And also today (24-Jan-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. JAIN at your service Sun has released two JAIN specifications. The Java-based APIs should simplify the building of next generation telecom products and services. ...more

Cable & Wireless cooling on UK retail broadband market?

Cable & Wireless, the owners of Bulldog, may be about to withdraw from the retail broadband market. Several Sunday newspapers have reported that C&W is concerned that the UK broadband market may be approaching saturation point. If, as a result, it cannot continue to expand its user base, the company has little prospect of recouping the ?18mn it paid for Bulldog and the ?250mn it has subsequently invested. ...more

Companies keen for .uk domains

There's been reams already written about alternative top level domain names such as .biz and .sex but a recent survey has revealed that the national domain name for the UK is very popular among internet-savvy businesses. ...more

Sony Ericsson profits from mobile growth

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has reported a steep year-on-year incline in revenues for the third quarter, as the public appetite for sophisticated handsets heightens. The joint venture made income before tax of 136mn Euros and a net income of 90mn Euros - a staggering growth of 249 and 49 per cent respectively, but perhaps more reflective of the nascent state of the feature-phone market a year ago. Sales for the quarter were up nearly a third year on year (29 per cent) to 1. ...more

The set-top box giveaway (for Microsoft TV developers)

Microsoft makes moves to support development of next-generation television services. Microsoft has taken advantage of the National Association of Television Program Executives Conference in Las Vegas to announce that it is teaming up with Motorola to provide advanced set-top boxes to registered developers. Developers involved with the new Microsoft TV Content Builder Initiative (CBI) will receive Motorola's DCT-5000+ set-top box for development and testing. ...more