TypeMonthTimeline menuAcquisition power movesGeneral power movesPeople power movesProduct power movesSecurity power moves Acquisition power movesJanuaryCisco announces plans to buy wireless LAN vendor AirespaceJanuaryConcord buys out AprismaJanuaryAT&T agrees to $16 billion buyout by SBCFebruaryVerizon announces $6.7 billion bid for MCIFebruaryMicrosoft announces plans to buy anti-virus, anti-spam company SybariMarchMicrosoft snaps up Groove founder Ray OzzieMarchAkamai buys Speedera, ending feudAprilCA announces $330 million buyout of ConcordAprilJuniper buys Peribit, Redline to boost stake in enterprise marketMayVerizon wins MCI board approval with increased bid for carrierMayQwest bails out of MCI bidding warJuneSun nabs StorageTek in blockbuster dealJuneCitrix buys NetScalerJulySymantec completes Veritas buyoutSeptemberCheck Point buys IDS vendor SourcefireSeptemberOracle to buy Siebel for $3.6 billionSeptembereBay to buy Skype for $2.6 billionOctoberEricsson agrees to buy most of Marconi for $2.1 billionOctoberThe FCC OKs SBC-AT&T, Verizon-MCI buyoutsOctoberLevel 3 announces plans to buy WilTel for about $700 millionNovemberCisco buys out Scientific-Atlanta in video pushDecemberIBM announces plans to buy managment software vendor MicromuseTopGeneral power movesJanuaryNetwork World survey shows IT budgets on the riseJanuaryFord says it will cut the cord on 8,000 phones by going wirelessJanuaryIBM unlocks access to 500 of its software patentsAprilBMC announces it is laying off 12% of its workforceMayBlade server company Egenera withdraws IPO planMayIBM airs plan to ax 13,000 jobsMayThe U.S. government seeks bids on a 10-year, $20 billion telecom services programMayFCC issues order requiring VoIP service providers to offer E911MayVerizon says it will decommission its 380 Wi-Fi hot spots in New York CityJuneVeriSign wins bid to retain operation of .net domainJuneAMD launches anti-trust suit against IntelJulyCA announces plans to lay off 5% of its workforceAugustHurricane Katrina hits, putting networks to the testAugustFCC nixes DSL line sharing rulesSeptemberMassachusetts mulls move to open source documentsSeptemberHP announces plans for 14,500 job cutsOctoberEarthLink selected for Philadelphia Wi-Fi networkOctoberLevel 3, Cogent peering spat disrupts ‘NetOctoberFederal regulators issue new Internet banking standardsNovemberNovell announces plans to lay off 10% of its workforceNovemberCA spins off IngresDecemberThe standard for mobile WiMAX gets approved by IEEETopPeople power movesJanuaryFCC Chairman Michael Powell announces he is stepping downFebruaryHP dismisses Chairman and CEO Carly FiorinaMarchIBM researcher Brian Carpenter takes over as new IETF chairMarchFormer WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers is found guilty of fraud MarchKevin Martin is named new FCC chairman MarchHP names former NCR exec Mark Hurd as its president and CEOJuneEx-Cisco execs flee NortelSeptemberGoogle hires Internet pioneer Vint CerfOctoberNortel names ex-Motorola exec as new CEOTopProduct power movesJanuaryGoogle airs plans for enterprise desktop search FebruaryRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 debutsMarchNovell ships Linux-NetWare combo Open Enterprise ServerAprilAOL launches program to make its instant-messaging system work with other enterprise IM systemsAprilMicrosoft lays out management road mapMayHP makes its self-described biggest storage launch everSeptemberIBM/Lotus releases Notes/Domino 7.0SeptemberMicrosoft says Longhorn software will be called VistaOctoberMicrosoft adds licensing terms for its server operating systems that support virtual server technologyNovemberMicrosoft airs plan to offer software as a serviceNovemberCA airs Unicenter 11, first major revision in four yearsDecemberCingular rolls out 3G serviceTopSecurity power movesFebruaryVoIP Security Alliance debutsFebruaryCisco enters the intrusion-prevention system marketFebruaryFirst known case of criminal action against an accused spimmer (instant-message spam)MarchMicrosoft files suit against 117 operators of phishing Web sitesMayMicrosoft lays out identity management schemeMayBank of America tightens online security after getting hit by identity thievesJuneA German teenager is found guilty in Sasser worm caseSeptemberCisco router flaw sparks battle at Black Hat conferenceTop Related content news EU approves $1.3B in aid for cloud, edge computing New projects focus on areas including open source software to help connect edge services, and application interoperability. 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