Monthly Archives: July 2001
Order Out of Chaos
Youve got to feel for Gene Bolmarcich. As trademark counsel at Caterpillar Inc., in Peoria, Ill., Bolmarcich already spends huge chunks of his time...
Lost in Domainland? Theres Help
Enterprises trying to navigate domain names are discovering that a little help from service providers can send them in the right direction.Assistance is coming...
The Buzz: July 2, 2001
Mr. eBay Goes to WashingtonSeveral high-profile online retailers have banded together to protect themselves and their colleagues against government measures that may stifle Internet-based...
Operator No. 9: July 2, 2001
Muggles Get Real . . . Sort OfHarry Potter fans got a treat when America Online offered its 30 million subscribers an exclusive look...
Facing Top-Level Challenge
For nearly three years, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has attempted no small feat: to set policies and procedures governing how...
Rolling Toward Ad Payoff
From Madison Avenue to Silicon Valley, Web marketers have watched as GIF banner ads on Web sites have failed to deliver many concrete sales....
New Domains See Windfall
While new registrations of existing Internet domain names are falling, pent-up demand for new names and services could help drive interest in the seven...
AT&T Wireless Spin-Off Near
AT&T is moving forward with its controversial plan to break up the company, starting with spinning off its wireless arm on July 9. Analysts...
Appeals Court: NextWave Keeps Spectrum
One thing is certain at this point in the five-year legal battle over wireless licenses once won by NextWave Telecom: The federal government isnt...
Fixed Wireless Players Face Big Challenges
Building a broadband wireless network from scratch takes more time and money than short-sighted investors have been willing to provide, and the long-term outlook...