Jim Wagner

In an announcement Thursday that might be a signal of its new broadband strategy and continues with an existing plan to off its content on others sites, the Microsoft Network said it will provide portal services to a major cable provider sometime next year. Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR), the fifth-largest cable operator in the U.S. with […]

The digital subscriber line (DSL) router market got a little smaller Wednesday when Netopia moved to purchase competitor Cayman Systems outright for under $17 million. Officials for the DSL router manufacturer said the purchase would include the payoff of all Cayman debts outstanding and the various paperwork and infrastructure changes needed at the combined company. […]

The digital subscriber line (DSL) router market got a little smaller Wednesday when Netopia Inc. moved to purchase competitor Cayman Systems Inc. outright for under $17 million. Officials for the DSL router manufacturer said the purchase would include the payoff of all Cayman debts outstanding and the various paperwork and infrastructure changes needed at the […]

Verizon Wireless, already the number-one wireless digital phone company in the U.S., wants to solidify that standing with its $550 million announcement Monday afternoon to buy up services in five states from failing Dobson Communications. A Verizon Wireless spokesperson said both sides are still working on the details and expects the deal to be finalized […]

Digital subscriber line (DSL) provider Covad Communications , fresh from its recent debt reorganization in the courts, is now ready to set its financial operations to rights. To do so, the troubled data competitive local exchange carrier (DLEC) on Monday named Mark Richman its new chief financial officer. Richman, a man known for his ability […]

Days after the collapse of the World Trade Center, the telephone company responsible for the bulk of the financial district’s telecommunications is optimistic that the New York Stock Exchange will have sufficient capacity for its re-opening Monday. Verizon Communications Co-CEO and President Ivan Seidenberg predicted a “relatively fair” capacity balance by Monday’s re-open of trading […]

One thing readily apparent since Tuesday’s events at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is the heroic efforts made by people willing to lend a helping hand. Internet service providers (ISPs), Web hosting companies, the Bells and other tech firms have done no less than others at home or abroad to aid the many […]

In a move to beef up its virtual private network (VPN) services to corporate system administrators, AT&T officials announced Wednesday a new class of services and access plans. AT&T, like many other data-via-packet carriers, is ramping up its service offerings in preparation for the rush by companies who want to include the next generation of […]

EarthLink, Inc. , is letting North American’s make unlimited Internet phone call for discounted rates to showcase its new Dialpad-powered voice over IP (VOIP) service, officials announced Monday. The telephony service, available at the ISP’s start page, is a value-add service officials hope will keep EarthLink customers at EarthLink and maybe garner them some new […]

A new sector of Internet services continues to take off with the Monday addition of Points.com Web content to Tenzing Communication’s inflight email and Web service offering Even though the company itself isn’t doing so well on Wall Street, the inclusion of Points.com to Seattle-based Tenzing’s fold is good for the airline Internet service provider […]

One company is hoping to cash in on businesses who want to reach Web surfers tired of typing in 24-character-long URLs with a Keyword search offering that sits on top of the Domain Name System (DNS), officials announced Friday. But whether this system will simplify the Net or just add more confusion to an already-muddled […]

The original four founding fathers (and one mother) of the popular free Internet service provider (ISP) NetZero Inc. , have taken their show on the road with a new venture that caters to the ISP market. When Ronald Burr (chief executive officer), Stacy Haitsuka (chief technology officer), Harold McKenzie (senior vice president, software) and Marwan […]