April 24, 2001

Wall Street exploits P2P

“Wall Street’s interest in P2P comes after a decade of struggling to make so-called client-server networks handle the massive data-crunching jobs necessary to calculate changes in billions of transactions and millions of client portfolios.”

April 24, 2001

P2P meets B2B

“Peer-to-Peer software companies are beginning to roll out new trading, collaboration and content management applications as the technology looks to prove itself in the world of business-to-business computing. "

“P2P software vendors and users are also looking at knowledge management, or making content more accessible. It’s one area in which analysts have praised the technology.”

From: Peer-to-Peer seeks B2B niche

April 20, 2001

more on cable modems

ted sent me this: Are cable access fees headed up?

“After remaining virtually unchanged for the past several years, the cost of monthly Internet access via high-speed cable modems could be headed higher. Millions of cable-based Internet customers have grown accustomed to paying about $40 monthly for access. But that fee could become just a fond memory for two recent developments: Leading provider Excite@Home is under extreme pressure to raise cash, and the competition from the DSL (digital subscriber line) industry has already started to raise prices.”

April 20, 2001

Lo-Fi P2P

this is actually sweet… “BadBlue provides searching, sharing, peer-to-peer (P2P) and customizability in a tiny footprint. Live sharing of Excel and Word data is supported. In addition, PE is perfect for web application development and deployment with its full-featured support of tools like CGI, ISAPI and PHP.”

April 19, 2001

Will P2P work in the enterprise?

“The architecture of P2P Content Networking mirrors the architecture of most businesses, namely one that is decentralized and distributed. Because of this, businesses are using it to cut costs, make employees more effective and improve customer service.” [thanks per]

From: Will P2P work in the enterprise?

April 19, 2001

Peer-to-peer boosts Web services

“TWO MAJOR emerging technology trends will converge this week when a number of startup companies move to link peer-to-peer computing architectures with evolving Web services platforms from companies such as Sun Microsystems and Microsoft.”

From: Peer-to-peer boosts Web services

April 19, 2001

The Rise of Web Intelligence

Nick Denton the CEO of Moreover, writes about “How rumors, leaks, and news online have transformed the Internet’s impact on business”

April 19, 2001

Surgical Approach to Broken Collarbones

I wish I knew about this when I broke my collarbone! Duke Orthopedic Surgeon Develops Surgical Approach For Broken Collarbones

“Within two weeks of surgery, he was out surfing, and eight weeks later, he placed second in an international judo competition.”

I was off my bike for months! [thanks brian]

April 18, 2001

WinBlackhole

wow, this sux … “Winstar on Wednesday said it has filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection and filed a lawsuit claiming Lucent Technologies breached a partnership agreement.”

From: Winstar files for bankruptcy, sues Lucent – Tech News – CNET.com

April 18, 2001

@Home Needs Pile Of Cash By June

sorry john “@Home, the nation’s largest provider of high-speed Internet service over cable lines, said Tuesday that it needs to raise $75 million to $80 million by the end of June to stay afloat, and that it will report lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue next week…”