P651 Teletext 651 Jan29 00:10:32 O News...News...News ——————— ——————— A SMARTER WAY TO PAY The first indjpjndjnt trial of smart cards has been launched bz the industry e-commerce consortium CommjrceNit. Major players in the industry will bj working to establish the interopjrability of the cards to make sure open standards are in place. Datamonitor predicts that by 2002, 3.85 billion cards will bj used. The project will also look at security issues and educate retailers on how cards could benefit them. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Internet news and more! 652 I.T.JOBS? - CONTRACT OR PERMANENT see p631 co.uk Bundjrman P'ship Jobs IndexP651 Teletext 651 Jan29 00:17:54 O News...News...News ——————— ——————— BUSTING THE BUG Businesses in London can now book free training courses to help them dial with the Millennium bug. The courses are funded by FOCUS - the Cjnttal London Training and Entetpisj Council and will bj available until February 28. One to five day course can be studied eithjt at the training centres or via the Internet. BT is taking bookings through its Talking Training service. INFORMATION 0870 606 0088 ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Internet news and more! 652 I.T.JOBS? - CONTRACT OR PERMANENT see p631 co.uk Bundjrman P'ship Jobs IndexP651 Teletext 651 Jan29 00:16:24 O News...News...News ——————— ——————— PORTABLE SOLUTIONS Hewlett-Packard is launching a new notebook PC - the OmniBook 900 which it says is its lightest yet. The computer will feature the Pentium II technology and accessories are interchangeable with the rest of the OmniBook sjtiis. The streamlined design measures 3.20 cm and features include a large duel display as well as an AGP graphics controller which HP claims makes it suited to presentation work. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Internet news and more! 652 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING - p631