Colin C. Haley

Amid an offshoring backlash, Indian software giant Infosys Technologies said it would open a business consulting practice in the United States. Infosys Consulting expects to hire approximately 75 people within the next year and 500 people within the next three years. Stephen Pratt, a Deloitte & Touche veteran, will serve as CEO and work out […]

In what would be its second acquisition for its financial unit this year, Thomson Corp. will pay $385 million cash for TradeWeb Group to enhance its online securities trading platform. The Toronto financial data and services giant could add $150 million to the purchase price if TradeWeb meets growth targets over the next three years. […]

Internet service providers, searching for ways to boost sales and keep customers, are turning to sports fans. In the latest example, EarthLink will launch a premium sports package today that delivers audio and video content from Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League and college sports, fantasy sports games and statistics sites. In recent […]

Reinforcing its multi-vendor support strategy, Lucent’s services arm announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract with Deutsche Telekom’s systems division today. The Murray Hill, N.J., firm will maintain T-Systems’ Internet Protocol-based virtual private network and Multiprotocol Label Switching networks. Lucent will also remotely monitor, repair and exchange components of the IP network worldwide as well as provide […]

AT&T today moved to expand in an area crucial to its future: managed network services. The Bedminster, N.J., company introduced an e-mail archiving service to help corporations and U.S. government agencies comply with new rules requiring them to save e-mails for several years. Based on EMC and KVS storage technology, the service securely transmits information […]

Gateway entered the networking business today with switches for small and medium businesses, schools and government agencies as it strives to improve its product and revenue mix. It’s the second strategic move in as many weeks for the Poway, Calif., computer maker. On Friday, Gateway decided to shutter 188 retail stores and lay off 2,500 […]

For small and medium software development firms, selling enterprises on outsourcing wasn’t always easy. Many CIOs were skeptical of savings estimates and reluctant to take action that might give management an excuse to slash the IT department budget and staff. But contract code writers delivered on their promises, giving large corporations and government agencies confidence […]

The battle for broadband continues. ISPs are slashing monthly rates, increasing data transfer speeds and unveiling new services such as audio and video streaming to entice high-speed customers. Does that mean dial-up is dead? Not quite. That’s the message Level 3 Communications sent today by buying the wholesale dial-up access business of ICG Communications for […]

President Bush has set a goal of broadband access for all Americans in three years to boost competitiveness with other nations and create new business opportunities at home. “We ought to have a universal, affordable access for broadband technology by the year 2007, and then we ought to make sure as soon as possible thereafter, […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Red Hat’s mission to woo hearts, minds, and market share brought it to MIT Monday, where the chief executive pitched the Linux distributor’s gospel while recruiting new talent to the open source movement. The Linux software company currently has 100 programmers in its Westford, Mass., office, where most of the work on […]

In a move that underscores the rising stakes in the VoIP sector, broadband telephony upstart Vonage is suing AT&T , charging that a competing service launched by Ma Bell infringes on its own brand. Filed last week in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., the suit claims that AT&T’s new “CallVantage” offering, and some of […]

Sun Microsystems will announce a two-year, $25 million contract extension Tuesday with Major League Baseball’s online arm that includes data center hardware, software and services. The Santa Clara, Calif., systems vendor and Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) have worked together since 2000. In that time, MLBAM’s media-rich main Web site has enjoyed a surge […]