BellSouth plans to cut between 4,000 and 5,000 jobs, the dominant local telephone company for the southeast U.S. announced Friday. The cost-cutting move by the Atlanta carrier is a response to a slow economy and increased competition, the company said. BellSouth will record an after-tax charge of US$250 million to $300 million in restructuring costs. The cuts will be made under a voluntary separation plan for management and in accordance with the company's agreement with the Communications Workers of America union for union workers.
U.S. wireless service provider Sprint and U.K. conglomerate Virgin Group tripled their bets on their U.S. joint venture, announcing Friday that each company will invest up to US$150 million in Virgin Mobile USA.
Citrix Systems has announced a new three-year deal with Microsoft for the client software maker to continue to have access to Windows server source code.
Sprint is working with two fixed-wireless startups to test technology for wireless broadband services using equipment that can transmit a signal through solid objects, the carrier announced Wednesday.
Sprint is working with two fixed-wireless startups to test technology for wireless broadband services using equipment that can transmit a signal through solid objects, the carrier announced Wednesday.
Cable service operators and Internet service providers will have support for MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) on AT&T's Internet protocol backbone network, the company said Tuesday. The expanded support for MPLS will allow providers to more easily offer VPN (Virtual Private Network) services and other managed services.
IBM and OpenWave Systemsstruck a deal to sell wireless hardware and software for wireless service providers, the companies announced Monday.
WorldCom's embattled president and chief executive officer, Bernard Ebbers, has resigned, the company announced Tuesday.
The nine states still pursuing Microsoft in a federal antitrust case took an opportunity in a Thursday court filing to remind the company that the remedy phase of the trial isn't about whether the software maker broke the law, but about what should be done about its operating system monopoly.
The nine states still pursuing Microsoft in a federal antitrust case took an opportunity in a Thursday court filing to remind the company that the remedy phase of the trial isn't about whether the software maker broke the law, but about what should be done about its operating system monopoly.
With Monday's second-quarter earnings announcement, Lucent Technologies Inc. has posted losses for eight straight quarters. And even after slashing its employment roster in half to cut costs, further reductions will be necessary, the company said.
WorldCom unveiled a universal remote access tool Wednesday designed to ease secure Internet communication over any access method. WorldCom also said it will offer enhanced service level agreements to corporate customers using dial-up Internet access.
Cisco Systems unveiled a new wireless LAN access point Wednesday that uses both the 802.11a and 802.11b standards, the company announced.
Cisco Systems unveiled a new wireless LAN access point Wednesday that uses both the 802.11a and 802.11b standards, the company announced.
WorldCom unveiled a universal remote access tool Wednesday designed to ease secure Internet communication over any access method. WorldCom also said it will offer enhanced service level agreements to corporate customers using dial-up Internet access.