eWEEK EDITORS

Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell has vowed to try to shrink regulations that are hampering growth, and thats music to the ears of incumbent telephone companies. Powell said established carriers are afraid to invest and innovate because future regulations could puncture profits on new networks and services. “We should guard against regulatory creep,” and […]

Groove Networks Inc. today will announce Version 1.3 of its Groove peer-to-peer software, new enterprise servers and a 10,000-seat deal with Dell Computer Corp. The new version of Groove is the first to incorporate integration with Microsoft Corp. products as the result of a deal struck between the companies two weeks ago. For instance, Groove […]

Speak now or forever hold your peace: While there are no credible implementations or business models around ENUM, the protocol for converting IP addresses into phone numbers, a regulatory trial balloon has already been launched. At a recent Pulver Telecom Policy Summit meeting in Washington, NeuStar Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Ganek faced a room full […]

With its future growing bleaker, AT&T replaced the leader of its Broadband unit in preparation for an apparent sale of cable operations as the companys revenues continue to decline. AT&T reported third-quarter earnings of $3.13 per share on revenue of $13.1 billion. On a pro forma basis, which adjusts for the consolidation of Excite@Home and […]

NEW YORK — On the eve of Microsofts festive Windows XP launch party, which will include an outdoor concert by rock artist Sting in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, industry watchers are predicting that languishing PC makers will not get any immediate relief from the new operating system. Major PC vendors, including Compaq Computer, Dell Computer, […]

Compaq Computer Corp., which warned three weeks ago that it would post a loss for the quarter, posted earnings Tuesday worse than analysts expected and again lowered its forecasts for the remainder of the year. The Houston-based computer maker, which last month agreed to a buyout by Hewlett-Packard Co., blamed a drop in overall sales […]

BMC Software, which makes mainframe system management software, is extending the reach of its Patrol system down to the desktop, including Linux desktops. BMCs Patrol for Linux manages Linux on the desktop. Patrol for Unix manages Red Hat or SuSE Linux on servers. The products for managing Linux in distributed systems, including desktops and Intel […]

Groove Networks has learned that IT departments still want these things called “servers.” Until now, the Beverly, Mass., company – founded in 1997 by Ray Ozzie, the creator of Lotus Developments Notes – has sold only peer-to-peer collaboration software, which lets users PCs communicate directly with each other. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, Groove will launch […]

Voice on the Internet pioneer Net2Phone on Tuesday, Oct. 23, announced that its year-end losses more than doubled, its CEO has quit, and a consortium formed by AT&T, IDT and Liberty Media has taken over management and now controls 60 percent of voting shares. The new management hopes to parlay Net2Phones Voice-over-Broadband technology into profits […]

Struggling online publishing companies considering a move to paid subscriptions might want to think twice, says a new market report. According to a study of 1,895 newspaper-site visitors by Borrell & Associates, free content still rules the day. Seventy-one percent said they would go elsewhere if a site imposed subscription fees. The number of news […]