John Lewell

Medialink announced Friday it is building a one-stop Internet service that will deliver corporate, business and consumer news to global news sites. The new service will be launched in the U.S. and the UK in the autumn this year, says Medialink. It will carry press releases, streaming audio and video, live Webcasts, photographs, corporate graphics […]

The UK’s Director of Public Prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, Friday told prosecutors and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that they must increase their awareness of “cybercrime,” particularly criminal activity on the Internet. The DPP was speaking at the first CPS conference on computer crime, organised jointly with the Computer Related Crime Research Centre at Queen Mary […]

Telecom watchdog OFTEL has ordered BT to withdraw its new call completion service on BT Talking Pages following a complaint from the Internet and telephone information service Scoot that the BT service was uncompetitive and damaging to Scoot’s business. Scoot recently introduced a call completion service that allows callers to be put directly through to […]

Fujitsu Ltd and Siemens AG Thursday announced that the two companies will merge their European computer operations in an extensive cooperative venture that will include PC and Internet plays. The two companies will establish a joint venture company named Fujitsu Siemens Computers and try to capture a “top 3” industry position worldwide in specific markets. […]

Danish Internet and telecommunications company Euro909.com, formerly known as Telepartner A/S, has acquired London-based IT consultancy NetP@rtner in an all-stock purchase. Euro909.com Wednesday announced that it will exchange 50,000 shares of Euro909.com common stock and 150,000 warrants for purchase of Euro909.com shares at a future date for the price of US$3 per share. The employee […]

Metromedia Fiber Network Wednesday announced that it plans to build extensive, high-density fibre optic networks in London and Amsterdam. In the London metropolitan area, Metromedia will deploy over 32,400 fibre kilometres covering 75 route kilometres, while in Amsterdam it will put 34,560 fibre kilometres over 80 route kilometres. The two installations will bring Metromedia’s total […]

BT Tuesday unveiled a set of PC control and management software allowing administrators to configure trading room phones and allocate resources from remote locations via LAN, WAN, or the Internet. Named ITSprofile, the Windows NT-based software has a simple drag-and-drop interface and can be operated from anywhere in the world. “There’s been a lot of […]

The Financial Times (FT) will soon begin testing a revolutionary content and information management solution for news at its London headquarters. In July, Atex Media Solutions will install an Omnex system for full evaluation. “Omnex offers the Financial Times an enormous amount of flexibility in managing their organisation,” said Jeff Litvak, senior product manager, editorial […]

Microsoft subsidiary Corbis Corp. Tuesday announced it acquired Sygma, the world’s largest news photography agency, for an undisclosed sum. The acquired company will operate as a division named Corbis Sygma and maintain offices in New York, Paris and London, where Eliane Laffont, Jean-Marc Smadja, and Helen Finney, respectively, will continue to oversee operations. Corbis Sygma […]

Demon Internet clarified its position on defending the right to free speech on the Internet, following criticism of its failure to lodge an appeal against a recent court ruling. In a statement issued late on Friday, Demon insisted that it had not conceded in the court case brought by Dr. Laurence Godfrey, but was fully […]

In a new report, analysts at Yankee Group Europe say that continental high-street brands will follow the UK lead in offering Internet acccess. “Lured both by the short-term opportunity to re-brand themselves as an Internet company and by the long-term potential of electronic commerce, retailers, banks and media companies across Europe are set to become […]

A UK start-up has found a new angle on the highly competitive free Internet access market — mutuality. New ISP themutual.net, which is to be launched in July, plans to let its customers own 50 percent of the business for free. Hoping to grab a substantial share of the market with its innovative play, themutual.net […]