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Just how much money offshore centres like Bermuda could make by allowing virtual casinos and sport betting shops to operate from their jurisdictions can be seen in a recently released report on money laundering by the US Bureau for International Narc...
DATE: Apr 25, 2000
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US firms are looking to offshore centres in an attempt to overcome the worldwide shortage of information technology (IT) workers according to a report from research firm IDC.
However, on closer inspection much of the needs of these firms -- lots of c...
DATE: Apr 18, 2000
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The categories and the 35 finalists nominated for the MIT eBusiness Awards in seven categories -- due to be announced April 12 -- are indicative of the shape of electronic commerce today.
The "Web Responsibility'' category recognises companies such a...
DATE: Apr 10, 2000
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I had a standard conversation yesterday with Eliza, a famous chatterbox.
Eliza: "So how are you doing today?'' Ahmed: ''I'm in top form.'' Eliza: "Do you believe it is normal to be in top form?'' Ahmed: "Why should I come to an idiot like you?'' Eliz...
DATE: Apr 03, 2000
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Which way will the future of the Internet technology lie? Through television cable, electric lines, wireless devices, or all methods? Where will the computer lie in all this tangle? Many people like to speculate for the fun of it, others plunk their ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2000
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The prosecution at the end of February in the US of the operator of an online gambling site based in Antigua is a cause for concern by all offshore jurisdictions aiming to foster e-commerce on their shores.
While Bermuda does not allow Internet gambl...
DATE: Mar 06, 2000
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A new initiative by the Computer Society of Bermuda and The Bermuda College to help employees bridge the digital divide is the kind of programme we should all support. The organisation and the college are working to bring the International Computer D...
DATE: Feb 28, 2000
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With the release of Microsoft Windows 2000 last week commentators have been quick off the mark in assessing the new product.
One of the first is the GartnerGroup (www.gartnergroup.com) whose analysts warned companies they may be forced to pay thousan...
DATE: Feb 21, 2000
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Call it better marketing or call it an intrusion of privacy but most people, I would bet, are unaware that their Internet surfing and purchasing habits are being electronically tracked while they spend time downloading information or buying goods.
An...
DATE: Feb 07, 2000
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In an article in a top US investment publication, Bermuda-based Stirling Cooke Brown Holdings Ltd. has been branded as a "hot little insurance broker'' with an unsavoury past that "waylaid'' investment company Goldman Sachs and its wealthy clients.
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DATE: Jan 31, 2000
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