[2] 'Amazing Black Boxes,' Relief for Customer Service Headaches On the Internet, and Global High Tech Solutions Featured On 'Business Now' At 11 A.M. Sunday April 9th On WABC-TV, Channel 7, New York.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 Television business news magazine "Business Now" this week profiles a California company creating `black boxes" to speed the day when we can communicate over the Internet by voice; visits a Maryland company solving customer service problems for e-tailers, and goes inside one of the world's largest information technology companies. "Business Now" airs at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 9th on WABC-TV, Channel 7, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The program simultaneously is being broadcast on the "Business Now" web site: www.BusinessNow.com This week "Business Now" reports on: Mockingbird mockingbird: see mimic thrush. mockingbird Any of several New World birds of a family (Mimidae) known for their mimicry of birdsong. The common, or northern, mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) can imitate the songs of 20 or more species within 10 Networks, a California firm which has created amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. "black boxes" to digitize To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners. voices and speed the day when we can communicate with the Internet by voice, rather than by typing. Business Now's Leslie Brinkley reports the Mockingbird Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. technology is transforming the small R&D firm into a global telecommunications marketer. Absolute Quality, a Hunt Valley, Md.-based company working to fill a void in e-tail customer service. Stephen Muirhead, who founded Absolute Quality four years ago, says many people are not buying online because they can't communicate with the e-commerce retailer. So, many Internet companies are outsourcing their customer service to Absolute Quality. Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the leading global information technology integrators and consultants for government and private industry. In the last year, Computer Sciences Corporation revenue has climbed to 9.1 billion as the firm built a stronghold of e-business solutions for its clients, and established a leadership position in the development and launch of Net Markets for buyers and sellers of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. over the Internet. Technology and You, a weekly report from Business Now-Business Week on personal technology. This week, Steve Wildstrom reports on browser upgrades for personal computers, and reviews Netpliance as an Internet and e-mail provider. Business Now is produced by Building America Television, home of the Internet's most extensive library of video-streamed business news at www.BusinessNow.com Business Now is currently preparing stories on VC-backed companies who are mezzanine mez·za·nine n. 1. A partial story between two main stories of a building. 2. The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony. or pre-IPO. For story suggestions or more information, contact Amy Furr at 703/787-3533, x33. Program sponsors include Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol and Nextel. |
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