Monthly Archives: December 2001
Nortels Optical Ethernet Fire Burns
Among the array of startups and network-equipment companies with multiple products in their portfolios that are focusing attention on the burgeoning optical Ethernet space...
Motorola Readies G5 Processors
After more than two years, Motorola Inc., late last week revised its road map for the companys PowerPC processors, the chips that lie at...
Gingrich Warns of Evolving Threats
NEW YORK -- Striking a cautious note, Newt Gingrich on Wednesday warned that government and corporate networks will be the targets of new and...
Commerce Dept. Announces New Encryption Standard
The DES is dead. The AES will take its place.The Commerce Department announced on Tuesday that the federal government is replacing its aging Data...
AOL Time Warners Gerald Levin Stepping Down
Gerald M. Levin, the CEO of AOL Time Warner, is stepping down.The company announced Tuesday that Levin will retire following the companys annual meeting...
CES on Track for January
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, is forecasting healthy attendance for its January 8 through 11 event in Las Vegas. The numbers are shaping up...
AT&T Drops Bid for Excite At Home
Any hope of an 11th hour deal between battered broadband provider Excite At Home Corp. and AT&T Corp. was scuttled late Tuesday when Excite...
Compaq Unveils Server Software, Hardware Roadmap
Compaq Computer Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to expand its software and hardware offerings as part of its vision to build an "adaptive infrastructure"...
All Eyes on Sprint PCS
Sprint PCS managed to pull off that feat in third quarter, when it added a record 1.2 million customers and handily beat Wall Streets...
Assessing Networks at Granular Levels
The network that connects approximately 4,000 users at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, Calif., to sister sites in Oakland, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Calif.;...