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Consumer Two-way Satellite Internet Service Unveiled

STARBAND COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHED a two-way satellite Internet service on Monday, promising high-speed access to millions of people in remote areas of the United States who don’t have access to broadband technologies from their telephone or cable operators as well as anyone else who has a clear view of the southern sky.

Xircom Unveils World’s Smallest PDA

XIRCOM ON MONDAY laid claim to offering the smallest PDA (personal data assistant), in what seems to be a never-ending battle by vendors to reign supreme in categories such as size, price, and speed.

Cell Phone Manufacturers Set to Pump Up the Hardware

CELL PHONE HANDSET manufacturers appear to be piling on features in order to increase the intrinsic value of their hardware, no longer content to see wireless network providers use their cheapest models as a loss leader to hook consumers into subscribing to costly monthly cellular services.

IBM First to Break $1,000 Barrier on Small Business Servers

Two IBM entry servers — designed for small and medium businesses — include the first Intel based server to break the $1,000 barrier.

AbleSoft Systems Launched to Develop Web-Enabled and ASP Classroom and Administrative Solutions for K-12 Schools

PENNSAUKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 2, 2000–AbleSoft, Inc., producer of the popular Teacher’s Toolbox classroom management software, has launched a new subsidiary to engage in the web-enabled solution market.

Foundation Telecommunications, Inc. and Cislunar Networks Corporation Have Entered Into A Joint Venture Agreement

Both To Offer Both C and Ku Band Satellite Based High-Speed Two-Way Internet, Telephone and Wireless Services

VBrick Enables Live Video on Cisco IP/TV

Low-Cost Network Video Appliance Compatible With IP/TV Enables Live Video Directly to the Desktop

W3C Readies Long-Awaited XML Schema Spec

(October 30, 2000) Companies interested in using XML-based documents such as purchase orders or invoices for their business-to-business transactions got some long-awaited news last week.

HP to Buy Way Into XML Club

(October 30, 2000) Hewlett-Packard Co.’s planned acquisition of Bluestone Software Inc. adds a crucial new capability to HP’s portfolio of software for e-commerce applications, analysts said.

Microsoft Promotes Open Dialogue With Developers to Enhance XML Technology

Microsoft relied heavily on user input to shape enhancements to the newest version of its Extensible Markup Language (XML) parser, a processing component that understands and implements XML programming standards within a given application.