eWEEK EDITORS

Senior FBI officials – responding to reports to the contrary – said they have no plans to expand packet data wiretapping capabilities beyond what is already authorized in the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act . Rumors spread throughout the telecommunications industry last week, based in part on comments by a Washington, D.C., insider […]

An alliance between mammoth systems integrator Unisys and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will bring broadband Internet connections to hotel rooms nationwide, signaling new life for an industry beaten down by bankruptcies, low customer acceptance and service disconnects. The companies today will announce the partnership, which joins Unisys Room Connect program for hotels and Starwoods […]

Hundreds of illegal copies of Microsofts new Windows XP operating system – and instructions on how to bypass its copy-protection scheme – are already floating around the Internets peer-to-peer networks. Hacking tips being shared on P2P networks purport to work around the very product-activation measures that Microsoft built into Windows XP to prevent such piracy. […]

By nearly every account, except that of Microsoft and the Department of Justice, the proposed settlement of their antitrust case falls far short of what the companys competitors and critics were hoping for when the landmark action began in 1998. If approved, few expect the deal to dramatically alter the competitive landscape for computer software, […]

Reportedly close to a settlement of their landmark antitrust case, lawyers for Microsoft, the Department of Justice and 18 state attorneys general go to court this morning to report on their progress. Newspapers reported Thursday that the the DOJ and Microsoft had reached a tentative agreement that would leave Microsofts market might essentially unchallenged. And […]

WASHINGON, D.C. – Microsoft Corp. today agreed to a broad range of restrictions – including a panel of full-time monitors with full access to its code and its books — to settle antitrust charges and end its long-running court battle with the Department of Justice, the government announced. The settlement, presented this morning to U.S. […]

Charles James should hang his head in shame. The assistant attorney general of the Department of Justices Antitrust Division has thrown over what was still a strong government case against Microsoft for political and economic expediency. The 21-page proposed settlement would give Microsoft numerous opportunities to duck, weave and confound the intent of the agreement […]

Bill Gates seemed humbled, contrite even, when he indicated that the Microsoft of the future would be a more restrained industry leader. In a brief mid day press conference praising the agreement, Microsofts chief software architect confessed the three-year suit had a “profound impact” on him personally. The company, he said, will “focus more on […]

The wireless spectrum cap debate raged on stage this week at the 2001 CDMA Americas Congress in San Diego. The argument centered on how spectrum limits can affect innovation. “If I run a company and Im at the cap, I have low incentive to lower prices or offer new services,” said Tom Wheeler, president of […]

Williams Communications purchased assets of Herndon, Va.-based CoreExpress for an undisclosed amount yesterday, Nov. 1, a move that saved a struggling provider of guaranteed quality interconnections from bankruptcy, but which might not save CoreExpress customers from being disconnected. The demise of CoreExpress business is well-documented, and its sale has been expected. The company, which sold […]