Stories by Douglas F. Gray

C&W to Build $158M Web Hosting Center in U.K.

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC is investing over 100 million pounds (US$158 million) in creating what it says will be one of the largest Web hosting centers in Europe, the company announced today.

CEBIT - There's More to Linux than Linux Alley

Linux Alley is once again a crowded venue at the CeBIT trade show this year, but some of the most interesting Linux applications can be found far from the madding crowds at other locations on the show floor.

There's More to Linux than Linux Alley

Linux Alley is once again a crowded venue at the CeBIT trade show this year, but some of the most interesting Linux applications can be found far from the madding crowds at other locations on the show floor. Attendees who want to see a handheld computer running Linux, for example, can seek out South Korean vendor Gmate Co. Ltd. to check out a device it calls Yopy. [See "Gmate Debuts Palm-Sized Linux Device," Feb. 26.] Yopy is expected to ship by mid-year, in both Korean and English-language versions.

Microsoft Has High Hopes for Pocket PC

Microsoft Corp. is confident that the soon-to-be-released Pocket PC software package will allow the software giant to gain on its competitors in the handheld device market, a company official said today.

Psion Infomedia Announces Digital Audio Receiver

Psion Infomedia Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Psion PLC, is showing a device at the CeBIT trade show that it hopes will change the way you listen to the radio. The Wavefinder digital audio receiver allows users to receive broadcasts through their computers.

Microsoft Details Pocket PC Plans

Microsoft Corp. gave journalists a glimpse of the much-awaited Pocket PC, a rival to 3Com Corp.'s Palm series, in a press conference here today.

Motorola Announces Six WAP Phones

Motorola Inc. today showed six new WAP (wireless application protocol) phones, which will be available beginning next quarter, executives said.

Logitech Debuts New Mouse, Trackball

Logitech Corp. will debut a smaller mouse designed for portable PC users, as well as a wireless trackball at CeBIT this year, executives announced this morning.

Nokia taps ICL for e-commerce push

UK-based IT services company International Computers (ICL) announced on Monday that it has formed a joint venture with Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia to support Nokia Information Management's eBusiness division.

Security Firm Warns of E-mail Web-Jacking

Internet portal GoHip.com has been distributing through its Web site a "free browser enhancement" that uses Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveX to automatically modify files on a user's PC, according to Internet security firm Finjan Inc.

KPN Buys into More Eastern European ISPs

Koninklijke KPN NV (KPN) has acquired a 51 percent interest in U.S.-based Euroweb International Corp., which runs business ISPs (Internet service providers) in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, for US$16.3 million, the Dutch telecommunications company announced today.

ISPCON 2000: Compaq: Reliability Is Important for E-Biz

In the world of e-commerce, 100 percent up-time is the single most important issue, so sites need to be designed to keep running even when system upgrades occur, said a Compaq Computer Corp.'s executive today at an industry conference here.

Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Patch

On the eve of the release of its much-delayed Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp. yesterday issued a patch for a security vulnerability in the Internet browser which is bundled with the new operating system.

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