eWEEK EDITORS

When the whole world heard New York and Washington, D.C., had been attacked, the whole world called New York and Washington to ask, “Are you OK?” And the nations public switched telephone network answered exactly as it was supposed to, blocking incoming calls to make room for critical emergency communications and outgoing calls. When the […]

As the tragic events of last week unfolded, Americans turned to the World Wide Web to reach friends, family and colleagues; search out more in-depth news; share gossip and theories not offered by the major news networks; and launch online efforts to help those affected by the tragedy. The Web gained strength as a communications […]

Last weeks terrorist attacks proved brute force cant destroy information-age companies, because their infrastructure is virtual and backed up using several methods to ensure reliability. In the aftermath of the suicide plane crashes into New Yorks financial district, hundreds of companies remained operational – even the World Trade Centers largest tenant, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter […]

Attempts to give government agents cybersurveillance tools and better access to the keys that decrypt sophisticated private networks are likely to reignite on Capitol Hill as the subject of terrorism captivates lawmakers. Privacy, free speech, even the competitiveness of the domestic software industry could be greatly affected by the outcome of any new policy approaches […]

If there were any lingering doubts about the importance of the Internet in American life and business, none remain. As the World Trade Center towers toppled to the ground and the Pentagon lay burning, the network of networks proved true to its roots: The Internet stayed operational in the face of massive demand, with few […]

Corporate altruism is replacing shock as some tech companies offer free services and bandwidth to businesses affected by last weeks attacks. Telseon, in Englewood, Colo., has offered up to 100 megabits per second of free bandwidth and colocation space to companies in the New York area that lost telecommunications. “Telseon is dedicated to offering assistance […]

As telephone circuits overloaded in the aftermath of last weeks terrorist attacks, David Farber – former chief technologist of the Federal Communications Commission – kept in close contact with his son in New York through instant messages. The Net, he said, “worked beautifully, just the way it was supposed to work.” But the computer technology […]

Security experts expect a tidal wave of hacker activity once the U.S. military retaliates for last weeks terrorism, although cyberattacks werent launched right after the disaster. No unusual activity or security events were reported by private security monitoring firms and the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University, a nationwide clearinghouse for […]

One of three major network exchange points in the vicinity of the World Trade Center complex lost power and shut down last night. Telehouse International, which runs a network exchange at 25 Broadway, across the street from the famous bull statue on Wall Street, advised customers just after 5 p.m. EST last night that its […]

Search engine sites such as AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, Google, LookSmart and Northern Light Technology were besieged with queries related to the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. Google offered a few statistics emanating from an analysis of what many of its 120 million hits Tuesday – roughly a normal day in terms […]

Verizon Communications is maintaining connectivity at the telephone switching station that supports 80 percent of lines going into the New York Stock Exchange and co-chairman Ivan Seidenberg has pledged to have telephone services to exchanges trading floor on Monday. But unless commercial power is restored to the Broad Street central office, communications in lower Manhattan […]

A small group of companies will announce a big storage happening later this month, focusing on a nationwide IP storage test. Under the code name Promontory, the companies-including Adaptec Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Hitachi Ltd., IBM, Intel Corp., Nishan Systems Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc.-will announce that about three weeks ago, they successfully tested […]