Do you believe in e-quality?

On the face of it, the new economy looks like a nirvana for women. The skills required for success are cerebral (ideas generation, IT knowledge) or semi-social (networking, team-building).

Big banks join Reuters for online forex venture

Three leading banks - Citibank, Chase Investment Bank and Deutsche Bank - are teaming up with the news and information provider, Reuters, to develop a company to deliver foreign exchange dealing services.

We go shopping to buy an insight into the teenager’s mind

You would be foolish not to research a market that you wanted to target. As twentysomethings we feel we have some instinctive understanding of young people. However that is never going to be enough and we have hired some real experts to help us gauge the nature of the online teen market.

In legal eyes, 3i and iii may be the same

Ever confused venture capital firm 3i with online personal finance company "iii" otherwise known as Interactive Investor International? 3i believes someone could.

Oftel attacks BT over ADSL fees

BT was attacked by Oftel yesterday over its £40 monthly charge for high-speed internet access, after a survey by the telecommunication watchdog found consumers wanted cheaper web services.

Barclays buy into Linq

The Barclay brothers, owners of the Ritz Hotel and the Scotsman newspaper, have increased their exposure to new economy businesses by investing £10m in a Swedish wireless technology firm.

Sony and DoCoMo forge net links

Sony and NTT DoCoMo , the two front runners in Japan's race to conquer the internet, joined forces yesterday to develop a service that combines their two hit products: the PlayStation console and the i-mode cell phone.

Security fear shuts online bank

Fresh doubts about conducting business over the internet were raised last night after an apparent security breach forced Barclays to shut down its online banking service.

CSFB plans e-bank for rich

Crédit Suisse First Boston, the Swiss-American investment bank, is planning to launch a new online private banking service targeted at the rapidly-expanding numbers of high earners in the US.