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Schumacher takes pole for Australian Grand Prix

World champion Michael Schumacher has begun the 2001 season the way he finished last year, winning his fifth consecutive Formula One pole position Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix. more »

Second largest IT market in the world

According to the estimate of the Ministry of IT Industry of China, in less than 5 years, China will become the second largest IT market in the world, closing up to the USA. more »

APEC Group Meets To Discuss Way Forward On Paperless Trade

On Thursday Tokyo will play host to the first meeting of an APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) group specializing in electronic financial transactions. more »

BMW introduces Net-equipped limousine

Luxury car maker BMW Group AG is rolling out a limousine equipped with a mobile multimedia office. more »

Microsoft shifts WebTV oversight to Redmond

Confirming a long-running rumor, Microsoft said Thursday it is shifting management of its WebTV service to its MSN unit. more »

Vietnam To Pay $1.5 Billion Back To Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a two-day official visit to Vietnam, met on Thursday with President Tran Duc Luong. more »

The investment

“Omnitel” – the leader of the Lithuanian mobile communications market will invest USD 60 million in the expansion of the network and development new products. more »

Microsoft Remains King of the OS World

Despite a lengthy battle with the U.S. Justice Department, Microsoft maintains its strong lead in the client operating environment market more »

European Union leaders call for clear Kaliningrad policy

While top EU officials visited Russia's Kaliningrad enclave last week, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt speaking in Riga called on the EU to establish a common policy on Kaliningrad. more »

Police Terminate Greenpeace Protest Against E.ON in Vienna

The Austrian police terminated this afternoon a protest action by 20 supporters of the environmentalist organization Greenpeace who occupied the Vienna branch office of the German energy concern E.ON at 9:00 a.m. CET today. more »

Terra Lycos' loss widens to $507 million

Internet search service Terra Lycos said its net loss widened seven times in 2000 amid a series of acquisitions. more »

Evidence of the oldest life

Mars Meteorite May Show Old Life more »

IBM starts Web-based program to help speed up chip design work

International Business Machines Corp. said it's starting a program to use the Internet to speed custom-semiconductor design, bolstering its unit that makes chips for other companies. more »

Majority of Poles Against Quick Adoption of Euro

While a majority of Poles want their country to join the European Union, less than one quarter want to abandon their national currency and adopt the euro as soon as possible more »

Worm-Kit Creator Blames You

Sloppy programmers and lazy users are the real cause of virus attacks, according to the creator of the VBS Worm Generator program more »

Britain launches government website

Site that aims to take the country online finds controversy more »

Streaming wars spawn wireless weapons

The battle between Microsoft, RealNetworks and other streaming software companies is moving from the desktop to the cell phone. more »

Swedish SEB, Swedbank to merge

Sweden’s third and fourth biggest banks, SEB and Swedbank, plan to join forces in an all-share deal creating the Nordic region’s second largest bank with European ambitions more »

The blonde is up for bids

Auction of Marilyn Monroe pinups causes concerns among dealers more »

Self-confessed victim

Taiwan's First Net-Only Newspaper Closes more »