Internet2 Deployment Reaches Major Milestone
Internet2 today announced that the first East to West Coast span on its new nationwide 100 gigabit per second network has been completed and is providing production IP and circuit services. MORE
 

Web 2.0 Madness Grips China
Forget Silicon Valley — if you want to see a place enthralled with Web 2.0, come to China. MORE
 

Scientists Plan 21st Century Internet
The U.S. National Science Foundation is sponsoring new research called GENI, aimed at creating a 21st century Internet. MORE
 

Broadband Growth Opening Up New Battle Fronts
The breakneck growth of the global broadband market is giving a big boost to equipment vendors, but it is also fueling intense competition among “triple-play” service providers. MORE
 

Supreme Court Sides with Telecoms
By a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court found that the country's largest telecom companies did not engage in anti-competitive practices. MORE
 

Municipal Wi-fi Faces Growing Pains
Municipalities that have invested millions of dollars in local Wi-Fi networks are finding themselves struggling with technical issues and a quest for subscribers. The networks often cost more than expected while covering less area, and have generated less user interest than expected. Without subscriber revenue, the systems could end up costing municipalities even more. MORE
 

Internet Taxes Could Arrive by this Autumn
The era of tax-free e-mail, Internet shopping and broadband connections could end this fall, if recent proposals in the U.S. Congress prove successful. MORE
 

Power Crisis Ahead for London?
There are a growing number of reports that London's data center squeeze is causing serious challenges for the city's power grid. MORE

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Climate Change: Climate Change Managers –
Low Carbon Careers
The market in climate change executives is booming Over the past five years a corporate social responsibility team has been the ethical must-have in every large company. Now the new trend is for climate change managers. MORE
 

Outsourcing Your Life  
Sending work offshore has transformed the U.S. economy. Now, some families are tapping the same approach for personal tasks, getting them done for a fraction of what they'd cost at home. Taking your to-do list global. MORE

Does Virtual Reality Need a Sheriff?
Earlier this year, one animated character in Second Life, a popular online fantasy world, allegedly raped another character. MORE
 

Internet Car Buyers Are Scrutinized
U.S. consumer scientists have conducted one of the first studies detailing how car purchasing has changed since the advent of the Internet. MORE
 

Porn.com Domain Sold for $9 Million!
MXN Limited acquired Porn.com for $9 Million. Terms of the transaction were not fully disclosed, but this is the second largest adult domain transaction behind sex.com MORE

 

The Man Who Owns the Internet
Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you've never heard of, reports Business 2.0 Magazine. Here's how the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire. MORE


 

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