Stories by Mark Jones

Users highlight pricing concern over vendor buying spree

Just when you thought the buying spree was over, Lucent appears set to buy Ascend for about $20 billion, billed as one of the industry's largest ever deals. But to many observers the news is no surprise. Leading networking vendors such as Cisco, Nortel Networks and Lucent continue the chase to acquire rivals or a start-up company worth adding to the list.

User hears pain over IP

An incorrect networking prescription cost an early adopter of Cisco's much-hyped voice-over-IP strategy four months of pain, the user revealed last week.

Xylan announces SME strategy

Xylan this week announced plans to capture more ground in the small to medium enterprise (SME) market, chasing what it describes as user demand for technology, not vendor hype.

OzEmail suffers rogue hacker attack

OzEmail yesterday revealed it has tracked the source of a hacker attack on its international network last Friday to two US-based service providers.

Novell CEO rejects Microsoft comparisons

Novell's self-proclaimed "turn-around expert" is tired of the IT industry's Microsoft vs. anyone attitude, but refuses to play a tit-for-tat slanging match with the vendor.

Hutchison, Samsung mobile deal taps user dissent

Hutchison Telecoms' $340-million deal with Samsung Electronics to build Australia's fourth mobile network is set to leverage growing user frustration with existing mobile service operators.

User group warns Novell of slack marketing

The Sydney NetWare Users Group (SNUG) yesterday warned Novell it is too quiet in the face of Microsoft's marketing onslaught and must adopt aggressive new tactics in 1999.

ICO invests $US4.8b in mobile satellite network

ICO Global Communications is preparing to launch its $US4.8 billion global mobile satellite telecommunications service by August 2000 in a move aimed squarely at its competitor Iridium.

Alcatel opens $10M networks centre

Alcatel is boosting its commitment to telecommunications research with the launch last Friday of its $10 million Intelligent Networks (IN) Centre of Expertise.

ATC launches $2.9m network-led tourism bid

The Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) last week completed a multimillion-dollar international data communications network installation as part of its aggressive plan to capture global tourism.

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