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| Editorial overview | | It is a pity that, for the average consumer, the impact of fast internet access is not immediately clear. Large bandwidth, the capacity to transmit huge amounts of data almost instantly anywhere in the world, is not just about text appearing faster on a computer screen Read | |
| Broadband infrastructure |
 Fast internet - so what
The race is on in Europe to become the first country to develop a large-scale broadband infrastructure. But even as operators invest huge sums and grapple with complex regulatory questions and confused business models, they are still wondering what will make it attractive to the average surfer | |
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| Rail travel |
 Murder to book on the Orient Express
Reserve your train journey with the click of a mouse? Not quite. The complex task of creating an internet facility that allows centralised access to Europe's railways has only just begun | |
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| Spiders, crawlers and robots |
 Tuning the search engine
Searching is the most popular internet activity after e-mailing. So how do these bloodhounds of the web work, and how can a site maximise its chances of being placed among the top 10? | |
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| Venture capital |
 Number crunchers return
Investors are embracing a new approach when it comes to internet businesses. Due diligence, respect for risk, exhaustive analysis and sober valuations have all come back into fashion | |
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