To: MRS.T who wrote (9327 ) 5/29/1998 1:45:00 AM From: SalmonMan Respond to of 50264
A couple of interesting tidbits pertaining to our future: See ya in the AM ------------------------------------------- Global Telephony magazine, published 10 times a year, reaches more than 20,000 telecommunications professionals worldwide that include network operators or providers and those in charge of enterprise networks at large multinational corporations. It delivers readers the most accurate and in-depth network technology and product information by covering technological trends worldwide. June 1998 Preview Spotlight on the Pacific Rim By Lori Valigra The Pacific Rim may be creating what will be the telecoms model of the future. This story will be a broad look at what is happening on the technological front, from a variety of undersea cable fiber projects to high-speed Internet access. There is the question, too, of just what impact, if any, the Asian financial crisis is having on the telecom industry. But there is certainly an awful lot of activity everywhere, expanding teledensity, connectivity, communications and business in this important region. Global Telephony,contact: Customer Service Department 913-967-1707 ---------------------------------------- Wired: Indonesian President A "Geek" Jusef Habibie, successor to Indonesia's outgoing President Suharto, has been described as a "geek" by Wired News, organ of the Internet set. This ought to have inspired some confidence in Indonesia's new leader, from a journal whose favourite politician is Al Gore, the US vice president, and known Internet surfer. However, Wired scathingly noted that while Habibie did have a web page of his own, it featured "blinking icons and flashing text". A fact that seems to have done more harm than good to the new President's web-credentials.