in Britain has been widely (although not universally) considered a success, and has greatly influenced the privatization of state industries in the transition economies of Eastern Europe. Massimo Florio's systematic analysis is the first comprehensive treatment of the overall welfare impact of this broad national policy of divestiture. Using the tools of social cost-benefit analysis, Florio assesses the effect of privatization on consumers, taxpayers, firms, shareholders, and workers. His conclusion may be surprising to some; his findings suggest that the changeover to private ownership per se had little effect on long-term trends in prices and productivity in Britain and contributed to regressive redistribution.br /br /After historical and theoretical overviews of privatization and a look at macroeconomic trends in the Thatcher-Major era, Florio considers in detail the microeconomic effects of British privatization on several key groups. In successive chapters, he examines firms and productivity changes; shareholders' windfall gains and evidence of underpricing and outperformance in privatized companies; workers, management, and changes in industrial relations; consumers and the quantity and quality of goods after the change to public ownership; and taxpayers and the interplay between privatization and tax reform. He follows these chapters with a case study of British Telecom -- significant not only because it was the largest divestiture of the period but also because of its influence on subsequent telecommunications privatization elsewhere. The final chapter considers the overall quantitative impact of the Thatcher-Major privatization on all sectors and its relat@9  (less)

as a leading force in developing optical communications technology. In this book they set out the technology necessary to build the super highway of the future.  (less)

von E.ON, British Telecom, Credit Suisse und Vodafone. Der Schwerpunkt der Beitrge liegt dabei auf dem Einsatz der ARIS Controlling Platform der IDS Scheer, die es ermglicht, die realen und gelebten" Geschftsprozesse in Branchen wie z.B. Chemie, Telekommunikation, Energiewirtschaft, Logistik, Banken und Versicherungen automatisch zu visualisieren, mittels Kennzahlen zu bewerten und zu analysieren. Die vorgestellten Methoden und Werkzeuge gewhrleisten ein kontinuierliches und automatisiertes Monitoring der Unternehmensleistung und ermglichen es, durch unternehmensinternes und -externes Benchmarking, Business Process Excellence als zentrales Leitmotiv dauerhaft im Unternehmen zu etablieren.  (less)

sounded like an elite. They had abandoned the Labour Party's traditional ideals and encouraged an aristocracy of wealth. By changing the Labour Party, Blair had removed the possibility that the Labour Party might change the country. Combining original research and interviews - and an instinct for stories other journalists ignore - this book blends contemporary history with relentless satire. What emerges is an attempt to address how we got from the facile hopes of the pre-Millennium to the sullen present. Taking in September 11th, asylum-seekers, the fiasco of the Dome and the crash of the telecom/dotcom bubble, Nick Cohen's book blazes a fierce polemical trail through the late nineties and beyond.  (less)

chose to meet the Japanese challenge and how high-technology development was promoted at the national level with lessons for all who are concerned about the future of the computer/artificial intelligence industry or the direction of industrial policy.br /br /During its five-year lifetime and at the cost of 350 million, Alvey spawned a new information technology community that has become an integral part of Britain's national science and technology policy. The authors, who were participants in Alvey, provide a personal and hands-on review of the Program, the participants, and the results.br /br /How can such a complex undertaking be evaluated? There is no doubt that Alvey created new academic posts, new industrial research laboratories, and new teams where few existed before. It was a publicly funded program outside the defense field, a directed effort involving all parts of the industrial technology research community in a way that had not been attempted outside wartime. The authors provide a detailed comparison of Alvey and the Japanese Fifth Generation project and note Alvey's contributions in AI, parallel architecture, VLSI, integrated circuit CAD, software engineering, and speech technology. Above all they note Alvey's contribution in strengthening Britain's academic/industrial complex; British companies are now better placed to collaborate in the broader arena of Europe.br /br /The original Alvey is John Alvey, former Senior Director, Technology, at British Telecom (now retired). Alvey chaired the committee that recommended the launching of a major industrial technology program. Brian Oakley was Director of the UK national Alvey Program of advanced information technology research. K@XÌÌÌÌÍÿ¾Û€  (less)

series of potentially dangerous accidents, Exelby is murdered, suspicion falls on members of the cast.  (less)

Virgin and British Telecom use WebObjects to build their own custom Java-based Web applications that handle heavy user loads.pWebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide offers task-based content and a tabbed format to let you learn as you work, giving you just what you need to know to get the job done-no wading through pages of lessons. By following the step-by-step tasks, you'll be building custom Web applications in no time.  (less)