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- What's holding up media convergence?
- WLANs
extend Tarheel net
- New security
initiative raises concerns about duplication
- IE
Hole-Finder in Odd Position
- Napster
alternatives start blocking songs
- The
Real Wireless Innovators
- Phone
search site adds fees for heavy users
- Techies
plug into hot skills
- Did AOL
shoot the messenger?
- Yahoo
to remove adult-related products from Web sites
- Blockbuster's
Big Turnaround
- IRS Call Center
Upgrade Aims To Boost Tax-Time Services
- Acquisitions
squeeze DSL
- Biggest Job Losses
Since 1991 Recession
- Borderline
Savings
- Despite growth in online
usage, banks urged not to forget their roots
- E-Commerce
Shakeout: Mature Web Emerges
- GM
updates BuyPower technology
- DOT
refuses to block launch of Orbitz travel Web site
- Money!
I Spammed the Kids
- More Bangalore
For Their Bucks
What's
holding up media convergence?
Convergence--a buzzword much employed in
certain circles--is a lot like the weather: Everybody's talking about it. No one
can control it, and how you prepare for it depends on where you are. WLANs
extend Tarheel net
Wireless LANs make financial, practical sense to UNC's
tech chancellor New
security initiative raises concerns about duplication
A fee-based security
information service announced by the Internet Security Alliance prompted some
analysts to question whether the new effort will duplicate other programs that
have already been set up. IE
Hole-Finder in Odd Position
A hacker who discovered a potentially devastating
security hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer says he has found himself in the
undesired position of providing technical support to people who cannot install
the patch that Microsoft released to fix the flaw. Napster
alternatives start blocking songs
The record industry's attempts to stop
online song trading are gaining traction beyond Napster, as other leading music
swapping sites have begun blocking downloads of copyrighted tunes on their services.
The
Real Wireless Innovators
The wireless business is futile if you know technology
but don't know what your customers want. Phone
search site adds fees for heavy users
Online telephone directory service
555-1212.com is now charging fees for customers who seek more than 30 residential
phone numbers a month. Techies
plug into hot skills
If it doesn't produce ROI, kiss the bonus goodbye
Did
AOL shoot the messenger?
A little - publicized but startling study released
showed that one of AOL's chief rivals in this market, Microsoft's MSN Messenger,
tallied more subscribers worldwide. Yahoo
to remove adult-related products from Web sites
In response to media attention
and concerns from users, Yahoo Inc. said it would no longer provide adult-related
products on its Web sites. Blockbuster's
Big Turnaround
Viacom's announcement that it has abandoned its plan to
sell off its 82-percent stake in Blockbuster represents an important milestone
in the video-rental chain's history. IRS
Call Center Upgrade Aims To Boost Tax-Time Services
Among its initiatives,
the IRS has recently completed a $2 million upgrade of its call center applications,
in time for this year's tax season spike. Acquisitions
squeeze DSL
Prospects dim for greater choice, lower subscription cost
Biggest
Job Losses Since 1991 Recession
The U.S. economy lost 86,000 jobs in March,
the Labor Department said. It was the biggest job loss since November 1991.
Borderline
Savings
Big money is lost every day while trucks sit idle at international
crossings, waiting for paperwork clearance. A new technology hopes to streamline
the process. Despite
growth in online usage, banks urged not to forget their roots
Consumers
still see the brick-and-mortar bank branch as their main source for financial
services, despite a growing comfort with online services offered by such institutions.
E-Commerce
Shakeout: Mature Web Emerges
In the face of a very public shakeout of
Web businesses, a new, increasingly mature online business picture is emerging
GM
updates BuyPower technology
GM announced a deal to upgrade its consumer
Web site, GMBuyPower.com, with new technology that lets car buyers access the
site faster and on a variety of platforms, from cell phones to handhelds.
DOT
refuses to block launch of Orbitz travel Web site
Despite fears from competitors
that the not-yet-launched Web site Orbitz will be anticompetitive, the U.S. Department
of Transportation says any such designation is premature. Money!
I Spammed the Kids
Once again, e-commerce is getting just a bit too comfortable
with itself. Just when the dot-com shakeup seems to be leveling off, surviving
companies are neglecting one of the key issues that could prove to be their undoing:
children's privacy. More
Bangalore For Their Bucks
The expanded H-1B visa program lets U.S. firms
recruit heavily from India. But Indian firms are also profiting.
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