NetFlash: A powerful start to the New Year

Opinion
Jan 3, 20052 mins

* The 50 most powerful people in networking * Despite tsunamis, outsourcers stay in Chennai * VeriSign: Online shopping up 24% this year * AOL members report significantly less spam in 2004 * Today on Layer 8

Hope you all had a happy and safe New Year’s celebration. It’s good to be back. We start off 2005 with the Power Issue, our annual look at the most powerful people, companies and technology trends in networking. Start with the Power 50 – the 50 most powerful people in the business. Did you make the list? If not, this is a handy reference on who you should suck up to. The 50 most powerful people in networking http://www.nwfusion.com/power/2004/12270450most.html?net

Hope you all had a happy and safe New Year’s celebration. It’s good to be back. We start off 2005 with the Power Issue, our annual look at the most powerful people, companies and technology trends in networking. Start with the Power 50 – the 50 most powerful people in the business. Did you make the list? If not, this is a handy reference on who you should suck up to.

The 50 most powerful people in networking

https://www.nwfusion.com/power/2004/12270450most.html?net

Despite tsunamis, outsourcers stay in Chennai

Last week’s South Asian tsunami touches everyone in some way. Over the break we posted stories of IT outsourcers that plan to keep their operations in the region and carriers that are helping out in what ways they can.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1230despitsuna.html?net

Asian carriers mobilize after quake, tsunami disaster

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1229asiancarri.html?net

VeriSign: Online shopping up 24% this year

U.S. holiday shoppers continue to turn to the Internet when searching for presents for family and friends, according to data released Thursday by VeriSign.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1230verisonlin.html?net

AOL members report significantly less spam in 2004

America Online has declared 2004 a “banner year” in its fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail messages, most commonly referred to as spam.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1228aolmembe.html?net

Today on Layer 8 – where we’re up and at ’em:

How Microsoft Passport is like that fruitcake you got for Christmas; Iraq – the new video gaming capital; ABC News names us People of the Year; and Christmas was good for Amazon; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net