Business
Business, NGO Representatives Urge G-20 To Expand Fight Against Bribery, Corruption
(Appeared May 3, 2011, in Bloomberg BNA's Daily Report for Executives and later in International Trade Reporter)
Business representives say OECD treaty's focus on punishing companies is missing at least half the problem.
An EU payment system you can bank on
(Financial Week, July 23, 2007)
Making and receiving payments across Europe is about to become easier. But not overnight.
Major UK Life Insurers Take Wrap for Investors
(Insurance Networking News, June, 2007)
Wrap platforms are helping British companies manage financial services and may prove inevitable there in general insurance.
Diebold EMV Forum Takes Stock of Progress on Conversion
(ATMmarketplace.com, September 25, 2002)
Functionality, fear of fraud and a looming deadline push European countries to implement EMV specifications.
Tiscali, Sardinia's Net Star
(Appeared July 2001 in Strategies Europe)
Tiscali has expanded from its island home to become one of Europe's biggest ISPs, snapping up rivals like...well, sardines. But can it maintain the momentum...
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Location-Based Services
(Originally on Tornado Insider)
Let’s say you are standing on a corner in Amsterdam and punch in a request to your handset or personal digital assistant for directions to the nearest cyber cafe. The request goes to a server that combines it with your position, and sends back useful information via SMS or WAP.
Portal Jador.Com to Make Second IPO Try
(Tornado Insider, December 1, 2000)
The French multilingual tourism-services portal plans to take another stab at going public on December 7.
Three IPOs Tapped For Late September on France's Nouveau Marché
(Tornado Insider, September 15, 2000)
Has a long summer break improved the climate for high-tech offerings?
A 'Well-Run' Computer Company Is Good To Hold
(Tornado Insider, May 26, 2000)
Transiciel is worth watching.
Breaking Up the Internet Monopoly in France
(Tornado Insider, May 18, 2000)
France Telecom runs the tollbooth for most forms of Internet access in France and has thus managed to control traffic into the promising ADSL niche, much to the chagrin of its rivals.
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NetValue Share Up Nearly 241 Percent in Paris IPO
(Internetnews.com, Feburary 1, 2000)
The online media tracker is now valued at 60 times its expected sales...
Paris Bourse Halts Trading on Artprice.Com IPO
(Internetnews.com, January 24, 2000)
Demand drastically outstripped available shares...
Fueled By B-to-B Sales, French E-Commerce Spikes
(Internetnews.com, August 2, 1999)
B-to-B transactions accounted for 75 percent of this revenue...
Olitec To Guarantee Products' Linux Compatibility
(Internetnews.com, April 20, 1999)
France's leading manufacturer of modems and communications software, plans to guarantee the compatibility of its products with Linux.
Internet Ad Revenue Doubles In France But Remains Slight
(Internetnews.com, Feburary 26, 1999)
Sales still account for just a fraction of overall advertising revenue...
