About Netwatcher

Important Note: Effective November 2002 there will be no new Web versions of Netwatcher posted. A subscription is now required to read the newsletter.

Netwatcher is an electronic newsletter published monthly by CIMI Corporation and covering a wide range of industry and technology topics. Written entirely by our CEO, Tom Nolle, it cuts through the hype that distorts so much of our understanding of current events and issues. The topics range from broad business and market conditions to technology details. It's not material for beginners; expect to be challenged by many of the articles.

First published in 1982, Netwatcher reflects a no-nonsense view of the industry and the key issues that drive it. Many of the topics covered there in depth have been ignored completely by the popular and trade press, and yet these topics have proved pivotal in shaping industry conditions. We're particularly proud of our record in the regulatory space, where our forecasts of regulatory attitudes and impacts have been among the most accurate in the industry.

There are four possible sections in a Netwatcher issue, though one or more may be omitted in a given month:

• Market Area Focus, which provides our view of the dollar value, market timing, and issues impacting a particular key market area. This section is never provided free on the Internet, and appears three to five times per year.
• Management Briefing, a high-level view of a topic of particular interest for the month. This often covers business trends, regulatory issues, and tutorials on new technologies.
• In the Know, the section dedicated to the in-depth exploration of a key technology, event, or issue. Often this will provide as much detail on the area it covers as a technical journal, but in a much more readable form.
• Strategies, an exploration of the way a vendor approaches a market, how a number of vendors differ, or how a particular topic supports multiple viewpoints. This section often provides comparisons valuable to understanding the market's competitive dynamic.

Issues are distributed monthly by email in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The current version of the Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from Adobe's web site, and we strongly recommend you load the latest version to view issues. Version 4 or later is required to view issues through May 2002, and Version 5 is required for all later issues!

Samples of some back issue extracts are available here on our website for review, as a decision aid to those interested in subscribing. About a third of the content in a given issue is held for subscribers only.. We recommend that you review these to measure their value to you before you subscribe. The latest issues are offered in Acrobat PDF format only, so these issues are a good representation of what actual subscription issues will look like.  If you can't read these issues, you won't be able to read the newsletter.  Note that all Internet PDF issues have printing suppressed, as will the individual subscriber edition of the newsletter, but printing is enabled on company editions of the newsletter.  Don't ask us for printable versions of the Internet edition, please.  We will not provide samples of complete issues, so please don't bother to ask for that either..

Netwatcher is a controlled circulation publication for insiders in the telecommunications field. Those applying for subscription will be asked to provide proof of qualifications in the form of company affiliation, job title, etc. Subscriptions are $250.00 per year for individuals; company licenses are priced based on number of employees.  Contact us for details on company license terms.  Back issues are available to subscribers only, at a pro rata price based on subscription price (approximately one eighth the annual price). Individual subscriptions are not printable! To receive a printable version, you must subscribe to a company license. All prices are in US dollars. Click here for subscription details.