* SBC to take on AT&T name * SBC CTO says IPTV is on track * Qwest to turn up WiMAX, consumer VoIP * Microsoft to retire Exchange Server 5.5 by year's end * Level 3 unloads outsourcing arm * Today on Layer 8
SBC may be buying AT&T, but more people know the AT&T name. Of course, the combined company will be launching a mega-marketing campaign to remind everyone how much they know it. SBC to take on AT&T name http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102705-sbc-att.html?net&story=102705-sbc-att
SBC may be buying AT&T, but more people know the AT&T name. Of course, the combined company will be launching a mega-marketing campaign to remind everyone how much they know it.
SBC to take on AT&T name
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102705-sbc-att.html?net&story=102705-sbc-att
SBC CTO says IPTV is on track
Meanwhile, SBC’s plans for TV over IP over fiber are continuing – but not at the pace the company had originally set forth. But what some people call a “delay” SBC calls a “controlled launch.”
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/102605-sbc-iptv.html?net&story=102605-sbc-iptv
Qwest to turn up WiMAX, consumer VoIP
Qwest next year will roll out consumer VoIP nationwide and turn up a WiMAX wireless broadband service, according to CTO Balan Nair.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102605-qwest-wimax.html?net&story=102605-qwest-wimax
Microsoft to retire Exchange Server 5.5 by year’s end
Microsoft will be retiring Exchange Server 5.5 and support for the product at the end of the year, and is recommending users upgrade to the latest version, the company said Wednesday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102605-microsoft-exchange.html?net&story=102605-microsoft-exchange
Level 3 unloads outsourcing arm
After reporting disappointing third-quarter earnings last week, network operator Level 3 Communications Wednesday sold off its outsourcing subsidiary for $81.5 million to Infocrossing, a technology and business process outsourcing provider.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102605-level3.html?net&story=102605-level3
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Microsoft promises tough battle with Google; Carly gets a new job; so much for taking on iTunes, Yahoo doubles music fee; and the ultimate eBay item for Gates fans; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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