eWEEK EDITORS

International Data Corp.Soft-quoted analyst, Dan Kusnetzky, likes to invoke the Dilbert analogy when discussing Novell these days. He figures that if Dilbert ran the show, Novell might be in better shape. The venerable companys flagship product, NetWare, remains highly regarded by the Dilbert types out there—the in-the-trenches network experts. However, good technology is no longer […]

Back when 10-gigabit-per-second and 40-Gbps speeds were just a glimmer in an engineers eye, no one worried much about bits bumping into one another on wavelengths of light. But now that 10-Gbps traffic is the ascendant norm, and 40 Gbps is next years battleground, physicists are pushing the limits of just how fast information can […]

The current dot-com shakeout has thrown a lot of assumptions—and many related financial arrangements—about how business is best conducted through the Web out the window. Amid the boom of exploding business paradigms, one assumption holds true: Without an effective financial service backbone, e-commerce cannot thrive. We dont have it. Why not? The short answer is […]

Merisel, on a downward slide ever since it overspent on Datago affiliates years ago, is back on the map as far as the stock market goes. The companys stock hit almost $2 recently after falling to about 12 cents. Whats responsible for the upswing? A reverse stock split. The companys board of directors agreed last […]

Ted Waitt woke up one morning in his mansion in La Jolla, Calif., and decided he had seen enough. The folksy, ponytailed 38-year-old entrepreneur — who famously founded Gateway in 1985 in an Iowa farmhouse — returned as the companys chief executive and would-be savior two months ago to try to the halt its downhill […]

Last weeks bloodbath on the Nasdaq and Dow exchanges wasnt the official start of a bear market. It was part of a series of bear maulings that will continue until we return to a more natural financial picture. What were witnessing correlates quite well with the behavior of real bears—the kind with fur, teeth and […]

Go.com Stays The Walt Disney Co. said last week that it will keep Go.com alive after all. In January, Disney Internet Group said it would lay off 400 employees and close the money-losing Web portal. However, now the company plans to continue to operate Go, which will display headlines and link to other Disney sites, […]

There may be some hope for business executives eager to get telecommunications in remote areas. Although Wall Street seems to be abandoning the industry, satellite companies ICO-Teledesic Global and Ellipso are taking control of their own destiny. The two announced last week that they will collaborate and possibly merge in an effort to bolster the […]

Baby boomers want to live forever — healthy, vital and buff — and that desire may soon fuel a new type of Internet boom. Although online medical services have so far been largely a bust, e-health experts predict that in just a few years, the Internet will be so woven into the fabric of medicine […]

Their glory days were brief. For some of the IT services firms, their stock prices defied comprehension when the good times were great. But the recent downdraft may give management new ideas. Below are some companies that should reconsider microcap hell and read Rick Rickertsens book, “Buyout: An Insiders Guide to Buying Your Own Company” […]

See no Novell. Hear no Novell. Thats how Novells Platinum partners feel about the recent Novell-CTP deal, especially when it comes to the details of Novells strategy for its partners. Although the deal was announced early last week, most top partners have not been briefed. However, Novell is expected to drill down on the details […]

Consultants are starting to sound like long-suffering Boston Red Sox fans, whose familiar battle cry is, “Wait until next year!” Three months into 2001, its clear that the expected pickup in e-services is becoming a distant dream. Earnings warnings continue to pile up along with layoffs, sending our Partner Index to a 52-week low. Last […]