BusinessWeek Online Launches Redesigned Tech & Science Channel; New Technology Blogs and User-Posted Reviews Highlight Interactivity of Redesigned Section.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 -- BusinessWeek Online, the award-winning Web site of BusinessWeek Magazine, has unveiled a redesigned Tech & Science channel (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/index.html), including two tech-focused blogs, user-posted product reviews, in addition to an easier-to-navigate design, and several new content features. "The Tech Beat," a blog covering the innovations, trends, and dustups in the world of technology, is written by BusinessWeek Online's Jim Kerstetter and Olga Kharif, and BusinessWeek Magazine's Stephen Baker For other persons of the same name, see Steven Baker (disambiguation). Stephen Baker (born August 30, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) was a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 NFL Draft. , Peter Burrows, Steve Hamm, and Rob Hof. "Deal Flow" is a blog where BusinessWeek Magazine's Justin Hibbard and Online's Sarah Lacy comment on dealings inside the venture capital community. "These two blogs and user reviews will give readers a level of interactivity they've never experienced before on our site," says Kathy Rebello, editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek Online. "The redesigned Tech & Science channel is not only easier to navigate, but offers more features to further enrich our users' experience." Continuing to push the top technology news headlines of the day, additional content enhancements include: --The Stat - More than 20 tables compiled and maintained by BusinessWeek Online editors provide detailed insight into the health of the technology industry, along with analysis of what the data means --Viewpoint - Regular columns written by luminaries in all areas of technology, including: venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. Greg Blonder, programming guru James Gosling (person) James Gosling - The software engineer who wrote GOSMACS, and served as Sun Microsystems, Inc. project leader for both NeWS, and Java. He is currently (1997) a Vice President and "Distinguished Engineer" at Sun. http://java.sun.com:80/people/jag/. Biography. of Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , and former Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and Executive Editor Nicholas Carr, who can be expected to cast a skeptical eye at even the snazziest of tech trends --Product Reviews - A new feature that allows users to post their own reviews. Also continuing to highlight reviews from BusinessWeek Online partner, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , and BusinessWeek magazine's Steve Wildstrom and Larry Armstrong --Startups - "The people and ideas behind tech's next generation" are the focus of the new "Startups" box, which features stories in four categories: "Startup Profiles" on new, noteworthy ventures; "In the Labs" on the technology innovations that inspire them; "Entrepreneur Q&As" on the people who lead them; and a venture capital blog on the money that finances them --Special Reports - More than 25 special reports currently scheduled for 2005, including: Seven Tech Trends for 2005; Future of Technology; Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. ; the Promise of Nanotechnology; and Web Smart. BusinessWeek Online (www.businessweek.com), a recipient of the 2000 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in New Media, brings global coverage to the Internet. BusinessWeek Online launched on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. in December 1994 and the web site was launched in October 1996. At businessweek.com, users have access to exclusive online content including business and financial news, investment advice, small business, tech insights, as well as a first look at the current issue of the magazine each week. BusinessWeek Online also features a host of interactive resources to help professionals climb the corporate ladder or increase their stake in the stock market. |
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