Tag: Technology & Telecom

ABComputers Opens in Pea Ridge

Lila and Charles Pettyjohn opened ABComputers to offer a full-service computer store to Pea Ridge.

A Democracy of One

Web visitors put football gambling question over Highway Commission issue.

Cox Cable Modems Catch On in Springdale

Dennis Yocum, Cox Communications Inc.?s system manager for Northwest Arkansas, said the company has achieved an 11 percent saturation rate for cable modem use among its subscribers in Springdale.

Biomedical Grant Aids Genome Project

A five-year, $9.6 million grant is enabling Frank Millet, director of the University of Arkansas? Center for Protein Structure and Function, to contribute research to the international Human Genome Project.

First National Web Site Shows Thought

It?s obvious that the folks at First National Bank & Trust put some effort into the planning for the company?s Web site.

Britt-ish Intelligence

Former Tyson Foods Inc. CEO Wayne Britt now commutes to work across the pond ? and we don?t mean the No. 13 water hazard at Pinnacle Country Club.

Edgewater to Buy Back 16 Million Shares

Edgewater Technology Inc. says the final tally for its tender offer was 24.4 million shares, which means that owners of 85 percent of the company?s outstanding common shares want to sell them back for $8 per share.

Edgewater to Buy Back Tendered Shares

Shareholders jump to unload 26.6 million shares of Edgewater Technology Inc. at $8 per share, but the company says it only has enough cash to buy back 61 percent.

Technology Issues Stir State Assembly

Gov. Mike Huckabee has several technology initiatives up for consideration in the Legislature.

Assembly Voting Available Online

Assembly voting results are being published at www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

Houndstooth Clothing Co. Web Review

Houndstooth Clothing Company’s Web site is well-liked and user-friendly, with only two downsides.

XT Group Opening IT Center

The Fayetteville company’s new center, scheduled to open Feb. 5, will offer Microsoft and Cisco certification.

Digging Digital

Cox Communications prepares to replace old cable in Fayetteville with a digitally compressed analog fiber-optics line, giving cable viewers 200 channels instead of 60.