PlusNet helps connects Milton Keynes in broadband trial
PlusNet is taking part in a trial that may ultimately allow a million more homes and businesses throughout the UK to get broadband ADSL. Up to one thousand volunteers in the Milton Keynes area are now being sought, to see if they can successfully receive ADSL service during the large-scale testin...
Published on: 12:00AM on 13th May 2004
Babel expansion continues with first US office
Specialist games services company Babel has opened its first office in North America. Based in San Diego, Babel Media USA Inc. represents an integral part of the company's strategy to deliver services to its customers on a global basis.
Babel's US operation will be directed by co-founder Ben Wi...
Published on: 12:00AM on 13th May 2004
Object 1 plays ACE at KM UK 2004
***Delegates can visit Knowledge Advisory Centre to benefit from Object 1’s Advanced Content Exploitation (ACE) approach***
London, May 12 2004 - Object 1 is providing independent advice on all aspects of knowledge, enterprise content, document and asset management at the Knowledge Advisory Cen...
Published on: 12:00AM on 12th May 2004
8 in 10 mobile users open to SMS marketing and promotions
***Operators missing out on key revenue opportunity as marketers fail to drive potentially lucrative revenue stream***
84% of European mobile users are willing to receive SMS marketing and promotional offers on their handsets, yet the marketing community is failing to capitalise: just 18% of mar...
Published on: 12:00AM on 12th May 2004
Orange and Enpocket again lead the mobile industry - taking Gold and Silver at 2004 CRM Industry Awards
Orange and Enpocket, the leading mobile marketing solutions provider, picked up the 'Best application of an innovative CRM concept' Award for the Orange Open Access programme at the 2004 CRM Industry Awards held in London on 27th April. This is the first time an SMS-based CRM programme has been r...
Published on: 12:00AM on 12th May 2004
Macromedia Delivers Breeze Solution Accelerators for Web Communications Integration
***Free solution kits speed integration with existing enterprise applications, lower cost of ownership***
Bracknell UK - May 10, 2004 - Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced the immediate availability of solution accelerators for Macromedia Breeze that enable enterprise developers to fully l...
Published on: 12:00AM on 10th May 2004
Ariadne Capital expands global investor network to 24 with new investors
***$3 Million into Six Portfolio Companies from Ariadne Capital***
London (10 May, 2004): Ariadne Capital Ltd. announced eight new investors rounding out a European shareholder base of two-dozen successful entrepreneurs. New investors include Mark Blandford, founder of Sportingbet; Finn Helmer, ...
Published on: 12:00AM on 10th May 2004
Orange develops market leading roaming offering
***Seamless customer experience now stretches across 40 different countries***
Orange, The UK’s most popular mobile phone service, has extended its global reach to enable Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers to their phones the same way as they do at home, in more countries than with any other operato...
Published on: 12:00AM on 10th May 2004
Tariam launches new 1 Mb satellite broadband service
Edinburgh, 10th May: UK satellite broadband company Tariam has launched a new 1Mb service targeted at SME and SOHO customers, undercutting other players in the 2 way satellite market.
The product is aimed at smaller companies with up to 10 users, and is significant because by introducing the ser...
Published on: 12:00AM on 10th May 2004
Affiliate marketing sector to generate £500m+ in UK e-commerce sales in 2004
***New research proves affiliate marketing sector has come of age - and it is good news for publishers***
E-consultancy’s “Affiliate Marketing – A Buyer’s Guide”, published today, projects £500-£600 million of total sales generated through the UK affiliate networks for 2004. This represents at l...
Published on: 12:00AM on 10th May 2004
Discovery Kids UK launches third Free2Play interactive game
London 6th May 2004: Discovery Kids UK today announced the launch of Gross!, a free2play game for interactive TV. Gross! is the channel’s third interactive game release and demonstrates Discovery’s ongoing commitment to investing in innovative ways to entertain and retain loyal viewers through in...
Published on: 12:00AM on 6th May 2004
Online travel sector up 27% in 12 months
London 6th May 2004 : Hitwise, the world’s leading online competitive intelligence service, today reports that visits to travel related websites have increased by over a quarter in the 12 months to April 2004, reflecting the continued strength of this sector online.
Despite recent reports that ...
Published on: 12:00AM on 6th May 2004
PlusNet puts a real price on real broadband
***Force9 join PlusNet in smashing the £15 price barrier***
6th May, 2004 - Sheffield UK: PlusNet, the popular UK ISP, well known for offering great value Internet access at lowest cost, today announced what must surely come as a further blow to broadband rivals AOL, BT, Tiscali and Wanadoo. Bro...
Published on: 12:00AM on 6th May 2004
Fixed Line Operators To Send A Strong Message To Detractors With Fixed Line SMS
The answer to plummeting revenues and deteriorating relationships with end users in the fixed-line telephony market could possibly lie with the mobile industry. Efforts to emulate mobile functionality - in particular, to replicate the success of mobile SMS and develop fixed line messaging - could...
Published on: 12:00AM on 6th May 2004
Verum's mathematical approach to software development brings predicatability to budgeting, development and error rate
...Start-up aims to reduce software defects by a factor of five and rework by a factor of four...
Verum Consultants, a European start-up, today launched a mathematical approach to software development, developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford, which will iron out inherent flaws in ...
Published on: 12:00AM on 6th May 2004
Site Confidence seals record year with high-profile contract wins
***Site Confidence revenues double in 2003/04 fiscal year - Top UK website performance monitoring company clinches deals with Marks and Spencer, and Virgin Radio***
Site Confidence, the UK’s top web performance monitoring company, has today announced a clutch of high-profile contract wins that ...
Published on: 12:00AM on 5th May 2004
MailKey Corporation appoints Bill Donner as Chief Architect
London, UK and New York, NY - 5th May 2004 - Messaging security and management specialist MailKey Corporation (OTCBB: MAKY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Donner as the company’s Chief Architect.
Bill will be responsible for leading MailKey’s technology vision and direction, and...
Published on: 12:00AM on 5th May 2004
Speed-trap’s Prophet selected for EU Presidency website
***The Irish Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs implements speed-trap Limited’s web measurement and user journey analysis solution “Prophet” on its European Union Presidency website***
Newbury, Berkshire, May 4th, 2004. Speed-trap Limited, the e-business intelligence and management decis...
Published on: 12:00AM on 4th May 2004
Ektron Unveils Newest Version of its Browser-Based XML Authoring Tool
***New features offer a more powerful solution for creating validated, structured XML content in Web-based applications***
London, May 4, 2004 – Ektron Inc. today introduced significant enhancements to its browser-based authoring and forms creation tool, eWebEditPro+XML. The enhanced features of...
Published on: 12:00AM on 4th May 2004
BBC website gets new look and new name: bbc.co.uk
In May this year the BBC's website will get a new look and a new name: bbc.co.uk.
In a phased roll-out, the new name will appear across the BBC’s website from Thursday 6 May (from 2.30pm), followed by a new, simplified design for the home page from Monday 17 May 2004.
The term BBCi, previousl...
Published on: 12:00AM on 4th May 2004
