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 DECEMBER 27, 2002 Telecom's Financial Mess -- and My Own As I covered the troubles of Europe's titans, I found myself adapting their financial maneuvers to relieve my personal money woes  NOVEMBER 21, 2002 Europe's Clueless Wireless Operators Technology that doesn't work. Absurd roaming limits. Confusing prices. Addressing these problems and more is essential AUGUST 29, 2002 E-Commerce: It's All About the Experience A technically proficient Web site is just half the battle. Without quality service -- and an enjoyable process -- customers won't return JULY 24, 2002 A Web Outfit with Socks Appeal Blacksocks.com's formula is simple: It sends sockscribers regular shipments of the boring necessity -- and makes money doing it JULY 8, 2002 A Public-Sector Boost for Siemens Playing IT catch-up, governments worldwide are turning to its services unit -- while corporate buyers cut spending JUNE 27, 2002 History Provides Hope for the 3G Fiasco Europe has been down this hard road before, or more to the point, across this daunting and deadly isthmus JUNE 14, 2002 Ericsson: Too Swedish for Its Own Good? If the telecom giant were to adopt a one-share/one-vote system, it would benefit the company and revitalize senior management JUNE 6, 2002 Stumbling into a Wireless Generation Gap Europe's strapped telcos risk losing future business on their 3G networks if they don't boost quality on today's systems MAY 21, 2002 A Hacker Whodunit at Vivendi It looks like a key shareholder vote was tampered with in a system that's clearly vulnerable. If so, not many clues were left MAY 8, 2002 So, You Want to Become a Euro Telco? Despite regulations that allow nearly any company to enter the business, the market dynamics are still quite sketchy APRIL 17, 2002 A Shortsighted Love with Short Messages Cash-starved European telcos make such good money from this simple service that they may be reluctant to push the much snazzier 2.5G APRIL 11, 2002 This Ex-Hacker's Fat Is in the Fire The escapades of larger-than-life German Netrepreneur Kim Schmitz made him a cult figure. Now they've landed him in jail APRIL 4, 2002 In Stem-Cell Research, It's Rule Britannia With its clearly laid-out legal and ethical framework, Britain is forging ahead scientifically -- and drawing researchers from abroad APRIL 1, 2002 For U.S. Small Biz, Fertile Soil in Europe An upswing in corporate spending is good news for nimble and nurturing American companies doing business on the Contintent MARCH 20, 2002 Dear Music Biz: Unchain My Melodies! Don't put absurd limits on how I use the CDs I buy. Instead, check Europe's cell-phone industry for creative use of digital technology MARCH 14, 2002 Can Germany's Economy Hit Net Speed? Chancellor Schröder is slowly realizing that the Internet is a key to goosing the country's -- and Europe's -- growth MARCH 6, 2002 Eavesdropping at Europe's Wireless Bash The buzz at this year's 3GSM conference in Cannes had less hype but plenty about a real underlying shift in how the industry works FEBRUARY 14, 2002 On the Riviera: Sun, Tech, and Startups Sophia Antipolis, France's thriving high-tech mecca, blends the culture of innovation with a healthy dash of post-boom realism (Part 2) FEBRUARY 13, 2002 On the Riviera: Sun, Tech, and Startups Sophia Antipolis, France's thriving high-tech mecca, blends the culture of innovation with a healthy dash of post-boom realism (Part 1) JANUARY 16, 2002 The French Have a Word for It: Hacking All this American in Paris wants to do is watch some Hollywood movies on his DVD player. So why do film studios make him feel like a crook? DECEMBER 20, 2001 Halting Microsoft's March in Europe? The pressure is building on Commissioner for Competition Mario Monti to prevent Gates & Co. from dominating the mobile Web NOVEMBER 27, 2001 Planet of the Aps Consumers appreciate nifty applications like Nokia's new photo-phone much more than the technology that makes such advances possible OCTOBER 30, 2001 Good Tech Is Simple Tech When technophiles sneer at my inability to configure a Web phone, they actually prove my point OCTOBER 9, 2001 In Europe, 2.5G Goes Nowhere Fast WAP mania left the Continent's phone outfits burdened with debt. Now, when a promising technology comes along, they turn their backs SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 On Sept. 11, a Multimedia Search for Info TV, the Net, print, and even phones were all key to getting the word out -- yet no one of them could do the job alone SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 Roel Pieper: High Tech's Transatlantic Link The well-traveled computer exec hopes to parlay his Silicon Valley and Continental ties into big bucks for his new venture fund SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 Roel Pieper: High Tech's Transatlantic Link The well-traveled computer exec hopes to parlay his Silicon Valley and Continental ties into big bucks for his new venture fund AUGUST 14, 2001 Catching the Continental Drift These days, English will suffice for Americans working in Europe. To to be a player, however, the smart expatriate needs the gift of tongues JULY 26, 2001 Yankee, We Want You. Yankee, Go Home When Henri Poole took the helm at a French software outfit, he became the latest American to learn just how easy it is to ruffle Old World feathers JULY 5, 2001 Baby Steps for the Mobile Net The head of Nokia's wireless Web-applications unit can tell you why this new frontier is still out of reach: Too many clicks JUNE 19, 2001 After WAPlash, Europe Gets the Message Mobile-phone operators are turning away from wireless application protocol in favor of simple, effective, and profitable text messaging JUNE 4, 2001 The Real Lesson of the Lucent-Alcatel Affair The fact that the deal didn't happen tells us plenty: Gaining access to customers now matters more than acquiring technology MAY 16, 2001 The Wireless Web, with Strings Attached Want to be connected all the time? Soon, you will be. And computer makers that don't get on board now may land on the scrap heap MAY 2, 2001 Learning from America's Telecom Travails As Europe slowly develops a competitive local-phone market, it's looking across the Atlantic to see how not do it APRIL 5, 2001 Finally, a Continental Lift for Motorola? Long a Euro laggard behind Nokia, the U.S. company's new Accompli handset has instant-messaging capabilities that could put it out front MARCH 21, 2001 Cell Phones Call: Will America Answer? Phone service in the U.S. is good. So good that many Americans have little incentive to embrace wireless with Europe's fervor | |
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