Peter Sayer

Plans to bail out French server and IT services company Groupe Bull SA have come under the scrutiny of the European Commission.

Corporate IT spending in Europe has hit bottom

Groupe Bull SA is to cut a further 1,500 jobs and replace management in an attempt to stem growing losses, the company announced Thursday.

Check Point Software and Novell announced upgrades to their respective network management tools that now support personal digital assistants and other handheld devices.

To judge by the buzz from exhibitors, Giant Software Marketplace might be a more appropriate name for this year's 3GSM World Congress, taking place in Cannes Feb. 19 to Feb 22. The congress brings together manufacturers, network operators and service providers from all corners of the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) industry.

The standards committee responsible for the broken wireless LAN encryption algorithm, Wired Equivalent Privacy, has approved a fix to the system that can be applied to existing equipment.

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is due to take over Answare SA, the IT services subsidiary of French telecommunication equipment manufacturer Alcatel SA, the companies said Friday.

The French telecommunication regulator has set out the timetable for the award of two more licenses to operate 3G (third-generation) mobile communication networks, to complement the two licenses already awarded on May 31.