eWEEK EDITORS

It wasnt much of a contest to start with, but use of the new Internet Explorer 6 browser has surpassed that of Netscape 6 in its first week. According to WebSideStorys traffic-tabulating service, StatMarket, adoption of IE6 is happening fast. As of Sept. 3, global usage share of the new browser had risen to 2.4 […]

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, a committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week recommended cutting from nine to six the number of board members that can be selected by individual […]

The Bush administration is poised to wade into several technology policy debates, including those concerning privacy and junk e-mail, a senior administration official said Wednesday. In addition, the administration has heavily researched broadband technology policy, and may choose sides in that rancorous Capitol Hill battle too, said Nancy Victory, the newly appointed chief of the […]

The Bush administration is sending to Congress legislation that would delay for two years the sale of airwaves that such companies as Verizon Wireless want so they can deploy advanced mobile wireless services, a senior administration official said Wednesday. The auction of some parts of the spectrum was supposed to be finished by Sept. 30, […]

Theres a monster in the online privacy world, and its getting bigger every hour. Its the premier job web site, www.monster.com, and as far as privacy advocates are concerned, its about as scary as they get. Among the findings by The Privacy Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties organization: * Monster.com has discussed selling resume data […]

If you ask Speedera Networks executives how they view the content distribution marketplace, they will tell you that the race is down to two horses, Speedera and Akamai Technologies, and they say Speedera is the channel partners best bet. In August, the company formalized its Speedera Fusion reseller program, offering data-center owners the ability to […]

That which does not kill you, makes you stronger. After two months of battling against Texas billionaire Sam Wyly and the other Ranger Governance investors – who originally fought to replace the entire board of directors and then resigned to fight for four of the 10 seats, including that of Chairman Charles Wang – Computer […]

Exodus Communications is often portrayed as the company defining the future of Web hosting as an industry. Indeed, an estimated one-third of all clicks on the Internet are believed to hit sites hosted by Exodus. The company has carved a solid niche with corporate customers as a “good business address” for Web sites. But after […]

Industry analysts believe the long-rumored resignation of Exodus Communications CEO Ellen Hancock could be the final straw before the company goes up for sale. Exodus announced Hancocks resignation Sep. 4. William Krause, ex-chairman of 3Com and a member of Exodus board of directors, is now at the companys helm. Exodus spokespeople were not immediately available […]

Some Web hosters are just now finding their footing in the enterprise market, but there are players that have been pitching to Fortune 500 companies since the beginning of dot-com history. Conxion might not be as well known as its Silicon Valley neighbor Exodus Communications, but that could be due to a lack of high-profile […]

Virtual private networks are touted as the killer app for the enterprise this year, but how about using IP-based networks to build real private networks? Allegro Networks is touting the concept of a “virtual router” that could be individually assigned to a customer at costs “a tier above” VPNs. David House, former president of Nortel […]

Hewlett-Packard has announced it will buy Compaq Computer in an all-stock transaction valued at $25 billion. If regulators approve the deal, the new entity will become the number two personal computer manufacturer behind Dell and a leader in the sales of business servers. The $87 billion company would have 145,000 employees and operations in 160 […]