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ASPects: January 15, 2001

Where the Customers AreLike many Internet businesses, ASPs got ahead of themselves in estimating their markets, says Agiliti Chief Executive Tom Kieffer. "We assumed...

Dodging Icebergs

The dismal news at the Ground Zero conference last month was that Chemdex, a pioneering digital exchange, would be scuttled. It was shocking news...

Fast Facts Infrastructure: January 15, 2001

Petro NotPetroNet, a company with ambitious plans for a 13,500-mile optical network, suspended operations last week after failing to secure a second round of...

Merant to acquire NetObjects division

To bolster its web content management offerings, Merant plc. last week inked a deal to acquire the enterprise division of NetObjects Inc. for $18...

Find the Sweet Spots

Steven Chester, CEO of Digital Planet, says e-learning and corporate communication will be among the leading opportunities for companies in the streaming-media space.He believes...

The Revolution May Be Televised

The latest research shows that most cable customers are "very" OR "somewhat" receptive to interactive television features. And thats before theyve even seen the...

New Access Law Not Easy as ABC

The federal governments E-rate school technology discount program has never been easy and, true to form, lawmakers added still another wrinkle in the waning...

Ouch!

At the Finishing Touch flower shop in the little town of Fishers, Ind., Karen McDonald has been battling her local phone company for six...

Fast Breaks Newsfront: January 15, 2001

Spam ActionTheyre off on Capitol Hill, and one of the first Internet-related issues that legislators will wrestle with is unsolicited commercial e-mail. Already, Rep....

Going the Distance

Four OC-3 (155-Megabit-per-second) equivalents, going from South America to Miami: provisioned in a week.One OC-3, going from Miami to Washington, D.C.: provisioned in a...