Monthly Archives: September 2001
Need For Speed Drives Customer Churn
The need for speed is driving business Internet subscribers to change providers.About 24 percent of respondents say they switched ISPs in the past year,...
SevenSpace Acquisition Leads MSP Consolidation
SevenSpace announced Thursday, Sept. 6, that it will acquire StrataSource in a stock-swap deal that marks the beginning of an anticipated string of merger...
With Microsoft Breakup Out of Picture, DOJ to Focus on Remedies
Microsoft Corp. may have scored a victory in the governments decision this week not to pursue the breakup of the company, but the companys...
EBay, IBM Strike A Deal
Auction giant eBay and information technology giant IBM, today announced a wide-ranging software, marketing and sales deal that could keep the two brands intertwined...
Disney, News Corp Join To Deliver Web Movies
Walt Disney and News Corp have formed a joint venture to deliver movies over the Web and via digital cable TV systems, according to...
Microsoft Launches New Pocket PC
Microsoft today officially launched Pocket PC 2002, the upgraded version of software used to run handheld computing devices such as the Compaq iPaq.Hewlett-Packard also...
U.S. Drops Microsoft Breakup Plan, Browser Claim
The Department of Justice has announced it will not seek a breakup of Microsoft as the two parties head into the final phase of...
Red Hat Announces Embedded Linux Developer Suite
Leading Linux distributor Red Hat announced Wednesday, Sept. 5, Embedded Linux Developer Suite. The product is aimed at developers working on applications for mobile...
The Buzz: May 14, 2001
Compaq deal under gunProxicom is telling Compaq to bulk up its offer to buy the Internet services company or take a hike.Late last month,...
ICANN Mulls Cutting Public Input
The international group that oversees administration of the Internet has proposed cutting back public participation on its board.In a controversial but not unexpected move,...