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29th February 2004 Archive

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  • IT contracting: don't get carried away

    UK upswing an anomaly?

    UK billing rates for IT contractors have begun to increase for the first time in several years, but it is still too early to crack open the bubbly. The UK figures may well be little more than an anomaly on the path to continued pricing pressure. According to a new report commissioned by the Association of Technology Staffing …

    Business 29 Feb 2004, 21:20

  • VeriSign calls ICANN bluff in world’s biggest game of poker

    Registrar slams strong hand on table, leans back

    We’d been wondering what VeriSign was up to. Leaning back, but carefully observing. Making the odd snide comment, but all the while shifting its cards in its hand and plotting its next move in the world’s biggest game of poker. The prize? Control of the Internet. ICANN on the other side of the table has been in confident mood …

    Music and Media 29 Feb 2004, 21:28

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