Joris Evers

Dutch telecommunication provider Koninklijke KPN NV's plan to fire 4,800 employees, about 10 per cent of its workforce, could negatively affect the company's customers as remaining employees face an increased workload, KPN's works council warned Thursday.

The maker of the Anna Kournikova e-mail worm that spread in February was sentenced on Thursday to 150 hours of community service or, if he chooses not to do the community service, to 75 days in jail.

Sun Microsystems Inc. has brought together a host of companies in an alliance to offer an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Passport online authentication service, Sun announced Wednesday.

Police and intelligence services should not get new or extended communication interception powers or increased access to information, say seven European privacy and civil liberties organizations in an open letter to the European Council.

The online trading hub with pan-European aspirations formed by Koninklijke KPN NV and AtCostPlus Holding NV was launched late and in a slimmed down form this week. Launch was initially scheduled for July 1.

Shopping via the Web can't be done with confidence as many online retailers fail to deliver quality service, according to a study by Consumers International released Wednesday.

Shopping via the Web can't be done with confidence as many online retailers fail to deliver quality service, according to a study by Consumers International released Wednesday.

PC prices won't jump in the near term and innovation of the PC hasn't stopped, said Paul Bell, president of Dell Computer Co. in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) on Tuesday.