Oftel finds 40% of households online
The telecoms regulato has said 40% of UK households are now using dial-up internet access, writes Richard Wray.
EBookers beats forecasts again
The online travel agency has offered a glimmer of hope to e-commerce companies by posting results that exceded expectations for the seventh consecutive quarter. By John Cassy.
Motorola to license handset ‘guts’
Motorola is to supply other manufacturers with the basic technology to make the next generation of handsets, writes Richard Wray.
BT ponders going Dutch on 3G costs
BT's wireless business is talking to potential partners in the Netherlands about sharing the cost of the next generation of mobile services. By Richard Wray.
Microsoft in new court appeal
Microsoft is preparing to return to court in the US to challenge a decision that it has hampered competition by weaving its internet browser and Windows operating system together. By Richard Wray.
Diller pays £1bn for place in the sun
Barry Diller, the former Paramount studio chief, yesterday paid £1.1bn for a controlling stake in Expedia, the successful online travel agency.
Baltimore spurns takeover by misdirected email
Troubled internet security firm Baltimore Technologies was yesterday caught up in a farcical takeover approach which was in effect dismissed out of hand. By John Cassy.
Moreover.com chief steps down
Nick Denton, one of Britain's best known young dot.com entrepreneurs, is stepping down as chief executive of the Silicon Valley firm that he founded. By John Cassy.
Offer for iii values firm at fraction of float price
Interactive Investor International (iii) is about to be taken over for one fifth of its flotation value, reports John Cassy.
StepStone chief steps down
Giles Clarke, the British chief executive of the loss-making European internet recruitment company StepStone, has quit the company. By Mark Milner.
Napster brings indie labels on board
4pm: The music site has added more than 150 independent European record labels to its list of backers, writes Dan Milmo.
Vivendi rejects chance of buying Scoot
Scoot.com was last night facing an uncertain future after Vivendi Universal rejected the chance to take over the online directory service for just a fraction of its former value. By John Cassy.