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Thereâ??s a Data Centre Behind the Cloud

...which a lot can be achieved. Since the heady days of the dot com boom, data centres have essentially been warehouses for IT resources. Significant... Read more

3 August, 2011
101 Facts That You Don't Know About World Wide Web by Feel Social 1.0

101 Facts That You Don't Know About World Wide Web by Feel Social 1.0

...on everything from the oldest website to the latest one, from the dot-com boom to the bust of the most active sites. Its an... Read more

20 March, 2011
Interesting Facts About Your World by Feel Social 1.0

Interesting Facts About Your World by Feel Social 1.0

...interesting information on everything from the Mayflower to space exploration, from the dot-com boom and bust to the Stanley Cup. Its an indispensable reference... Read more

20 March, 2011
2011 Guide to Enterprise Mobility and Innovations

2011 Guide to Enterprise Mobility and Innovations

...up to a level that may even exceed the excitement of the dot-com boom, and we all know how that turned out. A lot... Read more

3 November, 2010
Racehorse 1.0

Racehorse 1.0

...with honors. Launched into the crazy life of the Dulles Technology Corridor "dot-com boom" of early 2000, she helped launch three startup companies to... Read more

25 August, 2010
Entrepreneurial Finance : Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur by Steven Rogers 3.0.3

Entrepreneurial Finance : Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur by Steven Rogers 3.0.3

...valuation and the growth of women entrepreneurs to the fallout from the dot-com boom and the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance. Just... Read more

9 July, 2010

Web 2.0 staff swap salaries for shares

...but the level is now close to that seen during the first dot-com boom. And companies are catching on, with many offering shares and... Read more

14 November, 2007 by Tim Ferguson

From boom to bust and back again

Renewed vigour for the dot-com industry suggests the trend may have come full circle Read more

29 November, 2005 by Long Li Yann

Software firm sets up second IPO attempt

Support software maker Motive is to launch on the stock market, aiming to raise $55m Read more

17 June, 2004 by Michael Kanellos

Telematics left in dot-com dust

The automotive industry is blaming technology companies for leading them astray during the boom, but many are also critical of their own willingness to adopt unproved metrics Read more

20 May, 2002 by Rachel Konrad

Takeovers hit 'dot-com boom' high

...this milestone had been passed since 2000, at the peak of the dot-com boom. Activity trailed off in the fourth quarter of 2006, but... Read more

22 January, 2007 by Graeme Wearden

Dot-com boom boys return for seconds

...Two men who made their names in the heady days of the dot-com boom are returning to the front with a new venture. Jonathan... Read more

13 February, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

McNealy on the dot-com boom years: 'I made some mistakes

As did the stock markets: "It was clearly the most unjustifiable market cap ever for a hardware company" Read more

20 September, 2002 by Stephen Shankland

...It was all my fault': VC says sorry for dot-com boom and bust

"I'm here today with something of an apology..." Read more

16 July, 2001 by Will Sturgeon

ARC facing a cut-price sell-off

...International once enjoyed a £1 billion valuation at the height of the dot com boom, yet as I write this the company, always living in... Read more

19 August, 2009

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