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Napster competitors hope to clean up
3 November: Rival operators of free song-swapping services are expected to benefit from the outrage provoked by the decision of Napster - the most popular service - to do a deal with one of the world's largest media companies. Recent
Why pets don't win any prizes
2 November: Pet site owners once thought they were the cat's pyjamas. But now they are struggling to claw in profits and repay investors, says Justin HuntFootsie welcome for Autonomy
1 November: Autonomy, the Cambridge-based software company, yesterday came back to Britain to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. Kingfisher to share Streets Online with Sky
1 November: Kingfisher, the retailing group, yesterday strengthened its online presence by forging links with internet business Freeserve and announcing that it is to buy Streets Online, the entertainment retailer. World Online narrows losses
1 November: World Online, the Dutch internet service, yesterday claimed that a cost cutting programme had reduced its quarterly losses. Researchers give little for Freeserve's future
1 November: Only three European internet portals will manage to compete effectively against the leading US portals such as AOL and Yahoo!, according to a report published yesterday. Shoppers may vote with their mice
1 November: If customer care and the old-fashioned virtue of common courtesy become the key battleground between retailers and e-tailers, then many web companies may lack the necessary weapons, according to a survey published yesterday. On message
1 November: Long-term memory Computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices yesterday said it had agreed to supply networking technology company Nortel Networks with the majority of its flash memory requirements for the next three years. Terms of the pact were not disclosed. AMD officials were not immediately available for comment. C&W to build £1bn network in Japan
31 October: Cable & Wireless yesterday unveiled plans to invest ¥150bn (£1bn) over five years and create 1,000 jobs in Japan by building a state of the art fibre optic network there. QXL opens bidding with live Wembley auction
31 October: A sale of Wembley stadium memorabilia was simultaneously broadcast on television and the net last night as QXL.com launched its live auctioneering programmes. Reality bytes
31 October: The company behind virtual newsreader Ananova yesterday said it will work on technology to make virtual people, or avatars, look more human. At this price? Greenchip
31 October: A year ago setting up a firm to invest in fledgling internet ventures was almost a guaranteed path to financial success. Boo! I'm back
29 October: It is a virtual face that haunts any thrusting dotcom entrepreneur. The legendary Miss Boo symbolised the profligacy and mismanagement of around £100 million and became synonymous with the phrase 'cash-burn', writes Faisal Islam. Outlaws rule the wild web
29 October: Cowboys flock to the net, and dotcoms are too impatient to root them out, reports Jamie Doward. Psion shares lose 30%
28 October: Psion, the hi-tech company best known for its handheld computers, faced a crisis of confidence in the City yesterday. Hi-tech stocks look brighter as sanity returns
28 October: Investors who piled into technology took losses but prospects are improving, says Tony Levene. Channelfly to leave the dot.com suffix behind
28 October: Entertainment group Channelfly.com is dropping the dot.com part of its name because of fears that it will be pigeonholed as an internet company. Hi-techs stage a comeback
28 October: Technology stocks mounted a comeback yesterday after the severe battering they suffered earlier this week at the hands of nervous Wall Street traders. Boo is reborn in confident fashion
27 October: Kate Buggeln has been selling things all her working life. But selling investors and customers on the new look Boo.com, a name associated with the world's highest-profile dot com failure, is her biggest challenge yet. StepStone says it is on profit path
27 October: StepStone.com, the online recruitment firm, yesterday admitted it had lost 43.2m euros (£30m) in three months but insisted the foundations were in place to make a profit by 2002. E-market takes to the air
27 October: Two aviation business to business internet exchanges are to merge, bringing together customers and suppliers in an attempt to cut costs. Credit Suisse joins MSN portal
27 October: Europe's 'new affluents' targeted Nortel tremours hit hi-tech indices
27 October: Hi-tech shares in the US took another nosedive yesterday as investors feared further earnings disappointments. Microsoft spins $1bn web relaunch to challenge AOL
26 October: Microsoft is to spend $1bn (£690m) relaunching its web-based services in an attempt to topple America Online as the world's leading internet service provider. Buying virtual bargains
26 October: Can bricks and mortar companies rescue flagging dot.coms? Justin Hunt reports Nortel fallout hammers tech stocks
26 October: Hi-tech stocks in the US and Europe took another pounding yesterday as investors reacted to what they saw as disappointing sales figures from telecommunications network company Nortel. Cartoon
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