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Sprint to Scrap High-Speed Network, Cut 6,000 Jobs - 📅 - Sprint Corp. (sprint.com), the third-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company, said Wednesday that it would scrap an expensive high-speed network project and cut 6,000 jobs, or 7 percent of its workforce.
In a bid to cut costs and eliminate a drain on profits, Sprint decided to
terminate its high-speed network initiative. The service, named ION
(Integrated On-demand Network) would allow customers to make phone calls,
send and receive faxes, and surf the Internet over a ...
In a bid to cut costs and eliminate a drain on profits, Sprint decided to
terminate its high-speed network initiative. The service, named ION
(Integrated On-demand Network) would allow customers to make phone calls,
send and receive faxes, and surf the Internet over a ...
Sprint opens Internet data center in Atlanta - 📅 - Sprint Corp. (sprint.com) announced that it is expanding its services to the Peach State by opening another Sprint E|Solutions Internet Center in Atlanta, Ga.
The 100,000-square-foot Internet center will be the seventh Sprint
E|Solutions has opened across the country. Pre-selling for the Atlanta
center has begun and the state-of-the-art facility is available for
customer occupancy today. A grand opening event is scheduled for Nov. 16,
2001.
The Atlanta ...
The 100,000-square-foot Internet center will be the seventh Sprint
E|Solutions has opened across the country. Pre-selling for the Atlanta
center has begun and the state-of-the-art facility is available for
customer occupancy today. A grand opening event is scheduled for Nov. 16,
2001.
The Atlanta ...
XO Named Hosting Provider for Microsoft bCentral and .NET Vision - 📅 - XO Communications, Inc. (xo.com 👉 Total Reviews: 5🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
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strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp. (microsoft.com) through which XO
was selected as Microsoft's private label hosting provider for its 1.6
million bCentral registered users.
The relationship also includes future plans to integrate key bCentral
(bcentral.com) services into the popular XO flat-rate Xoptions packages of local, long distance, Internet Access and Web Hosting services that are offered on one ...
Compaq Unveils More Powerful Mid-Range Server - 📅 - Compaq Computer Corporation (compaq.com) yesterday introduced the AlphaServer ES45 system, which it is calling the industry's most powerful mid-range server.
The new AlphaServer ES45 system includes up to four 1 GHz 64-bit Alpha
processors, and is available with the Tru64 UNIX with TruCluster Servers,
OpenVMS or Linux operating systems.
The ES45, which has outperformed its mid-range competition in both
industry-standard and commercial benchmark tests, is the only ...
The new AlphaServer ES45 system includes up to four 1 GHz 64-bit Alpha
processors, and is available with the Tru64 UNIX with TruCluster Servers,
OpenVMS or Linux operating systems.
The ES45, which has outperformed its mid-range competition in both
industry-standard and commercial benchmark tests, is the only ...
AT&T Signs Up Budget, Darden and Mercedes-Benz for Web Hosting - 📅 - AT&T announced that it has signed Web hosting deals with Budget, Darden Restaurants, the world's largest casual dining company, and Mercedes-Benz USA, bolstering AT&T's reputation as the Web hosting provider of choice for businesses.
"Businesses recognize AT&T has the scope of services required to meet their
complex hosting needs -- from applications management and monitoring to
seamless integration of their back office and front-end Web-based
operations-enabling them to ...
"Businesses recognize AT&T has the scope of services required to meet their
complex hosting needs -- from applications management and monitoring to
seamless integration of their back office and front-end Web-based
operations-enabling them to ...
Bell Signs Wireless Network-Sharing Agreement with Telus - 📅 - An enhanced reciprocal agreement signed yesterday by the wireless units of former rivals Bell Canada (bell.ca), Aliant (aliant.ca) and Telus (telus.com), will expand access to advanced digital voice and data services across Canada and bring competition to rural areas, using each other's networks.
This agreement extends current roaming and resale agreements and will
enhance the reach of Bell Mobility's digital PCS service across rural
Alberta and B.C. by providing seamless ...
This agreement extends current roaming and resale agreements and will
enhance the reach of Bell Mobility's digital PCS service across rural
Alberta and B.C. by providing seamless ...
Keynote Releases List of Tips for Holiday Load-Bearing - 📅 - The "Top 10 Tips for Load Testing your Web site for the Holidays" were announced yesterday by Keynote Systems (keynote.com). Americans are expected to stay closer to home this holiday season resulting in an increase over last year in online holiday shopping. Businesses must be ready for the increase in traffic and load testing is the way to prepare in order to ensure that Web sites don't crumble under the stress.
Here are Keynote's top 10 tips for the season:
1. Test ...
Here are Keynote's top 10 tips for the season:
1. Test ...
IBM Signs $600M in New Hosting Customers in 3Q - 📅 - IBM's hosting business posted its third quarter results yesterday, announcing $600 million in new customers during the period. Hosting revenue grew 50 percent, year to year. IBM has signed $1.7 billion in new hosting customers during 2001, or about double the amount a year ago.
IBM has released a description of the scope of its Web hosting project and
the steps needed to establish and e- business hosting environment. Below
are the steps for a successful Web-hosting ...
IBM has released a description of the scope of its Web hosting project and
the steps needed to establish and e- business hosting environment. Below
are the steps for a successful Web-hosting ...
ICANN Completes First Sponsored TLD Agreement; .museum to Go Live in November - 📅 - Marina del Rey, California,
USA (18 October 2001) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) announced the signing of an agreement with the Museum
Domain Management Association (MuseDoma) to oversee the operation of the
first "sponsored" top level domain, ".museum". This
new TLD is targeted to meet the needs of the international museum community.
It ...
USA (18 October 2001) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) announced the signing of an agreement with the Museum
Domain Management Association (MuseDoma) to oversee the operation of the
first "sponsored" top level domain, ".museum". This
new TLD is targeted to meet the needs of the international museum community.
It ...
Broadwing Reports 3Q Financial Results - 📅 - Broadwing Inc. (broadwing.com -> lumen.com) announced yesterday its financial results for the third quarter. Revenues increased 13 percent to$598 million, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) grew 21 percent to $166 million. The company reported
a net loss of $0.14 per share for the quarter.
Excluding non-recurring gains, the company's loss of $0.15 per share
represents a $0.04 per share improvement over a $0.19 per share loss in the
third ...