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Resistance to paying for online content spans the globe, according to surveys conducted in the U.S., Australia, and Europe. A study conducted by RampRate and Synovate of nearly 1,400 U.S. Internet users revealed that 68 percent dislike paying for streaming audio and video, with 47.5 percent holding to the principle that the Internet should be […]

WebSideStory Inc., a Web-based analytics service provider, yesterday named Jeffrey Lunsford the company’s new president and CEO. WebSideStory’s HitBox services are designed to help businesses improve online marketing and merchandising by delivering real-time analysis of visitor and customer behavior. Most recently, Lunsford was president and CEO of TogetherSoft Corp., which was acquired by Borland in […]

While many vendors have played with the technology of 802.11 products to get proprietary speed boosts of 72 and even 108 Megabits per second (Mbps), the official number for the maximum speed with 802.11a and 802.11g has always been 54Mbps. But that might change. Unstrung.com is reporting, based on a conversation with Stuart Kerry, chairman […]

Caspian Networks has unveiled a new router for telecom carriers and a “trade-up” program to lure customers. It’s the second time this week that a well-funded, privately held firm has challenged Cisco, Juniper and other heavy-hitters with a new product. Yesterday, Procket Networks introduced its first product after years of research and development. A Caspian […]

Optical networking equipment maker Ciena will buy WaveSmith Networks for $158 million in stock as it looks to jumpstart sales by pressing into a new market. WaveSmith, of Acton, Mass., makes multi-service switching platforms that allow service providers to move from legacy systems to Internet protocol networks as their capital budgets allow. The deal is […]

A major score for IBM: Brazil’s largest telecommunications company, Embratel, awarded Big Blue a 10-year outsourcing pact to help it manage the company’s IT infrastructure. The contract calls for IBM to help the telco cut its IT costs by 30 percent. The companies did not release financial terms, but the pact is reportedly valued at […]

As a way to reach more enterprise customers, Atomz, a Web-based ASP that specializes in content management services, today announced the Atomz Partner Program, which is aimed at Web design firms and interactive service agencies. The San Francisco-based company reports the program will target best of breed firms as potential resellers. In exchange, partners will […]

Looking to get the jump on Cisco and others, Procket Networks has begun shipping terabit router products to make Internet protocol networks run faster and more efficiently. The Milpitas, Calif., company’s PRO/8000 High-Availability Router Series is being used, or tested, by more than 20 service provider and enterprise customers. Procket will also try and sell […]

Qwest Communications International , which is relying heavily on public sector business to mount a comeback, has won a 5-year contract from the state of Utah. Under the deal, the Denver telecommunications giant will upgrade the Utah Education Network (UEN), a system linking all public schools, colleges and universities in the state. The UEN core […]

The number of networked homes jumped 43 percent in 2002, but the technology is still in the “early adopter” stage, according to The Yankee Group. The Boston IT researcher said 8 percent of PC owners surveyed last year had a home network. The increase is due to broadband adoptions and families with more than one […]

Juno Online Services this morning became the latest entrant into the enhanced dial-up service with the launch of SpeedBand. The Westlake Village, Calif., Internet service provider, promises download times up to five times faster than standard dial-up service. It is looking to appeal to customers who want better performance but aren’t willing to pay for […]

Creating a “hybrid network,” satellite operator PanAmSat will tie its systems into Level 3 Communications ‘s fiber-optic network. The move will improve delivery of video and data to PanAmSat customers — TV affiliates, cable programmers and news agencies, including ABC, HBO and CNN. The companies also signed an agreement to further develop and promote the […]