Help: Any Outlook 2003 Gurus Out there?. Are there any Outlook 2003 users out there that can explain why getting S/IMAP data sucks big time? Both Thunderbird and Outlook Express works awesomely fast checking mail on the same system, and never hangs. Yet Outlook seems to stall, timeout and take its frigging time. To top… Continue reading Help: Any Outlook 2003 Gurus Out there?
Month: February 2004
Tampa Bay ranks among Inc. magazine's Top 25
Tampa Bay ranks among Inc. magazine's Top 25. The Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater metropolitan area ranked 14th on Inc. magazine's list of the 25 best large cities to start a business, according to a list in the March 2004 edition. Sustained job growth across a balance of industries was cited as the major factor in Inc.'s… Continue reading Tampa Bay ranks among Inc. magazine's Top 25
Ten Tips for Managing a Successful Web Redesign
Ten Tips for Managing a Successful Web Redesign. Computerworld has a new article on successful web redesigns, something every library should do every few years or so. The ten tips they offer are brief, but serve as good reminders for the basic things to consider when changing your virtual look. [LibrarianInBlack]
Plan To Stop Spam?
Plan To Stop Spam?. Bruce Schneier is skeptical about the plan to stop spam that Bill Gates announced last month: In general, I think that Gates is being overly optimistic. Some of these ideas are promising, but most of the anti-spam ideas are more likely to change the tactics of spammers than reduce the overall… Continue reading Plan To Stop Spam?
The Computer Ate My Vote
The Computer Ate My Vote. Ice cream entrepeneur and activist Ben Cohen will start a campaign Tuesday to make state voting officials aware of problems associated with computerized voting machines. By Kim Zetter. [Wired News]
Optical oligopoly
Luxottica, the Italian eyewear firm has agreed to buy out US retailer Cole National Corp., in order to combines the two top eyeglass retailers and establish a giant in the US market. The deal is for $440 million.
Luxottica is the world's largest eyewear company, with operations in 120 countries. . It owns retail chains LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut, which are leading sellers of prescription glasses and sunglasses, respectively. It also manufactures a range of branded eyeglasses for fashion houses like Prada, Versace, Armani, and Chanel, along with sunglass brands RayBans and Revo. All-in-all, it makes eyewear over 2,000 companies. The company also owns Watch Station and Watch World retell stores, and the EyeMed Vision Care Group, a managed care group. It is a $3 billion company, mostly owned by the founder.
Cole National owns retail chain Perle Vision, along with in-store businesses Sears optical, BJ's Optical Department, and Target optical. It is the #2 eyeglass retailer in the US. The company also runs the largest optical managed care group in the US, with over 34 million members. It also sells gift items through its Things Remembered catalog and mall stores. It has income over $1 billion.
The purchase will rid LensCrafters of its biggest competitor and give Luxottica 24% of the US retail eyeglass market, ten times larger than its nearest competitor.
Luxottica, the Italian eyewear firm has agreed to buy out US retailer Cole National Corp., in order to combines the two top eyeglass retailers and establish a giant in the US market. The deal is for $440 million.
The purchase will rid LensCrafters of its biggest competitor and give Luxottica 24% of the US retail eyeglass market, ten times larger than its nearest competitor.
Optical oligopoly Luxottica, the Italian eyewear firm has agreed to buy out US retailer Cole National Corp., in order to combines the two top eyeglass retailers and establish a giant in the US market. The deal is for $440 million. Luxottica is the world's largest eyewear company, with operations in 120 countries. . It owns… Continue reading
Optical oligopoly
Luxottica, the Italian eyewear firm has agreed to buy out US retailer Cole National Corp., in order to combines the two top eyeglass retailers and establish a giant in the US market. The deal is for $440 million.
Luxottica is the world's largest eyewear company, with operations in 120 countries. . It owns retail chains LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut, which are leading sellers of prescription glasses and sunglasses, respectively. It also manufactures a range of branded eyeglasses for fashion houses like Prada, Versace, Armani, and Chanel, along with sunglass brands RayBans and Revo. All-in-all, it makes eyewear over 2,000 companies. The company also owns Watch Station and Watch World retell stores, and the EyeMed Vision Care Group, a managed care group. It is a $3 billion company, mostly owned by the founder.
Cole National owns retail chain Perle Vision, along with in-store businesses Sears optical, BJ's Optical Department, and Target optical. It is the #2 eyeglass retailer in the US. The company also runs the largest optical managed care group in the US, with over 34 million members. It also sells gift items through its Things Remembered catalog and mall stores. It has income over $1 billion.
The purchase will rid LensCrafters of its biggest competitor and give Luxottica 24% of the US retail eyeglass market, ten times larger than its nearest competitor.
Sensible Home Wi-Fi Security Advice
Sensible Home Wi-Fi Security Advice. Solid advice on securing your home Wi-Fi network: This straightforward About.com article notes six steps to securing your network, all of which are sensible and well explained. (The link is for page 2; page 1 explains what Wi-Fi is.) Along these lines, Windows XP users should note that Microsoft recently… Continue reading Sensible Home Wi-Fi Security Advice
Ma Broadband
Ma Broadband. Two random tidbits from AT&T CEO Dave Dorman's presentation today at the New America Foundation: “AT&T is investing across the spectrum in last-mile technologies.” In particular, Dorman mentioned a combination of fiber to the neighborhood and some variant of WiFi from there into the home. AT&T has the largest Internet protocol network in… Continue reading Ma Broadband
Good news, bad news
Good news, bad news. Anna-Maria Kovacs has long been one of the few Wall Street analysts to really understand the FCC regulatory process and its implications for the telecom industry. In today's note ahead of the FCC meeting expected to take up VOIP issues, she nails the crucial business implications of the VOIP regulation debate:… Continue reading Good news, bad news
The Last Internet Campaign?
The Last Internet Campaign?. Clay's coda for the Dean campaign hits the nail on the head: “We are seeing the last internet campaign. The advantage of having the Dean story play so big is that everyone was watching. None of this was lost on Karl Rove, or on Terry McAuliffe. Given what Dean was able… Continue reading The Last Internet Campaign?