Monthly Archives: May 2001
Fast Facts Infrastructure: May 21, 2001
Phone MarriageTellme Networks last week announced its acquisition of European competitor Magic Phone. Tellme, backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, supplies eXtensible Markup...
The Buzz: May 21, 2001
Gateway, Juno Settle FTC CasesGateway and Juno Online Services got out from under federal scrutiny last week. The companies settled separate disputes with the...
Challenges Ahead for Nortel
As battered Nortel Networks goes in search of fresh leadership, its fortunes may depend on whether the regional Bells get the sweetheart deal theyre...
Harmony on The Horizon
As the profile of the Internet rises, corporations are apt to put one executive in charge of driving online initiatives. In many instances, the...
The Little Protocol That Could
Pick up the phone, dial a number, chat, and hang up. How do IP devices perform that same operation? The answer is the Session...
Cisco Puts IP Calls Through on Phones
As of tomorrow, you will no longer need to buy an Internet Protocol phone to make and receive IP calls. Cisco Systems is rolling...
IPv6: So Far, Few Takers
The new Internet Protocol Standard will make the public Internet more reliable, international and useful — or so the theory goes, since the IP...
Happy Callers
Theres a dirty secret that some wireless companies are just discovering: Businesspeople are consumers, too.The word "consumer" has been banished from the wireless vernacular....
Electronic Signature Products Lack Real Standard
Just about one year ago, the electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act was signed into law by Congress and former President Clinton....
Cell Phone Problems Delay 3G Launches
It was once amusing for speakers at wireless conferences to underscore the reliability of mobile phones by asking audience members: When was the last...