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Archive - 13 Jun 2000

Please let this Bill RIP

Comment "This is a pantomime horse of a Bill" said Lord McNally: "That is why we get constant references to telecommunications and postal systems which all hark back to legislation that is 15, 20, 30, 40...

Internet free speech threatened by data protection laws

News Landmark test of data protection laws as site is forced to hand over names and IP addresses of bulletin board contributors

Oftel wades into DSL row

News Telecoms watchdog Oftel is accused of penalising UK businesses Tuesday as it steps into the escalating row over DSL deployment

It's dog eat dog for online pet sellers

News E-tailers continue to consolidate as Pets.com, best known for its sock puppet, buys Petstore for its partnerships and fish

Chip makers cozy up to Linux

News Intel and HP get chummy around an Itanium developer's kit, while AMD and Lineo pair off to support embedded Linux

Coop's Corner: The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Comment So RealNetworks and Apple Computer got a lot of ink for themselves by announcing a licensing deal for streaming technology.

Catholic Church seeks patron saint of Internet

News Holy Web surfing! It's a battle for saintdom between Padre Pio and the Angel Gabriel...

The Day Ahead: Component shortages a nagging pain for techs

News Solectron frustration as component shortages continue, and advertisers decide to spend less on dot-com advertising

Exclusive: Another UK startup bites the bullet

News News site the-bullet.com ceases day-to-day operations, adding to crisis in content sites

Giveaways pay off on the Web

News Want to convince customers to buy on the Web? Give them something for free, a new survey suggests

The final reel for Reel.com

News Hollywood Entertainment shuts the door on Reel's e-commerce business, deciding it just doesn't pay

Black eyes over Bluetooth

Comment After years of hype, Bluetooth wireless technology is gaining both momentum and heavyweight backers.

Report says snooping bill expensive and useless

News Regulation of Investigatory Powers bill could impose crippling costs on ISPs and undermine British e-commerce

Intel: You ought to be in pictures

News Hoping to capitalize on the photo-sharing market, an Intel-POPcast alliance will allow users to create and share multimedia projects online

News Roundup: Mounting pressure on RIP Bill

News The highly criticised Investigation of Regulatory Powers (RIP) Bill, better known as Britian's cyber snooping Bill enters a crucial stage in its troubled run through parliament.

Real-Apple: Can you say monopoly?

News At Streaming Media East 2000: RealNetworks and Apple strike a deal to more tightly align 'the number one and the number two' streaming media player suppliers

Top Microsoft exec calls it quits

News The Microsoft brain drain continues as Tod Nielsen says it's time to go back to being an entrepreneur

A Year Ago: IrDA warns Bluetooth

News First published: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:45:44 GMT

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