On its face it doesn’t look like much. Microsoft makes an acquisition of a Romanian software company that’s small enough that the price is undisclosed. However, when you look closer, it’s clear that this is just the thin end of a wedge into the antivirus software market. Microsoft says antivirus companies have nothing to fear and will even benefit themselves, but it also says it plans to offer fee-based antivirus services.
Microsoft to buy Romanian antivirus company
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0610msav.html?net
State of the technology union
When you’re struggling with economic pressures every day, how much can you possibly innovate? We asked six top guns in network R&D that question and their answers were – well, innovative.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0609stateofunion.html?net
Amazon dives into technology services
Online retailer Amazon.com formally has become a technology services company, providing an array of e-commerce services for leading U.S. retailers. The launch of Amazon Services, a new subsidiary, was unveiled Tuesday at the Retail Systems 2003 show in Chicago by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0610amz.html?net
FCC: ADSL growth sped by cable modems in 2002
Adoption of asymmetrical DSL high-speed Internet services outpaced cable modem deployment in the U.S. during the second half of 2002, thanks to increased broadband competition and consumer demand for lower prices, according to a new report from the FCC.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0611fccadsl.html?net
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