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HSBC and Merrill Lynch create online bank
HSBC and Merrill Lynch have teamed up to form an online bank.
The two finance giants are equal partners in the venture, which will use the Internet to target affluent ...
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Hitachi break-up causes 600 redundancies
Hitachi Data Systems is to split in two in an attempt to become more business-focussed - a move that will result in the loss of 600 jobs.
The former sales and marketin...
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This time in '99: Amazon and Wal-Mart settle staff dispute
This is how the original story broke on 6 April, 1999:
US retail giant, Wal-Mart and online bookstore, Amazon.com have settled their long-running legal dispute.
The...
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IBM reveals $400m SAN plan
IBM is investing $400m in products, services and regional testing facilities for storage area networks (SANs) in an attempt to capture the lion's share of the market.
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IR35 could land IT directors in legal quagmire
IT directors may be hit by a swathe of claims for unfair dismissal as a result of the government's IR35 initiative, according to IT law firm Tarlo Lyons.
Kevin Barrow,...
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Dulux designs extranet for painters and decorators
Dulux, a division of ICI paints, has developed a specialist extranet to provide easy access to information and advice for professional painters and decorators.
The Dul...
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German banking giants confirm merger
Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank have confirmed they are to merge, creating the world's largest bank.
The company is rumoured to be choosing between duplicated departme...
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Blair promises 'ubiquitous Internet' by 2005
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday pledged to provide the entire UK population with access to the Internet by 2005, and declared that improving IT skills are essentia...
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Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Deutsche Bank to merge
Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson are to hold a joint press conference on Thursday, where they are expected to confirm reports of a planned merger.
Deutsche ...
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