Monthly Archives: February 2001
Carriers Pinning Hopes On IP
It is an axiom in the trans- portation business that when a bus line is losing riders, supervisors should resist the urge to cut...
Porn Spam Suit Shakes Industry
A lawsuit brought by America Online against one of the Internets biggest porn site operators could have far-reaching implications for the $1 billion online...
Dan Akerson
XO Communications isnt afraid of change or charting new ground. And Dan Akerson, the companys chairman and chief executive, isnt shy about telling people...
Ivan Seidenberg
When it comes to the mega-warriors of the telecom revolution, Ivan Seidenberg is one whos seen it all -- from the front lines to...
Not in My Courtroom!
So, you think Judge Judy is tough? Get a load of Judges Ray McKoski and Edmund Bart of Chicagos19th Judicial Circuit Court. When theyre...
Putting Cell Phones on Hold
As cell phone manufacturers absorb the body blows of sluggish sales, evaporating profit margins and a nonexistent upgrade trend by consumers, the fallout will...
Technology Boosts Web Site for Blind
Approximately 10 million Americans cant send e-mail, browse the Web or shop online because of blindness. But an updated federal accessibility law that takes...
Geekspeak: February 5, 2001
With last months release of mozilla 0.7 for the be operating system—or Bezilla, as its called in the BeOS community—aficionados of the counter-culture operating...
Jean-Marie Messier
Jean-Marie Messier is considered one OF the most ambitious media paviors on the Internet. But 2001 will show whether that ambition will enable him...
Linux Developments Perplex the Puss
What could Microsoft executives have been up to last week as they lurked in the hallways of the Javits Center in New York during...