Press: Launch of VoIP
Speakeasy expands its product set to include Voice over IP services for their residential customers.
Category: Links
Press: Internet provider reports new funding
Speakeasy receives funding from Intel in order to investigate the since-abandoned WiMax technology.
Press: Launch of OneLink – High-speed access without local line
Speakeasy’s OneLink enabled customers to receive DSL services without requiring a land line.
Press: Speakeasy names new chief executive
Broadband provider Speakeasy has hired Bruce Chatterley as its president and chief executive starting Sept. 2. Speakeasy’s founder and chief executive, Mike Apgar, will move to the position of lead strategist and will remain chairman, the Seattle company said.
LANsanity
Introverts from all over converged for LANsanity, a Quake 3 tournament with DJs, beer, and a $1,500 first prize.
Press: Local Nightclub Owners: Music To Their Ears
“It ruined us,” said co-owner Gretchen Apgar. “You spend two-and-a-half years building an identity, and then you’re told you can’t do what you are doing. We went down hill and floundered.”
Press: Blue law meanies ruin a business that was an institution
“The Speakeasy has been really glorious,” says Gretchen Apgar. “From the beginning, we wanted to mix people,” she adds, referring to their mission.
Press: Smaller Films, Videos Find A Showcase At Speakeasy
One of the ways that Speakeasy connected with the arts community in Seattle was to provide a space for smaller production companies to screen films.
Press: Art Of The Net — I-Music Offers Internet’s First Live Gallery Opening
Roderick and Anisa Romero of Sky Cries Mary hold the first live-streamed art gallery opening, displayed at the cafe.