Colin C. Haley

Internet service provider EarthLink has launched a new service to lure subscribers who want faster connections but aren’t willing to pay for broadband. EarthLink Plus improves download speeds up to five times over standard dial-up, the Atlanta-based company said. It costs $28.95 per month, $7 more than standard dial-up, comes with a guarantee that help […]

For weeks, Next Level Communications has stubbornly resisted a $30 million buyout bid from Motorola , urging shareholders to reject the “inadequate” price tag. The hardball tactic worked as the Schaumburg, Ill., mobile phone giant today boosted its offer to $34.05 million for the 26 percent of the broadband access equipment maker it does not […]

The “buy versus build” analysis is a business school staple. Armed with a set of variables, students are asked: Is it better to pay top dollar for an established widget company or start fresh and beat them at their own game? In recent months, executives at Cisco Systems engaged in a similar exercise, only the […]

Seattle-based F5 Networks has secured a patent for technology that allows e-commerce, and other sites, to better serve repeat visitors and complete transactions. The company also moved quickly to enforce it, filing infringement suits against Array Networks, Netscaler and Radware. The actions, filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, seeks injunctions against F5 rivals […]

Enhancing its Internet protocol technology, networking giant Cisco Systems will pay $13.5 million in stock to buy telecom software specialist SignalWorks. The deal, which already has the blessing of both boards, should close by the fourth quarter of Cisco’s Fiscal Year 2003. “Ultimately, this acquisition will allow Cisco to attract new small business, enterprise and […]

Under a new five-year contract extension, WorldCom will continue to provide wholesale dial-up Internet access to EarthLink . WorldCom will also provide EarthLink with dedicated Internet, digital subscriber line , and data services through its Internet Protocol network. “With the strength and stability of (WorldCom’s) dial-up network infrastructure, our customers will continue to receive the […]

As the copyright debate spins in recording industry boardrooms, Congressional hearing rooms and college dorm rooms, an upcoming survey of digital music suppliers and consumers suggests some common ground. A key conclusion of the Jupiter Research study is that music fans — whether buying CDs in a store or downloading albums or individual tracks over […]

It’s a rare occurence when government regulation actually boosts business, but that may be the case with “do not call” (DNC) laws. President Bush yesterday signed a bill to establish a national DNC registry to help consumers block unwanted telemarketing calls. The measure also allows the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees to fund the […]

In a case watched closely by the e-commerce and security industries, a Delaware jury has found that RSA Security and VeriSign did not infringe on three patents for security software. The decision follows more than two years of legal wrangling between the companies and retired electrical engineer Leon Stambler over the rights to Secure Socket […]

Telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies has landed nine new contracts in Europe worth up to $220 million, the company announced at the CeBIT trade show in Germany this morning. Deutsche Telekom is among the buyers. Lucent will help the carrier launch a new service that will enable its customers to connect to local area networks […]

By 2000 standards, Digital Learning Interactive (DLI) had all the ingredients of a can’t miss dot-com: a CEO with Harvard credentials; $25 million in Venture capital; and a plan to make an offline business, in this case, college textbook publishing, more efficient by moving it online. The Medford, Mass., company signed 400 schools for its […]

BOSTON — How many search engines do you think are out there? A few dozen? A few hundred? Think again. While heavy hitters like Google dominate headlines here at Search Engine Strategies, there are about 3,700 specialty search engines competing in an industry where technical advancements, paid options and consolidation are rapidly changing the dynamics. […]