John Lewell

[London, ENGLAND] Spanish Internet group Terra Lycos suffered an unexpected blow Thursday with the resignation of Abel Linares, chief operating officer of Terra Networks. The departure of Linares follows that of Lycos co-founder Bob Davis who stepped down at the beginning of February after a confrontation with Telefonica Chairman Cesar Alierta. Davis had objected to […]

[London, ENGLAND] Network operator 360networks lit a major segment of it European fiber optic network on Thursday, spanning the U.K., France, Germany and Holland. It will link up with 360atlantic, a transatlantic cable between Europe and North America that is due to enter service in the second quarter this year. Around half the new segment […]

[London, ENGLAND] Already popular in the U.S., live answers from experts are being introduced to the users of BTinternet, the U.K. ISP announced this week. BTinternet has agreed a content deal to integrate Questico.co.uk’s live answer information service into its portal. Users will be able to quiz experts about topics including astrology, IT and health, […]

[London, ENGLAND] Online community iVillage UK launched Wednesday its news and political channel for women, with online polls, message boards and expert commentary. A joint venture between the U.S. women’s network iVillage.com and British retailer Tesco, iVillage UK is breaking new ground with its latest online content. Publishers normally keep to the tried and tested […]

[London, ENGLAND] In a move that could signal an end to the current controls on mobile phone charges in the U.K., telecoms watchdog Oftel announced Tuesday it will review whether they should continue beyond 2002. The announcement comes just as the Government has attracted fierce criticism from a mobile industry that has taken some heavy […]

[London, ENGLAND] “From the cradle to the grave” is how the U.K. Government describes the range of services on ukonline.gov.uk, a new Web site developed in partnership with Syntegra. Aimed to give 24-hour access to Government, the site will inevitably draw criticism for being too political because it contains a so-called “Citizen Space” where the […]

[London, ENGLAND] Australian e-commerce services supplier Melbourne IT announced Friday it will offer registrations for multi-lingual domain names in 28 national languages throughout Europe from February 26, 2001. Towards the end of last year, Melbourne IT began to register multi-lingual domain names in Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters. Its success with the venture has persuaded […]

[London, ENGLAND] Internet research company NetValue reported Friday that the number of visitors to travel and job sites in the U.K. increased substantially during January this year. Whether motivated by the incessant rain, the wind, the cold, the woes of commuting to work — or just plain job dissatisfaction — nearly 1.3 million U.K. Internet […]

[London, ENGLAND] Web infrastructure software developer Autonomy Corporation plc announced that its fourth quarter revenues were up 198 percent on the fourth 1999 quarter, while gross profits increased 213 percent in the same period. The news ought to have brought some cheer on Thursday to an otherwise gloomy week in which the failure of the […]

[London, ENGLAND] A new Internet-based service announced Thursday will help users find their way around the various modes of transport in London via WAP-enabled mobile phones. Developed by Transport for London (TfL) in partnership with information provider Kizoom, the real-time travel information service will cover Tube (subway), bus, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Thames River […]

[London, ENGLAND] Data communications company KPNQwest said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with voice-over-IP (VoIP) specialist Wicom Communications to deploy an IP-based call center solution across Europe. The deal means that KPNQwest will host Wicom’s call center solution at its CyberCentres as part of its package of IP-centric services. The partners say it will […]

[London, ENGLAND] Following last week’s resignation of Chief Executive James Kinsella, European ISP Tiscali has also lost Pierre Besnainou, the founder and chairman of its acquisition target Liberty Surf. French ISP Liberty Surf with its 0.8 million users agreed last month to be taken over by Tiscali in a US $600 million deal, currently in […]