Cablevision unveils fastest Internet speed yet for cable, at 101 mbpsApril 28th, 2009 Cablevision has fastest Internet speeds for cable
Cablevision Systems Corp. is set to unveil Tuesday the fastest Internet speeds available from any cable or phone company.
Australian Govt to Provide 100 mbps Broadband to Every Citizen! Wow!April 7th, 2009 On what is to be called an aggressive technical decision, The Australian Govt. has announced that they don't want to completely redesign the internet service of the whole country.
Comcast 1st-qtr profit up 6 pct on new customers, especially in digital cable, phone, InternetApril 30th, 2009 Comcast 1Q profit up 6 percent on new customersPHILADELPHIA — Shares of Comcast Corp. rose Thursday after the nation's largest cable TV provider reported a 6 percent increase in first-quarter earnings and said it gained more subscribers than expected, without having to do much discounting.
Comcast reports 53 percent jump in 2Q profit on higher revenue, but subscriber growth slowsAugust 6th, 2009 Comcast's 2Q profit soars 53 pct, tops estimatesPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable TV systems operator, posted a 53 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher prices and increased customer spending on video and Internet services. But subscriber growth markedly slowed as the recession's grip remained tight.
Cablevision unveils banner ads on TV that will let viewers order samples, buy productsSeptember 15th, 2009 Cablevision unveils interactive banner ads on TVCablevision Systems Corp. is bringing interactive banner ads to television, allowing viewers to order samples and brochures and even purchase products by clicking the remote on their TV sets.
Comcast, Microsoft, Smithfield Foods, Xyratex, Saks are among big market movers ThursdayOctober 1st, 2009 Comcast, Microsoft, Smithfield Foods big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange:
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Smithfield Foods Inc., down $1.18 at $12.62
The nation's largest hog producer and pork processor said its CEO sold 100,000 shares this week for personal financial reasons. Constellation Brands Inc., up 82 cents at $15.97
The wine and spirits maker said it hopes its new distribution system will boost profits, continuing the trends of its second quarter.
Africa-Europe fiber optic cable laid, launching 'new era' for African communicationsJuly 23rd, 2009 Africa-Europe fiber optic cable laidJOHANNESBURG — Telecoms companies SEACOM and Cisco Systems say an undersea fiber optic cable linking Africa to Europe has been laid and will help Africa develop better high-speed Internet services. The companies said in a statement Thursday marking the completion of the project — and the start of service — that the cable will make fast Internet cheaper and more accessible in places like Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique.
Verizon begins FiOS TV service to central New York, goes head-to-head with Time Warner CableOctober 5th, 2009 Verizon begins cable TV service in central NYSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cable competition has come to central New York, where Verizon is now offering cable television service to customers in eight communities in the Syracuse area.
IBM Unveils World's Fastest Computer June 24th, 2009 World's major computer manufacturers have been battling it out to build the most powerful computer on Earth. Any guesses for the world's fastest computer? Well, the Big Blue virtuosos have made it again.
Microsoft unveils new Internet search engineMay 29th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft has unveiled a new search engine named Bing, renewing its efforts to challenge the dominance of Google in the Internet search market. The company said the new service will begin to roll out over the coming days and will be fully deployed worldwide June 3.
Elecon unveils 'In Case of Emergency' softwareJanuary 27th, 2009 VALLABH VIDYANAGAR - Material handling equipment manufacturer Elecon Engineering Wednesday launched a software that stores health information on mobile phones for use during crisis. Called 'In Case of Emergency' (ICE), the software can help communicate one's health information, which can be communicated to pre-identified family members and friends during crisis through the mobile phone.
Minnesota asks ISPs to cut access to gambling sites, but face legal complexitiesApril 29th, 2009 Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block
Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites — using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering. The state's Department of Public Safety said Wednesday it had asked 11 Internet service providers to block access to 200 online gambling sites.
Group of ministers on 3G meets later FridayJuly 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The high-powered ministerial group, set up to decide on issues related with the auction of frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services, is scheduled to meet here for the first time later Friday. The mandate of the empowered group, which has been set up under Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is to decide the base price for the spectrum auction and the number of operators to be allowed in each telecom circle for offering third generation, or 3G, services.
Compuware to buy Web applications manager Gomez Inc. for $295 million in cashOctober 7th, 2009 Compuware to buy Gomez Inc. for $295 million cashDETROIT — Compuware Corp., whose software improves the performance of computer programs used by companies to run their operations, said Wednesday it is acquiring Gomez Inc.
Transmitting data 16 times faster @ 640 billion bits per secondFebruary 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Every second, millions of phone calls and cable TV shows are dispatched through fibres as digital zeros and ones formed by chopping laser pulses into bits. This slicing and dicing is generally done with an electro-optic modulator, a device for allowing an electric signal to switch a laser beam on and off at high speeds.
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