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 Analysis MONDAY OCTOBER 16 2000 


The year that internet and telecoms ruled

Are there common factors uniting the best-performing companies in the FT European league table? The reasons for their success vary greatly, but the elements involved include: strong management with a clear and effective strategy; a history of innovation, particularly in the high-technology field; effective marketing; international ambitions, and a touch of good fortune. However, this is the year in which involvement in the internet and in mobile telecommunications carries all before it....more


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IT HARDWARE
Proving its worth - yet again  Jun 23

SOFTWARE
Niche strategy proves profitable  Jun 23

LIFE ASSURANCE
Demographic time bomb is beneficial  Jun 23

MEASUREMENTS
Lies, damned lies and statistics  Jun 23

TELECOMS
Privatisation fuels runaway growth  Jun 23

POOR PERFORMERS
Short on luck and strategy  Jun 23



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