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FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze: The FCC held its hearing on Comcast's Network Management practices at Harvard University yesterday. Vuze executive Gilles BianRosa whose company filed one of the two FCC complaints against Comcast reportedly told the FCC yesterday that BitTorrent does not hog bandwidth. Since most Internet experts would dispute that claim, I generated the...; Tags: FCC, Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Vuze, Congestion Problem, Free Press, Broadband Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Telecommunications, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-26
FTC to Congress: Hands off Verizon and Comcast: The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission cautioned Congress against passing Net Neutrality legislation -- what she termed "new regulation" of the Internet -- in a speech last night, AP reports. Her comments reported on the five-month-long work of the agency's Internet Access Task Force. The report takes a...; Tags: Net neutrality; Blog posts 2007-06-28
HP Helps broadband provider MVB Offer "Triple Play" Services Over High-Speed Network: HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. HP along with Cisco and MidtVest Bredbaand (MVB), a Denmark-based broadband provider introduced, to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-home network for the delivery of advanced services such as video on demand and...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Broadband Provider, Broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Video On Demand (VoD), Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Case studies 2007-05-22
What should be your Plan B if Vonage locks you out or goes away?: In light of todays U.S. District Court ruling that Vonage will not be able to add any new customers until some form of final resolution is reached in the issue of infringement of three of Verizons patents, many, including colleague Larry Dignan are wondering about such issues as: ...; Tags: yahoo, Vonage, Skype, News, Gizmo Project, General, AOL; Blog posts 2007-04-06
Photos: Senators on Net neutrality: Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on whether or not to enact stiff "Net neutrality" regulations targeting broadband providers.; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Net Neutrality, stiff, broadband provider, senator, U.S. Senate, regulation, broadband; Image galleries 2006-05-26

Photos: Senators on Net neutrality: Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on whether or not to enact stiff "Net neutrality" regulations targeting broadband providers.; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Net Neutrality, stiff, broadband provider, senator, U.S. Senate, regulation, broadband; Image galleries 2006-05-26
Verizon warns financial sector on Net neutrality: Verizon warns financial sector on Net neutralitySounds like extortion to meThese telocos need to get a clue. Google already pays for bandwidth when they pay their hosting bill. Customers like me pay for access when we pay our internet bills. Who do they think they are fooling? The telcos aren't...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, financial, Verizon Communications Inc., Net Neutrality, VideoCo, broadband provider, broadband; Discussion threads 2006-05-08
Net neutrality and politics: Zoe Lofgren, representative of the 16th district of California (the region that contains Silicon Valley), recently wrote an article for ZDNet where she defended net neutrality rules as a means of preventing broadband companies from acting as gatekeepers to the Internet. From the article: Instead of continuing our freedom to...; Tags: Google Inc., broadband, Net Neutrality; Blog posts 2006-05-04
Politicos divided on need for 'net neutrality' mandate: Politicos divided on need for 'net neutrality' mandateI have a problem with this"The provisions would bar broadband providers...from creating 'private networks that are superior to the Internet access they offer consumers generally.'"So in other words, we are all forced onto a lowest common denominator Internet. Yeah, that's the way to...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, network, network activity, broadband provider, private network, Net Neutrality; Discussion threads 2006-02-07

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HP's to-do list following EDS acquisition: We now know that HP is acquiring EDS in what appears to be an agreed bid that values EDS at $13.9 billion. Larry Dignan has the main analysis but it leaves open a series of testing questions for HP CEO Mark Hurd. As Larry points out: Overall, Wall Street...; Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Asset Management, Construction, It Services, It Operations, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Operational Planning, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Can Hurd run EDS better?: Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday he plans to use a familiar playbook to integrate Electronic Data Systems: Leverage scale, squeeze costs -- and underpromise and overdeliver. "We're running the playbook we know how to run very well," said Hurd, on a conference call with analysts....; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Earnings, IBM Corp., Non-GAAP Earning, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Construction, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
SOA Software acquires respository and governance vendor LogicLibrary: SOA Software, a provider of governance solutions for services-oriented architecture (SOA), has acquired LogicLibrary, a leading SOA repository and governance vendor. The acquisition of the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based LogicLibrary by Los Angeles-based SOA Software creates a more comprehensive SOA governance and automation solution, said the companies. The goal...; Tags: Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Query Tool (using ADO) x64 Edition (msi): Query Tool (using ADO) is a Universal Data Access (UDA) tool. It lets you query OLE DB data sources, author SQL scripts and queries, return query results to a grid or free-form text, retrieve provider properties, execute multiple SQL scripts or stored procedures simultaneously, and more. Supported operating systems: Windows...; Tags: Service Pack 2, Intel X86, SQL, Tool, George Poulose, Productivity, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-12
Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]: Note: Click the player above to hear my podcast interview on hosted development with Jeffrey Walker and Jeff Leyser from Atlassian Software. Hosted software as a service (SaaS) development solutions have become an important option for mainstream programmers. These products range from straightforward offsite storage, such as...; Tags: Software, Podcast, Environment, Emerging Market, Workflow, Tool, Development Environment, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Development Tools, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere: Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphereLots of profit......jobs and innovation in jeopardy? Too bad we didn't jeopardize Sub-Prime lending when we had a chance. Same kind of profit potential here for the telcos IMO.Drop ComcastThere are lots of ISP's out there.AT&T Yahoo comes to mind.Could Comcast's big usership...; Tags: INTERNET, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., Comcast-charged atmosphere, Net Neutrality, net neutrality bill; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere: The latest net neutrality bill, offered by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), is a second try to treat neutrality as an antitrust issue, Ars Technica says. It's essentially the same bill that failed in 2006. The bill is intended to "promote competition,...; Tags: Bill, Comcast Corp., U.S. Congress, Net Neutrality, Internet, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements: Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...; Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Health care debate is a neverending story: Health care debate is a neverending storySupply and demandOf course there's a way to balance the two. It's called the Market. Get third-party pay out of the equation, and demand and supply laws will come into effect.The reason demand is so high is because prices are artificially low. Whenever you...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surcharges: Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surchargesBackdoor rate increase, time for regulators to step in!I can see how this is going to play out in several jurisdictions: Comcast quietly enacts this rate increase, then customers start getting whopper monthly broadband bills because they don't realize that using Comcast for web gaming, Youtubing,...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Regulations, Channel management, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., bandwidth cap; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surcharges: Today's Press of Atlantic City had a tiny sidebar on a troubling trend of bandwith caps and surcharges coming down the proverbial pipe from Comcast: Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per...; Tags: Comcast Corp., Broadband Reports, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Tcp/Ip, Business Services, Internet, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-08