Broadwing On Broadband: Broadwing CEO Talks to IT Radio Network.Business Editors & High-Tech/Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 IT Radio Network, the leading Internet eBusiness radio network, is now featuring an in-depth interview with Rick Pontin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BRW). During the interview, Pontin discussed VPNs and the company's focus on bringing data and Internet solutions to their customers. During the interview, Pontin discussed how VPNs differ from company's extranets or EDIs. "In many ways it replaces EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. . It's a private network solution that allows you to communicate with the rest of the world on an IP basis," said Pontin. "It's sort of this combination of the requirement for companies to have secure private data networks with the ability to be open and connect to the Internet for eCommerce that has developed this whole nature of VPNs." Pontin also explained the company's strategy. "We focus on bringing data and Internet solutions to our customers," said Pontin. "We go up the value chain one more step. We put VPNs out because that gives them private networks that they built their servers connectivity to, both to and from the Internet and enterprise locations." According to Pontin, VPNs aren't necessarily the killer app, but rather facilitate the killer app. "From my own viewpoint, VPNs actually facilitate e-commerce. They facilitate interactions of businesses with other businesses because they're flexible, dynamic, and you can add other partners to them," said Pontin. "You can still connect to the public network, but in terms of the application itself, it creates the environment for the killer app, it isn't the killer app itself." The entire interview is available free online in RealAudio (Nasdaq:RNWK RNWK Real Networks (stock symbol) ) and text at www.ITRadioNetwork.com. About IT Radio Network IT Radio Network is an online audio business magazine that features a variety of tech trends, company spotlights and one-on-one interviews with the people reshaping the world of technology. The site is produced by Sky Radio, which produces radio programs for online magazines, a network of corporate Web sites, several major airline carriers and CEOLive.com. Also currently available on IT Radio Network are interview with Infospace (Nasdaq:INSP INSP Inspection INSP Inspector INSP Inspect INSP Inspirational Network INSP Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (French) INSP International Nuclear Safety Program INSP International Network on Strategic Philanthropy ), Globix (Nasdaq:GBIX), CriticalPath (Nasdaq:CPTH), VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT), Storage Technology (NYSE: STK), Elcom.com (Nasdaq:ELCO ELCO Eastern Lebanon County (school district, Pennsylvania) ELCO El Camino ELCO Electrolytic Capacitor ELCO Early Opening Local Census Office ELCO Electronic Company ), Egghead.com Inc. (Nasdaq:EGGS), Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD ISLD International Society for Lasers in Dentistry ISLD Island ECN, Inc. (stock symbol) ), Mercator Software (Nasdaq:MCTR MCTR Missile Technology Control Regime mCTR Murine Calcitonin Receptor MCTR Medical Center for Translational Research (Osaka University Hospital, Japan) MCTR Mackinac Transportation Company ) and E.Piphany (Nasdaq:EPNY). |
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