Joris Evers

The terrorist attacks in the U.S. have moved market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC) to adjust its worldwide IT spending growth forecast to what previously was its worst-case scenario.

Growth in IT spending will not stabilize anytime soon and PC innovation is stagnating, said a somewhat gloomy-sounding Michael Capellas, Compaq Computer Corp.'s chief executive officer (CEO), Monday during a keynote at International Data Corp.'s (IDC) European IT Forum here.

The attack on the United States Tuesday took intelligence services by surprise, despite technology that allows monitoring of almost all communications worldwide.

Signaling that sending SMS (Short Message Service) messages via the Internet might soon cost money, two Dutch mobile phone operators have blocked incoming SMS text messages sent via several Web sites and ICQ instant messaging software.

Bowing to market pressure, debt-laden Koninklijke KPN NV on Monday confirmed it is replacing CEO Paul Smits.

Due to a weak European market, the number of worldwide cell phone shipments dropped for the first time in mobile phone history, according to research firm Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc.

Searching for a Web page that was created after mid-April this year? Better not try any of the 22 regional AltaVista Co. search sites.

The text message bomb, a weapon invented by the Amsterdam police force to prevent mobile phone theft, has been nominated for a crime prevention prize sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Justice.