Monthly Archives: September 2001
Integrated Communications Provider
Almost by definition, anyone operating in the ICP space is an innovative service provider, since combining voice and data on a single network infrastructure...
Deal May Boost Service Arm
Although it was never part of the main acquisition agenda, the joining of the mismatched services organizations at Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co....
Most Wanted: Virus Scanning, VoIP And Back-Up Services
A large chunk of survey respondents say they purchase more than just connectivity from their ISPs, and if the right sets of services were...
Citi Took a Nap
The technology of banking may need an overhaul. A software failure paralyzed one of the nations largest automated teller machine systems last week, in...
N+I Dials WLAN Phones
Wireless local area network phones for use inside corporate networks will debut this week, promising to improve communications in far-flung workplaces such as warehouses,...
Incumbent Telephone Company
The sophisticates on either coast may be surprised to learn whats happening in Americas heartland: Kansas Rural Telephone Service Co., led by General Manager...
Study: Fiber Glut Running Out Fast
Most of the available bandwidth on major transport routes throughout the United States will be consumed within three years, according to findings in a...
FCC Cancels Approval of Wireless Units
At the request of the companies, the Federal Communications Commission has retracted approval of three wireless devices—two from Handspring Inc. and one from Palm...
What, Me Spam?
Executives at Motorola Inc. were stunned last March when vitriolic e-mail messages began pouring in to the companys customer service department and even the...
Stop the Spam Madness
"Enrich your sex life!" "Receive a free listing on the International Executive Guild CD-ROM!" "Accept credit cards today!"If theres one thing Mark Yankowskas doesnt...