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XO Communications, Inc. says despite the fact that its forbearance agreements with its creditors have expired, the company expects its lenders not to take any action against the troubled broadband provider as it continues to work on a restructuring deal. Strapped for cash, In January, the Reston, Va.-based XO reached a “definitive agreement” with Forstmann […]

Amtrak has selected IBM to provide business recovery services, deliver help desk and desktop support services for 7,500 workstations nationwide. IBM will manage the company’s voice and data networks including the systems at the corporation’s three reservation call centers in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Riverside, Calif. IBM will also operate and service Amtrak’s reservation system, Arrow, […]

The Inter-Continental Houston Hotel has turned to mini-bars for its Internet solution, becoming the first hotel in the world to implement Bartech Systems International’s “Intelligent Room” technology which, using Bartech’s e-fridge mini- bars as its “spine and brain,” allows the hotel management to automatically control all electronic, temperature, and Internet functions within each room. The […]

America Online, Inc. has named James de Castro, formerly the chief executive officer of AMFM Radio Group, as president of AOL Interactive Services, where he will run the Dulles, Va.-based flagship AOL service. He will report to AOL Chief Operating Officer Michael Kelly. With responsibilities that include overseeing all aspects of AOL’s Internet service, de […]

Nearly 43 percent of all reported Internet fraud comes from auction fraud, according to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center’s (IFCC) annual data trends report. A partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), the report is a compilation of information on complaints received from victims and referred to law enforcement during […]

With the Senate Judiciary Committee poised to hold a hearing Wednesday on the proposed EchoStar-Hughes merger, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has come out against the deal, claiming the two dominant satellite TV companies “have failed to demonstrate how their proposed merger is in the public interest.” EchoStar is the country’s number one satellite […]

Agari Mediaware, Inc., which develops enterprise content application integration middleware, has completed a $5 million funding round led by Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. . The financing brings the most venture capital round to $10 million. The investment will be used to continue the expansion of sales and marketing, fund product development, and provide support for the […]

The Great Broadband Battle of 2002 being waged in the halls of Congress and the conference rooms of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is beginning to factionalize tech lobbies that are usually the warmest of bedfellows. A new coalition of six trade associations is latest group to draw less than friendly fire from organizations that […]

Enterprise content management firm FileNET Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the core assets of privately held eGrail Inc. for approximately $10 million in cash. Effective immediately, the eGrail product line, which focuses on Web content management products, will be made available and supported through FileNET global sales and professional services organizations. Founded […]

The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) has confirmed it plans to ask the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to indefinitely delay the 700 MHz spectrum auction scheduled for June 19. Originally scheduled for May of 2000, the auction has been postponed five times before the FCC selected the June 19 date. While the Washington, D.C.-based […]

ePlus inc. has purchased certain fixed assets of Elcom International, Inc.’s IT fulfillment and IT professional services business for $2.15 million in cash. The deal includes Elcom’s customer lists, contracts and certain limited liabilities. The transaction includes Elcom’s agreement not to compete and non-solicitation of customers, purchased software and a perpetual software license for fulfillment […]

The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) has sent a series of recommendations aimed at helping the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and other government agencies improve the conduct of counter-terrorism operations through the use of integrated information technology. Earlier this month, INS Commissioner James W. Ziglar sent the ITAA recommendations to Office of Homeland […]