Stories by Denise Pappalardo

USInternetworking Gets New CEO

USinternetworking Inc. has announced that Christopher McCleary is stepping down as CEO, but will continue as the application service provider's chairman of the board of directors.

Sprint Executive Details Post-Merger Direction

Now that the WorldCom Inc. deal to buy Sprint Corp. is dead, Sprint is busily looking to restrengthen relationships with employees, customers and Wall Street analysts. Other potential suitors are fewer now that Deutsche Telekom AG announced its intentions to buy VoiceStream Wireless Corp., eliminating DT's want of Sprint's wireless business. Sprint Business President Len Lauer recently talked with Network World's Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo about the repercussions of a deal gone wrong and where the carrier might go from here.

Equant Expands VoIP Services

Equant Network Services Inc. earlier this week announced it now supports off-net voice-over-IP calls for multinational business customers.

Sprint Bolstering Fixed Wireless

Sprint Corp.'s Broadband Wireless Group is planning to let customers access their corporate networks from remote or home offices over Sprint's wireless multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS) network. Sprint is also developing wireless LAN features that make it easier for users to connect to Sprint's network.

Sidgmore Has His Say

Not surprisingly John Sidgmore, vice chairman and chief operating officer at WorldCom Inc., hasn't been in a very good mood over the past few weeks. But despite MCI WorldCom's legal and regulatory wrangling, Sidgmore kept his date last week as one of the keynote speakers at Broadband 2000 in San Jose. Afterwards he took a moment to speak with Network World Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo about MCI WorldCom's merger trouble.

Genuity Pushing Managed Security Bundles

Genuity Inc., formerly GTE Internetworking, is trying to make it easier for businesses to buy managed security services through the release of new service bundles.

AT&T ratchets up IP

AT&T is kicking its IP efforts up a notch with internet backbone and service upgrades that offer users more speed, security and flexibility.

UUNET Gets a New Chief

Earlier this week Robert Hartnett was quietly named UUNET Technologies Inc.'s new president and CEO.

Qwest Cyber.Solutions CEO Talks ASPs

This time last year Qwest Cyber.Solutions - the Qwest Communications International Inc. and KPMG Peat Marwick LLP application service provider (ASP) joint venture - was gearing for launch. Network World Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo recently talked with John Charters, president and CEO, about the company's first year and the condition of the ASP market.

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