EU contemplates a tough regulatory line on Microsoft
The FT reports that: “Microsoft faces having to make radical changes to meet European regulatory concerns that go well beyond what is being demanded of it in the US.” “The measures under consideration would force Microsoft…
Read MoreMedia bill to liberalise ownership rules
Ashling O’Connor, writing in the FT, reports that: “The British media market is to be opened to all comers after the government yesterday proposed to sweep aside ownership curbs…”. In the same article, Tessa Jowell, culture…
Read MoreITV Digital's premium channels off the air
Today’s Media Guardian reports that: “The long drawn-out death of ITV Digital, the world’s most expensive digital terrestrial television business, was finally over last night…” The premium channels were reported to be switched off at midnight…
Read More27th April 2002, E-Day
IT-Analysis.com writes in The Register on the implementation of the EU electronic money directive in the UK: “As of E-Day, anybody that wishes to issue electronic money can do so as long as they satisfy a…
Read MoreSiemens invests in Symbian
Electronics Weekly reports that “Siemens IC Mobile has paid £14.3m to take a five per cent shareholding in… the supplier of Symbian OS…” An article in today’s FT comments that this values Symbian at £285m.
Read MoreBT plans Wi-Fi service in offices and public locations
Paul Abrahams and Thorold Barker, write in the FT: “Wireless Lans, also known as Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) … are proving hugely popular in the US.” And they add: “Now it is Europe’s turn. In Scandanavia, Telia…
Read MoreLatency neuters two-way mobile videophones
EETimes point out “Latency is one little-discussed performance problem for next-generation cellphones … GPRS networks … face inherent latencies of up to two seconds on Internet Protocol operations.” The Shosteck Group elucidate: “Low latency is essential…
Read MoreSun optimizes Java for ARM
EETimes reports “Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out a Java Virtual Machine [Monty] at the JavaOne developers conference aimed at boosting the Java language’s performance nearly tenfold on next-generation [ARM-based] cellphones”. Nicholas Lorain, senior product manager for…
Read MoreIsle of Man 3G trial update
Alan Cane writing in FT creative business reports positively on the Manx Telecom trial of 3G mobile services.
Read MorePress reaction to Full Year Results
Articles in Citywire and Sharecast were published yesterday in reponse to our Full Year Results.
Read MoreSo psyched to part of the A+E Networks deployment of Blackbird.
Kevin Tobin - Senior Director of Production, A+E Networks