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Metromedia Rebuilds Fire Damaged Network in 36 Hours - 📅 - Metromedia Fiber Network (mmfn.com), a leader in optical IP
Internet infrastructure within key metropolitan areas, replaced its
fiber-optic cable that was affected by the Howard Street tunnel fire in less
than 36 hours.



This effort restores MFN's network to a fully redundant state. MFN's
Internet customers experienced no service interruption due to the damage or
during the repairs as IP traffic had been immediately rerouted following the
incident.

On ...
Public Web Hosts - Last Week in Review - 📅 - This week was a write-off for most major markets, particularly for the Nasdaq, which was stuck in the 2000 to 2100 range all week.

There wasn't one particular culprit to blame - rather, a slew of warnings and lousy earnings from the tech sector rained down on investors all week, causing little buying interest in the tech-heavy Nasdaq.

The biggest disappointment of the week came from former tech darling Nortel Networks, who announced Thursday after the bell that the company ...
AT&T Board Rejects Comcast Takeover Bid - 📅 - AT&T Corp. (att.com) announced Wednesday that, its Board of Directors had unanimously voted to reject a proposal by Comcast Corporation (comcast.com) proposal to acquire AT&T Broadband.



The board says that after careful review, and based in part on the advice
and analysis of its financial advisors, that Comcast's bid did not reflect
the full value of AT&T Broadband.

The company said that its Board has directed management to explore financial
and strategic ...
Carlson Wagonlit Selects Diveo as Hosting Provider - 📅 - Diveo Broadband Networks, Inc. (diveo.net), a leading provider of Internet infrastructure and broadband services in Latin America, announced yesterday that Carlson Wagonlit, one of the world's largest travel agency networks selected Diveo to manage and host their latest business-to-business initiative.



Carlson Wagonlit has developed a B2B portal that facilitates online travel
arrangements and transactions for its corporate customers throughout the
Brazil, named the Smart ...
lumen.com logoStull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action Suit against Exodus - 📅 - The law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody (secfraud.com) filed a
class action complaint yesterday on behalf of all persons who acquired
Exodus Communications, Inc. (exodus.net) securities between March 20, 2001 and June 20, 2001. The complaint charges Exodus, a leading managed hosting provider, and its senior executives, with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



The complaint alleges that during the Exodus' executives devised a plan to
stop the decline of the ...
Inktomi Unveils New Software for Enterprises and Service Providers - 📅 - Inktomi Corp (inktomi.com) yesterday announced a range of new infrastructure software applications meant to significantly improve the flow, access and management of information across global networks.



"In today's environment, companies are looking for ways to leverage their technology capital expenditures for return on investment in the fastest amount of time," said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of Inktomi. "Inktomi's new media, networking and search infrastructure ...
Kurant Partners with Dialtone Internet to Provide E-Biz Solutions - 📅 - Kurant Corporation (kurant.com), a leading provider of e-business software and services, today announced it has partnered with Dialtone Internet (dialtoneinternet.com), a leading global provider of dedicated hosting and co-location services.



Kurant's flagship e-business platform StoreSense is now available to Dialtone customers as a pre-installed solution in a wide selection of platforms including Linux IBM servers, Linux Value Servers, Windows IBM Servers and Sun Cobalt RaQ ...
level3.com logoLevel 3 Announces Broadband Services Agreement with Japan Telecom America - 📅 - Level 3 Communications, Inc. (level3.com), a global communications and information services company, today announced it has signed an agreement to provide broadband services to Japan Telecom America, Inc. (jt-america.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Telecom Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest communications companies.



Specifically, Japan Telecom America has purchased intercity transmission
capacity from Level 3 in North America using Level 3's (3)Link Private ...
Micron Consolidates Data Centers - 📅 - Intensifying the company's focus on achieving profitability, Micron Electronics, Inc. yesterday announced plans to consolidate of two of the company's smaller data centers to hone the business model of its Web hosting subsidiary, HostPro Inc.



CEO Joel Kocher said the facility closures in Moses Lake, Wash. and Boca
Raton, Fla. are possible because of operating efficiencies the company
expects to gain from its pending acquisition of Interland, Inc.
(interland.net) scheduled ...
Teleglobe Announces Alliance with EMC - 📅 - Teleglobe (teleglobe.com), a global communications company, today announced an alliance with EMC Corporation (emc.com), a leader in information storage, to deliver EMC's storage systems, software and services to Teleglobe's next-generation web and application hosting center and eBusiness customers.



As part of the relationship, Teleglobe will deploy EMC Storage Area
Networks and Network Attached Storage systems for a range of customized,
network-based solutions. As part of ...