When it comes to Internet network systems, there will be two trends in Europe: flat fees and a drive for European content. These were the predictions of Stefan Westman, director of global networks for Swedish telecommunications company Telia AB, speaking here today at the ISPCON 2000 convention.
In a move to further expand its rapid growth plans, Nortel Networks will invest an additional US$260 million in its optical networking and components business, the company announced yesterday.
As part of a 100 million pound (US$159 million) investment in new media, Ladbrokes, the gambling division of Hilton Group PLC, today announced the launch two online betting sites as well as plans to partner with a variety of telecommunications and new media companies.
Nokia has partnered with IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Nocom to develop new technology to simplify access to e-commerce sites using mobile phones, the Finnish mobile telecommunications company announced yesterday.
Craig McCaw has assembled a team of investors to rescue the troubled Iridium satellite telephone and paging venture with US$74.6 million in interim financing, Iridium announced on Wednesday.
With an eye toward privatization, Norway's Telenor AS is reorganizing its operations structure with the addition of business area managers to its corporate management team, the telecommunications company announced today.
Internet broadband services company SoftNet Systems Inc. has partnered with Compaq Computer Corp. and CMGI Inc. to jointly form a new company that will provide business travellers with broadband mobile Internet and computer services, the company announced earlier this week.
Strengthening an already close relationship between the two companies, IBM Corp. will begin using Siebel Systems Inc.'s eBusiness Applications software package for its worldwide electronic commerce operations, Siebel announced yesterday.
Craig McCaw has assembled a team of investors to rescue the troubled Iridium satellite telephone and paging venture with $US74.6 million in interim financing, Iridium announced yesterday.
Nokia has partnered with IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Nocom to develop new technology to simplify access to e-commerce sites using mobile phones, the Finnish mobile telecommunications company announced yesterday.
In an attempt to make up for a late start on the Internet, British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSkyB) now will pursue an aggressive Internet and electronic commerce strategy, the company announced today.
Though e-commerce is rapidly becoming an ever more profitable venture in Western Europe, U.S. companies are grabbing the lion's share of sales from online retailing -- or e-retailing -- according to a study published today in London by the Boston Consulting Group Inc. (BCG).
A smart card that can verify its owner through fingerprint verification or iris recognition has been developed by Keyware Technologies Inc. and Proton World International SA.
Lycos Inc. has bought the Internet community services software maker Valent Software Inc. for US$45 million worth of Lycos stock, the Internet portal company announced today.
Troubled business software vendor Baan Co. NV will sell its Coda business division to U.K.-based Science Systems PLC for US$50 million in cash, the companies announced today.