John Lewell

[London, ENGLAND] Internet financial technologies supplier factor-e has established a business relationship with Perot Systems Corporation by awarding Perot a 5-year technology support contract. Making the announcement on Thursday at factor-e’s base in Dublin, Ireland, were Ross Perot Sr., chairman of Perot Systems, and Martin Frick, chief executive of factor-e plc. The initial agreement is […]

[London, ENGLAND] Global travel services company TravelNow.com announced Wednesday a partnership deal with European hotel reservation service ClickandGoNow.com. In a sector where competition is especially fierce, TravelNow appears to have recognized the need for partnerships that will produce new opportunities for its services. The deal will give its customers access to ClickandGoNow’s huge inventory of […]

[London, ENGLAND] Launched Wednesday at Internet World in Scotland is a new ISP named Jings! that insists it can take over the Scottish market with its combination of free, unmetered and ADSL offerings. Jings! is the brainchild of iomart Group plc, the Glasgow-based telecoms and Internet services company that is behind the equally hyped and […]

[London, ENGLAND] Within four years the whole of Poland will be served with a wireless broadband Internet service, following a US $37 million deal announced Tuesday between service provider Pro Futuro and network builder Alcatel. Pro Futuro, which is licensed by the Polish Government to operate nationally, has selected Alcatel to supply and implement a […]

[London, ENGLAND] Personal finance Web site operator moneyextra plc announced Tuesday a deal that will put its services onto the popular myshares portal. Moneyextra will power two areas of the myshares portal, named respectively “My Money” and “My Portfolio.” The My Money section includes interactive calculators to help users compare and select financial products, buy […]

[London, ENGLAND] The e-fulfilment market in Europe will reach US $3.7 billion by 2003, according to an iForce-sponsored IDC white paper, published Monday. Entitled “The Growing Role for e-Fulfilment Specialists – Delivering in a Wired Marketplace,” the paper says the only factor likely to inhibit growth is a failure to satisfy the customer. Matthew Peacock, […]

[London, ENGLAND] Infrastructure software company AlterEgo Networks Inc. announced Monday that it can now serve the whole European market from its London-based European headquarters, using a scalable backbone from WorldCom subsidiary UUNET. The Adaptive Network, as AlterEgo calls its infrastructure, uses XML data conversion to deliver Web content and applications to mobile devices such as […]

[London, ENGLAND] Scoot.com plc announced Friday it has signed a three-year sales agreement with VivendiNet’s new European ad sales agency Ad2-one. Starting in January 2001, Ad2-one will syndicate Scoot.com’s advertising and sponsorship inventory across all new media channels in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium and France. The agreement covers all the countries where Scoot is currently […]

[London, ENGLAND] Integrated financial solutions provider EuropeanInvestor.com (EIC) is launching www.eic-corporate.com on Monday, October 16, aiming to promote B2B e-sourcing services to leading businesses in Europe. While a number of companies in the U.K., Europe and the U.S. are already using EIC’s corporate solutions, the new site will make it easier for EIC to reach […]

[London, ENGLAND] Barclays plc and Nomura International plc announced Thursday a joint venture to create a Barclaycard-branded Internet shopping portal, offering millions of products and funded by US $45 million. With online shopping expected to top US $18 billion by 2005, the partners in the new venture are looking to attract at least half a […]

[London, ENGLAND] Pervasic Limited announced the Thursday launch of its pan-European wireless ASP (W.ASP) service for developing and delivering mobile applications. Although Pervasic’s MobileOne W.ASP platform has already been deployed for some business customers, the company has now formally launched its service in London and will begin to add other European cities in the coming […]

[London, ENGLAND] Seeking to extend its reach in Europe’s streaming media markets, Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday a whole range of new relationships including 50 new Windows Media Service Providers. Companies that have committed to Microsoft’s media technologies, Windows Media Service Providers now number around 300 worldwide. The new members are spread throughout Europe in 11 […]