CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Initially, Hillery said, any new services will be directed at business customers--who need the high speed and can afford to pay for it. But SBC isn't ruling out using the new network to offer landline telephone or cellular voice services in the future, Hillery said. The Cisco routers would allow for that. Financial terms of the deal between Cisco and SBC were not disclosed. Regional telecommunications giant SBC Communications announces a deal to use Cisco's new class of routers to finish building its nationwide high-speed Web network.

SBC plans to transform itself into a national communications company by mid-2003, By that time, it expects to have a high-speed Web network four times larger than its current one, The company now offers Web and voice services in 13 Western states, The Cisco 12000 series routers will house of the true iphone case be directing Web traffic at the core of the network, SBC representative Jason Hillery said, The network will operate at 10 gigabits per second, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. "Beyond cost cutting, there is no generally accepted strategy for how to succeed in the current environment," said Billie Williamson, the head of Ernst & Young's division that caters to technology companies. "CEOs are truly in a quandary and have differing opinions about when the turnaround will occur and how to position themselves for the upswing.". Surveyed executives said that in this anemic environment they are focused on re-examining their business models, expanding the amount of business they do with their customers, holding down spending and seeking business efficiencies.

According to the survey, the fourth in a series that began in 1999, executives perceive government regulation and growing competition as the greatest threats to their businesses, Yet statistics indicate the enemy is more often within, According to the 2002 Pew Internet Project, funded by the Pew Charitable Trust, more than half of the 24 million Americans with high-speed Internet access at home complain about problems with their service provider, "These companies must take a more realistic view of customer opportunities and the ability of their own companies to serve those customers," Williamson said, "Execution still remains house of the true iphone case their greatest challenge--once they make the tough decisions, they have to execute successfully all across their organizations."..

In a new study, CEOs and senior managers from Cisco, Oracle, SAP, Virgin Mobile and other companies say they're not holding their breath for a tech recovery. Ernst & Young and fellow business consulting company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young surveyed 86 chief executives and other senior managers about their attitudes toward business and the outlook for their industries. Survey participants included executives at Bell Canada, Cisco Systems, France Telecom, McGraw-Hill, Oracle, Qwest Communications, RealNetworks, SAP, Telstra and Virgin Mobile.