When Napster died I went on a frenzy downloading every Hip Hop song I could think of. I then got a hold of some digital mixing software (thanks Gersh) and decided to put together a compilation of the best of ’em. Each track is segued using many, many different...
IP Telephony may finally be coming of age. For example, take this week’s announcement of a $1.1 billion contract between Sprint and Nortel to replace Sprint’s Plain Old Telephone network with IP-driven switching technologies. While on the surface this...
—— Forwarded Message From: Tom Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:12:55 -0700 (PDT) To: fork [at] xent [dot] com Subject: iPod? They plod. With a 400$ price tag Apples entry into the portable MP3 player market begs the question…why? The Rio Volt, a unit that...
So, Sprint laid off a few thousand today, and they finally canned ION (Integrated On-Demand Network) — which prompted most of us to say: “ION still exists?” Not anymore. Check out this article which sort of presages the whole thing: –...
With a CFO now in charge, Nortel’s obviously positioning themselves to sell. Presumably to Cisco or Alcatel. Price would have to be pretty low, though… Like sub- $1Bn. -Ian.
What Silicon Valley needs is a company with a close eye on the fundamentals to pull it out of this slump. One such company is PayPal.. Check these guys out. They are a digital cash powerhouse.. -Ian.
Too bad… They had a good cafeteria. -Ian. ——— http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010928/tc/exciteathome_bankruptcy_4.html Friday September 28 8:32 PM ET ExciteAtHome to Sell Assets to AT&T By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE,...
Someone needs to view these two stories in the same context.. Q: How do you lose $1.3Bn in a single quarter? A: Private Jet. -Ian. ——– http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010925/n25302148_4.html Tuesday September 25, 6:03 pm Eastern Time CMGI Q4 loss doubles,...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
