Monthly Archives: January 2001
Change Agents
The Internets breathtaking newness, by now, has faded. In 2001 the Net is part of our everyday routines. Many dot-coms have fallen back to...
The Year of Peer
It was launched, like many great revolutions, with a song.Last year, Napster — in addition to enriching many digital music collections — sparked a...
ICANNs Enforcement Test
The Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers will soon face its first enforcement challenge as a spat between Verio and Register.com gets increasingly...
Pipe Dreams
Booming demand for faster Internet access over Digital Subscriber Lines left millions of prospective customers poking along at modem speed as the year ended.But...
Cream Puff
You could call 3Coms Audrey an Internet pastry: Its a light, sweet and tasty snack, but essentially an unfulfilling experience.It has some fine qualities,...
Beam Me Outta Priceline, Scotty
The dot-com fire sale is hitting many former stars and their front men. Take Priceline.com, whose missteps and dot-com carnage bucketed its share price...
Authenticating Data in the Chad Universe
The nation is grappling with the failures of its current electoral system, and many people are seeking solutions to bring the election process into...
Fast Breaks Newsfront: January 8, 2001
Lets ShareThe Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a program called InfraGuard, which it hopes will "expand direct contacts with private-sector infrastructure owners and operators"...
Wireless Fix
When western multiplex and adaptive Broadband announced their intention to merge in November 2000, observers saw the move as the start of consolidation in...
Digital Island: Yet Another Castaway?
Like Tom Hanks character in the movie "Cast Away," many investors have left Digital Island for dead. Sure, sales are on the rise. But...