Staff will be able to use their company intranet to order groceries which get delivered to their place of work at the end of the day. Customers must have a corporate intranet to make use of the service. [09 Jul 1998]
Verisign boosts Net security with SecureIT deal
News SecureIT also provides Internet-related security services, but the deal will boost its secure intranet, extranet and ecommerce offerings, according to the firm. Ecommerce certification specialist Verisign has acquired SecureIT for $68m (£41.5m) in... [08 Jul 1998]
In brief: Cisco servers impress Global One
News Telecoms alliance, Global One, has chosen Cisco servers to provide secure mobile intranet and Internet access services. The group - a joint venture comprising Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Sprint - is to deliver global dial-in services on... [07 Jul 1998]
Web technology pays, but chaos looms
News Companies can get returns of up to four times their original investment by deploying Internet commerce, intranet and extranet applications, according to an IDC report. The research was conducted in conjunction with The Open Group, a vendor-neutral... [01 Jul 1998]
Energis wins Ernst & Young network contract
News However, up to three 2MB connections will be installed in the six offices which house the finance, business and taxation services, Internet and intranet, to cope with additional traffic. Energis has won a £10m contract to provide a voice and data... [01 Jul 1998]
