Colin C. Haley

Sprint today introduced a new service for international business travelers, making it easier for them to make calls in more than 130 countries. The new offering features Samsung’s IP-A790 handsets for Code-Division Multiple Access networks (which Sprint uses in the United States) as well as Global System for Mobile communication systems (which are common in […]

Network equipment vendor Alcatel will join Microsoft to market IP Television (IPTV) products to broadband providers worldwide, the companies announced today. The agreement combines Alcatel’s access and integration technologies with Microsoft TV IPTV Edition. The aim is to produce offerings that help service providers reduce the costs and complexity of rollouts. “We are excited to […]

UPDATED: Qwest CEO Richard Notebaert yesterday laid out reasons why MCI should accept his company’s takeover offer over Verizon’s bid. Besides a dollars-and-cents argument, Notebaert contended that a merger with Qwest would clear the regulatory process in less time than a Verizon-MCI combination. “Qwest’s proposal is superior to the Verizon proposal because our regulatory approval […]

BOSTON — Being a successful open source software vendor means striking a balance between community and customers, according to MySQL CEO Marten Mickos. “They are completely different groups with completely different desires,” Mickos said during his LinuxWorld keynote address here this afternoon. “But my belief is you can serve both.” Marten MickosSource: MySQL AB That […]

BOSTON — Internet telephony specialist Skype and desktop Linux developer Xandros will bundle their products and sell them through retailers including Amazon.com and Walmart.com. The agreement was announced here Wednesday at the LinuxWorld trade show in conjunction with a preview of Xandros’ new Surfside Linux operating system for consumers. “We share the same values in […]

BOSTON — John Swainson, the new chief of Computer Associates , renewed the company’s commitment to open standards and said more CA products could enter the open source community. Speaking here at the LinuxWorld trade show today, Swainson said he’s pleased with the open-sourcing of CA’s Ingres Relational Database and other smaller interface tools. John […]

BOSTON — Novell CEO Jack Messman announced several initiatives aimed at increasing Linux’s penetration in the enterprise. The moves, detailed during his keynote address at the LinuxWorld trade show here today, span the data center to the desktop and touch upon key IT management concerns, such as interoperability and security. The data center push is […]

For years, EarthLink has battled America Online, United Online and other dial-up and broadband ISPs for subscribers. But a new third-generation wireless joint venture adds Verizon Wireless, Cingular and Sprint to the Atlanta ISP’s list of competitors. With partner SK Telecom , EarthLink wants to bring advanced mobile services — such as video conferencing, television […]

A trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Vonage against AT&T has been resolved, officials at both companies confirmed today. Last year, the broadband telephony upstart sued the venerable carrier, charging Ma Bell’s Voice over IP service infringed on its brand. The action claimed AT&T’s CallVantage offering, and some of the Web sites registered to support it, […]

Cisco today said advanced technology products — including Internet Protocol telephony and home networking offerings — performed well in the second quarter, although some revenue concerns linger. The network equipment giant posted net income of $1.4 billion, or 21 cents per share, for the quarter, up from $724 million, or 10 cents per share, for […]

Expanding its Voice over IP lineup, AT&T has begun marketing a customized version of its CallVantage service to small office/home office (SOHO) users, the company said. The plan includes unlimited local and long-distance calling in North America, and the ability to send and receive faxes for $49.99 per month. Subscribers can add premium features, such […]

Moving into a developing and promising area, search engine Ask Jeeves has acquired Trustic Inc. and its popular Bloglines service for an undisclosed sum, the companies said. Founded in 2003 as the blogging trend was gaining momentum, Bloglines lets users search, publish and share blogs and RSS feeds for free. The site indexes 280 million […]