Monthly Archives: May 2001
Dot-Contact
Many proud souls fill their contact databases with the addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of every friend, family member and business associate with...
Broadband Still Blooming
The regional Bells, which once accused upstart competitors of "cherry picking" the best customers, can now recapture the premium business while dictating prices for...
eFiles: May 7, 2001
Still Surfing the Friendly E-Skies ...Despite the recent economic slowdown, the U.S. online travel booking industry will continue to draw more and more customers,...
Fast Facts Section B: May 7, 2001
Deal BrewedCompaq Computer announced a five-year, $100 million deal to equip Starbucks coffee shops with wireless Internet access. Compaq will supply iPaq handheld computers...
Accenture
Old reliable has done it again. While many other IT services companies flopped in 2000, Accenture—the consultancy formerly known as Andersen Consulting—returned to its...
Competitive Edge
While hope for telecom competition dwindles with each failing local or data upstart, the wireless segment has maintained a decent track record, given the...
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Several dozen students at Seton Hall University in New Jersey recently staged a noisy protest, a 1960s style affair complete with marching, picketing and...
Digital Patents Go to Court
A high-stakes battle over a key technology for managing the distribution of digital content has been launched, and the first volley is InterTrust Technologies...
Getting the Message
Ericsson, Nokia and Motorolas Wireless Village project may demystify wireless instant messaging between all devices and over all networks. But developers already working on...
Ricoh i700s Focus Is Fine
Ricohs RDC-i700 is perhaps the most powerful digital camera on the market. In other words, its overkill for snapshot-shooting consumers. Fortunately for Ricoh, it...