eWEEK EDITORS

Last year, HeyAnita was just another startup with a funny name that was developing technology to voice-enable the Web. Then, in April 2001, the Los Angeles company — named after a friendly and knowledgeable waitress at CEO Sanjeev Kuwadekars favorite Hollywood diner — landed a deal with Sprint PCS to provide voice- activated content and […]

Bella Loykhter joined Prudential Securities in 1977 as a junior programmer, climbed the ranks and took on her current position in July 2000. Loykhter spoke recently with Senior Correspondent Randy Barrett about a project to redesign Prudentials financial services Web site, PruFN.com. Do you ever believe vendor sales pitches?I give very little credibility to them. […]

Consumers and businesses long accustomed to tax-free Internet access may see higher bills in the future, as a three-year moratorium on new Net taxes expires this week amid fading hopes of an extension from Congress. Last week, the House passed a two-year extension of the law that expired Sunday, Oct. 21, but several senators — […]

As a former captain in the U.S. Armys Special Forces, John Rosenfeld tends to draw on his military training when he leads a major corporate campaign. That kind of discipline may hold him in good stead as he guides the nations largest bank toward a new era in electronic commerce. Since April, the former protégé […]

Despite recent jolts to broadband deployment, signs are encouraging that demand will pick up. Some big players are optimistic that they can reach critical mass by years end. Verizon Communications said last week it has signed up 1 million DSL customers, and is offering a promotional rate of $29.95 per month to reach its stated […]

Notebook Makers Talk Up Wireless Road warriors, get ready to cut your Ethernet cables—for good. Indeed, wireless networking gear is emerging as a standard option on most notebook computers. The trend is particularly important to solutions providers that target the small-business or education market, which are opening their arms to wireless LANs. To wit, nearly […]

HP-Compaq Merger Blasted An investment firm has urged Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer to drop their merger plans. New York-based Matrix Asset Advisors, which owns shares in both companies, sent a letter to the boards of HP and Compaq asking them to consider aborting their proposed merger. HP and Compaq representatives say the merger plans, announced […]

Despite the probable settlement of the NextWave Telecom spectrum fight and the advent of creative partnering solutions, wireless operators still need more airwaves for next-generation data services. NextWave is close to reaching an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission and leading wireless operators that would place new spectrum in the hands of major service providers, […]

Airport to Use ID Technology In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Oakland, Calif., International Airport is incorporating facial recognition technology into its security mix. Police departments in almost three dozen surrounding communities, including the Oakland Police Department, are already using biometric facial recognition technology—called Imagis ID-2000—from Imagis Technologies. The Oakland department […]

Savings, Service to Speak Loudly Cost savings and better customer service will drive businesses worldwide to invest $5.6 billion in voice recognition technology by 2006, up from $650 million this year, according to a study by Datamonitor plc. The worldwide investment in voice technologies was up 33 percent this month compared with the same month […]