About Vortex

Vortex.Net–today's most vital online resource.
The fact is that the Internet, telephone and television networking industries are evolving so fast, it's virtually impossible to keep up. That's why we created Vortex.Net—the world's first and most comprehensive source for news, information and analysis on the convergence of the Internet, telephone, and television networking industries, as well as the equipment and service industries.

Vortex.Net provides high-impact, daily news updates from worldwide news sources including NetworkWorld, Computerworld, CIO, The Industry Standard, InfoWorld, Lightreading.com and many others. No other Internet site offers such complete, in-depth coverage of this historic convergence.

Brought to you by the people who
helped start the revolution.
Vortex.Net was founded by someone who literally helped pioneer the networking industry.

At Xerox PARC, Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet that today connects over 100 million computers to the Internet. He went on to found 3Com Corporation, the $6 billion computer networking company. In 1992, Bob joined IDG first as Publisher/CEO of InfoWorld. Today, he serves as an IDG board member and Vice President, while writing columns, giving talks and working closely with IDG Executive Forums in producing conferences.

John Gallant, Executive Vice President and Editorial Director of Network World, Inc., is the Associate Producer of Vortex. As the leader of one of the fastest growing media companies in the communications industry, John is well suited to the task of helping to shape Vortex.Net as he's well aware of the critical happenings in network convergence. John has been recognized by Marketing Computers magazine as one of the 25 most influential people in computer journalism, and as one of the most visionary editors in chief by Press Access, a public relations trade organization.

Vortex.Net brings the news to you. Every week Vortex.Net features a special e-mail newsletter that highlights specific convergence-related stories, plus commentary by the Vortex.Net editorial team, Vortex Executive Producer, Bob Metcalfe and Vortex Associate Producer, John Gallant.

Vortex.Net provides a virtual setting that brings together the ideas, opinions and commentary from the most influential people from the Internet, telephone and television industries, and convergence technology leaders. It's a forum that you simply won't find anywhere else in the world, and precisely the resource you need to keep up with this rapidly changing market segment.