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From 'Phiber Optik' to security guru
Insight newsmaker The activities of Mark Abene aka "Phiber Optik" and his hacker friends, made him a media darling and inspired a book, but now he spends his time protecting computer networks.
Tags: Data security, Hacking, Security Management, Security, motivation, Password, Digital Equipment Corp., computer, phone, CompuServe
Sun's quest to help telcos
News Scott McNealy, Sun Microsytems outspoken co-founder and chairman says he has the right formula to help phone companies compete in the evolving market place.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Scott McNealy, Telstra BigPond, Broadband, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, Internet User
Nokia grabs its future with Symbian buy
News Nokia's Symbian acquisition gives it greater control over the destiny of its own product development, as well as gives the mobile phone industry greater say in its own destiny.
Tags: Symbian, Linux, Open source, Cellular phones, Mobile, Google Inc., Cell Phone, Symbian Inc., phone, product development
Australia's Telstra restricts iPhone supply lines
News The short list of Telstra sites selling the iPhone 3G raises questions about whether the telephone company has received a limited allocation of the device.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Australia, Stock, Sydney, phone, Melbourne, Telstra Corp., Paul Budde, Apple iPhone
Q&A: Kevin Mitnick, from ham operator to fugitive to consultant
News World's most famous hacker talks about how teenage quest to hack his cell phone led him to break into corporate networks, spend three years as a fugitive, and ultimately end up in prison.
Tags: Hacking, PC security, Security Management, Security, Motorola Inc., Cell Phone, computer, phone, hacking, network
AT&T calls Google a hypocrite on Net neutrality
News In a letter to the FCC, carrier accuses Google of violating its principles by blocking certain calls on its Google Voice service.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Web sites, Web 2.0, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, AT&T Corp., FCC, Internet, blog, telephone company
US to begin broadband policy overhaul
News The Federal Communications Commission will begin hearings to detail a road map for improving U.S. broadband access using federal stimulus money and future taxpayer dollars.
Tags: Personal broadband, Telecommunications, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Cable, phone, network, FCC, U.S., telephone company
Telcos look to benefit from broadband funding
News Cable and phone companies are pushing for different broadband high-speed standards as Congress considers funding a national broadband infrastructure.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Federal Government, Regulations, Taxes, Telecommunications, Wireless, Mbps, Broadband, tax credit
Google helping to expand undersea cable infrastructure
News Company is helping build an undersea cable to bring more Internet capacity to Asia as it also looks for partners for an undersea cable to Africa.
Tags: Networking, Legal, Google Inc., India, Philippines, Cable, phone, internal network, U.S., strategy
Nokia profits drop by 30 percent
News The Finnish handset behemoth's third-quarter results show drop in sales and profits, but CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says Nokia "is well positioned for the current times".
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Mobile/Wireless, Development/design, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, phone, U.S., Nokia Corp., brand
Transpacific undersea cable completed
News Some of the world's leading phone companies complete the construction of an undersea cable to provide more Internet capacity between the United States and parts of Asia.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Networking, Cable, Japan, phone, Chunghwa Telecom, China Telecom, data cable, Dow Jones & Company Inc.
Visa's charge card concept goes wireless
News Visa announces several initiatives to offer its credit card service via mobile phones.
Tags: Cellular phones, ATM, Mobile, Google Inc., Wireless, phone, Charge Card, payment, Visa Inc., Google Android
Nortel slashes outlook, looks for asset buyers
News Telecommunications equipment maker warns that its business is slowing down due to the weak economy. It also says it is looking to sell off its metro Ethernet equipment business.
Tags: Legal, Networking, Nortel Networks Corp., phone, Metro Ethernet, revenue, asset, blog, telephone company, analyst
Will ISPs survive the video onslaught?
News You want video, and video eats up a whole lot of bandwidth. Your Internet provider would do well to pay heed to the ways of P2P-savvy folks like BitTorrent.
Tags: Video, Mobile platforms/communications, Business broadband, Personal broadband, P2P, phone, software, hard drive, network, VoIP
BT bets on open development
News news analysis British phone company BT will open its network to developers in an effort to spur innovation, but it could take a long time before other telcos follow suit.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Acquisitions, Verizon Communications Inc., Ribbit, British Telecommunications, Developer, Service, phone, software
