John Lewell

[London, ENGLAND] European online travel company ebookers.com announced Monday that it intends to roll out a flight auctions service across Europe, beginning in the second quarter this year. The announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding with technology infrastructure company capXnow. The two firms have agreed a revenue sharing deal, with capXnow meeting […]

[London, ENGLAND] U.K. stores group Kingfisher plc and France’s Europ@Web have agreed to sell their shares in Liberty Surf Group to Tiscali SpA in a deal that values the French ISP at US $640 million, it was announced Monday. James Kinsella, acting chief executive of Tiscali, said the acquisition reinforces Tiscali’s leadership position in the […]

[London, ENGLAND] Adam Singer, group chief executive of U.K. cable operator Telewest Communications, is to join the board of European online auctioneer QXL ricardo plc, it was announced Friday. Singer’s agreement to serve on the board will be seen as a vote of confidence in QXL, the most prominent member of the “99 percent club” […]

[London, ENGLAND] Vodafone may have added 13.2 million customers in the last three months, but all mobile operators in Europe will see their average revenue per user (ARPU) fall during the next four years, says research firm Forrester. The not-unexpected reason for the decline is, of course, the huge cost incurred in acquiring 3G licenses. […]

[London, ENGLAND] The management team at troubled European online retailer Letsbuyit.com has resigned, despite having won a moratorium on debt payments. Late on Wednesday, members of the management team led by Chief Executive Martin Coles tendered their resignations. The company, which is seeking US $75 million to emerge from administration and continue business, is now […]

[London, ENGLAND] By May 2001, all French firms will have to submit tax returns via the Internet — and ASP-One Europe has won a contract worth US $13 million to implement the system. ASP-One’s agreement is a five-year contract with the French Council of the Order of Charter Accountants (Conseil Supérieur de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables); […]

[London, ENGLAND] The post-Christmas habit of re-gifting may be a thing of the past in Europe, according to online swapshop Webswappers.com. Apparently, people are swapping everything from unwanted Pokémon cards to a full-sized World War Two bomber — and no, this is an Allied bomber rather than a German Nazi memorabilia bomber which would probably […]

[London, ENGLAND] With the aim of signing up 1,000 affiliates by the end of January, BT announced Wednesday an affiliate program that allows partners to pick and choose BT products for promotion on their Web sites. However, the affiliates are not the only ones to pick and choose — as BT Indirect Channels will select […]

[London, ENGLAND] Over a two-year period, Phil Collerton built up the staff of Exodus Communications in Europe from two to over 300 employees — but, now that he’s left to join Interxion, has the exodus begun? Interxion, one of biggest pan-European Internet infrastructure companies, announced the appointment of 38-year-old Phil Collerton as executive vice president […]

[London, ENGLAND] Not everyone took fashion advice from “Miss Boo,” but other electronic virtual assistants are becoming popular, claims Lingubot software developer Kiwilogic. Kiwilogic announced Tuesday that international Web design agencies Deepend and BlowUpC have taken out licenses to use Lingubots, enabling them to add an interactive element to their clients’ sites. Described as “interactive, […]

[London, ENGLAND] European e-business enabler euro909.com has secured US $4 million in additional funding from Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited. Founded in 1986, euro909.com operates in Denmark, England, France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, where it integrates Internet technology and multimedia solutions for large corporations. The latest funding will provide security for the immediate future […]

[London, ENGLAND] It’s what the ISP industry in the U.K. has been anxiously awaiting — the final wholesale prices for BT’s unbundled local loops, announced Friday by government telecoms watchdog Oftel. ISPs are unlikely to breathe a long sigh of relief. Rather, the prices are just high enough to provoke one or two sharp intakes […]