WRAL Tech Wire

 Digital Broadband Narrows Losses

 Week in Review: Region's Roller Coaster Ride Continues

We're up, we're down, we're holding on for dear life - last week saw a mix of highs and lows for the Carolinas and Georgia.

 A Slow Week on the VC Front Includes One Subtraction, One Addition

Sense Technologies loses out on $4M deal after Nasdaq listing appeal is denied. Otherwise, investing front is quiet - at least publicly - other than one small deal in North Carolina.

 Georgia Firms Lead in VC Race With $361M in Deals

It was a quiet week on the venture front with no announced closings. Deals in state have averaged more than $10M.

 GuardedNet Wins Cox Contract

 CommScope Reports Good News on Wireless Front

 e-NC Awards Grants to NC Counties to Boost Internet Access

Public access site and digital literacy training grants are awarded to 93 projects in rural North Carolina counties. Funds for networking gear make "a true difference in our area," one recipient says.

 Doin' Deals: Southeast Firms Continue to Rake in Venture Cash

Through July, technology companies in the Carolinas and Georgia have pulled in $566 million in more than 70 deals.

 Georgia's Been on Investors' Minds

Through seven months of 2002, 36 Peach State tech companies have attracted an average of more than $10 million in venture capital.

 N2 Inks Deal with Starz Encore

 NCTDA Hires TrianglePR

 Digital Broadband To Buy 25% of PointRed

 Alcatel Deploys Raleigh-Built Equipment to Bristol, VA

 Elon To Deploy VOIP Network Through Sprint, Cisco

College is second to pick Sprint-Cisco team for a campus-wide upgrade. Integrated network to handle voice, data, video.

 Alcatel Wins Deal with SBC; Good News for Raleigh Operation

Development work for new fiber-optic equipment bought by SBC to provide on-demand services takes place in North Carolina.