Patricia Fusco

[MUNICH, Germany] Cable & Wireless Group Thursday opened the doors to its latest data and web hosting facilities in Munich, Germany. The center has more than 3,000 square meters of space with 1,200 square meters dedicated to Web hosting services. It’s connected to the Cable & Wireless global IP backbone to deliver integrated Internet, data […]

Fiber optic backbone builder Williams Communications Group Inc. tapped into a $27 million strategic investment from Epoch Networks, one of the nation’s largest privately held Internet solutions providers. The strategic agreement between the two companies includes a rock-solid contract, whereby Epoch will purchase $128 million worth of long-haul network capacity from Williams Communications over the […]

Ernst & Young is one of the “big five” consulting firms that is in the business of helping businesses stay in business. Its application service provider offspring, formerly known Ernst & Young Technologies, was officially spun-off during a first round of financing in mid-August. With the financial infusion came a name change and EYT set […]

Juno Online Services, Inc. Tuesday opened up another 39 new markets for its high-speed digital subscriber line services. New services areas for the third largest fee-based Internet access provider in the U.S. include San Antonio, Indianapolis, Columbus, Memphis, and Milwaukee. Juno’s DSL access plan, dubbed Juno Express is currently available in a total of 63 […]

According to a congressional report released by the U.S. General Accounting Office Tuesday, only three percent of the government Web sites surveyed meet with current proposed privacy standards. The GAO report reviewed Web content of 24 major federal agencies including some 65 government Web sites. Only three percent of the Web sites surveyed, or about […]

The application service arm of PSINet, Inc. Monday made a second date with Great Plains Software, Inc., taking the pair from dance partners, to going steady as an official strategic alliance. As part of its expanding application service provider offering, PSINet Consulting Solutions, Inc. will provide clients with access to Great Plains’ software solutions through […]

Virtual Private Networks encrypt data before sending a packet through public networks for decryption at the receiving end. When someone sets up a VPN, they no longer need leased line access for wide-area network communications. Basically, setting up a VPN is a great way for small business and home offices to cut connectivity costs while […]

America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. this week assured federal regulators that the companies would openly share access to its cable system with independent Internet services providers. However, America Online’s pledge to the Federal Communications Commission takes on the tone of a token guarantee made as an attempt to quell critics of its planned […]

Colorado-based Level 3 Communications, Inc. Friday finished its first fiber ring around Europe. The 1,900-mile first ring features 10-12 conduits connecting Level 3 data centers in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Brussels. The company anticipates it will complete construction of its second European network, connecting Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, before the end of […]

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Qwest Communications International Inc. Thursday announced it would simultaneously start up a new business unit while cutting 12,800 jobs by the end of next year in an effort to reduce costs and reorganize its operations. The Denver-based telecom firm said 4,500 jobs would be eliminated by the end of this year, while another 6,500 corporate […]

Several major broadcasting networks this week joined mPhase Technologies Inc. bid to deliver television programming over digital subscriber lines. Additional agreements were struck between mPhase (XDSL) and CNBC, MSNBC, FOX Sports, and others. The networks are set to test mPhase’s ability to deliver television signals over a twisted pair of copper wires. mPhase’s flagship product, […]