12 posts and columns on stimulus

Remember Obama’s National Broadband Plan? Neither Does Anyone Else.

in News on March 20 at 5:26 am PT

Two years after the introduction of the National Broadband Plan, a new study finds that not many more Americans have fast access at home than they did before.
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Oracle: That’s Mister Job Creator to You, Senator

in News on October 11, 2011 at 4:28 pm PT

The senior senator from Michigan singles out Oracle in a report arguing that a proposed tax repatriation holiday won’t work. Oracle argues otherwise.
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Got Broadband? Not Sure? There's a Map for That.

in Enterprise on February 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

It took two years and $350 million, but America now has a detailed map showing where all its broadband Internet connections are and where they are not.

Oh, Speaking of Broadband–What the Hell Is It?

in News on August 21, 2009 at 10:49 am PT

Before the Federal Communications Commission begins doling out the $7.4 billion in federal grants up for grabs through national broadband stimulus programs, the agency must answer an important question: What is broadband? And so, in a public notice issued today, the Commission is requesting “tailored” public comment on what the definition of broadband should be.
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Apple: Steve Jobs Is Still Fine, and We Still Hate Netbooks

in Media on April 22, 2009 at 3:07 pm PT

Next to no news from the Apple earnings call this afternoon, which is just the way Apple execs like their earnings calls. Once again, the company provided no information about CEO Steve Jobs’s health except to note that he is still scheduled to come back to work in June. And the company continued to pooh-pooh the concept of netbooks–supercheap, supersmall laptops with very little horsepower that are the hottest part of the PC business right now.

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Is Stimulus Plan Slowing Spending on Telco Gear?

in News on April 16, 2009 at 1:12 pm PT

Spending on telecommunications equipment has apparently slowed down in anticipation of pending details on a piece of the government stimulus that will provide incentives for building out the nation’s broadband network, according to Avi Cohen, head of research at Avian Securities.

Pink Slips at Big Blue?

in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:45 pm PT

IBM: The "I" Stands for "India" [UPDATED]

in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

When IBM CEO Sam Palmisano advised the Obama transition team that the $30 billion in information-technology stimulus handouts Big Blue is angling for could create more than 900,000 new jobs, he didn’t say they’d be created in India. Yet, apparently that’s the case. IBM is reportedly planning to sack “a large number” of employees in its Global Business Services division, shifting their duties overseas to workers in India.

IBM: The “I” Stands for “India” [UPDATED]

in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

When IBM CEO Sam Palmisano advised the Obama transition team that the $30 billion in information-technology stimulus handouts Big Blue is angling for could create more than 900,000 new jobs, he didn’t say they’d be created in India. Yet, apparently that’s the case. IBM is reportedly planning to sack “a large number” of employees in its Global Business Services division, shifting their duties overseas to workers in India.

New Dell Laptop Exceeds Military Specs for Durability, Ugliness

in News on March 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm PT

It can survive a three-foot drop and withstand water sprayed from a fire hose. It’s sea fog-resistant. It meets military specifications for thermal shock and explosive environments. And if you hit someone with it hard enough, you’d probably kill him. What is it? A Dell laptop, believe it or not.
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Ad Giant Omnicom: Things Could Get (A Little) Better in Nine Months

in Media, February 10, 2009 at 6:14 am PT