This man has seen the future. The question now is whether his research lab will be able to combine utopian visions with commercial success. Not bad for a kid from the Black Country. A London-based company run by a professional programmer has set out to transform the way we work with the Web. The director general lets slip that BBC Online is considering taking commercial advertising.
Internet companies cry foul.
The good news for the rest of us is that the approval comes with conditions on Instant Messaging and Net cable access. Providing your content is up to the job. All it wants in return is to get to know you better. In the US, technological improvements are paving the way towards easier installation, while in the UK competition among the operators is hotting up. With the domestic infrastructure in need of improvement, Indian startups have been looking further afield for new business opportunities.