Tom Taulli

Several years ago, Gregory Slayton came on board as CEO of MySoftware. The firm was a traditional, shrink-wrap software firm. Slayton understood that this was definitely not the future; of course, the Net was. Slayton saw that the company had valuable distribution agreements and a sizeable customer database. These were assets that could be leveraged […]

When I traveled to Europe last week, my cell phone was completely useless. It uses the PCS standard, whereas Europe uses GSM. In fact, most of the world uses GSM. Interestingly enough, there is a US wireless company called VoiceStream that uses the GSM standard. With the rapid consolidation of the wireless industry, VoiceStream would […]

Like all good businesses, InterNap was started out of frustration — that is, the existing Net infrastructure. Anthony Naughtin, the CEO and co-founder, has spent years dealing with the bogged Internet infrastructure. This is also the case with Christopher D. Wheeler, a co-founder. Wheeler has spent 10 years architecting and implementing advanced TCP/IP networks. In […]

With more than 26 years of experience in the information technology arena, Alfred Amoroso (President and CEO) is now working on taking CrossWorlds Software Inc. public. Mr. Amoroso began his career with EDS Corporation back in 1974. In 1977 he founded Computech Corporation, which was purchased by Price Waterhouse in 1985. He continued to hold […]

The economy may be slowing down from its red-hot pace. Recent government figures show that the rise in consumer spending was the lowest in nearly a year. This could temper the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates too quickly. This should boost the confidence of investors in IPOs. Hopefully… Until then, the IPO market will […]

I never thought it would happen. Lately, I’ve been watching Martha Stewart’s TV shows on the Food Network. Actually, lots of people are watching her shows – as well as reading her books, buying her merchandise, listening to her radio shows and yes, surfing her Web site. Martha Stewart decided to take her company public […]

In the late 1980s, it was not altogether clear which company would dominate the PC software world. Would it be Ashton-Tate? Lotus? Microsoft? Borland? Of course, it was the power of Windows that made Microsoft the superpower. As for the rest of the crowd, life was brutal. Two of the Microsoft wounded are Corel and […]

UbiquiTel provides Sprint PCS digital personal communications services in the western and midwestern United States, from parts of California to Tennessee. Founded last year, UbiquiTel is part of the national Sprint PCS network, and is part of Sprint’s strategy in farming out medium to small markets to independents. Another regional independent for the Gulf States, […]

Even though the IPO market has been anemic, there are some bright spots. One market that has been performing quite well is wireless. The market spans not only consumers, but business-to-business. To carry out the wireless revolution requires many services. A critical one is security and encryption. A dominant player in the space is VeriSign […]

SportsLine was founded in the nascent days of the Web in 1994. What’s more, the company is one of the oldest public Net companies. Its IPO was launched in April 1997. Priced at $8 per share, the company raised $28 million. Early on SportsLine understood that in order to be successful in the online sports […]

The demand for video over the Internet is definitely growing. This makes perfect sense to me, since I have many business colleagues and friends across the globe. With the click of a mouse, in a manner of seconds, I can easily videoconference with a colleague in Europe or a friend in Hawaii. Nogatech Inc. designs, […]

For a company that is 93 years old, UPS still knows how to innovate and grow. With the world-wide move towards supply-chain management, UPS has much more room on the upside. To be competitive, companies are trying to find ways to streamline the supply chain. Focus on your core competencies and outsource everything else. However, […]