- 10/3/04: Catching the Wave: Aggressive Marketing, New Demand Propel Growth of High-Speed Internet in Valley
- The Arizona Republic by Ken Alltucker
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on competitive broadband offerings and trends
- 7/26/04: SBC Communications Making a Foothold in Phoenix
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on SBC Communications moving to expand its telecom business into Arizona
- 5-6/04: Growing the Tech Oasis
- Arizona Business Magazine and the Arizona Tech Council
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the importance of the recently passed R&D Tax Credit Enhancement and future steps in the right direction
- 5/7/04: Internet Telephony Regains Interest as Option to Traditional Long-Distance Service
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Ruben Hernandez (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on VoIP telephony advantages and disadvantages
- 4/26/04: Telecom Group Shifts Focus, Looks to Wire CANAMEX Corridor
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on ATIC's evolution and undertaking of infrastructure projects going forward
- 4/12/04: Phoenix Trails Western Cities in Wireless Poll
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on Intel's latest "Most Unwired Cities" survey placing the Phoenix-metro area 27th out of the 100 most-unwired cities and the challenges of the region's geography
- 2/5/04: Phoenix Wireless Coverage and Mobile Telephony Competition
- ABC 15 (KNXV) TV News Segment by Vanessa Weber, Investigative Producer
Interview with Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
- 1/20/04: Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) Working to Promote Broadband Internet Access throughout the State
- The Arizona Republic by Hal Mattern
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on ATIC's plans and draft legislation to establish an Arizona Broadband Development Authority
- 1/19/04: Qwest Revs Up to Capture Long-Distance Market
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the importance of adding long-distance for Qwest and the market impact
2003
- 12/03: Arizona Legislature Turns on the P.O.W.E.R.
- Tech Connect Article by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center for the Arizona Technology Council on the Arizona State Legislature's Public Online Wireless Electronic Resource (P.O.W.E.R.)
- 11/10/03: Cellular Portability Regulation to Let Users Protect Phone Numbers
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on wireless Local Number Portability (LNP) and consumer concerns
- 6/30/03: Cox Business Services (CBS) Launches Hy-Life Telework Initiative
- CBS Press Release on Hy-Life Initiative with content by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
CBS Hy-Life Enterprise Telework Guide 7/03 (2.2MB PDF)
- 5-6/03: Who Was, WhoIs, and Who Will Be: Domain Name Ownership Research Tools
- ONLINE Magazine Article (HTML) by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center on domain names as virtual real estate, brand and IP protection, and a wide range of free and paid research resources
- 4/14/03: Go Daddy Continues Growth with New Software Spin-Off
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the resilience of consumer software sales in the down economy and Go Daddy's opportunities in expansion into software offerings
- 4/4/03: Cyber Protection Alliance Rallies State IT Community
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Eileen Brill Wagner (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the formation of the Arizona Cyber Security Alliance and ATIC's Cyber Security Committee helping support small and medium-size businesses that may be without sufficient internal IT resources of their own
- 1/24/03: Tech Field May Lead Recovery, Experts Say
- Tucson Citizen by Irwin M. Goldberg
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on some brights spots in the technology arena for 2002
2002
- 12/02: IRC Profile and Arizona Tech Q&A with Mark Goldstein
- Arizona Business Magazine and the Arizona Tech Council
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center interviewed on IRC successes and challenges as well as the Arizona technology scene
- 9/18/02: ACC Candidates' Debate Can Be Seen Live on Net
- Tucson Citizen by Oscar Abeyta
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on ATIC's live web cast of an Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Debate available live and post-event through the general election and beyond, the first ever live web cast of a statewide candidates' debate in the country
- 9/9/02: An Uphill Climb: Small Telecom Companies Struggling to Pick Up Slack of Industry Giants
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on an opening for small to midsize Internet and wireless broadband providers to pick up the slack on a local scale as large telecom companies struggle to turn a profit, avoid scandal and keep customers from dropping their service
- 7/12/02: AZSoft Names Board
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Adam Kress (HTML)
- 4/18/02: Super Searchers Make It On Their Own: Top Independent Information Professionals Share Their Secrets for Starting and Running a Research Business
- Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center interviewed at length in Super Searchers Make It On Their Own by Suzanne Sabroski, Edited by Reva Basch (ISBN: 0910965595)
Mark Goldstein's Super Searcher Interview Download 4/02 (DOC)
- 3/25/02: Data Centers May Not Fill Tech Job Void
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on Phoenix as an attractive locale for data centers due to the availability of abundant power and a lack of natural disasters that can serve California-adverse tech companies who need reliability, as well as lower local real estate and construction costs
- 3/11/02: Going the Distance: Controversy Surrounds Bill Allowing for Sweeping Changes to Telecommunications
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the Tauzin-Dingell Bill as well as the aggressive pricing of long distance services and trend to using Voice-over-IP (VoIP)
- 2/15/02: House Smarts: We've Heard About It for Years, and It's Just Around the Corner
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on "smart homes" or "homes of the future" and the convergence of home networking and broadband connections that will enable them
- 1/17/02: The Dot-Calm After the Storm
- The Philadelphia Inquirer by Reid Kanaley
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the flattening of the generic domain name resale market
2001
- 12/31/01: Making TV Simple: All-in-One System in the Works
- East Valley Tribune by Ed Taylor
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the convergence of television set top boxes, Personal Video Recorders (PVR), DVD players, game systems, and home PCs into a new generation of home media hubs
- 11/9/01: Hanging It Up: Telecom Fallout Leaves Fewer Choices for Consumers
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments "Obviously, there's been significant damage to competitive local exchange carriers that were building new infrastructure in many cases, but not all. The corporate finances and investment funding would not continue to sustain that building. Because the market crashed, everything went south and there are about 50 percent fewer competitive providers in the market as a result. However, the woes of national players such as Winstar and Teligent have given smaller regional providers of fixed wireless broadband service more opportunities for growth."
- 10/1/01: International Research Center Launches Biotech Domain Name Auction
- IRC Press Release (HTML, PDF),
Biotech Domain Name Auction (DNA) Site and Brochure (630KB PDF)
- 10/1/01: Panelists Ask "What's in a Domain Name?'
- Arizona Journal Newswire Article by Anne Brady
Covers WIPO Arbitration Panel domain name decision in favor of Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center saying "With domain name speculation, you need to walk a fine line. IRC had a track record of choosing names that are generic and could appeal to many companies, which may have helped the company prevail.", WIPO Arbitration Panel's Decision (HTML)
- 9/27/01: ATIC Launches the Arizona Telecommunications Directory Portal
- IRC Press Release (HTML, PDF) on ATIC's Arizona Telecommunications Directory (ATD)
- 8/20/01: Web Database of Telecom Companies Nears Completion
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML), ATIC's Arizona Telecommunications Directory (ATD)
- 8/7/01: Satellite, Cable TV War is Heating Up
- The Arizona Republic by Jonathan Sidener
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on IRC's recent comparison of entertainment television delivery, packages, and rates, Related IRC Press Release 8/6/01 (HTML, PDF)
- 8/6/01: IRC's
Side-By-Side Comparison Clarifies Video Choices for Consumers
- IRC Press Release (HTML, PDF) on a comparison of competitive video, telephone and high-speed Internet offerings
- 7/23/01: Big Makeover: Wiring, Face Lift for Near-Empty Downtown Tower
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the former Bank of America building which is getting an exterior face lift as well as being rewired with state-of-the-art cabling and fiber optics to meet today's technology demands
ATIC Multi-Tenant Building Telecom Access Study (MBTAS) 3/00 (HTML, .7MB PDF)
- 7/23/01: E-learning in Spotlight with 8 New Committees
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML), Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL)
- 7/16/01: Panel Gives Valley Consultant Win in Domain Dispute
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Covers Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center's favorable decision from a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration Panel over Micron Technology regarding the domain name CrucialTechnology.com defended by the Weinberg Cummerford Legal Group of Phoenix
- 7/9/01: IRC prevails over Micron
Technology's IP challenge and retains CrucialTechnology.com Domain
- IRC Press Release (HTML), WIPO Arbitration Panel's Decision (HTML)
- 7/2/01: Fiber Snaking Into Sewers: 3 Cities Consider New Option for Broadband Access
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on two out-of-state companies that have developed robots to install fiber-optic networks in underground sewer lines and are bringing their technology to the Valley
- 6/8/01: Telework from Home
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Coverage of Cox Business Services (CBS) Phoenix's "Distance Doesn't Matter: Telework for Real" Symposium on 6/19/01, co-produced, facilitated & Broadband Rules! presentation by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
- 5/14/01: Tech Consultant Snaps Up New Domains for Auction
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Discusses acquisition of some 130 biotech related domain names by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center and plans for an auction later in the year
- 4/30/01: Directory Nears Completion
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML), ATIC's Arizona Telecommunications Directory (ATD)
- 4/16/01: Firm Eyes Phoenix for Laser Fiberless
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on Terabeam's plans to offer wireless broadband technology to the Valley via laser fiberless optics (Free Space Optics)
- 2/1/01: City of Phoenix Leads I-17 Corridor Fiber Installation Project
- City of Phoenix Press Release on efforts aided by International Research Center to develop and construct a 32-mile shared telecommunications fiber loop linking downtown Phoenix to the Bell Road-Interstate 17 area to spark high-tech employment
- 1/26/01: High-Speed Access Boosted
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the information superhighway inching toward Arizona's public schools and rural communities thanks to three state agencies that are working to make broadband access for all a reality
- 1/22/01: Telecommunications Directory Close to Publication
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML), ATIC's Arizona Telecommunications Directory (ATD)
- 1/12/01: Digital Cable Booming
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on cable providers' success in adding new digital services with increased video programming options and bundling with voice and high-speed data offerings
2000
- 12/00: The Independent Information Professional
- Association of Independent Informtation Professionals (AIIP) White Paper (HTML, PDF) with Contributions by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
- 12/22/00: Two Broadband Wireless Providers Make Battle Plan for Valley Market
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the Valley launch of two new broadband wireless providers
- 12/4/00: Editor's Notebook: Tidings of Joy and Other Things for the Holidays
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Don Henninger
The answer is Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center and Telecommunications. The question is "Gues what industry this holiday well-wisher makes his livelihood in (to date my favorite greeting): Wishing you a great holiday season! Be healthy and well. Hoping Santa brings you plenty of cool stuff and lots of bandwidth!"
- 12/4/00: More Coverage, Better Packaging Are Goals of New Tech Section
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Don Henninger (HTML)
- 11/20/00: 'Hot Teams' Pushing New Ideas But Lacking Detail
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the Arizona Partnership for the New Economy (APNE) process and outcomes, Final Report 1/01 (PDF)
- 11/13/00: Leaders React to State Election Results
- The Business Journal of Phoenix (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the failure of Proposition 108 at the polls saying, "If it had passed it would have had a chilling affect on competition. I actually support the trend toward deregulation, but this was primarily for the benefit of Qwest."
- 11/7/00: Optimism for Opnix Computer Whiz Aims to Rev Up Internet Service
- The Arizona Republic by Jane Larson
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center and Opnix's Board of Advisers comments on Opnix's differentiation by using real time network monitoring along with multiple methods and algorithms to provide optimized Internet traffic routing
- 11/6/00: Software Pirates Offered a Truce
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the Business Software Alliance's (BSA) software piracy statistics and enforcement efforts
- 10/30/00: Fiber-Optic Cable Loop Designed to Lure Tech Firms
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Mike Padgett (HTML)
Discusses the City of Phoenix's efforts aided by IRC to develop and construct a 32-mile telecommunications fiber loop linking downtown Phoenix to the Bell Road-Interstate 17 area to spark high-tech employment
- 10/13/00: Corporate Players Debate Proposition 108
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Randi Weinstein (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on how Proposition 108 will impact businesses and consumers saying "It has absolutely no real-world metric for determining competition. It requires theoretical availability of competitive services to determine competition, but not actual availability. It also allows Qwest to set prices above their costs where there is no competition and below their cost where there is competition, essentially dumping."
- 6/2/00: What Investment Opportunity Do You Wish You Hadn't Passed Up?
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Jeanne Winograd (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center's response to a Business Pulse Survey
- 5/29/00: Local Businesses Vie for Networking Techies
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by Tara Teichgraeber (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on local technology community networking opportunities
- 5/2/00: Talks to Focus on Border Economy
- The Arizona Daily Star by Macario Juarez Jr.
Covers Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center speaking on Building Arizona's Future with advanced connectivity and applications at Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) Conference
- 2/28/00: Cox Round Table
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by J. Craig Anderson (HTML)
Discusses an upcoming public Cox Communications round table discussion with top company executives on the future of his company, particularly as it relates to business services moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center
- 2/22/00: IEEE Phoenix Section Gives Public Service Award to Mark Goldstein for Contributions to the Engineering Profession
- The IEEE Phoenix Section awarded its annual Public Service Award to Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center "For gathering and disseminating information about the high technology and information technology industries to public and private organization decision makers" through ATIC's Calendar of Arizona Telecommunications, Technology & Economic Development Events and other efforts
- 2/21/00: State Telecom Council Releases `Smart Building' Study
- The Business Journal of Phoenix by J. Craig Anderson (HTML)
Discusses ATIC's release of an IRC study and its recommendations for action by the Arizona Legislature and state's Corporation Commission regarding multi-tenant building telecom access
ATIC Multi-Tenant Building Telecom Access Study (MBTAS) 3/00 (HTML, .7MB PDF)
1999
- 12/27/99: US West's Reach
- The Business Journal Phoenix by J. Craig Anderson (HTML)
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- 12/20/99: Crowded ISP Field is Ripe for Fall-Outs and Mergers
- The Business Journal Phoenix by C.D. Rennen (HTML)
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on mergers and expansion of existing ISPs
- 10/6/99: MCI to Take over Sprint $129 Billion Deal Biggest Merger Ever
- The Arizona Republic by Max Jarman
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on the nominal impact of such big mergers in an increasingly diverse market
- 10/99: Connecting to the Internet - Wrap Up
- Bibliodata's The
Cyberskeptic's Guide to Internet Research by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center (HTML)
- 8/29/99: Phone Numbers are Becoming 'Portable' in the Future, You May Get One at Birth
- The Arizona Republic by Max Jarman
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center envisions a number similar to a Social Security number that could reveal some information about the holder and would be with consumers all their lives
- 7-8/99: Look to the Skies - A Wireless Connection
- Bibliodata's The
Cyberskeptic's Guide to Internet Research by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center (HTML)
- 5/18/99: Experts Expect Phone Giants Services Undergo Rapid Consolidation
- The Arizona Republic by Max Jarman
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center commnets on the likely nominal impact of current industry consolidation in a competitive marketplace
- 5/18/99: Area is Telecom Mecca, US West Plan Fuels Reputation
- The Arizona Republic by Catherine Reagor
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on Metro Phoenix as a proving ground for the latest in telecommunications
- 5/4/99: Firm Adds Option for Valley TV, People's Choice Offers Wireless Digital Service
- The Arizona Republic by Max Jarman
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on People's Choice offering entertainment television and wireless Internet in the Phoenix area against incumbents
- 3/2/99: US West Goes with Net TV, Latest Volley in Telecom War with Cox
- The Arizona Republic by Max Jarman
Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center comments on Web TV as a way to provide Internet access to people who can't afford a PC or choose not to own one
- 2/16/99: City of Avondale Completes Telecom Strategic and Action Plans
- The City of Avondale and International Research Center (IRC) completed the City's Telecom Strategic Plan and Telecom Action Plan with broad community stakeholder engagement
1998 and Earlier
High-Tech Revolution Hits Home
by Daniel B. Wood, The Christian Science Monitor, October 22, 1998.
Discusses Phoenix area high bandwidth battle between US WEST and Cox
Communications with quotes from Mark Goldstein
DIALIng for Dollars: Dialog's New Pricing Structure and the DialUnit Debacle
by Reva Basch in Online Magazine September,
1998.
Discusses IRC's extensive publicly posted listing of commercial databases on the web<, a section of a book titled Internet Resource
Guide for Research and Exploration
Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Completes Telecom Strategic Plan
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Electonic Highway Users Group (EHUG, now the Telecommunications Advisory Group (MAGTAG)) and International Research Center (IRC) complete MAG's Electronic Highway Infrastructure Development and Information Services Report 6/97
Business Technology: Pulling onto the Information Superhighway
by Sue Clayton in Arizona Business Magazine, January/February, 1997
Extensive interview of and quotes by Mark Goldstein on the importance of
connectivity and the selection of an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The Web: Weaves Tapestry of Free Advice, Research
by Paul Schneider, Arizona Business Gazette, October 10, 1996
Review of market research on the web and IRC's Internet Resource Guide for Research and Exploration.
Knowledge: It's Power, and Here's How to Get a Chunk
by Janet and Debra Traylor, Arizona Business Gazette, October 3, 1996
Review of IRC's research practice and Mark Goldstein's techniques for online
information gathering.
New US West Tech Challenges Cox
by C.D. Rennen, The Business Journal Phoenix, June 17, 1996
Arizona Study Promotes "Universal Access" to Information Superhighway
Arizona Governor's Press Release NR 96:11, February 13, 1996
Arizona Learning Technology Partnership (ALTP) Legislative Issues White Paper
by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center for the Arizona Learning Technology Partnership (ALTP), January 16, 1996
High-tech connections a must, survey decides
by Rebecca Rolwing, The Business Journal Phoenix, January 12, 1996
Universal Service to Universal Access: The Paradigm Shift in Citizen's Use of Telecommunications Report 12/20/95 (HTML, PDF)