Cybercops go on the beat in the UK

14-11-2000

The UK Government is to recruit hi-tech crime investigators as part of a STG25 million strategy to tackle crime on the Internet. » more

Microsoft shows the Tablet PC at Comdex

13-11-2000

Microsoft Corporation has unveiled the prototype of its new Tablet PC at the COMDEX Fall 2000 Conference in Las Vegas. » more

iTouch pre-tax losses hit STG9.9 million

13-11-2000

Independent News & Media WAP content provider iTouch ran up a pre-tax loss of STG9.9 million in its first nine months' trading, it announced on Monday. » more

Swiss 3G licence auction is postponed

13-11-2000

The auction of four UMTS licences has been postponed in Switzerland following the withdrawal of five approved candidates and the merger of two other candidates -- Sunrise Communications SA and diAx AG. » more

In the papers 13 November

13-11-2000

UTV to bid for 3G licence in Ireland | Yahoo begins short film search service » more

On-line shoppers gaining confidence

13-11-2000

Shopping on-line is alive and well despite a number of high profile failures in retailing on the Internet, according to a recent study by Jupiter Research. » more

Oftel ups ante on UK unmetered access

13-11-2000

Measures to promote new unmetered Internet access services for UK consumers were published by Oftel on Monday. » more

Games distribution system goes on-line

13-11-2000

Computer games publisher and developer Rage has linked up with digital distribution company Tornado to trial run an electronic distribution system that would deliver its games on-line to retail outlets. » more

SmartForce sponsors e-commerce degree

13-11-2000

SmartForce, the e-learning company, has completed a sponsorship agreement worth IEP200,000 with Dublin City University. » more

BoI subsidiary to buy Moneyxtra.com

10-11-2000

Bank of Ireland's UK subsidiary Bristol & West plc has announced its intention to purchase Moneyextra.com for STG26.00 million but analysts say the model is unproven as a revenue generator. » more

Shortlist of 10 for Web visionary award

10-11-2000

Candidates for the second Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Award have been narrowed down to a shortlist of 10. » more

Dell profits up but forecast is down

10-11-2000

Dell has reported a 40 percent rise in third quarter profits to USD674 million, compared with USD483 million for the same period last year. But, ominously, the PC maker has signalled slower growth ahead. » more

In the papers 10 November

10-11-2000

Irish are reluctant to report software piracy | Lernout & Hauspie will issue revised financial statements » more

Lycos Europe cuts losses

10-11-2000

Internet Portal Lycos Europe has posted a net loss of EUR30.00 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year, a 40 percent improvement on the EUR52 million loss it reported in the fourth quarter of its 2000 fiscal year. » more

BT opens its lines to other operators

10-11-2000

BT announced a plan on Friday which it says will accelerate the unbundling of the local loop in the UK. » more

SDMI rejects claim by security pros

10-11-2000

Controversy surrounding the Secure Digital Music Initiative continues as the consortium announced that three of the five technologies had withstood the public hacking challenge despite claims by researchers that all the technologies had been compromised. » more

The Bottom Line: Peer-to-peer networking

09-11-2000

information ammunition » more

ICAN director McHale resigns

09-11-2000

Triona McHale, Strategic Planning Director of on-line advertising agency ICAN, resigned on Wednesday. » more

P2P Shifts Focus Away from Portals

09-11-2000

You can't slag off Peer-to-Peer (P2P) as some pirate-to-pirate aberration. » more

All together now

09-11-2000

Information is power, and now a set of emerging technologies that enables more connectivity between computer networks could mean more information -- and more power -- for computer users everywhere. » more

Face to face with Andrew Mahon, Groove Networks

09-11-2000

The technology industry is always a-flutter about some new 'killer app', that's going to 'revolutionise the way we work', but just this once, it might not all be hype. » more

Irish firm launches healthcare software

09-11-2000

Irish e-health technology company H2Hcare has launched a browser-based software product -- H2Hclinic, a clinic administration system. » more

Motorola seeks new wireless audiences

09-11-2000

Ireland's mobile manufacturer Motorola has joined forces with Irish animation group Animu for the Motorola Irish Animation Festival 2000. » more

In the papers 09 November

09-11-2000

Norkom to float within three weeks | Founders of Lernout & Hauspie resign executive roles » more

The far-out world of distributed computing

09-11-2000

Many hands may make light work, but in the case of distributed computing many computers can tackle problems previously thought unsolvable. » more

O'Reilly 'to make bid for Eircom'

09-11-2000

Multi-millionaire Dr. Tony O'Reilly is likely to bid for Eircom's fixed line business against ex-Esat chairman Denis O'Brien. » more

BT to float 25 percent wireless stake

09-11-2000

British Telecom (BT) on Thursday announced a "radical and unprecedented" restructuring of its operations that will see 25 percent of its wireless business floated off within 18 months. » more

Monster sees jump in on-line job-hunters

09-11-2000

The number of job-hunters visiting on-line recruitment agency Monster.ie has increased by 73 percent since the site's advertising campaign was launched at the end of September. » more

Flat-rate Internet pricing for UK users

08-11-2000

AOL UK has announced that it will make flat-rate Internet access pricing available to all its UK customers. » more

In the papers 08 November

08-11-2000

Banking software firm gets IEP7.3 million | BT to spin off mobile businesses, float Internet businesses » more