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A decade of tech scandals

A decade of tech scandals

...In 2000, WorldCom was the second-largest US long-distance phone company. By 2005, it... Read more

27 November, 2010 by Staff
MCI <endeca_term>WorldCom</endeca_term> Telcom Library 1.1a

MCI WorldCom Telcom Library 1.1a

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21 July, 2011
WorldUNLI 1.2

WorldUNLI 1.2

...as clear as domestic call.3. Available with Wifi or 3G. Since Worldcom Unlimited uses IPphone, the cheapest international call is possible.4. Customer service... Read more

22 July, 2011
Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay by Corinne Maier 3.0.1

Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay by Corinne Maier 3.0.1

...have it). And you know (despite what youve read about Enron and WorldCom) that management has your best interests at heart. Your goal is to... Read more

26 August, 2010

WorldCom analyst walks away with $30m

Prominent Wall Street telecoms analyst Jack Grubman - whose role in the WorldCom scandal is under investigation - has walked away from investment house Salomon Smith... Read more

16 August, 2002 by Tony Hallett

WorldCom customers urged to hang on

With WorldCom teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the company's jittery customers are... Read more

4 July, 2002 by Tiffany Kary

WorldCom: Corporate boneheads at the gate

...couldn't get any worse, it goes from terrible to horrible. Add WorldCom's nearly $4bn accounting "error" disclosed late on Tuesday to the list... Read more

28 June, 2002 by Charles Cooper

WorldCom crisis shakes customers' faith

...Calgary-based Internet service provider Middle Digital, blanched when he heard about WorldCom's $4bn accounting fiasco. Peyerl's largest customer, a large international division... Read more

27 June, 2002 by John Borland

Techs duck and cover after WorldCom

WorldCom's huge accounting scandal is creating a ripple effect that is expected... Read more

27 June, 2002 by Larry Dignan

Baptism of fire for new WorldCom chief

At the peak of the telecommunications boom, John Sidgmore was WorldCom's designated cheerleader, pointing to the explosion of the Internet as an... Read more

1 May, 2002 by John Borland

WorldCom job losses hit the UK

...bear the brunt of layoffs announced yesterday by US Internet service provider Worldcom, according to sources. WorldCom, which owns ISP UUNet, employs over 5,000... Read more

3 May, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

MCI Worldcom buys Sprint for $115bn

In the largest merger ever, American telecoms giants MCI WorldCom and Sprint confirmed they are merging in a stock swap valued at... Read more

5 October, 1999 by Larry Dignan

MCI WorldCom, Sprint talking merger

MCI WorldCom and Sprint have been holding talks about a merger that would combine... Read more

24 September, 1999 by ZDNet

EC fears impact of MCI-WorldCom deal on Internet

...for is to force some divestments, and exact a guarantee that MCI-WorldCom will not impede competitors using its Internet backbone. Although both MCI and... Read more

5 March, 1998 by Guy Matthews

Net needs fatter pipes - WorldCom

...in the telecom industry. "This is a frightening level of growth." And WorldCom (WCOM) knows all about growth-it's now the fourth-largest long... Read more

29 January, 1998 by Lisa Bowman

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Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

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those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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Smilig Eddie

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

20 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

21 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

24 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

1 day ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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