Monthly Archives: April 2001
RocketBridge Offers Net Credit Check
Trans Union, one of the largest credit information providers in the U.S., this week is expected to launch RocketBridge, a subsidiary that will provide...
ICANN Critics Await Commerce Move
The department of commerce will soon have two important issues before it that could have major impact on the future function of the Internets...
Lots of Help for Small Providers
Hosting automation enabler Ensim Corp. announced two products and an alliance with Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp. last week.Ensims products include Version 2.5 of its...
Got Milk … or Cream?
The latest commodity market to rally its biggest competitors into a consolidated online exchange is the dairy business.Momentex Inc. late last month formally launched...
Acquisitions Squeeze DSL
Justin beech is finally fed up. In an effort to get DSL access, Beech has endured a half-dozen visits from telephone technicians and repeat...
Businesses Cut Off As Carriers Struggle
The days of cheap connections and multiple choices are disappearing for thousands of businesses as competitive local carriers fall like high-speed dominoes, dragging the...
Fast Facts Infrastructure: April 9, 2001
Carry-On CashMetricom has enough cash and cash equivalents to survive through August, but in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, the companys own auditors say...
BLECs: Generation Next
Broadband is coming, vendors like Cisco Systems would have you believe, as they tout their products with glossy ads pitching the idea that 1.5...
Fishing for a Deal
After i9 Interactive won a job to create a Web site for serious anglers, the New York-based integrator embarked on a fishing expedition of...
Sharepoints a Hit
Part portal, part document manager and yet another part search engine, Microsoft Corp.s SharePoint Portal Server (released to manufacturers late last month), the companys...