Monthly Archives: March 2001
Call Off the Bet
London bookmakers traditionally make money even when others, notably their customers, dont. Now, according to The Sunday Telegraph, thanks to heavy investments in online...
Whats With the Mood Swing?
Sentiment about the economy has turned decidedly negative, causing investors to shun many stocks in our index. The index fell 7.6 percent for the...
Creating One-Stop Shops for E-Commerce
Theres nothing like getting out of the office to really get something accomplished. That premise is leading professional services operations such as Hewlett-Packard Co.,...
Package Targets Exchange
IBM is after Microsoft Corp.s Outlook and Exchange installed base.The Armonk, N.Y., computer company last week rolled out a package that will enable users...
Vicious Circle
Superheroes needing a place to change may have to turn to cyberspace for privacy. Not only are telephone booths disappearing, the pay phone itself...
PGP Creator Zimmermann Moves On
When Phil Zimmermann published Pretty Good Privacy, one of the first encrypted e-mail programs, in 1991, he had no idea it would become the...
Outsourcing the Back Office
Veteran telecom executive Robert Annunziata is placing his latest bet on making it easier for carriers to get service up and running for their...
Communications Pioneer Dead at 84
Claude Shannon was a curious man, a juggler who rode his unicycle in the hallways of AT&T Bell Laboratories and the mathematician who laid...
Disability Laws Take Flight
Helicopter pilots the world over fly in fear of the dreaded Jesus Nut. A part on all rotor-powered craft, the Jesus Nut is so...
The Microsoft Spin on Linux
If you want to tell the difference between a principle and a platitude, invert a statement and see if the result sounds absurd. If...