Sunday, April 6, 2003

categories: Biz Ski-Doo gets snowed under Calgary Sun - A young Joseph-Armand Bombardier looked at the snowy mountain peak while tobogganing with friends and proudly announced his vision of a machine that would carry them there. Bombardier a hot stock offer The Globe and Mail   10:24:27 AM  Google It!  comment

Thursday, April 3, 2003

categories: Biz NetZero launches high-speed dial-up access InfoWorld - United Online revved up its NetZero Internet access offerings Tuesday, rolling out a high-speed version of its dial-up service, which uses compression and caching technologies to allow for speedier surfing. Juno offers Mac OS X users dial-up Internet Mac News Network Discount ISP offers speedier dial-up CNET News.com   8:37:17 AM  Google It!  comment

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

categories: Biz Kodak Taps Perez as New Operating Chief, President Quicken - Eastman Kodak Co. (EK, news) Wednesday named Antonio M. Perez, a former Hewlett- Packard Co. (HPQ, news) vice president, to be its No. 2 executive. Kodak names ex-HP exec as COO CNET News.com Kodak Hires Former HP Exec Perez as COO Reuters San Francisco Business Times - CNN/Money - Democrat and Chronicle - WROC   5:36:47 PM  Google It!  comment

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

categories: Biz High-tech industry shrank 10% in 2 years The United States has shed about 560000 high-tech jobs since 2001, putting 10 percent of its technology employees out of work and potentially diminishing the industry's political clout, according to a report scheduled to be released today. Yes, and the point of this article is what? It's all old news.   12:15:32 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Biz Split on Iraq May Harm U.S.-Europe Trade Ties Businesspeople in Europe are watching nervously for signs that the trans-Atlantic dispute will spill over into commerce. By Mark Landler with Eric Pfanner. [New York Times: Business]   12:07:01 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: Biz PROGRESS SOFTWARE POSTS 72% RISE IN INCOME I hope my buddy Bill Trail is responsible for making part of this happen. [New York Times: Business]   11:49:01 AM  Google It!  comment

Friday, March 14, 2003

categories: Biz DSL broadband boom hits Asia Times Online - China added 1.985 million broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) subscribers during 2002, a massive 845 percent growth in the year, according to figures prepared by London-based analyst firm Point Topic for the international DSL Forum. UK sees strong DSL growth The Register DSL Leads Global Connections InternetNews.com   2:54:27 AM  Google It!  comment

Monday, March 10, 2003

categories: Biz HP to launch printing consultancy InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard plans to launch a printing consultancy business to help companies cut costs. IBM Unveils Technology For Handling Surges In Computing Demand InternetWeek.com [Google Technology News]   1:32:46 PM  Google It!  comment

Saturday, March 8, 2003

categories: Biz US Job Loss Deepens Newsday - In a sweeping display of economic weakness, the nation lost a startling 308000 jobs last month, as fears of war intensified and companies closed their doors to job seekers. Jobless may be on dole longer as war looms United Press International   7:44:06 AM  Google It!  comment

categories: Biz Apple Bites Into Music Downloads?. Though it won't confirm the rumors, Apple seems poised to launch an online music subscription service with major record labels in the coming weeks. [Wired News] and British telecom giant offers music downloads. CNET News.com - British telecommunications company BT Group on Thursday announced the launch of a subscription-based music download service, a crucial component to expanding its lead in Britain's residential broadband market.   7:38:25 AM    comment

categories: Biz Outlook: As stock markets test fresh lows, a new rationality dawns Independent - I've been rereading Alan Greenspan's famous irrational exuberance speech, which was delivered a little over six years ago, in the hope of gaining some insight into the extraordinary stock market collapse of the past three years. Employment Situation (Feb, 2003) Forbes   7:20:41 AM  Google It!  comment