Caramail a continué en février 2001 de caracoler en tête des sites les plus fréquentés : plus de 47 millions de visites en février 2001, contre 44 en janvier 2001 et 37,8 en décembre 2000.

La Côte d'Azur fait stand commun au Marché International des Professionnels immobiliers de Cannes. Elle y met en vedette les programmes de Sophia Antipolis, ainsi que Nice Méridia et l'Arènas.

The main goal of the F.I.S.A.C. (Intervention and support fund for craftsmanship and commerce) is to encourage the modernization of commerce and craftsmanship in Nice and to help in the promotion campaigns. The first action took place from April 10th until 22nd in the city centre (Easter festivities, craftsmanship day which followed in May, elaboration of an Internet gallery).

Nice summit, which will be under the French presidency from December 7th to 9th, might face some clashes. First, it is a 'group of the Alpes-Maritimes for a European off-summit ' which called for a demonstration, like the one of Seattle, against globalization. The group, which gathers about twenty organizations (PCF, Verts, MRAP, Confédération paysanne, LCR, etc) announced to reach 30 000 demonstrators in Nice on December 7th and 8th.

An 2000, fusion-acquisitions, e-commerce : la multiplication de projets complexes dans les entreprises ont rendu nécessaires les structures de support PMO. Explications au forum PMI du 15 mars.

Grasse enters the digital era. The city has entrusted SudCâble with the task of setting up its cabled network. The network head end has just been inaugurated.

An 2000, fusion-acquisitions, e-commerce : la multiplication de projets complexes dans les entreprises ont rendu nécessaires les structures de support PMO. Explications au forum PMI du 15 mars.

Louer ses logiciels via le Net, pourquoi pas ? Mais quelles sont les contraintes pour les entreprises ? Le DataBase Forum, le 23 mars au Ceram, ouvre le débat sur les ASP.

Voici le programme de la journée du 23 mars du Data Base Forum au Ceram de Sophia Antipolis sur le thème de ASP : mythe ou réalité.8h30 : Présentation de la matinée : Serge MIRANDA, Président Data Base Forum1- Témoignages utilisateurs- Externalisation des services informatiques : Guy BALAGUER, Directeur infrastructure informatique Europe, NORTEL NETWORKS- Les Web Services au service des clients : Jean-Luc LAURENT, Directeur Business Development Europe SEVINA TECHNOLOGIES2- Outils et infrastructures pour ASP- Cache, un e-SGBD pour ASP : Pierre LEDUCQ, Country Manager INTERSYSTEMS Franc

Will restaurant owners of Saint-Laurent's harbour respect the decision taken on Wednesday August 30th by their association? Will they remove their tables and chairs which invaded the pavements and that the DDE (Buildings and Equipment Branch of the department) firmly ordered to remove? The answer will be given on Monday March 4th. Last August 1st, indeed, the DDE had ordered the restaurant owners to respect the authorized limits. A month delay was given in order to leave the pavements for pedestrians. Monday is the last day for this ultimatum.However, it isn't the only thing.

Three thousand participants in 1990 for the first edition, and nearly 13 000 last year: the MIPIM, market for real estate professionals faced an incredible progression like the other events of the Reed Midem Organization.

Saint-Paul Web, launched in 1997, is challenging itself : television on the Net. Channel Riviera, which has to open in October, covers the French Riviera.

The arrival of Arlette Armaroli at the presidency is an event for the reopening of Cannes' commercial court. It is the first time in the department that a woman takes the presidency of a commercial court. Arlette Armaroli, former president of Women company managers, replaces Jean Boulay for this position (who occupied it for eight years). The judicial reopening took place in an atmosphere full of doubts.

Advertisement is now on Internet and shows to be very creative. As can prove the Cyber Lion 1999 winners that you can find the advertising film Festival site, a festival which will end on Saturday evening June 26th. This remarkably creative site on /www.canneslions.com">www.canneslions.comdeserves to be seen. There, you will find the results of the 1999 vintage concerning poster display as well as press and film campaigns (from Monday only for movies).

Two satellites of Alcatel Cannes in Cannes ready for the big travel in space. On Friday, in Kourou, must be launched Hélios 1B, a military observation satellite whose characteristics are obviously top secret. Hélios 1B is an assistance satellite which is going to substitute, in case of failure, Hélios 1A which is already into orbit. Its particularity is to be equipped of the most powerful telescope, the most sensible one ever created.

A sign of the real estate recovery, the projects are re-flourishing in Cannes. Thus, a building certificate has been allowed for a business gallery which would be settled on the ground floor and in the basement of the Miramar, a early century building on the Croisette, between the Carlton and the Martinez. The whole name gallery, whose name would be 'Carré d'or', would be composed of fifteen to twenty luxury shops on a global surface of 1.650 m2.

Year 2000, mergers-acquisitions, e-commerce: the multiplication of complicated projects in companies have made the PMO structures of support necessary. The explanations will be given at the PMI forum on March 15th.

Monaco is definitely giving all it has got on a broadband Internet access providing. After having tested the ADSL as soon as the end of last year (a technology which allows to receive 500 kilobit data by second via classical telephone lines), Monaco Telecom has just launched a technical experimentation of the WLL (Wireless Local Loop) and thus it will test the 3.5 GHZ frequency band. Cegetel, the subsidiary operator of Vivendi uses the Monegasque plat-form in depth (it owns 51% of Monaco Telecom shares) to finalize its broadband Internet services.

Great manoeuvres in the on-line proximity information : the Laguardère group opens the south of France to Viapolis while Cityvox succeeds a third fund raising.

Some change is expected in the B to B (Business to Business) after the one which took place in the B to C (Business to Consumer) in 2000, from which suffered the dot-coms. Anyway, it is Richard Seurat's point of view, vice-president of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. In an interview published on the website of the Nouvel Hebdo( /www.01net.com/rdn?oid=140412&rub=2832"> 'Richard Seurat (Cap Gemini Ernst & Young): « Les places de marché auront leur e-krach cette année»'), he expects that a severe selection will threaten the 3 000 or 4 000 market places registered worldwide.