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Sprint Nextel offering wireless software packages, 09/04/06
Sprint Nextel is rolling out a series of wireless software packages for business customers to better support employees in the field and keep track of assets.
Newsletter: Be wary of Wi-Fi when supporting teleworkers, Part 2, 08/31/06
Last time, we began the tale of woe of our friend for whom the “home-networking” option offered by the cable/DSL service providers simply didn …
Internet2 to support the DoE’s next research net, 08/31/06
Internet2 and the Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network announced they are partnering to build a next generation network to support the Department of Energy’s scientific research efforts.
French advisory firm opposes Lucent-Alcatel merger, 08/30/06
Alcatel shareholders have been urged by a French advisory group to reject the proposed merger with Lucent, citing unfavorable financial and corporate governance terms.
Verizon removes new DSL surcharge after customer complaints, 08/30/06
Verizon has removed a new DSL fee after customer objections and questions from the Federal Communications Commission.
Newsletter: Verizon Business bolsters VoIP offerings for call centers, 08/30/06
Verizon Business in September will offer several hosted VoIP services aimed at call centers that are migrating from legacy telephone services to …
Newsletter: Be wary of Wi-Fi when supporting teleworkers, Part 1, 08/29/06
Over the past few years, we’ve written rather extensively about the relative advantages of using cable modem, DSL, and/or both to support your …
Verizon plans co-branded Windows Live services, 08/29/06
By early 2007, Verizon will bundle a variety of Microsoft software services into its broadband Internet access package, the companies said Tuesday.
MTV Networks to start broadband push, 08/29/06
As young people increasingly tune out television and tune into online video and chat, MTV Networks is hoping to win their attention with a new broadband service that appears part MTV, part YouTube and part MySpace.
Verizon eases move to IP IVR, 08/28/06
Verizon’s global enterprise services unit is putting the infrastructure for its toll-free and AVR services into its own network, letting customers plug into the services through any broadband connection or traditional leased line.
Opinion: Thanks for nothing, AOL, 08/28/06
So, have your browser remove Google’s cookies and use an anonymizing network or public Internet kiosk if you want to do a search that might be hard to explain five years from now.
Opinion: Are communications apps next middleware? 08/28/06
Lucent, Alcatel and Nortel, beware: You, too, may have a nightmare of new IT competitors – IBM, Oracle, BEA and others – at your doorstep.
Riverbed streamlines Unix for faster WANs, 08/28/06
Riverbed has upgraded its WAN optimization software so customers can reduce the time it takes to send Unix files across wide-area connections.
Opinion: Privacy discussion overdue, 08/28/06
AOL’s loss could ultimately prove to be good news for the rest of us – if the screw-up serves to launch a wholesale, nationwide review of provider privacy policies. Such a discussion is long overdue.
