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Modem Media brings big ideas to Philips
January 15, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsRoyal Philips Electronics is expecting great things from Modem Media. Modem Media, which provides Internet strategies, will be a global partner for Web applications development and designer for two of Philips' major business divisions: Consumer Electronics (PCE) and Domestic Appliances and Personal Care (DAP).
Rain or shine? Get it online
January 15, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsAre you losing faith in the ancient weatherman your local station has kept around since you were watching Captain Kangaroo? Get online instead. Intellicast.com and Time Warner Cable have launched Broadband Weather, a new online service that delivers sophisticated weather information especially suited for high-speed Internet access because of the types of graphics and images the service offers.
Broadband is the way
January 15, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsBefore MediaOne Group was swallowed by AT&T, their tagline was, "This is Broadband. This is the way." Consumer use seems to indicate the company was right. Excite@Home conducted a study which shows that broadband users are more highly educated, earn more money and have more Internet experience than those who access the Internet via dial-up connections.
S-A enters its 50th year as company of the year
January 15, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsBusiness to Business Magazine's has named Scientific-Atlanta Company of the Year. The January 2001 issue of the magazine notes the evolution of Scientific-Atlanta's products and services and the recent deployment of interactive television applications, including video-on-demand, e-mail, and Web browsing, across cable systems, represent millions of subscribers throughout North America.
Pitch me, babe
January 11, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsLots of couch potatoes sit in front of the TV and ask their glowing screens, "Where'd you get that stupid idea?" Now for all you channel surfers who think you can do better, here's your chance. Interactive TV Pitch, an event sponsored by Microsoft TV, gives those who have what they think are brilliant interactive television show ideas, 60 seconds to pitch their concepts to a panel of industry d...
New transatlantic cable network no myth
January 11, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsApollo is the god of the sun, so why Cable and Wireless has chosen to name its new submarine transatlantic cable network after him is a mystery. Cable and Wireless is working with Alcatel to build the new transatlantic system to meet increasing IP and data demands. When complete, the network will have four fiber pairs in each of two submarine legs, capable of 3.
Bells are ringing for newlyweds at last
January 11, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsWhile it is practically old news now, CEDaily would be remiss in not mentioning the story everyone else is talking about: the AOL/Time Warner merger, of course. Everyone from analysts and subscribers to vendors and this morning's Starbucks barrista are busy sizing up the deal and its rippling consequences.
Grim Reaper visits Jato
January 10, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | Comments"May you live in interesting times" is an old Chinese proverb. And life certainly got interesting, and hectic, in Denver when DSL provider Jato Communications, closed its doors today, and effectively closed off its customers, leaving them without e-mail or Internet access. "It's a fact, it's happening all over," Norm Bogen, director of WAN infrastucture and services, Cahners In-Stat, tells CED.
Coming to America
January 10, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsTime Warner has inked a multi-million dollar deal with Ericsson to purchase several hundred thousand cable modems for its regions nationally. "This puts Ericsson in a good position," Curt Matson, director of marketing for home communications for Ericsson, tells CED. "The deal positions us as one of the top vendors in the industry.
Linksys goes from 0 to 600,000 in no time
January 10, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsIn January 2000, Linksys had sold no cable/DSL routers at all. Twelve months later, it had shipped 600,000 Ethernet cable/DSL routers, beating out Cisco with a 36 percent in the SOHO market, according the Cahners In-Stat, a research group. What's the secret to practically overnight success? "We began with our four-port model and began shipping in January 2000, after doing a pre-announcement at ...
BroadJump forms partner program
January 10, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsBroadJump has created a Partner Program designed to bring together the brightest stars in the broadband technologies community. New members of the Partner Program include Core Networks, Incanta and Terayon, which are contributing their technology and expertise to enhance broadband service providers' ability to control customer service fulfillment.
Go long T!
January 9, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsFor the faithful who have steadfastly held onto their AT&T stock, you may be rewarded soon. Don't cash in yet - true profitability is still a way off, but the seemingly interminable nosedive of the stock price could finally be gently sloping upward. According to analyst Simon Flannery, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, AT&T stock could double in the next year.
TV and PC converge
January 9, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsThe lines between TVs and PCs continue to blur. Where once content was specifically designed for either the television or computer, there is now crossover in information, look and feel. Though approximately 50 percent of U.S. households own a PC, 60 million homes still don't have Internet access. However, according to statistics, most homes in the U.
MTUs scrambling for access
January 9, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsIt's not just apartment complexes that are looking for high-speed access for their tenants. Office buildings, airports, malls and other public places that pack a lot of people are busy digging up new ways to connect to the 'Net. Because of this new demand, broadband equipment and services sales to this market are expected to reach $4.
Boxes big at CES show
January 8, 2001 7:00 pm | by Karen Kessler-Tanaka | CommentsThe Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week brought out gadgets and gizmos and a lot of cable set-top boxes. Some of the notable ones, as reported by Multichannel News, include: Motorola, remembering the popularity of TVs when they were first combined with VCRs, has unveiled a digital-cable set-top box with a built in DVD player and home theater audio/video receiver.
