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Smile lets users cash in on the Net
News The Co-operative Bank is following Egg and others in launching an online bank, Smile.co.uk. By launching the Smile Web site a month before the service begins, Co-operative hopes to anticipate the level of consumer interest and modify the technical...
[October 1, 1999, 17:29]
Co-operative smiles upon cyberspace
News The Co-operative Bank Thursday followed Egg and others in the official launch of its online bank, Smile.co.uk. So what does Smile offer? Smile will make use of a new standing order and direct debit transfer scheme, operated by BACS, which...
[October 28, 1999, 12:19]
The magic that makes Google tick
Talkback You will drive away with a smile! Faro Car Hire Deals www.auto-europe.co.uk Our service can't be beaten - And neither can our rates. Find a great deal.www.search-find.co.uk Search: the webpages from the UK
[December 13, 2004, 17:04]
Smile, you're on the Internet
News Smile.co.uk, set up by the Co-operative bank, is a new banking service that operates entirely via the Internet. Smile will officially go live on 28 October. Another online banking service has entered the fray to try and get its hands on the hard...
[September 30, 1999, 15:08]
News Burst: Northern Rock moves online, sheds jobs
News There is mounting pressure on traditional banks as Internet-only banks like Smile.co.uk, Egg and first-e persuade more customers to do their banking online. Another high-street bank makes the transition to the Net Tuesday as Newcastle-based...
[November 16, 1999, 12:14]
Broadband have-nots to raise a political stink
Talkback Email me (Dial up smile) mail@blinley.freeserve.co.uk In answer to Dave roberts "BT wont give me a date. I find myself in exactly the same situation People all around me are getting on broadband but they keep telling me there "IS A CAPACITY PROBLEM"
[December 6, 2005, 12:58]
IT Support
Talkback Supporting IT under non-tec managment is the biggest challenge one can face, where you look like a fool to let your non-IT / non-Tech boss or manager know that problem in downloading emails is because of external factors like for example BT's...
[February 8, 2008, 21:38]
UK man arrested in phishing probe
News The UK’s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was tipped off about the phishing scam in January by Smile, which is the online banking arm of The Co-Operative Bank. UK Police have arrested a 21-year-old man they suspect of running a phishing scam...
[February 7, 2005, 14:10]
Copycat phisher arrested for Smile attacks
News Officers from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit arrested the man, from Lytham St Anne's in Lancashire, after Smile, the Internet bank operated by The Co-operative Bank, reported the scam to the NTHCU in March.
[April 29, 2004, 12:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog We want an end to the ridiculous process of 'criminal trials' for suspected child killers.it would have been the sort of site that might raise a small smile but probably wouldn't be worth passing on to a friend.
[October 4, 2002, 18:06]
Eee 1000 + iPhone 3G = the ultimate mobile combo
Blog Leaving just enough time for the post-iPhone blush to leave my cheeks, (it genuinely still makes me smile when I use it), I turned my attention to finding a laptop. Having left the comforting bosom of ZDNet.co.uk to strike out on my own as a...
[July 26, 2008, 12:03]
Virtual banking hits the high street
News Internet-only banks like Smile, Egg and first-e are gaining profile and, without the costs of physical buildings, can afford to dangle carrots in front of potential customers.first-e promises users the UK's best interest rate -- 6.51 percent -- on...
[November 24, 1999, 8:50]
UPDATE: First-e takes the slow road
News By building consumer confidence in online banking, the big banks are really benefiting dot-coms such as First-e, Egg and Smile, Thackray said. It's not that the big eat the small, it's that the fast eat the slow," said Richard Thackray, UK country...
[October 26, 2000, 11:48]
News Burst: BSI Smiles on your security
News Smile, the Co-operative Bank's online banking operation, met all the criteria laid down in BSI's BS7799 standard for information security management -- the transmission of private and financial details across the Internet.
[February 1, 2000, 10:34]
The solution is this...
Talkback Looking 5 years into the future, Microsoft need to open their source and offer the basic operating system free. This will keep them ahead of the combined effect of Linux, Mac OS X and Google. With the OS free, there is no piracy.
[February 6, 2007, 10:57]
John Warnock Interview: Adobe's CEO talks to ZDNet
News It's a time he is keen to forget but you just know that underneath the grey beard and behind the gentle smile, Warnock wants revenge on the impudent Quark. John Warnock, CEO of Adobe granted a rare one to one interview with ZDNN UK's Editor...
[July 23, 1999, 13:33]
First 'smiley' found
News A Microsoft researcher has rediscovered what is believed to be the first known instance of a "smiley", the combination of characters used to signify a smile in email and bulletin board communications.
[September 13, 2002, 11:31]
Microsoft's Surface expands to 12 new markets
News Microsoft is looking to keep the smile on its Surface computer, as it brings the touchscreen PC to the UK and 11 new overseas markets. The software giant on Monday announced that the Surface computer, which responds to touch and hand gestures, will...
[March 3, 2009, 9:46]
Analysis: Microsoft set to dominate broadband, squares up to BT
News Microsoft has come out of its first round broadband battle with government with a smile on its face -- albeit something of a forced grin. Telecoms analyst with research firm IDC, Nicky Walton, believes Microsoft's stake in Telewest will make the...
[July 13, 2000, 8:01]
Jane Wakefield: The silly season of surveys
News People who regard the cost of an airplane ticket as a small price to pay for getting away from the incessant ringing of mobile phones can wipe the smile off their faces too as Virgin announces you can now talk to your boss/mum/lover from the clouds.
[July 7, 2000, 15:12]
