Bob 'Ethernet' Metcalfe looks to the future
Talkback since I was being pedantic I have of course shot myself in the foot. I should have stuck to comms and not digressed so two errata before everyone else mentions it: Gray Walter is Grey Walter and pre-war should be immediately post-war - my father...
[November 17, 2005, 13:28]
Bob 'Ethernet' Metcalfe looks to the future
News Bob Metcalfe changed the IT world back in the early 1970s when he invented Ethernet though his work at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Centre. ZDNet UK was there to get Metcalfe's take on the future of networking and technology.
[October 11, 2004, 15:45]
Ethernet inventor welcomed into Hall of Fame
News At the age of 61, Robert "Bob" Metcalfe has led a storied career, but he isn't resting on his laurels just yet. Metcalfe left 3Com in 1990 and began his third career as publisher of IDG's InfoWorld publishing company and an industry pundit.
[May 8, 2007, 17:54]
Microsoft millionaire opens wallet for ZigBee start-up
News Ember also announced that Bob Metcalfe, who invented Ethernet some 30 years ago, has become company chairman. Metcalfe's Polaris Ventures group had already invested in Ember. Ember, a start-up that is developing chips for ZigBee -- the low-cost...
[October 1, 2004, 14:20]
Engineering a career at the PC's creation
News Along with Bob Metcalfe, he also was the co-inventor of the Ethernet local area network. It was Bob Taylor and me in an empty building. Thirty-five years ago, the technology industry began a slow but dramatic shift that ultimately would lead to the...
[July 5, 2007, 17:07]
ZigBee gets middleware boost
News But as Bob Metcalfe -- inventor of Ethernet and now chairman of Ember -- said earlier this month, there are still many challenges for ZigBee to overcome. One key issue Metcalfe cited was the challenge of dealing with all the data generated by a...
[October 19, 2004, 11:15]
Ethernet creator talks up potential of ZigBee
News Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet, predicted last week that the ZigBee wireless standard would be hugely successful -- which makes sense, as his company Polaris Ventures, has a stake in its success.
[October 11, 2004, 17:35]
W3C celebrates tenth birthday
News W3C founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee is due to speak at the event, as are other notable names from the world of the Internet, including 3Com founder and Ethernet creator Bob Metcalfe, and Tom O'Reilly, founder of the eponymous media company.
[October 15, 2004, 17:20]
ZigBee clears ratification hurdle
News Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, believes that ZigBee has a bright future. We are excited to reach such a significant milestone in the development of the global ZigBee specification," said Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance.
[December 15, 2004, 16:20]
ZigBee gets ready for certification
News In late 2004, Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet, predicted that the ZigBee wireless standard would be hugely successful, although it should be noted that his company Polaris Ventures, has invested in several ZigBee companies.
[January 6, 2006, 16:25]
Intel chief fails to impress
News His presentation included a link-up over high-definition TV, across the Internet, with Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe at MIT. Metcalfe admitted that the technology involved was not adequate -- compressing and transmitting that video stream, he said...
[May 9, 2001, 10:30]
Rumours: Segway isn't really Ginger
News The conspiracy theorists also claim Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com and someone not known for participating in hoaxes, also claims to have seen Ginger -- and says it's not Segway. Metcalfe told the New York Times earlier this year: "Some months ago...
[August 19, 2002, 15:32]
ZigBee pioneer raises another $12m
News This included Vulcan Capital, the investment fund of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and Polaris Venture Partners, where Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe is a general partner. Ember, a US company at the forefront of the nascent sensor network market...
[June 14, 2006, 17:30]
World's first ZigBee phone unveiled
News Experts, such as Ethernet creator Bob Metcalfe, believe ZigBee could be massive within a few years. South Korean mobile partnership Pantech&Curitel claims to have made history this week by launching the first handset to support ZigBee.
[December 8, 2004, 17:15]
New name needed for the geek elite
Leader So if the word geek has been usurped to mean someone who simply likes technology, maybe we should be looking for a more accurate and flattering term to describe inspirational, creative technologists such as Steve Wozniak, Gary Kildall, Bob...
[January 18, 2006, 13:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This is backed up by Bob Metcalfe, who is part of the ZigBee conspiracy and whom we saw just the other day. Monday 11/10/2004 ZigBee is starting to make waves -- which is just as well, as it's a wireless protocol.
[October 15, 2004, 19:15]
