Archives for the "France" tag
9-11 at 4
As the fourth anniversary of the terrorist act on the world trade center approaches, I have started doing an assessment of the efforts since then. Before we dive in, I’d like to provide a word of caution to my more conservative readers. The following piece will be a lot more critical of the Bush administration than [...]
Tags: France, Iraq, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
In Personal
Conventional Wisdom: The RNC Hits New York
All eyes in the United States were on New York city this week, as Republicans held their national convention in my hometown. While I had initially considered skipping town, I ended up staying in the city and volunteering with the New York chapter of the ACLU. Following is a quick summary of some of the [...]
Tags: Europe, France, Iraq, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
Modular by Design – Telephony
Another area where the modular approach is starting to have an impact is in the telephone service arena. Traditionally, telephone service was offered on a land line and was divided into local service, long distance, and extra features like caller ID, call forwarding, etc… The model was predicated on the concept of one device (the phone) [...]
Tags: AT&T, China, Europe, France, PDA, Telephony, United States, VOIP
In Analysis
Internet in France 2002: An overview
Last week, I was in France for a short vacation. During that time, I got a chance to talk to people locally and get a better idea as to what was going on within the Internet market in France. Here are a few observations based on my understanding of what is going on. Strong Growth France had [...]
Tags: Access, Broadband, Connectivity, Europe, France, Globalization, Internet, Languages, Standard, Wireless, e - commerce
In Business, Politics, Technology
Double Trouble for Deja.com
“For sale, Internet historical documents and legal trouble. Call Deja.com for details.” This is not exactly the way Deja.com presented themselves but ultimately, this may be what transpires from their recent attempt to put the Usenet archives on sale. Usenet History For those of you who have never heard of Usenet, here’s a quick definition from the Usenet [...]
Tags: Computing, Europe, France, History, United States
In Business, Politics, Technology
