Alcatel offers a smarter DSL box
In a move designed to please large carrier customers, Alcatel SA in Paris has introduced a new version of its DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexer) with new IP functions and management features.
Stories by Mark Leon
Hewlett urges 'no' vote on merger
One of the founders of the Internet said in a keynote address at the annual Metropolitan Communications conference in San Francisco Wednesday that Internet traffic is still growing rapidly and he predicts a surge in high-end Internet hardware sales by the end of the year.
Internet founder says his invention is alive and well
One of the founders of the Internet said in a keynote address at the annual Metropolitan Communications conference in San Francisco Wednesday that Internet traffic is still growing rapidly and he predicts a surge in high-end Internet hardware sales by the end of the year.
NEC to unveil hybrid PBX with enhanced IP capabilities
In February, NEC Corp. will unveil a new version of its NEAX 2400 PBX hardware that will offer IP functions the company first introduced last year.
KPMG does ERP for the midmarket
Midsize businesses now have a faster, cheaper way to implement tier one ERP software with a new offering from KPMG Consulting Inc. KPMG's R2I Express is designed to get customers up and running on the Oracle E-Business Suite in less than twelve weeks. "R2I Express is the next generation of our R2I methodology which was first introduced in 1996," said Larry Settles, managing director of enterprise solutions for McLean, Va.-based KPMG.
Broadband providers push customer self-service
This spring two broadband communications companies will deploy customer self-service software from competing vendors.
Merging analytics and intelligence
Web analytics -- software that tracks user behavior on a Web site -- is, in theory, not that far removed from the BI (business intelligence) products that have been around for much longer. Both aggregate data and perform statistical analyses to produce reports that tell how well or poorly things are going.
WorldCom, AT&T roll out hosted services
WorldCom and AT&T this week rolled out new hosted services in another sign of the times as telecommunications companies attempt to shed their carrier images and become ISPs (Internet service providers).
Ethernet goes for the long haul
The future of long haul Ethernet got a boost Monday as XO Communications Inc. announced that the company will offer inter-city Ethernet connections to the 63 metropolitan areas it serves. The company owns and operates its own fiber networks to these markets.
Hitachi adds notch to services belt
Experio Solutions, the consulting arm of Hitachi, has purchased Tactica, another consulting firm, a move designed to put Hitachi on par with other full-service technology providers such as IBM.
You can't escape from CRM
It was 1997 when a monster last terrorized IT town. ERP (enterprise resource planning) was loose, and corporate clients were smarting under high costs and lengthy engagements that characterized the replacement of financial and other back-office systems with new distributed applications from the likes of SAP AG, Oracle Corp., and PeopleSoft Inc.
Where's the XML?
Customers say they want them, vendors are scrambling to provide them, and opinions vary as to how to set them up correctly. They are XML databases, a way to store, search, and retrieve all that mission-critical business data that is finding expression in XML format. Currently, XML rivals HTTP, HTML, and SQL as one of the big hits on the top 10 chart of information management standards.
Stallman Finds Himself at Moral Fork in the Road
In 1983 Richard Stallman found himself at a moral fork in the road and decided to take the less-traveled route. It is a journey which turned out to have significant economic implications. Otherwise, it would not have garnered much attention outside a small core of computer intelligentsia. Stallman had started the process that gave birth to the Linux/GNU OS.
BizBuyer CTO Brings Order to Online Upstart
Early last summer when Ed Godycki stepped into the CTO role at Santa Monica, Calif.-based BizBuyer.com Inc., he found a company in the throes of what he calls "pandemonium growth mode."
The Online Ratings Game Is Heating Up
Now that corporate America has taken to the Web, a nagging question that managed to keep a low profile at the beginning of this adventure is suddenly impossible to ignore.