Fools Rush In : Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner
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Fools Rush In : Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner
Great reporting of an important business and cultural story (
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Nina Munk has done us a very fine service in reporting this important story. The strange time we went through that allowed people like Jerry Levin, Steve Case, and others to become oulandishly compensated and nearly all-powerful executives should be a cautionary tale for generations to come. It is j
Gossipy but convincing (
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Theres an Epilogue to this book about the year 2000 acquisition of Time-Warner by that most overvalued of the Internet phenomena, America On-Line. Despite its being a coda to an account of what may have been historys most disastrous business transaction, this Epilogue consists of updates on 30 or so
Overpriced and overhyped (
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This is an article masquerading as a book. When the price drops to the price of a newsstand magazine, as the towering remainder pile suggests it will any day now, pick up a copy. Until then, read the Vanity Fair excerpt.
Developing IP-Based Services: Solutions for Service Providers and Vendors
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Cutting Edge (
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Sharp, concise, cutting edge. This book is the first of its kind (may we hope for more?) and will guide and support you in your IP Services endeavors...
Building Service Provider Networks
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Excellent Overview (
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Howards book is an excellent overview of a number of service provider issues and technology. For myself, it helped me to wade through the morass of VPN technologies on the market when we were researching the replacement of our frame relay network. If you have an interest in the issues faced by servi..
Mobile IP Technology for M-Business
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Covers IPv6, 3G and GPRS (
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Invaluable for anyone who is designing or developing mobile solutions, especially those using the 3G infrastructure that is currently being rolled out in the US by two major carriers.
Strong points: discusses mobile networking within the context of GPRS and 3G, making the information up to date. T..
