Colin C. Haley

Time Warner Cable, a subsidiary of Time Warner Corp. , is rolling out a voice over IP phone service in what it calls a “triple-play” bundle that includes unlimited local, in-state and domestic long distance for $39.95. The price is sure to get competitors’ attention, such as number six cable provider Cablevision, whose own monthly […]

To spur development of products using the Advanced Switching (AS) standard, chip maker Intel has taken a stake in semiconductor specialist StarGen. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The privately held firm will use Intel’s backing to design a family of switches and bridges interconnecting storage, server, communications and embedded applications. StarGen, of […]

British telecom giant Cable & Wireless is closer to exiting the U.S. market after a flurry of moves announced Monday. The company’s Cable & Wireless America (CWA) subsidiary has agreed to sell its hosting and Internet protocol assets to Gores Technology Group for $125 million — a higher figure than some investors and industry watchers […]

Continuing to benefit from a move towards outsourcing, IBM has won a deal to manage IT infrastructure for Canadian Pacific Railways (CPR) under a new seven-year, $154-million contract. Big Blue is expected to handle servers, storage and emergency recovery for CPR, as well as providing technology from its Center for Transportation Innovation in Boulder, Colo. […]

Analysis — Even as Google ascended from useful search tool to cultural phenomenon, its executives were not too keen on an IPO. Sure, the cash from an initial public offering of stock could help fund R&D, acquisitions and marketing for years to come, not to mention reward employees for their contributions. But going public would […]

Looking to attract households that still aren’t online, AOL is offering new customers a $299 PC system if they sign a one-year $23.90 dial-up Internet service contract. The promotion, made by direct mail and touted in select retail stores, is detailed on an AOL e-commerce page. It includes a desktop unit from New York manufacturer […]

Industry watchers were surprised when AT&T CEO David W. Dorman surprised replaced president Betsy Bernard with William Hannigan this week. Dorman worked with Bernard at Pac Bell. When he took the top job at Ma Bell, he boosted her up the executive ladder by tapping her for the second spot. By most accounts, Bernard did […]

In a deal promising increased competition between networkers, EDS now offers enterprise customers equipment from 3Com as well as Cisco . The IT service provider will sell 3Com switches, routers and voice over Internet protocol gear to financial and retail companies in United States and the United Kingdom, with worldwide coverage and additional industry segments […]

Adding to its IT customer list, enterprise software provider Kanisa has signed network software specialist Novell as a customer. The license deal includes Kanisa’s Support Center and Support Site products, which will help Novell’s 500 call center agents and millions of Web site visitors, respectively, troubleshoot problems. Provo, Utah-based Novell will integrate the software with […]

As the broadband connections become the norm and wide-screen computer monitors double as TVs, SBC Yahoo! is promoting a movie download service from Movielink. “It’s always been one of our strategies to get the broadband pipes into the home and then fill them with value-added services,” Michael Coe, a spokesman for SBC Yahoo!, told internetnews.com. […]

SBC Communications will pursue a two-pronged pricing strategy for its new FreedomLink Wi-Fi service, a spokesman for the telecom confirmed Monday. The San Antonio, Texas-based company said its prepaid plans, which have yet to be announced publicly, will give users three options: $25 for three sessions; $50 for eight sessions; and $100 for $20 session. […]

AT&T has won a multi-million-dollar networking contract from national sneaker seller The Finish Line, an AT&T official confirmed. The three-year deal involves linking the sneaker seller’s Indianapolis headquarters and more than 500 mall stores into AT&T Business Network. Winning network services deals from customers like The Finish Line is crucial for AT&T. The Bedminster, N.J., […]