Gene J. Koprowski

The State Senate last month passed a bill that, among other economic initiatives, required a study of the open document question. But the House late last week voted on a companion bill that did not include the same provisions in its version of the Commonwealth Investment Act. “The matter is moving to conference, and it […]

The quest for political control over the Internet continues, as the U.N.s World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia on Nov. 16 approaches. This week, a group of academics suggested that there be a “denationalization” of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the organization responsible for running the Internet under the […]

A small Maryland companys decision this week to stop publishing telecom carrier rates is making a big stir in the industry, as experts say one of the free-market effects of the 1996 Telecommunications Act is finally being felt, nearly a decade after it was passed. Rockville, Md.-based Center for Communications Management Information this week ceased […]

With a deadline looming in November for emergency 911 services for VOIP service providers, an alliance of civil liberties groups and technology companies recently filed a petition seeking a court ruling that the Federal Communications Commission “exceeded its statutory authority” when it adopted rules to ensure that law enforcement can tap Internet phone calls. The […]

An alliance of Internet telephony providers Tuesday petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for an administrative delay of an order requiring that providers furnish 911 service for all Internet phone users by Nov. 28. “We dont think it is technically possible to comply with the deadline,” said Jason Talley, chief executive officer of Nuvio Corp., a […]

The regulatory structure for the cable TV industry is being toppled by new technologies, such as Internet Protocol TV, industry watchers warn, and a new regulatory regime needs to evolve, and quickly, to deal with the changes. A panel of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday heard testimony from SBC Communications Inc. […]

CHICAGO—Cyber-criminals are eyeing mobile phones and PDAs as their latest playpen, but the industry is stepping up its collaborative efforts to stop the chaos. One of the most popular pavilions here at this weeks 2005 Mobile Business Expo at the Navy Pier conference center was sponsored by OATH, where companies like Aventail, Diversinet, Gemplus, Identita […]

CHICAGO—The time has come to rethink the assumptions that have shaped the mobile messaging industry, according to software and services vendors. Whats needed by businesses are services that concentrate on customer needs, rather than the usual technology offerings by mobile telcos or handset makers. That was the consensus sounded Monday at the keynote panel of […]

CHICAGO—The primary security threat posed today by the surge in corporate use of mobile devices is not malware, industry pros said here Monday, pointing instead to missing mobile phones and lost PDAs. The discussion at the Mobile Business Expo sounded notes contrary to the conventional wisdom about security for mobile enterprise networks. For example, during […]

A law signed late last week by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will likely fail in its goal of deterring online “phishing” attacks that seek to dupe Internet users into disclosing personal identity information and financial account passwords, but may create a huge new liability for Internet service providers, according to legal and IT industry analysts. […]