Colin C. Haley

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens can be the test of a lifetime for IT companies tapped to provide support for the athletic competition. Among the numerous responsibilities they have include updating results and athlete information on the Athens 2004 Web site; supporting the 21,500 reporters covering the events; and linking up the 61 venues […]

Two high-ranking Juniper engineering executives have left the company to form a startup, a company spokeswoman confirmed. Ashok Krishnamurthi leaves after eight years with the network equipment maker. His most recent title was general manager of the infrastructure products group. In addition, R.K. Anand, vice president of ASIC engineering, has also gone. Kathy Durr, a […]

IBM has purchased a Danish IT services firm to boost its international presence and logistics industry expertise. Terms of the deals for Maersk Data, a subsidiary of venerable shipping and energy conglomerate A.P. Moller, were not disclosed. But published reports and a Danish newspaper valued the deals at about (US) $830 million. In a statement, […]

Canadian authorities will begin a criminal investigation into financial accounting woes at Nortel Networks , the company said today. “These matters have been the subject of an ongoing review by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,” the Toronto company said in a statement. “Nortel Networks will continue to cooperate fully with the RCMP in connection with […]

Juniper Networks has entered the small-to-medium sized business market with a new line of security appliances. The company’s NetScreen Remote Access 500 products use Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network technology to help workers, customers and partners access local area networks through any Web browser. The ability to use a browser rather than install software […]

Nortel has received a letter of intent from Indian telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam for new network equipment, a source close to the process told internetnews.com. The state-owned carrier is buying the equipment to expand its GSM network in the eastern and southern sections of the South Asian country. Nokia is expected to get the nod […]

Targeting the 27 percent of U.S. households that aren’t yet online, America Online will offer a low-priced hardware, software and Internet service package beginning next week. AOL’s “Optimized PC” bundle includes a computer, 17-inch monitor and printer for approximately $300, plus 12 months of service from the ISP at $23.90 per month. To appeal to […]

Adding new technology and customers, e-commerce software maker ATG will pay approximately $30 million for customer service specialist Primus . The deal is expected to close by year’s end, pending approval of shareholders and regulators. When it does, Primus shareholders will own approximately 30 percent of the combined company. Product lines will be integrated in […]

In a clear sign that the network equipment market has rebounded, Cisco CEO John Chambers will draw his regular salary again. In April 2001, he waived his annual $350,000 salary and bonus package until the company’s performance improved — and now it has. On Tuesday afternoon, Cisco posted strong financial results for its fourth quarter […]

Cox Enterprises, the majority stakeholder in cable operator Cox Communications , is bidding for the 38 percent of the company it does not already own. The $7.9 billion cash offer works out to $32 per share and represents a 16 percent premium over Friday’s close. In addition, Cox Enterprises has set aside $2.1 billion for […]

Prices for the two most popular forms of broadband access have plummeted this year as providers step up efforts to lock in subscribers, according to new research from Point Topic. During the first half of the year, the average monthly cable broadband bill dropped $7.20 to $32. By comparison, the average monthly DSL charge was […]

Cisco has dropped its intellectual property suit against Huawei. The move comes eight months after the rival network equipment makers agreed to try and resolve the dispute without a trial. Huawei pledged to abide by the terms of the preliminary injunction and changed certain elements of its router and switch products, including command line interface, […]