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Spread Networks is a company founded by Dan Spivey and backed by James L. Barksdale (former CEO of Netscape) that claims to offer Internet connectivity between Chicago and New York City at ultra-low latency (i.e. speeds that are very close to the speed of light), high bandwidth, and high reliability, using dark fiber.
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
DTN, previously known as Telvent DTN, Data Transmission Network and Dataline, is a private company based in Bloomington, Minnesota that specializes in subscription-based services for the analysis and delivery of real-time weather, agricultural, energy, and commodity market information.
SingleHop, LLC is an American IT hosting company and services provider based out of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The company has data centers in Chicago, Arizona, and the Netherlands. SingleHop provides bare metal dedicated servers, public and private clouds, as well as managed services to more than 4,000 clients in 114 countries. [1]
For years, a drive on the highways and byways of Chicago would reveal a string of sprawling corporate campuses, from Allstate along I-294 to Sears, built off its own interstate exchange at I-90.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company providing wireless products and services; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice services; and hosted and managed services to approximately 6 million customers nationwide through its business units TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) and OneNeck IT Solutions.
The Global Electronic Trading Company (GETCO), or Getco LLC, is an American proprietary algorithmic trading and electronic market making firm based in Chicago, Illinois. In December 2012, the firm agreed to acquire Knight Capital Group; this merger was completed in July 2013, forming the new company KCG Holdings. [2] [3]
In December 1999, the company announced that it would acquire USWeb/CKS, a California-based web consulting firm, for $5.7 billion in company stock. [2] Although announced as an acquisition, USWeb shareholders would own 57% of the merged company after exchanging their shares for shares of Whittman-Hart, making the deal somewhat close to a merger.