eWEEK EDITORS

Second-generation smart phones are here, but it will probably be a while before corporations are convinced of their value as productivity tools. Verizon Wireless recently introduced the Kyocera Smartphone that combines the Palm OS with a wireless phone and cost around $500. Most reviewers so far say its easy to use and smoothly integrates phone […]

Murky Future PSINet canceled its March 29 earnings Webcast, raising doubts on whether the embattled telecom company will survive. To comply with the Securities and Exchange Commissions regulations, the company has to file financial reports no later than April 2, with an option for one extension. If it fails to do so, PSINets stock could […]

Brian Walker, who reigns over computer telephony integration (CTI) at Missouri Information Solutions, sometimes feels hes wearing a “huge target” on his back. Thats because hes pretty unusual, being one of the relatively few people equally versed in traditional telephone technology and in data networking. With one foot in the analog universe and the other […]

Spam is going mobile. Phoenix resident Rodney Joffe is hoping to launch a class action suit against a local company, Acacia National Mortgage, that allegedly sent two advertisements to his cell phone. According to Joffe, a consumer protection act passed in the early 90s outlaws the practice because the message is unsolicited and he has […]

Madison Avenue is going crazy over a site that — ironically — has never advertised itself. AdCritic.com, a portal that hosts 1,900 television commercials and ad news, has become a happy place where creative types can go to see their competitions work and boast about their own. But while the site has gained a large […]

Eric Whiteman mopped up hundreds of workstations in the wake of the Melissa virus. Hes been chewed out by an idiot boss in front of the entire tech staff for allegedly not fixing something that he had already taken care of. And more than once, hes even saved the day after an inquisitive squirrel got […]

Overheard in a crosswalk in Salt Lake City during the recent BrainShare conference: “Whats going on here? I see all these people with badges on and all the red banners.” “A lot of people are attending a trade show at the Salt Palace.” “Oh. Is it guns?” “No, software.” (Disappointed) “Oh.” And we wonder why […]

With the promise of the high-speed Internet dashed by poky copper wires in most homes, new efforts are being made to lay optical fiber closer to customers. The regional Bells, which own the copper phone lines, have been slow to push fiber into neighborhoods because its expensive. However, officials in some areas around the nation […]

In most neighborhoods, no one comes closer to delivering fiber to the home than cable companies, although the regional Bells are mounting some competition. After committing $3.4 billion to upgrade its networks for telephone, Internet service and video-on-demand, AT&T Broadband is using fiber to carry signals to neighborhood nodes. From there, services flow over coaxial […]

First, do you guys serve sushi in the Englewood cafeteria now? Interestingly enough, we had a core group of people who have always been sushi aficionados. The difficulty now is that when we go to Tokyo and eat sushi there, it is hard to be as satisfied with sushi in Denver. Last time Mr. Suzuki […]

For eBay, auctions are just the beginning. The company will soon move on a new leg of its strategy to become the Internets dominant commerce company with eBay Storefronts — an e-commerce hosting service for businesses that want to set up standard online stores to sell products with fixed prices in addition to auction-based listings. […]

At a time when many businesses are just beginning to recognize the need for coordinated online strategies throughout the enterprise, the rules of the game are about to change. The Internet revolution is moving to television, forcing companies to adopt interactive strategies for a medium that for the first time merges advertising, entertainment and electronic […]