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Superbowl.com Tackled Under Load of Online MVP Vote - 📅 - Super Bowl fans trying to vote online for Most Valuable Player at Superbowl.com last Sunday evening waited up to 45 seconds to reach
both the site and the voting page, ostensibly as it bogged down under the
increased traffic load, according to reports by Keynote (keynote.com). The
site was also unable to serve up all of its content during this time,
indicating that it was stressed and unable to fully meet the demands of
traffic.
The SuperBowl.com and MVP pages started to ...
both the site and the voting page, ostensibly as it bogged down under the
increased traffic load, according to reports by Keynote (keynote.com). The
site was also unable to serve up all of its content during this time,
indicating that it was stressed and unable to fully meet the demands of
traffic.
The SuperBowl.com and MVP pages started to ...
Divine Announces Acquisition of SoftMetric - 📅 - divine, inc., (divine.com), a provider of solutions for the
extended enterprise, today announced that it has acquired SoftMetric, Inc.
(softmetric.com), a provider of business activity monitoring and performance analysis solutions for the call center industry. Terms of the all-stock transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition enhances divine's Customer Interaction Management (CIM)
technology offerings. SoftMetric's Performance Management tools and
solutions integrate ...
extended enterprise, today announced that it has acquired SoftMetric, Inc.
(softmetric.com), a provider of business activity monitoring and performance analysis solutions for the call center industry. Terms of the all-stock transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition enhances divine's Customer Interaction Management (CIM)
technology offerings. SoftMetric's Performance Management tools and
solutions integrate ...
Primus Telecommunications Further Reduces Debt By Over $40 Million - 📅 - Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, a facilities-based total service provider, has announced a
series of transactions which the company says has reduced its debt by
approximately $44 million.
"A year ago we announced that one of our key objectives was to reduce debt,"
stated K. Paul Singh, chairman and CEO of Primus. "With the transactions
announced today, we have reduced our debt over the past year from
approximately $1.3 billion to approximately $635 million ...
series of transactions which the company says has reduced its debt by
approximately $44 million.
"A year ago we announced that one of our key objectives was to reduce debt,"
stated K. Paul Singh, chairman and CEO of Primus. "With the transactions
announced today, we have reduced our debt over the past year from
approximately $1.3 billion to approximately $635 million ...
Interland Purchases CommuniTech.Net - 📅 - Interland Inc. (interland.com 👉 Total Reviews: 2🙌 Average Rating: 5 / 10
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👈 Official Responses: 0 -> networksolutions.com), one of the industry's largest providers of Web hosting for small and mediums-sized businesses, announced today that it had purchased Missouri-based hosting firm CommuniTech.Net. Terms of the deal were not released.
The acquisition is Interland's third in four months. In October, the company purchased the shared and retail Web hosting business of Interliant. In late January, the company bought AT&T's shared and dedicated hosting accounts related to ...
Interland Investors Replace Micron Tech Foundation - 📅 - Interland, Inc. (interland.com 👉 Total Reviews: 2🙌 Average Rating: 5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 1
👈 Official Responses: 0 -> networksolutions.com) today announced that six
institutional investors, together with the company and four of its
directors, purchased all of the approximately 58.6 million shares of
Interland stock previously held by the Micron Technology Foundation. The
sale marks the final step in the transformation of the company from a
manufacturer of personal computers spun off from chip giant Micron
Technology Inc. (micron.com) into a widely
held public company providing Web hosting ...
Broadband Grew Steadily in First Half of 2001-FCC - 📅 - U.S. households and small businesses have signed up for high-speed Internet access at a steady pace in the first half of 2001,
according to a Federal Communications Commission report released Thursday.
The FCC found that 9.6 million customers had signed up for high-speed
Internet access by the end of June 2001, an increase of 36 percent over Jan.
2001.
Broadband connections are now easily available, the FCC said, with 78
percent of the nation's zip codes receiving ...
according to a Federal Communications Commission report released Thursday.
The FCC found that 9.6 million customers had signed up for high-speed
Internet access by the end of June 2001, an increase of 36 percent over Jan.
2001.
Broadband connections are now easily available, the FCC said, with 78
percent of the nation's zip codes receiving ...
FBI, SEC Investigate Global Crossing - 📅 - The FBI will investigate bankrupt network provider Global Crossing and its accounting practices, USA Today reported in its Friday addition.
The publication said "a senior law enforcement official" confirmed the investigation Thursday, though Global Crossing would not confirm whether the company had been contacted by the FBI.
On Friday, the company confirmed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was expanding the scope of a previous investigation in to the company.
...
The publication said "a senior law enforcement official" confirmed the investigation Thursday, though Global Crossing would not confirm whether the company had been contacted by the FBI.
On Friday, the company confirmed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was expanding the scope of a previous investigation in to the company.
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ICANN Appoints Security Committee Chair - 📅 - Marina del Rey, California, USA (11 February 2002) - The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the appointment
of Dr. Stephen Crocker as chair of its newly formed Standing Committee
on Security and Stability. The committee, also to be known as the ICANN
Security Committee, will focus on the security of the Internet's naming
and address allocation systems. The ICANN Board had directed ...
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the appointment
of Dr. Stephen Crocker as chair of its newly formed Standing Committee
on Security and Stability. The committee, also to be known as the ICANN
Security Committee, will focus on the security of the Internet's naming
and address allocation systems. The ICANN Board had directed ...
Update on ICANN Meetings in Accra, Ghana - 10-14 March 2002 - Pre-Registration and Agenda - 📅 - As previously announced,
ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 10-14 March 2002 in Accra,
Ghana.
Pre-registration is now open. Please go to <http://register.icann.org/register.php>
and fill in the form. This will help us to plan for the meeting and to
send you updates.
...
ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 10-14 March 2002 in Accra,
Ghana.
Pre-registration is now open. Please go to <http://register.icann.org/register.php>
and fill in the form. This will help us to plan for the meeting and to
send you updates.
...
21 Million Wireless LAN Users by 2007, Says Analysys - 📅 - More than 21 million Americans will be using public wireless
local area networks (WLANs) in 2007, attracted by the cheap and rapid remote
Internet access provided in airports, shopping malls, coffee bars and
hotels, according to Public Wireless LAN Access: US Market Forecasts
2002-2007, a new report published by Analysys (analysys.com).
Public WLAN services enable users to hook up their laptops and PDAs to their
Internet service provider or company intranet at speeds of ...
local area networks (WLANs) in 2007, attracted by the cheap and rapid remote
Internet access provided in airports, shopping malls, coffee bars and
hotels, according to Public Wireless LAN Access: US Market Forecasts
2002-2007, a new report published by Analysys (analysys.com).
Public WLAN services enable users to hook up their laptops and PDAs to their
Internet service provider or company intranet at speeds of ...