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Putting It Together

A few years back, CNN executives met to discuss the future of many thousands of hours of archived video footage capturing some of the most important events of the past 21 years, much of which was gathering dust in the companys storehouses. Although the business centers on breaking news, it was difficult to find appropriate […]

Meet the Wonk

wonk (n): one who is well-versed in policy arcana M. Stuart Lynn President and CEO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Age: 63 Home: Palm Springs, Calif. Why he lives on a golf course: He doesnt golf — he moved there for a view of the mountains Education: Bachelors degree in mathematics from the […]

AT&T Broadband Shapes Up Before Shipping Out

AT&T Broadband is preparing to leave the Ma Bell mother ship carrying billions of dollars less debt after unloading nearly 3 million customers in the past 18 months. In a single day last week, AT&T closed on deals that sent about 760,000 subscribers to other major cable operators. The deals with Charter Communications, Comcast and […]

Chinese Telecom Buys $1.3 Billion in U.S. Gear

The $1.3 billion in equipment deals announced last week between China Unicom and four U.S.-based providers of wireless technology are watershed events in opening the worlds largest market to foreign exports, the vice president of Chinas second-largest telecom provider believes. “This fully demonstrates that Chinese businesses will play a very active part in improving China-U.S. […]

Running From Behind

Novell has been looking for its second wind for several years. The companys biggest line of business is still NetWare, but it is one that has long been dwindling. Now, Novell is on the cusp of a new stage in its life, hoping to revive its bottom line by diversifying into e-business consulting services through […]

Taking the Metro

While the communications industry sits largely becalmed in economic doldrums, theres a welcome breeze blowing in one quadrant. The metropolitan area network, that maze of fiber and associated equipment that joins enterprises to the national communications backbone, appears to be nearly the only place a desperate telecom sailor can hoist canvas. “The metros really turning […]

Fast Facts Infrastructure: July 9, 2001

No Bluff NextWave Telecom swears it isnt bluffing about aggressively building out a wireless network and last week announced a deal with Lucent Technologies to begin construction. NextWave recently won a court case that awarded it licenses that have been tied up in messy litigation since 1996. The company plans to construct the network across […]

Operator No. 9: July 9, 2001

Fireworks Fizzle When will the economic downturn in high-tech end? Thats what participants in a recent business-to-business commerce conference in San Francisco were asked. Attendees speculated that the turnaround might come as soon as the third quarter. But the experts on stage werent so optimistic. “The consensus appears to be that the date has moved […]

#3 WebEx Communications

Good ideas are recession-proof. Few firms prove that notion better than WebEx Communications, led by Chairman and CEO Subrah S. Iyar. The company grew revenue nearly 900 percent last year by allowing businesspeople to talk to one another over the Internet. The companys Web site allows businesses to hold meetings over the Internet. And while […]

Fast 50: 36 Through 50

36. Baltimore TechnologiesCryptographic software, hardware Last year was good to Baltimore Technologies, which grew revenue by 219 percent. The company closed a deal with Commerce One to provide secure transactions for its online marketplaces; it acquired GTE CyberTrust Solutions for $150 million, which increased its U.S. presence; and it paid $24.9 million to gain majority […]