Monthly Archives: January 2001
PMC Line on Tap from Mapletree
Mapletree Networks Inc. has introduced a series of PMC cards for access and gateway systems. The MTN4000 series is based on the Norwood, Mass.,...
Seeing the Light
Voice as smooth as silk, stock quotes as steady as a heartbeat, firewalls as secure as a mothers love — its a lot to...
Fast Facts Infrastructure: January 22, 2001
Done DealAT&T will swap $2.9 billion in stock for stakes in Excite@Home controlled by competitors Comcast and Cox Communications. The deal, expected for months,...
Pedal to the Metal
Will gigabit ethernet continue to proliferate in the enterprise and beyond?Marshall Eisenberg, director of product marketing for Foundry Networks, answers that question with a...
Plumbing for Profit
The nations capital, considered by many builders of metropolitan fiber-optic networks to be one of the most unpredictable municipalities to work with, is on...
Katt Considers Clintons Leftovers
El gato was amused when he heard that the National Archives and Records Administration was in a quandary over how to store the millions...
Forecast Folly
In recent days, youve likely heard some outlook for the tech sector in 2001. Intel, Yahoo! and others projected a gloomy year, industry wonks...
Proactive Conflict Resolution
Theres nothing wrong with partners disagreeing, or worse, as long they have a mechanism in place for resolving their disputes.Tim Radtke of TSR Solutions...
Microsoft Loses Execs, Shifts to Xbox
It seems as if only a few years ago, employees were being called the key asset of most corporations. I suppose that was just...
Now Its the Medias Turn
Ten months after the Nasdaq topped 5000 and then began its downward drift, journalists finally are feeling the pressure. In the last few weeks,...