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Consumer Research…

Hope this is interesting… I’ve spent a considerable amount of time working on our pricing strategies and have conducted a lot of research. I won’t bore you with the details but needless to say I’ve just spent hours reading very boring very dry...

Telematics

As Onstar has demonstrated, the major near-term opportunity in wireless services is services while on the road. It uses cellular phones but the technology is obscured as the car has become the delivery platform for the services. Until six months ago, Onstar was...

Perseid Meteor Shower – AUG 12

I remember how pissed off I was last year for missing this. Best strategy: Drive NORTH, away from City Lights, and park yourself in a field somewhere where you can kick back and watch the action. I’ve counted hundreds per hour in past years.. -Ian....

Everybody’s Favorite Shit Disturber

Joe Nacchio is a great guy. Once quoted as saying he had “more bandwidth than God” he’s always good for a line or two. This article is no exception. >>> “When the economy turns into a 1929 depression, we’ll probably miss our...

ITEMUS on FuckedCompany..

Hooray! Canada’s fucked too! A Canadian VC whom we all know and love makes a big showing! Go Canada! Amid all of the whining and Back Bacon jokes in the FuckedCompany forums, I dug up this little gem: > So this Canadian guy’s car breaks down and he knocks...

Doh! Cisco Buys Allegro and NOT eTunnels?

Friday July 27 6:43 PM ET Cisco Systems to Acquire Allegro SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Cisco Systems Inc. (NasdaqNM:CSCO – news) announced Friday it has agreed to acquire Allegro Systems Inc., a developer of Internet security solutions, in a stock deal valued...

360networks Announces Delisting from NASDAQ

KER-PLOP! -Ian. —— Forwarded Message From: “360networks” Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:06:59 -0700 To: Undisclosed recipients:; Subject: 360networks – News Release July 26, 2001 For immediate release 360NETWORKS ANNOUNCES DELISTING FROM THE...

Webley Toast

Webley? Rumor has it big layoffs tomorrow at Webley. Apparently access cards and laptops have already been removed. Also, the CEO quit — here’s the email. When: 7/26/2001 Company: Webley Severity: 80 Points: 180 The Email: