Archive for August, 1997

Netcom’s CFO jumps ship

21st August 1997 by Webhost No Comments

Business Objects (BOBJY) today said Netcom Online Communications’ (NETC)
recently departed chief financial officer Clifton “Thom” Weatherford Jr. would
fill its vacant CFO post.

Hewlett-Packard plays catch-up

20th August 1997 by Webhost No Comments

Hewlett-Packard (HWP), seen as an Internet laggard even by some of its own
managers, is readying a new initiative to raise its Net profile and give
crucial resellers of its hardware an Internet story to sell.

VPNs gaining popularity over public network

8th August 1997 by Webhost No Comments

The increasing number of vendors that offer virtual private network (VPN)
secure networking solutions or that specialize in VPN equipment has spurred the
emergence of several VPNs over the public network. VPNs are important to
Internet service providers searching for new ways to generate revenue and to
customers seeking to cut network building costs without sacrificing the level
of security. [...]