John Lewell

[London, ENGLAND] U.K. digital TV broadcaster ONdigital announced Tuesday that it will launch a full TV-based Internet service later this year. ONdigital’s Chief Executive Stuart Prebble said that in the first six months of 2000, ONdigital has been transformed from being a multichannel TV company to one with an interactive platform packed with new media […]

[London, ENGLAND] Russian pay-TV broadcaster Media-Most launched a TV service that includes high-speed Internet access via the new W4 satellite operated by EUTELSAT. With the new satellite service, Media-Most is expanding its own NTV-Plus pay-TV services which it introduced in Russia in 1996. Among its 40 TV channels is an international line-up that includes BBC […]

[London, ENGLAND] Swiss-based online health information service DrGlobe.com announced Monday a European “Health Account” where people can store and manage their personal health data. Ali Kursun, one of the founders of DrGlobe.com, claimed that the service would benefit everyone, especially individuals who would be better able to manage their health information, and travelers worldwide who […]

[London, ENGLAND] Nortel Networks announced Friday a contract with Finnish communications provider Sonera to bring advanced optical technology to long haul networks in Finland and Russia. The deal will enable Sonera to offer a greater range of services including Voice over IP (VoIP) by greatly increasing the available bandwidth using dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. […]

[London, ENGLAND] Global TeleSystems (GTS) announced Friday that its pan-European ISP infrastructure is complete across 35 cities and 12 countries in Western Europe. The project, completed five months ahead of schedule, makes GTS the first truly pan-European ISP with its own Internet infrastructure. It plans to make its Internet and e-business services available to businesses […]

[London, ENGLAND] Cable & Wireless plc and Nokia Networks announced Thursday what they termed a “landmark agreement” to create a global wireless Internet platform. Cable & Wireless, subject of much speculation this week with Deutsche Telekom strongly tipped to mount a $50 billion bid for it, will host the new platform at its data centers. […]

[London, ENGLAND] Uno-e Bank and First-e Group will merge to create the UnoFirst Group valued at nearly $1.5 billion, following a final agreement signed this week. The companies behind the merger — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Terra Networks for Uno-e, and First-e Group’s owner enba plc — say they intend to create the […]

[London, ENGLAND] DeskTalk Systems, supplier of the TREND network reporting solution, announced Wednesday its plans for significantly expanding its presence in Europe. Having quadrupled its international business last year, DeskTalk has appointed Paul Donovan to oversee the company’s European business. His job primarily will be to ensure a high level of support to such customers […]

[London, ENGLAND] European telecoms and Internet service provider Carrier1 International S.A. announced Wednesday that it will build a 100-kilometer, high-capacity fiber network for the city of Milan in Italy. Carrier1 said it hoped to complete the first phase of the project — a 56-kilometer stretch — within a year. This will enable interconnections between major […]

[London, ENGLAND] Anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab reported Tuesday that the latest Internet worm, named “Dilber” (no “t”), is unable to proliferate owing to an error in its code. I-Worm.Dilber carries a payload of no less than five different viruses, some of which Kaspersky describes as “deplorably destructive.” They include Chernobyl, Freelink and SK, all […]

[London, ENGLAND] QXL.com early this week completed its acquisition of a majority interest in Scandinavian online auction service Bidlet AB. QXL.com now has 50.4 per cent of Bidlet and expects its public offer for the remaining shares and warrants to be completed by August 2000. The acquisition greatly strengthens QXL.com’s position in Scandinavia, combining its […]

[London, ENGLAND] Energy procurement has long been an Internet service in the United States, but now Europe can make energy savings at the cleverly named buyingpower.com, a new site launched Monday. buyingpower is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which it intends to group into communities within local geographic areas. By grouping together at […]