Petr Koubsky

Australian telecommunications supplier Telstra added to its Internet backbone infrastructure with the launch of a 45Mbps satellite link to the U.S. The new link is designed for users of Telstra’s Big Pond Direct, the Internet access service for ISPs, corporate and government organisations. Telstra also introduced aggressive new pricing for the service, offering rates down […]

Telecommunications firms Viatel Inc., Metromedia Fiber Network and Carrier 1 Holdings Ltd. jointly announced today an agreement to build a national fiber optic network in Germany. Under terms of the agreement, Viatel, Carrier 1 and Metromedia Fiber Network will jointly develop the German telecommunications network, with Viatel initially owning just over half of the development […]

Although leading daily Czech newspapers have managed to establish a presence on the Web, and some are becoming fairly popular among users, they can’t beat their most successful rival. Daily news server “Neviditelny Pes”–The Invisible Dog–remains the most visited news Web site in the Czech Republic. What began in April 1996 as a one man […]

London-based carrier Alpha Telcom implemented Internet gateways in the UK, Germany and Switzerland, as part of its drive to reduce the cost of telephoning long-distance and overseas. The company said it is working with a consortium that plans to establish 200 gateways worldwide by the year 2000. Alpha Telcom already has a customer base in […]

A study by Australian IT security firm Shake Communications revealed that around two out of three Australian Internet users are vulnerable to attack by hackers because of inadequate firewall protection from ISPs and ill-figured commodity products. These attacks range from obtaining access to the hard disks of Internet users, to causing machines to crash or […]

Infostrada, one of Italy’s primary telecommunications providers, and Ingram Micro, a global distributor of technical products and services, recently signed an agreement that will introduce three dial-up products to professionals as well as small- and medium-sized businesses. Working under the “Infuturo Business” trademark, the companies hope to capture a share of the country’s growing Internet […]

Vanenburg Ventures BV of The Netherlands purchased all of the 1,666,667 shares being offered by Internet solutions firm Net Shepherd in a purchase totaling $500,000. Fully exercised, the purchase will result in Vanenburg holding an 8% interest in the company. “This investment fits with our strategy of attracting and obtaining strategic industry investment in the […]

The new Legacy 2000 device from Internet Magic Inc. converts any fax machine into an Internet fax server for worldwide fax distribution via the user’s e-mail account. It is designed to convert fax documents into e-mail attachments for cost-effective delivery of information. “Dataquest recently released a study indicating that two out of three U.S companies […]

Among the top ten most popular Czech Internet sites, three types of services prevail: portals, news servers and free mail services combined with virtual communities. The only notable exception is Jobs.cz, a service designed to assist employers with their hiring needs and help applicants post their resumes and search for new jobs. Jobs.cz, the first […]

Czech Republic-based electronic banker Expandia Bank, among the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, has begun to offer a wide range of Internet banking services. Expandia Bank clients can access their accounts via the Web, e-mail, fax, phone as well as GSM phone short text messages. The goal of Expandia Bank is […]