Monthly Archives: January 2001
Outsider Picked to Head ICANN
The new chief executive chosen to lead the body charged with managing the Internets domain name system walks into the job as somewhat of...
No Ringy-Dingy
The days of the free phone ride appear to be numbered. Companies have been dropping — or at least rethinking — the provision of...
This Ad Is All Wet
There I was, cruising along the Washington Beltway, when a radio ad for Qwest came on. Today, the company was pushing its broadband service...
Web Camera Minds the Store
IQinVisions IQeye2 internet camera can help companies make sure that none of their equipment "walks out the door." It can be easily integrated into...
The New Social Disorder
Maybe the hermits in Wyoming cabins are right. Technology is antisocial.The advent of the television changed the nature of neighborhood interaction. Families spent more...
Disharmonious Times
Napster is the genie the recording industry cant put back in the lamp, and each day it becomes clearer that the rise of this...
When It Comes to Mobile Security, You Face a Much More Dangerous Opponent
Everybody loves mobility. Employees love the freedom of being unshackled from their desks. Employers love reducing travel-related disruption. Vendors and their partners love the...
Digital Directive
A European Parliament Committee is expected to vote this week on key legislation outlining which protections copyrighted works produced in digital formats will enjoy...
Defying Stereotype
Online music has an image problem that would give a marketing director headaches. If one were to watch MTV or leaf through any mainstream...
Airstream Push Has Yet to Fly
Six months after microsoft Corp. trumpeted it as the anchor of the companys developing wireless initiative, the so-called Airstream wireless server platform is still...