DSL Will Revolutionize Small Business Market; Interspeed Chief Speaks With CEO Live.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000 e-business is a trillion-dollar pie that everyone wants a piece of, said Interspeed (Nasdaq:ISPD ISPD International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis (Charlottesville, VA) ISPD International Society for Peritoneal Dyalisis ISPD Information Systems, Production and Distribution ) President Steve Ide in a recent interview with radio Webzine 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. Live.com, and DSL is the least expensive and fastest way to carve your slice. &uot;If you looked at the size of the e-business market a year ago, they said it was probably going to be $500 billion. (Current estimates are) $2.5 trillion,&uot; he said, &uot;You simply cannot conduct business at 56K.&uot; Small businesses need high bandwidth to survive in this new environment, but the costs are prohibitive, stated Ide. &uot;A large company can easily afford fiber optics,&uot; Ide said, &uot;but when you're a small business, $2,000 a month for a T1 can be devastating.&uot; DSL offers those businesses an affordable, sometimes more reliable alternative, Ide stated. Interspeed provides a box solution for service providers like ISPs and telephone companies, who then offer the service to subscribers. &uot;Our biggest customer is Cabletron (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS), who resells our product throughout the world. We work with Log On America (Nasdaq:LOAX),&uot; Ide said. Ide believes that Interspeed's advanced product provides a distinct advantage over earlier-to-market competitors like Copper Mountain (Nasdaq:CMTN). &uot;But most (of our competition) tends to be small, new companies like Paradyne (Nasdaq:PDYN) who are taking advantage of this technology,&uot; he stated. Ide believes that all ISPs will eventually have to adopt the DSL platform. &uot;There's no question that every one of the service providers are going to be forced to meet the bandwidth demand,&uot; he said. The complete interview is available in both audio and text at www.ceolive.com. About CEO Live.com CEO Live.com is an online audio business magazine featuring interviews with leaders from the worlds of business and technology. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of InterRep Information and Communication Services Inc., which produces radio programs for online magazines, a network of corporate Web sites and several major airline carriers. Also appearing on CEO Live.com are Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg LLC, Lars Nyberg (NYSE:NCR), Kevin O'Connor (Nasdaq:DCLK DCLK Doubleclick Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) DCLK Deputy Clerk DCLK Digital Clock DCLK Double Click ), Ely Callaway (NYSE:ELY), Joel Ronning (Nasdaq:DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), George Schmitt (Nasdaq:OMPT OMPT Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy ), Barney Adams (Nasdaq:ADGO) and Gary Loveman (NYSE:HET). Upcoming guests include representatives of Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), Peoplesoft (Nasdaq:PSFT), Onsale.com (Nasdaq:EGGSD), UPS (NYSE:UPS), Monster.com (Nasdaq:TMPW), Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS) and Nissan Motor Corp. (Nasdaq:NSANY NSANY Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (stock symbol) ). |
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