Caron Carlson

WASHINGTON–The judge in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case pushed back a key deadline late last week to give state attorneys general more time to mull a settlement agreement announced between the software maker and the Department of Justice Friday morning. The delay came one day after proposed terms of the deal were leaked to the […]

The judge in the Microsoft Corp. anti-trust case today pushed back a key deadline to give state attorneys general more time to mull a tentative agreement between the software maker and the Department of Justice. The delay came one day after proposed settlement terms were leaked to the press, sparking criticism of the deal, especially […]

In the long-established pattern of military-initiated technologies inching their way into enterprise applications, the Pentagons current effort to improve real-time mission-critical communications at the battlefront has the potential to spur major advances in video streaming and make videoconferencing a more widely accepted business service. Todays warfare planning and preparation — particularly for hostile terrains like […]

Illustrating the inextricable ties between the technology and telecommunications industries, Eric Benhamou, chairman of the board at 3Com Corp. and Palm Inc., urged policy-makers last week to stimulate broadband network deployment as a means of bolstering the tech sector. The best way to stimulate broadband deployment, Benhamou said, is to give incumbent telephone companies greater […]

Although members of Congress talked fervently since January about the need to extend the federal ban on discriminatory and access taxes on the Internet before it expired Oct. 21, the expiration has come and gone without action. While no state or local government rushed to tax online access last week, industry insiders disagree on the […]

In a single action last week, Congress made Americas electronic communications a lot less private and likely more expensive. Lawmakers enacted a host of new wiretapping provisions requested by the Department of Justice as part of broader legislation to combat terrorism in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Despite efforts by the U.S. House […]

Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday launched 12 new IP telephony products—new software and hardware upgrades that use a converged voice, video and data network to lower an enterprises cost of network ownership and maintenance. As a general matter, Cisco champions IP telephony as a way to reduce equipment costs as well as a way to […]

Compuware Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Washington Publishing Co. plan to unveil on Monday a partnership to help hospitals and other healthcare organizations comply with upcoming federal insurance information regulations. In one year, the healthcare industry faces a major deadline mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. By Oct. 16, 2002, healthcare […]

If traditional revenue sources arent yielding hoped-for results in the slowing economy, some enterprises may be surprised to find new profit opportunities in existing patents. Managing intellectual property effectively can increase related revenue by 50 percent over three years time, according to a study to be released Friday by Gartner Inc. Management systems based on […]

In a long-awaited briefing with the press, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Tuesday outlined a broad agenda for communications services and competition in light of the faltering economy and government-wide “homeland security” efforts. Powell set forth far-reaching goals regarding broadband deployment, local competition, spectrum allocation, media regulation and homeland security, while offering few […]