Monthly Archives: April 2001
Trash Talk
Cisco Systems Silicon Valley campus once used telephones from Lucent Technologies. Cisco eventually ditched the gear, but CEO John Chambers had the opportunity to...
The Training Option Beats the Stock Option
Living in the heart of silicon valley, I have seen the rise and fall of the dot-coms firsthand. In their heyday, the job market...
Look Whos Talking: April 9, 2001
Its hip to focus on outsourcing during an economic slowdown. But this tune isnt for everyone.Industry pundits, such as Mark DAnnolfo, an analyst at...
VC Funds Next to Fall
The aftershock from the financial market explosion will topple scores of venture capital firms this year and for years to come, according to industry...
Silence Is Deadly
Like the shoeless cobblers children, PSINets Web site gets no attention these days. A recent visit to the site of the Internet Super Carrier...
Green Ethic
While bemoaning a shortage of engineers, Craig Barrett, president and CEO of Intel, might want to consider why young people arent pursuing a course...
Infrastructure Breakdown
With the frequency of technology companies announcing lowered earnings expectations, major layoffs and dead-in-the-water business deals increasing, it almost comes as no surprise when...
Outsourcing Picks Up Steam
After months of false starts characterized by intense hype and widespread confusion, the managed service provider (MSP) market finally appears to be gaining both...
Siebel Boss Warns of B2B Shakeout
If you listen to Thomas Siebel, the worst has yet to come for business-to-business software vendors. "On the B2B exchange side, I dont think...
Protect Partners From Prying Eyes
If youre planning to roll out PRM, dont be surprised if your channel partners start asking you how you intend to protect and secure...