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BERLIN — Newcomers to IT companies no longer expect the cool offices and stock options, but rather security and involvement in dynamic processes. This was the result of a joint study by the personnel-consulting firm Rarecompany, Heidelberg and Tinidad, Berlin. Mainly young professionals, the majority of whom were women between the ages 25 to 30, […]

Wireless operators, infrastructure vendors and even governments in Europe are working to make third-generation (3G) wireless systems profitable. Executives of European wireless operators have been complaining in recent months that the costs of infrastructure and acquiring spectrum have lessened the likelihood that 3G service can be profitable. However, Nokia announced Tuesday that it will help […]

LONDON — Brighton-based Flightstore has developed software that will enable airlines to offer passengers online shopping during flights Flightstore offers airline passengers online shopping malls. Users enter malls when they want to make a purchase, they type in the address to where the item is to be sent and then swipes a credit card down […]

Singapore — According to Internet measurement firm NetValue, Korea – the leader in broadband usage among NetValue’s 11 country user panels worldwide – may provide a glimpse of what the future may hold for Europe and the U.S. in the areas of broadband access and audio/video trends. More than half of Korean households connect to […]

After launching their latest product line this week, AVT Corporation decided to celebrate by changing their name. AVT Corporation, announced that effective next week, the company will change its name to Captaris, Inc., and begin trading under the symbol CAPA on the NASDAQ. The name itself, according to company officials is derived from two Latin […]

Amidst the changeover of its parentage, Cable & Wireless Optus has unveiled its plans to deliver Australia’s first 3G network, announcing a $900 million infrastructure deal with Nokia to realise this vision. Optus’ investment will cover both 2G and 3G equipment, spending which the managing director for mobile, Paul O’Sullivan, said was in step with […]

With all the recent turmoil in the hi-tech sector, some IT professionals have begun to worry about job security. A new report released today by The Information Technology Association of America shows that skilled workers have little to worry about, with the demand for IT workers, both in the IT sector and beyond, remaining in […]

The Palm handheld platform continued to dominate the handheld arena in February, but Palm-branded handhelds lost ground to competitors including, for the first time, Sony, according to market research firm NPD Intelect. Overall, handhelds based on the Palm platform accounted for 86 percent of all handheld sales, according to the report. The Palm platform has […]

Walking into classroom 210 at Renton’s City University last Friday, one would be hard pressed to differentiate the class from any other being taught at that time. The difference would only become apparent walking up to the computer terminals and discovering teachers from all over the state working on interactive lesson plans. Microsoft has teamed […]

New York-based messaging services firm Mail.com has sold its consumer e-mail unit and changed its name to EasyLink Services Corp., a move signaling a shift from consumer to B2B offerings. In a deal valued at approximately $3.5 million, the company sold its consumer e-mail business to New Jersey-based Internet telephony play Net2Phone Inc.. For $3 […]

Tel Aviv — Organizers and exhibitors of Internet World Israel 2001 were busy with last minute preparations at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on Sunday. The three-day event, which features displays from more than 170 exhibitors, begins Monday. Dahlia Pelled, chief executive officer of People and Computers, organizers of the event, said that 23,000 people had […]

Hong Kong — Telecoms operator PCCW has announced that minority shareholder Cable & Wireless Plc. will unload its remaining 14.7 percent stake in the company through a convertible bond issue. Cable & Wireless hopes to sell zero coupon bonds if its entire stake of PCCW, amounting to around 3.3 billion shares, to institutional investors. A […]