Tesco makes British biggest online shoppers

While e-commerce businesses crumble all around, one shopping site has become a huge success: Tesco.com. According to figures from Datamonitor, UK shoppers buy their groceries online more than any other country and Tesco accounts for half of those transactions. ...more

Overture adds local sponsored search

Online advertising specialist Overture has added local sponsored search to its range of products. Searchers using parent company Yahoo! as well as MSN, Dogpile, Excite and other web portals in the US will receive local products listings. The company claims that the new services Local Match allows advertisers to target customers right down to a specific neighbourhood. ...more

Microsoft simplifies patching

Microsoft has outlined its security roadmap that should satisfy those experts that put security. in a recent survey, as their prime concern with Microsoft's products. Speaking at the RSA Conference, Microsoft's Mike Nash, of the Security Business Unit, outlined four areas where the company would be pursuing its Trustworthy Computing drive. ...more

HRH://politics - Web democracy

The Queen believes that the Internet could herald an age of extra-efficient democracy. Speaking at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Westminster, she spoke of how the Web might allow politicians and members of the public to communicate with each other, and could open channels between national parliamentarians. Last year's meeting between Commonwealth Heads of Government was, she said, "a kind of world wide web. ...more

Timms says 100 per cent broadband for all by 2005

E-commerce Minister Stephen Timms has set a target of 2005 year end for broadband to be available to everyone. Speaking at the Cambridge MIT Institute's Competitiveness Summit in Newcastle, Timms said: To ensure the competitiveness of our economy, broadband needs to be available to as many people as possible as soon as possible. 'Broadband is now available to 80 per cent of UK households, and that is certain to rise to 90 per cent next year. ...more