eWEEK EDITORS

Rapid changes in communications technology threaten to make “a big mess” out of the federal governments ambitious plans to weave wiretapping into the fabric of the digital age, while a 1994 law grows increasingly outdated. While parts of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) have already been implemented by phone and other […]

Although commercial data cleansing and standardization software tools have been around for years, until fairly recently they werent suitable for Web applications. Thats because tools from such vendors as Trillium Software, Vality Technology Inc., Firstlogic Inc. and Innovative Systems Inc. were originally designed for traditional back-office systems and batch processes. On the Web, however, where […]

Pinched by budget cuts in 1998, NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center was under pressure to improve operations while reducing costs. The center had already reduced control-room coverage for some of its small explorer satellite missions, from 24/7 to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., five days a week, in order to save money. But that change […]

Dimension Data will kick off a road show next week to discuss how its recent acquisition of Proxicom fits into its strategy going forward. A group of nine executives, seven from Dimension Data, and two from Proxicom, will make pit stops in New York, Boston and London, where they will meet with Wall Street analysts […]

Ever since road warriors first downloaded e-mail, accessed the Web or tapped into an internal network, theyve been limited to using dial-up technology. Thats all changing and dramatically for the better. Everyone knows dialing for data is an awful way to go. It works but is flaky, horribly slow and invites the wrath of family […]

In the Money In the ASP business, $20 million is a lot of money these days, so the $15 million in equity funding and $5 million line of credit that Surebridge landed in late May is welcome news for the industry. The Massachusetts company, which provides application services to midsize businesses, says it has $27 […]

For at least three years, James Ivy, the founder of Dallas-based consultant/integrator Stonebridge Technologies, has been weaning himself off the business. He sold a majority ownership in the company in 1998 to a group of private investors, then the following year hired his successor as CEO, and by last year was working solely on the […]

Bruce Waldack made business history in 1999, when he sold his dedicated Web host digitalNation to Verio for $100 million in cash. Having proved to investors and a trusted group of employees that he can see ahead of the curve, Waldack moved on to the next big thing: infrastructure-based managed outsourced applications. His new companys […]

Great Britains Cable & Wireless and Swedens Telia are viewed by experts as the most likely suitors for the U.S. assets of bankrupt carrier PSINet. Long-troubled PSINet filed for bankruptcy June 1 on behalf of 24 of its American and all of its Canadian units. The company is leaving out operational units in Asia, Europe, […]

Since taking over as CEO of Entrust Inc. in April, Bill Conner has spent much of his time flying around the world to meet customers of the embattled PKI vendor. His message: He intends to return the Plano, Texas, company to break-even status or better by the end of this year. Last week, Conner took […]

Unlike many e-business integrators that have created vertical practices, Centrifusion has bucked the trend. The Chicago-based company has avoided building in-house vertical-focused teams in favor of developing expertise around certain technologies. When the vertical-business expertise is needed, Centrifusion either depends on the customer to provide it or contracts with other solutions providers and consultants with […]

In an in-depth study of 60 countries from across the world, the U.S. has emerged as the nation most ready to benefit from the e-commerce revolution. The Global e-Readiness report, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit and its Pyramid Research subsidiary, assesses 60 countries “e-readiness” using a mix of six key categories: Internet connectivity, business […]