Cheggers goes Net

Those of a certain age will remember Keith Chegwin with fondness as a presenter on kids' programmes the Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Cheggers Plays Pop. But now, the Liverpudlian presenter is appearing live 24 hours a day via the Internet. Yes, his career might have hit the doldrums with his naked games show (a memory that still makes me shudder with fear), but now Keith is wowing his fans on the Internet with his Cheggers Bedroom Web site. ...more

NTL swallows Virgin.net

NTL has acquired the 51 per cent of shares in Virgin.net that it did not own to become the sole owner of the ISP. Best known for its cable broadband and TV, NTL has made no secret of its intentions to expand into the ADSL arena. ...more

Building confidence in online commerce

Another initiative is about to be launched to encourage customer confidence in online commerce. Three business organisations are hoping to co-ordinate their efforts to produce a "trustmark" that will help reassure hesitant online shoppers. Numerous surveys have showed the unwillingness of Europeans to give out their credit card details and shop online. ...more

Intel hit by patent lawsuit for $500 million

A little known Canadian company called All Computers is taking on the world's biggest chip manufacturer. The company is suing $500 million over a patent issued in 1996 known as "Apparatus and Methods for Enhancing the Performance of Personal Computers." In short, it is a technique for allowing his speed chips to talk to the rest of the computer. ...more

Adobe shows buoyant financials

Adobe's profits jumped 37 per cent in the last quarter, fuelled by strong sales of its core software products. Adobe released an upgraded Creative Suite during the quarter with apparent success while Acrobat sales are also reported to be strong, despite the unveiling by Microsoft of its competitor to the PDF platform, Metro. 'We're excited about the growth in our business,' said Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen. ...more