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Business Briefs

Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire

Wednesday, November 29, 2000

High-tech show debuts next week

A large information technology show Dec. 6 and 7 at the Hawaii Convention Center, called Hawaii ITEC, is expected to attract more than 2,500 Hawaii information technology specialists from the business, government and education sectors, the sponsors say. It is one of a series of regional ITEC shows around the country produced by Portland-based Imark Communications.

Lead sponsors are Commercial Data Systems and Sun Microsystems and they will have exhibits along with dozens of other vendors. There will be seminars and a keynote address by Microsoft's vice president of enterprise business relations, Robert McDowell.

Attendance is free but by ticket only. Exhibitors will be sending their clients tickets and free individual registration is available through the Web site, www.goitec.com.

Verizon terminates NorthPoint merger

NEW YORK -- Local telephone company Verizon Communications said today it has canceled its merger agreement with high-speed Internet access company NorthPoint Communications Group due to the recent deterioration in NorthPoint's finances and operations. Verizon agreed in August to buy a controlling stake in NorthPoint for $800 million and merge the companies' digital subscriber line units. Earlier this month, NorthPoint restated its third-quarter results after it discovered some of its customers may not have the money to pay for services.