Stories by Steven Schwankert

BitTorrent makes deals with major studios

BitTorrent on Wednesday announced deals with several major movie studios and content producers, as the streaming software company moves towards legitimacy instead of being a tool for piracy.

Jack Ma ... then and now

One night in 2000, 500 of my Internet industry colleagues and I crammed into a meeting room in Hong Kong's Furama Hotel, which no longer exists, for a meeting of I and I Asia, then the must-attend function of the Internet age. Most of the others assembled that night are probably no longer in the industry. But the speaker had just closed a US$20 million round of venture capital financing, and in 2000, that made everyone in the room all ears. He was here to stay.

China and India to drive Asian WAN growth

A stable economic and political climate and foreign direct investment could drive the implementation of WANs (Wide Area Networks) throughout Asia, especially in China and India, a research report said Thursday.

Report: Hurd knew of planned deception campaign

Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Hurd knew of plans for a disinformation campaign designed to find the source of leaks from boardroom discussions, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

Mambo Foundation releases Mambo 4.6

The Mambo Foundation has released Mambo 4.6, the first major release of its open-source content management system (CMS) in almost two years, the group said Wednesday.

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