NetFlash: Why you need a sanity clause

The late, great Chico Marx once said, “You can’t fool me – there ain’t no Sanity Clause.” Of course, Chico (or at least his on-screen character) didn’t know much about contracts, and you have to believe in sanity clauses if you’re getting into a deal with a service provider. Johna Till Johnson’s Eye on the Carriers column this week gets into the nitty-gritty of sanity clauses. Why you need a sanity clause http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0825johnson.html?net

The late, great Chico Marx once said, “You can’t fool me – there ain’t no Sanity Clause.” Of course, Chico (or at least his on-screen character) didn’t know much about contracts, and you have to believe in sanity clauses if you’re getting into a deal with a service provider. Johna Till Johnson’s Eye on the Carriers column this week gets into the nitty-gritty of this vital component of telecom contracts.

Why you need a sanity clause

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0825johnson.html?net

AMCC snaps up Fibre Channel maker JNI

Storage-related companies are hot commodities these days, with acquisitions happening left and right. The latest is chip maker AMCC’s buy of JNI.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0829jni.html?net

Wireline-to-wireless number portability expected

Gartner predicts that wireline-to-wireless number portability will change the telecommunications market for carriers and users. The consulting firm expects the FCC to give credence to such a mandate as early as mid-2004, which “will have a major effect on the U.S. telecommunications market.”

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0828num.html?net

IBM monitor recall widened

IBM will expand its recall of certain monitors to include an additional 63,000 units with circuit boards that could overheat, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Thursday.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0828ibmmon.html?net

This week’s top 5 stories so far:

1. SCO CEO says IBM behind open source attacks

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825scoatta.html?net

2. Foundry readying WLAN assault

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825foundry.html?net

3. SCO Web site down again, questions raised

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0826scodown.html?net

4. Baylor University signs up for difficult course on WLAN security

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825baylor.html?net

5. Portability near for wireless set

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825portability.html?net