Colin C. Haley

Barring a major security breach, online banking will enjoy steady growth for the foreseeable future as remaining U.S. households without Internet access go online, a new report concludes. According to Jupiter Research (which is owned by the same parent company as this Web site), the number of online banking households will grow at a compound […]

Verizon’s plan to eliminate last-mile slowdowns advanced another step Monday as the regional telecom announced additional vendors for its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) initiative. ADC, Corning Cable Systems, Preformed Line Products and Tyco Electronics will provide fiber-optic cabling and other outside plant equipment for Verizon. “These vendors, in addition to those we announced in November, will supply […]

AT&T has just announced an aggressive — and critically strategic — move to offer Voice over Internet Protocol calling services to businesses and consumers in 100 U.S. markets. By early in 2004, the carrier will offer IP-enabled local and long-distance, plus enhanced features such as call forwarding in some cities, all for customers with high-speed […]

As competition for long-term, big-money outsourcing deals heats up, the British government is evaluating vendors for a 10-year, $7 billion contract to integrate and maintain computer systems for the Ministry of Defense (MoD). It’s the second recent multi-billion-dollar U.K. public sector deal. Last week, Inland Revenue tapped Cap Gemini Ernst & Young over Electronic Data […]

Is the Internet IPO market back? Not quite yet, if you go by online travel site Orbitz’s debut offering. After a brief morning run-up to $30.75 Wednesday, shares settled at $24.98 near the end of the session, almost 4 percent below the $26 asking price in the offering. However, earlier in the week, the company […]

Seeing opportunity in the IT outsourcing trend, WebEx will buy Indian conferencing outfit CyberBazaar for $4 million in cash. The San Jose, Calif., company will offer its online meeting, training and presentation services for call center and software development groups that need to communicate with home offices in the U.S. or Europe. CyberBazaar’s customers include […]

IBM is reportedly looking to shift up to 4,700 programming jobs overseas, a move that will raise the volume of the debate over the trend of IT outsourcing. Big Blue has instructed managers to prepare to move the jobs to China, India and other countries where technical talent is high and labor costs low, according […]

U.K. government agency Inland Revenue has tapped Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y) over Electronic Data Systems for a 10-year IT outsourcing contract worth (U.S.) just over $5 billion. The deal, which takes effect July 1, could be extended eight additional years under an option. Fujitsu Services will serve as CGE&Y’s primary subcontractor, managing data […]

Expanding its search for subscribers, United Online says its NetZero and Juno brands of dial-up Internet service now support Lindows.com’s Linux-based operating system . Under the pact, the ISP software is pre-loaded on Lindows version 4.5, which is available at retailers including Wal-Mart. It can also be downloaded through the NetZero and Juno Web sites. […]

To jump-start business, AT&T will bring Voice over Internet Protocol calling services to businesses and consumers in 100 U.S. markets. Beginning early next year, the carrier will offer local and long-distance, plus enhanced features such as call forwarding, in some cities to customers with high-speed Internet connections. In recent years, the company’s long-distance revenues have […]

America Online has cut 450 job in California, reducing costs in the face of an eroding dial-up base. Approximately 375 of the pink-slips went to software developers at AOL’s Mountain View, Calif., campus, a property it inherited after buying Netscape Communications four years ago. The layoffs represent about two percent of AOL’s workforce. About 100 […]

As the lifespan of traditional PBX phone systems run their course, expect enterprises networks to accelerate their adoption of Voice over IP , Cisco’s CEO John Chambers said Wednesday. “IP telephony is one of those telecom services that, architecturally, has already been determined,” Chambers said at the network equipment giant’s annual analyst conference. But what […]