Stories by Mary Lisbeth D'Amico

Vendors See Digital ID as Mobile Commerce Boost

Mobile electronic commerce has not yet lived up to the promise held out by the exploding number of mobile phone users, partly because there is no standardized way to authenticate mobile transactions, according to the chief executive officer of German e-commerce software vendor Brokat Infosystems AG.

DT Focus on Expansion, Broadband and Flat-Rates

Deutsche Telekom AG's chief executive officer today said the carrier is not attempting to protect Germany's fixed-line telephone network from other technologies that provide customers with broadband access.

Software AG Sees Healthy Growth in 1999

Software AG today released final results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, pointing to record levels in its income growth and better-than-expected results in spite of the year 2000 switch.

T-Online, Commerzbank Team on Online Banking

Deutsche Telekom AG's online service, T-Online International AG, and one of Germany's top banks, Commerzbank AG, today announced a cooperation agreement to develop online banking products via the bank's discount brokerage unit.

Consumer Products Boost Philips' 1999 Income

Royal Philips Electronics NV today reported improved income from continuing operations both for the full year 1999 and in its fiscal fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 1999, partly due to better results at its consumer products division.

DT to Merge T-Online with France's Club-Internet

Deutsche Telekom AG and French media company Lagardère SCA announced plans to merge their respective Internet service provider (ISP) units, as part of a larger Internet alliance struck today.

Wireless Net, Linux, Win2000 to Take Center Stage

Wireless Internet, electronic commerce, stripped-down PCs, Linux and Windows 2000 are some of the themes expected to take center stage at this year's CeBIT exhibition, taking place Feb. 24 to March 1 in Hanover, Germany.

Clinton Plans Net Security Summit, Report Says

U.S. President Clinton plans to hold a meeting next week with leading high-tech executives to discuss Internet security, in the wake of the rash of recent hacker attacks on large U.S. Web sites, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journal.

T-Online, T-Mobil Form European Mobile JV

Deutsche Telekom AG's online provider and mobile phone subsidiaries today said they will form a new company that will sell Internet-based services over mobile devices throughout Europe.

Deutsche Telekom Feels Acquisition Heat

The pending merger of Mannesmann AG and Vodafone AirTouch PLC has changed the competitive landscape in Europe and given Deutsche Telekom AG "a kick in the pants," according to the carrier's top international executive.

Siemens Focuses on Converged IP Networks

Siemens AG's networking group today said it would focus its efforts on moving companies towards converged voice and data networks based on the Internet protocol (IP), but promised to let companies "go at their own pace."

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