Stories by Nancy Weil

Lucent debuts developer program

Lucent Technologies yesterday detailed a program intended to help software and Web developers create network services, including multimedia e-commerce and broadcast-quality video.

Nortel links telephony, data in 11 new products

Nortel Networks yesterday released its Internet telephony plan for corporate users, announcing that 11 new products, including two Internet phones and assorted enhancements to existing goods, will be offered in coming months.

US FTC closes investigation into Cisco

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed its inquiry into partnership talks between Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks, and has decided not to investigate the matter further, according to Cisco.

ETrade and Telebanc merge

Online brokerage firm ETrade Group and Telebanc Financial, a US Internet-based bank, yesterday announced their planned merger in a stock-swap deal valued at $US1.8 billion.

IBM opens research program, releases source code

IBM said it has created a $US29 million supercomputing research initiative, and marked its debut by announcing that it will release the source code for software that helps users create visual representations of data.

Java developers get 'Jedi' force

A group of IT vendor heavyweights yesterday officially announced "Jedi," a testing and certification program for Java developers intended to provide a standard set of requirements to become certified in the popular programming language.

Lucent launches software venture

Lucent Technologies has formed a new joint venture to create Internet-based collaboration software designed to enable voice and data communications among groups of 50 or more people using a wide range of computer and telephone devices.

Stalled corporate wireless market about to explode

Ongoing standards disputes aside, companies large and small are going to create wireless local area networks (LANs) over the next year or two, pushing that industry segment into high gear, panelists said at spring Comdex.

Nortel Q1 earnings reach $US222 million

Northern Telecom (Nortel)'s first-quarter earnings hit $US222 million, or 33 cents per share, excluding costs related to acquisitions, compared to $140 million a year ago, the company announced on Tuesday, attributing its growth to substantial new contracts with telecommunications carriers.

Corporate wireless market set to explode

Ongoing standards disputes aside, companies large and small are going to create wireless local area networks (LANs) over the next year or two, pushing that industry segment into high gear, panelists at Spring Comdex said here yesterday.

IDC: Linux likely to lead OS growth

Growth in commercial shipments of the Linux operating system (OS) will outpace other client or server operating environments through 2003, according to market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC), which for the first time has removed the increasingly popular Linux from the "other" category in its OS reporting.

Hummingbird to Acquire PC Docs Group

Hummingbird Communications Ltd. is buying PC Docs Group International Inc. in a stock deal valued at about US$155 million [M], Hummingbird officials said at a press conference today.

Hackers said to target Pentagon computers

Pentagon military computer systems are being targetted in an organised ongoing attack by unknown hackers attempting to access classified data, according to published reports.

Voice XML Forum created to work on standard

Online addicts who get the jitters when they are away from cyberspace, sports fanatics who absolutely need to have the latest scores from games, opera lovers who want to order tickets -- all could soon find their needs met through voice-enabled applications that connect them to the Internet via telephones.

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